<section number="41-1a-703"><effdate>1/1/2025</effdate><histories><history>Amended by Chapter <modchap sess="2024GS">251</modchap>, 2024 General Session</history><modyear>2024</modyear></histories><catchline>New owner to secure new registration and new certificate of title.</catchline><subsection number="41-1a-703(1)">The transferee, before operating or permitting the operation of a transferred vehicle on a highway, shall:<subsection number="41-1a-703(1)(a)">present to the division the certificate of registration and the certificate of title, properly endorsed;</subsection><subsection number="41-1a-703(1)(b)">apply for a new certificate of title and obtain a new registration for the transferred vehicle, as upon an original registration, except as permitted under Sections <xref depth="3" refnumber="41-1a-223">41-1a-223</xref>, <xref depth="3" refnumber="41-1a-520">41-1a-520</xref>, and <xref depth="3" refnumber="41-1a-704">41-1a-704</xref>; and</subsection><subsection number="41-1a-703(1)(c)">apply to the division to have the license plate or plates assigned to the new registered owner of the transferred vehicle if the license plate or plates were included as part of the sale, trade, or ownership release of the transferred vehicle.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="41-1a-703(2)">A violation of this section is an infraction.</subsection></section>