Transfer a car title after a death in Arkansas

If the person's estate has not been and will not be probated, the heirs can sign an Affidavit of Inheritance of a Motor Vehicle. All the heirs sign it, state that the estate has not been administered and that any will has not been and probably will not be probated, and name the person the vehicle should be titled to.

Checked against official sources: October 30, 2026.

Car or vehicle title after a death in Arkansas

If the person's estate has not been and will not be probated, the heirs can sign an Affidavit of Inheritance of a Motor Vehicle. All the heirs sign it, state that the estate has not been administered and that any will has not been and probably will not be probated, and name the person the vehicle should be titled to.

Law: DFA forms 10-306 and 'Request for Title or Watercraft Registration with Beneficiary'

Source: form 10-306

Agency
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA), Office of Motor Vehicle
Form
Affidavit of Inheritance of a Motor Vehicle (DFA form 10-306)
Fee

Ask the revenue office for current title fees.

Transfer-on-death title

An owner can ask DFA to put one individual beneficiary on a vehicle title (or watercraft registration) who becomes the owner at death. It cannot be added while the vehicle has a lien. Up to three owners can be on a title with a beneficiary.

Source: Official page

Do vehicles count toward the small estate limit?

Kind of propertyHow it is treatedDetails
Cars and other vehicles
Counts

Vehicles the person owned count, less any loan on them. A vehicle can also be retitled through the Office of Motor Vehicle with an Affidavit of Inheritance.

Law: Ark. Code 28-41-101(a)(1)(C); DFA form 10-306

Boats and mobile or manufactured homes
Counts

Boats and mobile homes the person owned count, less any loan on them.

Law: Ark. Code 28-41-101(a)(1)(C)

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Free help in Arkansas

A court self-help center or a legal aid office can check whether the estate qualifies, free of charge or at low cost.