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| Instructions for the latest procedure to transfer ownership of a vehicle that has been transferred to multiple people. (Source: TVPL) |
On July 1, 2023, the Minister of Public Security issued Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA regulating the issuance and revocation of registration and license plates of motor vehicles.
1. Procedures for transferring ownership of a vehicle that has been transferred to multiple people
Specifically, Article 31 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA stipulates the procedure for registering vehicle ownership transfer for vehicles that have transferred ownership to many organizations and individuals as follows:
- Organizations and individuals using the vehicle must go to the agency managing the vehicle registration records to carry out the recall procedure and register the vehicle name change at the vehicle registration agency where they are headquartered or reside as prescribed in Article 4 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA; in case the agency managing the records is also the agency handling the vehicle name change registration, they do not have to carry out the recall procedure.
- Documents and procedures for withdrawal
Organizations and individuals using vehicles must go to the agency managing the vehicle registration records to submit documents and carry out recall procedures according to the provisions of Articles 14 and 15 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA.
- Documents and procedures for vehicle registration and transfer
Organizations and individuals must present the documents specified in Article 10 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA and submit the following documents:
+ Vehicle registration certificate, clearly stating the purchase and sale process and commitment, taking responsibility for the legal origin of the vehicle;
+ Vehicle ownership transfer documents of the vehicle owner and vehicle ownership transfer documents of the last seller (if any);
+ Registration fee documents as prescribed in Clause 3, Article 11, Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA;
+ Certificate of revocation of vehicle registration and license plate (with a copy of the engine number and chassis number affixed and the vehicle registration agency's seal on the copy of the engine number and chassis number).
In case the agency managing the vehicle records is also the agency handling the vehicle registration transfer, the organization or individual using the vehicle shall submit the vehicle registration certificate and license plate in lieu of the registration revocation certificate and license plate.
- Responsibilities of vehicle registration agency
+ In case an organization or individual is using a vehicle with a vehicle ownership transfer document from the vehicle owner and a vehicle ownership transfer document from the last seller: Within 02 working days from the date of receiving a complete and valid vehicle profile, the vehicle registration authority shall issue a decision to impose a penalty for not carrying out the recovery procedures as prescribed and registering the vehicle name change as prescribed in Article 15 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA;
+ In case an organization or individual is using a vehicle without the vehicle owner's vehicle ownership transfer document and the vehicle ownership transfer document of the last seller: The vehicle registration authority shall issue a valid appointment to use the vehicle for 30 days.
Within 02 working days from the date of receiving the vehicle registration transfer application, the vehicle registration agency must send a notice to the vehicle owner and the vehicle registration agency that registered the vehicle; publicly post the receipt of registration application documents from organizations and individuals at the vehicle registration agency's headquarters; look up and verify the stolen vehicle archive and vehicle registration data.
After 30 days, if there is no dispute or complaint, the vehicle registration authority will issue a decision to impose a penalty for not completing the vehicle revocation procedure and resolve the vehicle registration transfer according to the provisions of Article 15 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA.
- Responsibilities of units managing stolen vehicle and evidence vehicle databases
Within 07 working days from the date of receiving the request for verification from the vehicle registration authority, the unit managing stolen vehicle data and evidence vehicles shall respond in writing to the vehicle registration authority.
2. Cases related to vehicle engine number and chassis number
Cases related to vehicle engine numbers and chassis numbers are regulated in Article 30 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA as follows:
- Unregistered vehicles or registered vehicles with engine numbers or chassis numbers cut, welded, punched, modified, or erased; confiscation decisions that do not record engine numbers or chassis numbers or state "unknown", "unknown number", or "no number" will not be processed for vehicle registration.
- Imported, domestically manufactured and assembled vehicles that are not registered:
+ In case the vehicle only has a VIN number, without an engine number or chassis number, the vehicle registration authority will re-stamp the chassis number according to the VIN number and re-stamp the engine number according to the license plate number;
+ Vehicles with engine numbers and chassis numbers on the Etekét, numbers written in paint or laser, numbers that are blurred, rusted, or corroded due to environmental impact, the vehicle registration authority shall re-stamp the engine numbers and chassis numbers according to the numbers written in the certificate of origin specified in Point a, Point b, Clause 1, Article 11 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA;
+ Vehicles with engine and chassis numbers that have been stamped with technical errors and have a written confirmation from the manufacturer will be registered and the engine and chassis numbers will be re-stamped according to the license plate number; for imported vehicles, the written confirmation from the foreign manufacturer must be consularized;
+ Vehicles with overlapping engine and chassis numbers and the conclusion of the appraisal that the engine and chassis numbers are original will be processed for vehicle registration.
- In case of replacing the engine assembly, engine block, or frame assembly without a number, stamp the engine number and frame number according to the vehicle license plate number.
- Vehicles that have been registered but during use the engine number and chassis number are corroded, blurred, rusted or one or more characters are lost and the appraisal agency concludes that the engine number and chassis number are original, the number will be re-stamped according to the number recorded in the certificate of origin as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 11 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA.
- Vehicles confiscated according to the provisions of law have engine numbers, chassis numbers or engine numbers, chassis numbers that are welded, cut, chiseled, erased, and the original engine numbers, chassis numbers cannot be identified. If the conditions for vehicle registration for traffic participation are met and before confiscation, the agency assigned to preside over the handling of assets shall request the local Traffic Police Department to coordinate and organize the re-stamping of engine numbers, chassis numbers according to the following principles:
Local registration code series, year, number of minutes of temporary detention of exhibits, means of administrative violation, practice certificate;
The confiscation decision or confiscation record recorded according to the engine number and chassis number has been stamped by the Traffic Police Department according to the principle in Clause 5, Article 30 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA, along with the decision to stamp the engine number and chassis number is the basis for handling vehicle registration (the copy of the engine number and chassis number after stamping must be affixed to the decision to stamp the engine number and chassis number).
- In all cases, the re-stamping of engine numbers and chassis numbers as prescribed in Points a, b, c, Clause 2, Clause 3, Clause 4, Clause 5, Article 30 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA must be performed by the vehicle registration authority.
Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA takes effect from August 15, 2023, replacing Circular 58/2020/TT-BCA.
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