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Transfer a vehicle title in Louisiana

Choose this path for Louisiana sales, gifts, or other ownership changes before you treat the vehicle like a normal renewal.

Open official starting point Open Louisiana renewal

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What to bring

  • assigned title or ownership documents
  • Louisiana insurance coverage when registration is part of the transaction
  • Louisiana title and registration forms
  • payment for title, registration, and tax handling

Likely next steps

  1. Use Louisiana's used-title-and-registration process instead of a normal renewal when ownership is changing.
  2. Gather the title, insurance, and supporting forms before starting the OMV or Public Tag Agent transaction.
  3. Complete the ownership and title work first so future registration and renewal happen on the correct Louisiana record.