Automobile Fraud: VIRGINIA
State Odometer Statute: Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-112
State Odometer Statute: Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-112
State Odometer Statute: Wash. Rev. Code §§ 46.37.540 to 46.37.590, 46.12.665
State Odometer Statute: W. Va. Code § 17A-3-12a
Prohibited acts: Failure of transferor to comply with federal odometer disclosure requirements or to knowingly give a false disclosure statement to transferee.
Criminal penalties: Not more than six months imprisonment in the county jail and a fine of not less than $200 and not more than $1000.
State Salvage Vehicle Statute: W. Va. Code § 17A-4-10
State Odometer Statute: Wis. Stat. §§ 347.415, 347.50
State Odometer Statute: Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 31-16-118 to 31-16-123
As described in Chapter 2, supra, obtaining a title history search from a state department of motor vehicles is often a critical step in an automobile fraud investigation. Because of the Driver Privacy Protection Act, applicants must indicate the use they will make of this data and must supply the state with other information.
Alabama Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division, Gordon Persons Building, 50 N. Ripley St., Montgomery, AL 36132 or P.O. Box 327630, Montgomery, AL 36132-7680; www.revenue.alabama.gov.
Alaska Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles, 1300 W. Benson Blvd., Ste. 410, Anchorage, AK 99503-3600; http://doa.alaska.gov/dmv.
Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division, Records Unit, P.O. Box 2100, Mail Drop 504M, Phoenix, AZ 85001-2100; www.azdot.gov.
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Motor Vehicle Section, Ragland Building, 1900 West Seventh Street, Suite 1100, Little Rock, AR 72201; Department of Finance and Administration, 1509 West 7th Street, Little Rock, AR 72201. Mailing Address: Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Attn: Correspondence Desk, P.O. Box 1272, Little Rock, AR 72203; https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/motor-vehicle.
California Department of Motor Vehicles, Public Operations, Unit-G199, P.O. Box 944247, Sacramento, CA 94244-2470; www.dmv.ca.gov.
Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles, Title Section, 1881 Pierce St., Lakewood, CO 80214; (303) 205-5600; www.colorado.gov/revenue/dmv.
State of Connecticut, Department of Motor Vehicles, Copy Record Unit, 60 State St., Wethersfield, CT 06161-0503; www.ct.gov/dmv/site/default.asp. The Title Section may be reached at (860) 263-5710, the Copy Record Unit at (860) 263-5154.
State of Delaware, Division of Motor Vehicles, ATTN: Correspondence, P.O. Box 698, Dover, DE 19903. For overnight delivery, use Federal Express or UPS (not USPS) and send to: DMV, 303 Transportation Circle, Dover, DE 19901; www.dmv.de.gov.
In order to obtain a title search from the District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles, you must go to one of the three service centers listed: Georgetown Service Center, Georgetown Park Mall—Lower Level, 3222 M Street, N.W., Canal Level, Washington, DC 20007; or Southwest Service Center, 95 M Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20024. There is a $7 fee to obtain a title history. The form to request a title search is not available on the District DMV’s website: http://dmv.dc.gov.
Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Division of Motorist Services, 2900 Apalachee Parkway, Room B231, Mail Stop 91, Neil Kirkman Bldg., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0500; https://www.flhsmv.gov.
Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division, 4125 Welcome All Road, Atlanta, GA 30349; Mailing Address: Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division, Title Processing—Research, P.O. Box 740381, Atlanta, GA 30374-0381; http://georgia.gov/agencies/georgia-department-revenue-motor-vehicle-division. Telephone: (855) 406-5221; email: [email protected].
Hawaii has county-wide addresses to contact concerning title information.
Idaho Transportation Department, 3311 W. State St., P.O. Box 7129, Boise, ID 83707-1129; (208) 334-8000; https://itd.idaho.gov/itddmv.
Office of the Secretary of State, Record Inquiry Section, 501 S. Second St., Rm. 408, Springfield, IL 62756-8888; www.illinois.gov and www.cyberdriveillinois.com (Illinois Secretary of State).
Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Indiana Government Center North, Room N405, Vehicle Records Section, 100 North Senate Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46204; http://indiana.gov/bmv.
Iowa Motor Vehicle Division: Physical Address: 6310 S.E. Convenience Blvd., Ankeny, IA 50021; Mailing Address: Office of Vehicle Services, Iowa Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division, P.O. Box 9278, Des Moines, IA 50306-9278; https://iowadot.gov/mvd/motor-vehicle-home.
Kansas Department of Revenue, Titles and Registration, 915 S.W. Harrison, Topeka, KS 66626-0001; www.ksrevenue.org/vehicle.html.
Transportation Cabinet, Division of Motor Vehicle Licensing, P.O. Box 2014, Frankfort, KY 40622-2014, Attn: Records Management; www.kytc.state.ky.us.
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Public Safety Services, Office of Motor Vehicles, P.O. Box 64886, Baton Rouge, LA 70896 (mailing address); the street address is 7979 Independence Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70806 (physical location); http://omv.dps.state.la.us.