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tobiasrfunke t1_j4smx81 wrote

First, you contact your insurance company and update the lienholder (if you have a loan) with them, otherwise tell them you own the car outright. Ask them for a stamped RMV-1 form. They will send you this form, which is the registration form, prefilled with their information. Fill out the rest and bring it to the RMV along with the title you receive from Honda, and the bill of sale.

You will also need to pay the sales tax on the buyout amount directly to the RMV, so be prepared for that, along with the registration fee.

If you do all of this, you will leave the RMV with new plates for your car. You will have 7 days to get the car re-inspected (yes, you have to do this even if you just did it).

The lienholder (or you, if none) will receive the new title from the RMV via mail at some point after this is completed.

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Inttegers OP t1_j4tg81e wrote

We read online that we can ask Honda to just let us keep our plates instead of replacing? Is that a thing?

Also, love the username!

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