Owner to Lease Transfer
An Owner to Lease Transfer is used to transfer plate(s) from a vehicle registered in an owner’s name to a new vehicle they have leased. The first owner on the old vehicle must be the second owner on the new leased vehicle or they do not qualify for an Owner to Lease Transfer. To process, from the Motor Vehicle main menu, select Transfers | Owner to Lease. The Transfers – Owner to Lease screen displays with the following option and procedures.

is used when a dealer or bank has processed the title application and you need to register the new vehicle. Once you click Owner to Lease-AP, the Title Lookup screen displays where you will search and select the new vehicle (see Title Lookup). Next, the Registration Lookup screen display (see Registration Lookup). Enter the plate number from the prior registration, then search and select the vehicle. Once the Vehicle Lookup screen displays, enter the VIN from the new vehicle, search, and select the correct vehicle model. The Title Application-AP screen displays. The system knows that Owner 1 on the old registration must now be Owner 2 and that this is now a Lease vehicle, so it has made the changes automatically for you. However, you will need to do an Owner Lookup for Owner 1 to search for the leasing company (see Owner Lookup). Fill in all appropriate text boxes and click next to advance to the Transfer Registration-Owner to Lease-AP screen.

is used when the new vehicle is 25 years old or older, which means the vehicle is title exempt. When you select Owner to Lease-EX, you advance to the Registration Lookup screen where you will search and select the old vehicle (see Registration Lookup). Once the Vehicle Lookup screen displays, enter the VIN from the new vehicle, search, and select the correct vehicle model to advance to the Transfer Registration-Owner to Lease-EX screen.

is used to title and register a new vehicle. In this scenario, you will generate the title application for the customer. Select Owner to Lease-PS to advance to the Registration Lookup screen where you will search and select the old vehicle (see Registration Lookup). The Vehicle Lookup screen displays where you enter the VIN from the new vehicle, search, and select the correct vehicle model to advance to the Title Application-PS screen. The system knows that Owner 1 on the old registration must now be Owner 2 and that this is now a Lease vehicle, so it has made the changes automatically for you. However, you will need to do an Owner Lookup for Owner 1 to search for the leasing company (see Owner Lookup). Fill in all appropriate text boxes and click next to advance to the Transfer Registration-Owner to Lease-PS screen. Fill in all appropriate text boxes and click next once complete to advance to the Transfer Registration-Owner to Lease-PS screen.

is used to register a vehicle for a customer who previously processed a title only for the vehicle. For example, the customer buys a convertible in January and they want to title it in their name, but not to register it until they can use it. In January you processed a title only for the customer. It is now May and they want to transfer the plates from another vehicle to the leased convertible. When you select Owner to Lease-Title App on File, the system knows you have already created the title, so it will not charge the two dollar title application fee again. It will also allow you to search and select the title information on the vehicle, eliminating the need to reenter the information. To process select Owner to Lease-Title App on File to advance to the Registration Lookup screen where you will search and select the old vehicle (see Registration Lookup). The Title Lookup screen displays where you will search and select the new vehicle (see Title Lookup) and then advance to the Transfer Registration-Owner to Lease-Title Application on File screen.

is used to process a registration for a new vehicle for a customer who has already titled the vehicle in their name. This is primarily used when the customer presents a title in their name for a vehicle they have not registered, or haven't had registered in a long time, and now they want to transfer plates from another vehicle onto this leased vehicle. The Existing Title option will process the registration without charging the title application fee. To process, select Owner to Lease-Existing Title to advance to the Registration Lookup screen where you will search and select the old vehicle (see Registration Lookup). The Title Lookup screen displays where you will search and select the new vehicle (see Title Lookup) and then advance to the Transfer Registration-Owner to Lease-Existing Title screen.
Once you have advance to the Registration screen for one of the above selections, review the information displayed and make changes if necessary and click Calc Fees. Review the fees associated with this registration under the Fee Calculation section and click Next to advance to Fee Settlement.