Skip the Trip! Title and Registration Instructions for a Private
Party sale with a Colorado Title
Attached are all the documents required to complete and process the title and plates for your new
purchase. We can transfer license plates from another vehicle as long as there is at least one owner
in common on both vehicles and the plates are less than one year expired. A copy of the current
registration or license plate number will need to be submitted in order to do this. Indicate “pick up” or
“mail” for your delivery type.
Original Documents are required to process a title! You may mail them to the below
address or place in our drop box in the lobby at Mesa County Central Services Motor
Vehicle
Please complete the documents as needed and return with a payment to:
Overnight:
Regular Mail:
Mesa County Clerk
Mesa County Clerk
200 S Spruce St
Dept. 5008
Grand Junction, CO 81501
PO Box 20000
Attn: New Title & Registrations
Grand Junction, CO 81502-5001
Attn: New Title & Registrations
To get documents verified before mailing you can:
Fax: 970-244-1676
E-mail: plates@mesacounty.us
Phone: 970-244-1664
A fee of $5.00 will be added for postage to mail the plates via regular mail.
MOTOR VEHICLE 244-1664 http://clerk.mesacounty.us
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You will need to send in:
1. Cover Sheet. Make sure to select your delivery type, mail or pick-up. If pick-up we will notify you
via e-mail or phone when your plates are ready.
2. Colorado title. Before this is sent to us make sure the following are checked and completed:
o The seller(s) is the same person that is on the front of the title. Make sure the seller(s) hand
print and sign their name(s) on the back of the title under the “seller” section as it appears on
the front of the title correctly.
o The odometer is filled in and the odometer indicator is checked. This only applies to vehicles 9
years old or newer. Any vehicle that is 10 years old or older transferring the odometer is not
necessary.
o The dates of sale and purchase price are filled in.
o The buyer(s) has filled in their hand printed name(s) on the back of the title under “buyer”
section and signed their name.
o The buyer will also need to print their physical address on the back of the title under the
address section as well
3. Bill of Sale (optional)
4. DR 2395 Application for Title and Registration; highlighted areas are required to be completed. If
two or more owners are going on title and Joint Tenancy with Rights of Survivorship is desired
page two of the DR 2395 is also required to be completed.
5. DR 2842 Supplemental Secure and Verifiable Identification. Only one owner’s identification is
required. Make certain to have someone witness your ID and signature.
6. Current Colorado Proof of Insurance. This must be on the vehicle being registered.
7. If you wish to transfer plates we will need a copy of the old registration or license plate number for
the plates you wish to move to the new vehicle.
Please email or fax your completed documents to our office prior to mailing for verification to
prevent delays in processing.
Payment Options
Paying by check
If you wish to pay by a check please email or fax our office with all the documents required for title
and registration. The clerk will verify that your documents are correct and provide a quote with your
preferred delivery method. Submit the original documents to our office with a check for the quoted
amount made payable to MCCR or Mesa County Clerk. The clerk will process your title and
registration and make delivery according to your selected method.
Paying by E-check
If you wish to pay by E-check please email or fax our office with all the documents required for title
and registration. The clerk will verify that your documents are correct. If a quote is desired you will
request it at that time. Once the documents are verified, submit the original documents to our office
via mail along with a daytime phone number and email address. The clerk will process your title and
registration, call you to take payment and make delivery according to your selected method.
Be aware there is an additional $1.00 charge to pay with an E-check.
Paying by credit/debit card
If you wish to pay by credit/debit card please email or fax our office with all the documents required
for title and registration. The clerk will verify that your documents are correct. If a quote is desired
you will request it at that time. Once verified, submit the original documents to our office via mail
along with a daytime phone number and email address. The clerk will process your title and
registration, call you for payment and make delivery according to your selected method.
Be aware there is an additional portal administration fee (approx. $3 per $100).
Please note all quotes are valid for the month they are quoted. For example if you request for a quote
in May, that quote provided is only good for May of that same year.
Please allow up to 5-10 business days for processing of registration.
Mesa County will not be liable for any plates that may get lost in the mail. If your plates do not make it
to your address you will need to come into the office with the vehicle information and we will replace
your plates for you at an additional cost.
SKIP THE TRIP! TITLE AND PLATE MAILING COVER
SHEET AND CHECKLIST
THIS SHEET MUST BE ON TOP OF THE SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS TO
ENSURE EXPEDIENT PROCESSING!
WITH THIS COVER SHEET I HAVE INCLUDED:
o Colorado Title - Properly Assigned
o Bill of Sale
o DR 2395 Application for Title and/or Registration
o Joint Ownership (Tenancy) with Rights of Survivorship form if more than
one owner
o DR 2842 Supplemental Secure & Verifiable Identification Form
o Current Colorado Proof of Insurance
o Copy of the old registration or plate number, if a plate transfer is desired
o A daytime phone number and email address to address any
discrepancies and to collect payment
Name:___________________________________________
Daytime Phone Number:_____________________________
Email:____________________________________________
Pick Up or Mail:____________________________________
Please Transfer Plate Number:________________________
DR 2395 (04/02/15)
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Division of Motor Vehicles
Title Section
www.colorado.gov/revenue
Application For Title and/or Registration
C.R.S. 42-3-105, 42-3-304(25)(c), 42-6-107, 42-6-116, 42-6-117
Any Alteration or Erasure may Void this Document
Vehicle Identication Number (VIN)
Fuel Type*:
*If electric, is it plug-in electric?
Yes No
Year Make Body Model Color CWT Off-Highway Vehicle
Yes No
Snowmobile
Yes No
Dealer # Date Purchased Commercial Use
Yes No
MSRP Size (W x L) Bus Cap.
Adult Juvenile
Legal Name(s) as it Appears on Identication*
and Address of Owner(s) or Entity
* DR 2421 Attached
Lease
Buy-Out
Yes No
Legal Name(s) as it Appears on Identication
and Physical Address of Lessee
Indicate Alternate Address Here if The Registration Renewal Should be Sent to a Different Address
First Lienholder Name and Address or ELT E- Number Second Lienholder Name and Address**
Lien Amount Lien Amount
Indicate Alternate Address Here if The Title Should be Sent to a Different Lienholder Address Indicate Alternate Address Here if The Title Should be Sent to a Different Lienholder Address
*
DR 2421 Statement of One in the Same is required when the owner’s name on the Secure and Veriable ID differs from the owner’s name on the application/title.
**If more than two lienholders, please attach separate documentation.
Motor vehicle insurance or operator's coverage is compulsory in the State of Colorado. Proof of insurance is required prior to issuance of a registration. Non-compli-
ance with this requirement is a misdemeanor trafc offense. Pursuant to 42-4-1409, C.R.S., the penalties for failure to have motor vehicle insurance coverage is a
Class 1 Misdemeanor Trafc Offense punishable by a mandatory minimum ten days imprisonment, or three hundred dollar ne, or both or a mandatory maximum
one year imprisonment, or one thousand dollar ne, or both shall be imposed by section 42-4-1701(3)(a)(II)(A), C.R.S.; and
a. A minimum mandatory ne of not less than ve hundred dollars or greater if imposed by the court; and
b. At the discretion of the court, not less than forty hours of community service, subject to the provisions of section 18-1.3-507, C.R.S.
c. A second or subsequent conviction within a period of ve years following a prior conviction, a minimum mandatory ne of not less than one thousand dollars.
After obtaining a registration, you will be required to sign an afrmation clause indicating compliance with insurance requirements.
Unless a person waives his or her condentiality, the information contained in the person’s motor vehicle record shall not be used for any purpose other than a
purpose authorized by law, pursuant to C.R.S. 42-2-121 (4)(a).
I certify, under penalty of perjury in the second degree, that the above information is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.
Owner or Agent Signature Date
Printed name of Owner/Agent as it appears on Identication:
Secure and Veriable ID of Owner/Agent:
Colorado DL Colorado ID Other:
ID# Expires DOB
The undersigned witness afrms that the named owner of the vehicle identied in this document presented the identication described above.
Witness Signature Date
County Use Only (Dealers/Lienholders: Do Not Write Below this Line)
Previous Title Number Title Number
Date Accepted Purchase Price Odometer Reading & Indicator GVWR Fleet # Unit #
First Lienholder # Second Lienholder #
Lien File No. Lien Amount Maturity Date Date of Lien Lien File No. Lien Amount Maturity Date Date of Lien
Taxes Paid: Filing Fees:
Additional Comments:
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________ Clerks
Initials
__________________________
DR 2395 (12/06/13)
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Division of Motor Vehicles
Title Section
www.colorado.gov/revenue
State Of Colorado
Joint Tenancy with Rights of Survivorship
Acknowledgement of Intent
C.R.S. 38-11-101
Any Alteration or Erasure may Void this Document
To create joint tenancy with rights of survivorship, there must be specic language declaring such intent, signed under
penalty of perjury in the second degree by all owners. This form is only applicable to multiple owners.
Joint Tenancy with rights of Survivorship is dened as: A form of legal co-ownership of property (also known as
survivorship). At the death of one co-owner, the surviving co-owner becomes sole owner of the property. Transfer of
ownership requires copy of death certicate and signature of survivor.
Tenancy in Common is dened as: The equal or unequal holding of property by two or more persons. At the death of one
co-owner, the deceased share of the property goes to his/her estate and is to be divided according to his/her will or the law
in the absence of a will. Transfer of ownership requires documents appointing a personal representative for the decedent.
Vehicle Identication Number Year Make. Model
If any owner chooses Tenancy in Common or if neither box is checked; the Colorado
Certicate of Title will be issued as Tenancy in Common.
Owner One
I _________________________________ (print name) request the Colorado Certicate of Title for the Vehicle
described above be issued in:
Joint Tenancy With Rights of Survivorship Tenancy in Common
Per C.R.S. 42-6-116; I certify under penalty of perjury in the second degree that the above information is true and
correct to the best of my knowledge.
Owners Signature Date
Owner Two
I _________________________________ (print name) request the Colorado Certicate of Title for the Vehicle
described above be issued in:
Joint Tenancy With Rights of Survivorship Tenancy in Common
Per C.R.S. 42-6-116; I certify under penalty of perjury in the second degree that the above information is true and
correct to the best of my knowledge.
Owners Signature Date
Owner Three
I _________________________________ (print name) request the Colorado Certicate of Title for the Vehicle
described above be issued in:
Joint Tenancy With Rights of Survivorship Tenancy in Common
Per C.R.S. 42-6-116; I certify under penalty of perjury in the second degree that the above information is true and
correct to the best of my knowledge.
Owners Signature Date
Owner Four
I _________________________________ (print name) request the Colorado Certicate of Title for the Vehicle
described above be issued in:
Joint Tenancy With Rights of Survivorship Tenancy in Common
Per C.R.S. 42-6-116; I certify under penalty of perjury in the second degree that the above information is true and
correct to the best of my knowledge.
Owners Signature Date
DR 2842 (01/26/11)
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
TITLE AND REGISTRATION SECTIONS
www.colorado.gov/revenue
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURE AND VERIFIABLE IDENTIFICATION
INFORMATION AND ATTESTATION CLAUSE
ANY ALTERATION OR ERASURE VOIDS THIS DOCUMENT
This form may be used as an attachment to existing forms inventory which does not contain the secure and veriable
identication information or attestment. Please attach this completed form to the document(s) being presented for
Title and/or Registration.
SECURE AND VERIFIABLE IDENTIFICATION OF
Name as it Appears on Identication
Agency (If Applicable)
Identication Information (for acceptable forms of ID please see form DR 2841)
Colorado DL Colorado ID Other _________________________________________
ID # Expires DOB
This section to be used with DR 2219 Persons with Disabilities Parking Privileges Application.
Identication shown above belongs to:
Individual (Placard holder) Guardian Parent Business
* Afdavit of one in the same is required if the name on ID differs in any way from name on title assignment.
*
________________________________________________________________________________________
and _____________________________________________________________________________________
ARE ONE IN THE SAME PERSON COMPANY
I, certify under penalty of perjury in the second degree, that the above statements are true and accurate to the best of
my knowledge.
Signature
The undersigned witness afrms that the identication described above was presented to me.
Witness Printed Name
Witness Signature Date
DR 2841 (01/26/11)
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
TITLE AND REGISTRATION SECTIONS
www.colorado.gov/revenue
Secure and Veriable ID
Secure and Veriable ID is required to obtain:
New Titles
Duplicate Titles (vehicles purchased on or after 07/01/2006)
New Registrations
New Temporary Registration Permits
New Placards
The following types of identication are Secure and Veriable:
Any Colorado Driver License, Colorado Driver Permit or Colorado Identication
Card, current or expired one year or less. (Valid temporary paper license with in-
valid Colorado Driver’s License, Colorado Driver’s Permit, or Colorado Identication
Card, expired one year or less is acceptable.)
Out-of-state issued photo driver’s license or photo identication card, photo driver’s
permit current or expired one year or less.
U.S. Passport current or expired less than 10 years.
Valid foreign passport with I-94 or valid processed for I551 stamps. Valid I-94 is-
sued by Canadian government with L1 or R1 status and a valid Canadian drivers
license or valid Canadian identication card.
Valid I551 Resident Alien/Permanent Resident card. No border crosser or USA B1/
B2 Visa/BCC cards.
Valid I688 Temporary Resident, I688B, and I766 Employment Authorization Card
with intact photo.
Valid US Military ID (active duty, dependent, retired, reserve and National Guard).
Tribal Identication Card with intact photo. (U.S. or Canadian)
Certicate of Naturalization with intact photo.
Certicate of (US) Citizenship with intact photo.
If you have questions about Secure and Veriable Identication, please contact the Title and
Registration Sections at 303-205-5608.