Transfer a car title after a death in Nevada
If there is no probate case or trust and no transfer-on-death beneficiary, heirs can transfer the title with the Affidavit for Transfer of Title for Estates Without Probate (VP 024), signed before a notary or an authorized DMV representative, with a certified death certificate, after 40 days.
Checked against official sources: October 30, 2026.
Car or vehicle title after a death in Nevada
If there is no probate case or trust and no transfer-on-death beneficiary, heirs can transfer the title with the Affidavit for Transfer of Title for Estates Without Probate (VP 024), signed before a notary or an authorized DMV representative, with a certified death certificate, after 40 days. Any loan or lien on the vehicle must be paid off first. Vehicles are not counted toward the affidavit limit.
Law: NRS 146.080(1), (5)(b); NRS 482.247
- Agency
- Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
- Waiting period
- 40 days after the death
- Fee
The DMV lists a $20 title fee for a transfer-on-death transfer, and a $20 title fee plus an $8.25 processing fee for a VP 024 transfer.
- Transfer-on-death title
An owner can add a transfer-on-death beneficiary to the title with form VP 239 (not allowed with a lienholder or tenants in common). After all owners die, the beneficiary submits the title or form VP 241, the certified death certificate and the title fee; there is no waiting period.
Source: Official page
Do vehicles count toward the small estate limit?
| Kind of property | How it is treated | Details |
|---|---|---|
Cars and other vehicles | Left out | Vehicles registered to the person are not counted. Heirs can transfer them with DMV form VP 024. Law: NRS 146.080(1), (2)(c) |
Boats and mobile or manufactured homes | Not clear | Ask the court self-help center how a boat or mobile home is treated. Law: NRS 146.080 |
Related pages
Free help in Nevada
A court self-help center or a legal aid office can check whether the estate qualifies, free of charge or at low cost.
- Civil Law Self-Help Center (Clark County, linked from the Nevada Self-Help Center)
- State Bar of Nevada: Find a Lawyer
- Nevada Supreme Court Self-Help Center: Small Estates
- Nevada Self-Help Center: Affidavit of Entitlement
- Nevada Self-Help Center: Petition to Set Aside Without Administration
- Nevada Self-Help Center: Direct Transfer of Property
- LawHelp.org
- Legal Services Corporation (LSC) - Find legal aid
- Eldercare Locator · 1-800-677-1116
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (debt collection and mortgage complaints) · (855) 411-2372