Transfer a car title after a death in Georgia

At the County Tag Office, the inheritor brings the MV-1 Title/Tag Application, the original title in the person's name with liens released, a certified death certificate, and an inheritance document: letters testamentary, a certified year's support order, or Form T-20 Affidavit of Inheritance.

Checked against official sources: October 30, 2026.

Car or vehicle title after a death in Georgia

At the County Tag Office, the inheritor brings the MV-1 Title/Tag Application, the original title in the person's name with liens released, a certified death certificate, and an inheritance document: letters testamentary, a certified year's support order, or Form T-20 Affidavit of Inheritance. Form T-20 states that there was no will (or a copy of a will that will not be probated is attached), no administration will be had, the estate owes no debts, and the spouse and heirs agreed who gets the vehicle; it is notarized. With only one heir, a copy of the no-administration-necessary order can be used instead of T-20. The inheritor titles the vehicle in their own name before selling it.

Law: Form T-20

Source: Form T-4

Agency
Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division (through the County Tag Office)
Form
T-20 Affidavit of Inheritance of a Motor Vehicle
Fee

$18 title fee. Title ad valorem tax exemptions may apply for transfers to immediate family.

Source: Official page

Do vehicles count toward the small estate limit?

Kind of propertyHow it is treatedDetails
Cars and other vehicles
Has its own procedure

A vehicle can be retitled at the county tag office with Form T-20 (Affidavit of Inheritance) when no administration is needed and there are no debts, or with a year's support or no-administration order.

Boats and mobile or manufactured homes
Not clear

Georgia's no-administration rules do not separately mention boats or mobile homes; ask the probate court.

Law: O.C.G.A. 53-2-40

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Free help in Georgia

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