UT DMV Vehicle Registration and Title 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A new Utah resident must register their out-of-state vehicle within how many days of establishing residency?
- 6 months
- 10 days
- 1 year
- 60 days (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 60 days
Utah law gives new residents 60 days after establishing residency to register their vehicles.
Question 2: Which Utah state agency's Division of Motor Vehicles handles vehicle registration and titling?
- Utah Secretary of State
- Utah Department of Transportation
- Utah State Tax Commission (Correct answer)
- Utah Department of Public Safety
Correct answer: Utah State Tax Commission
The Utah DMV is a division of the Utah State Tax Commission, while driver licenses are handled by the Department of Public Safety.
Question 3: When you sell your vehicle in Utah, what should you do with the license plates?
- Leave them on the vehicle for the buyer
- Destroy them immediately at the point of sale
- Mail them to the buyer's county
- Remove them, since plates belong to the owner, not the vehicle (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Remove them, since plates belong to the owner, not the vehicle
In Utah, license plates stay with the seller, who may transfer them to another vehicle they own or surrender them.
Question 4: In Utah, when does a vehicle title become a 'branded' or salvage title?
- When the vehicle is more than 10 years old
- When the vehicle changes owners three times
- When an insurer declares the vehicle a total loss due to damage (Correct answer)
- When the registration lapses for one year
Correct answer: When an insurer declares the vehicle a total loss due to damage
A salvage brand is applied when a vehicle is damaged to the point that an insurer or owner declares it a total loss.
Question 5: Which document proves that you are the legal owner of a vehicle in Utah?
- The registration card
- The safety inspection certificate
- The insurance card
- The certificate of title (Correct answer)
Correct answer: The certificate of title
The certificate of title is the legal document establishing vehicle ownership, while registration only permits road use.
Question 6: What must be recorded on the Utah title when you sell a passenger vehicle that is subject to federal odometer rules?
- The buyer's driver license number
- The original dealer invoice price
- The vehicle's fuel economy rating
- An accurate odometer disclosure (Correct answer)
Correct answer: An accurate odometer disclosure
Federal and Utah law require the seller to disclose the vehicle's odometer reading on the title at transfer.
Question 7: If a vehicle you own has a loan against it, what typically appears on the Utah title record?
- The interest rate
- The monthly payment amount
- The lienholder's name (Correct answer)
- The loan's maturity date
Correct answer: The lienholder's name
A lienholder is recorded on the title until the loan is satisfied and the lien is released.
UT DMV Vehicle Registration and Title 2
A new Utah resident must register their out-of-state vehicle within how many days of establishing residency?