Need some help. I bought a boat and trailer from a fellow in Mississippi a while back. No title on boat nor trailer. but boat is registered in Mississippi. I tried to get boat registered in Louisiana but title company said that they can't do it without a title. I called Mississippi and they said there was no title. So I traced the original purchase back to Alabama where they said there was never a title issued because it not required. Anybody got any insight on what to do or point me to someone who can get this done?

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Posted by sparkinator

Lake Claiborne

Member since Dec 2007

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Posted on 10/16/17 at 10:14 pm to hackley

If Mississippi authorized the sale and registered it, then I don’t understand why Louisiana wouldn’t accept it from that point forward. Did you get a copy of the Mississippi boat registration? I would think that’s all you would need.

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Look at the requirements on the third page for out of state documents. Just get those documents and mail them in with the completed forms. No need for a title company.

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Posted by TheDrunkenTigah

Baton Rouge

Member since Aug 2011

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Posted on 10/17/17 at 8:08 am to hackley

When you say the title company, who do you mean? What you need is proof of ownership to get the boat registered, a title only comes into play if the boat is financed. Proof of ownership can be a bill of sale, letter from a justice of the peace, etc. The trailer is a different story and I don't think anyone knows the truth. Either way call LDWF and be prepared to deal with a whole bunch of bullshite.

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Posted by hardhead

stinky bayou

Member since Jun 2009

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Posted on 10/17/17 at 9:31 am to TheDrunkenTigah