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Montana Car-Selling Guide

How to Sell a Car Without a Title in Montana

Lost, damaged, or never received your Montana title? You still have legal ways to sell. Here's how it works in 2026, based on official Montana rules — plus the fastest way to just get a cash offer.

Montana handles titles through the Vehicle Services Bureau and county treasurers. If your title is missing, here's how to replace it and sell — with a nice break for older cars.

Path 1 — Most vehicles

Get a duplicate title

Complete the Application for Replacement Certificate of Title (Form MV7) — online, or by mail/in person at the Vehicle Services Bureau or county treasurer — with the $10.30 fee. Once it's issued, you sign it over to your buyer.

Path 2 — No title record

Bonded title (30+ yr cars exempt)

If there's no title record (e.g. you bought it with no title), Montana offers a bonded title (Form MV10) under §61-3-208 MCA with proof of ownership and a VIN inspection (MV20). Two breaks: if the vehicle is 30 years or older, no bond is required, and no bond is needed if the value is $1,000 or less.

Skip the paperwork

Not sure which path fits your car?

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Montana Essentials

Selling in Montana — the essentials

The quick reference for signing your car over the right way in Montana.

Where to sign
Sign the title in the seller section and record the odometer.
Notary
No — notarization is not required.
License plates
Keep your plates — they stay with you and can transfer to your next car.
Good to know
Montana has no statewide vehicle emissions testing.
Before You Sell

A quick checklist

Three things worth confirming before you hand over the keys.

  • Check for a lien. Any recorded lien must be released before a clean title can issue.
  • Keep a bill of sale. A written record — buyer and seller info, vehicle details, price, and date — protects you.
  • Match the name. The seller's name should match the title record.
However you're selling

We Buy It — Title or Not

Whatever shape your car is in, Joe's pays cash and tows it free. Here's how we can help:

Cash for Junk Cars → Old, wrecked, or not worth fixing — we still pay. Non-Running Cars → Won't start? Doesn't matter. We tow it free. Totaled & Wrecked Cars → Insurance write-off or collision — we buy it. Sell My Car for Cash → Running and titled? Get top dollar fast.
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Running or not, title or no title — get a real cash offer in about two minutes, with free towing.

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This guide is general information based on Montana rules current as of 2026, not legal advice. Requirements can change and situations vary — confirm details with the official state source (official Montana DMV page) before acting.