Mvd Form Mv10 – Fill Out and Use This PDF

Instructions for Completing this Application for Break/Bond Title (MCA 61-3-208)

This form may be used when an applicant cannot provide a certificate of title assigning the prior owner’s interest in a vehicle.

For purposes of this document, a vehicle includes a motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer, pole trailer, motorboat, sailboat, personal watercraft, slide-in truck camper, snowmobile, OHV and manufactured home.

Surety Bond: A one-time, non-refundable instrument that allows the issuance of a new title. The value of a vehicle determines whether or not a surety bond is required.

Note: If dealers sell a vehicle for which they don't have and can't obtain a title, they are required to complete this form and receive a break/bond title in their name before they can transfer the vehicle to a customer.

1.Complete Parts 1, 2 and 3 on page 1. Section A, B or C must also be completed:

∙Truck camper, off-highway vehicle (not licensed for street use), motorboat, personal watercraft, sailboat or snowmobile: The applicant completes Section A. The value is not required, nor is a surety bond required.

∙Manufactured Home: The county assessor assesses the value and completes Section B. If the value is over $500, a surety bond is required.

∙All other vehicles: The applicant determines the value and completes Section C. If the value is determined to be over $500, a surety bond is required. The value is based on information from an applicable national appraisal guide for the vehicle as of January 1 for the year in which application is made or on the applicant's knowledge and belief if a national appraisal guide is not available for the vehicle.

2.Have a law enforcement officer complete a stage 1 vehicle inspection - Form MV20.

3.Describe how you came to own the vehicle and attach proof of purchase (e.g., cancelled check, bill of sale, invoice, etc.).

4.The surety bond may be obtained through any insurance company authorized to do business in Montana. The surety bond must:

∙Be in an amount equal to the value of the vehicle for which the application is being made, as determined by the national appraisal guide or the applicant.

∙Be conditioned to indemnify a prior owner, lienholder, subsequent purchaser, secured creditor or encumbrancer of the vehicle and any respective successors in interest against expenses, losses or damages, including reasonable attorney fees, caused by the issuance of the certificate of title or by a defect in or undisclosed security interest upon the right, title and interest of the applicant in the vehicle.

5.The owner/applicant must sign Section D and have their signature notarized.

6.A. If you wish to title and register the vehicle, take the documents outlined in 6B to your county treasurer's office to apply for a title and obtain license plates, a registration sticker, or a Montana vessel number.

B. If you wish to only title the vehicle, send the following documents directly to the Title and Registration Bureau:

∙This form (MV10)

∙Vehicle inspection form (MV20)

O See the Title Manual for inspection information: doj.mt.gov/driving/forms.

∙Proof of purchase (e.g., cancelled check, bill of sale, invoice, etc.)

∙Surety bond (if applicable)

∙Applicable fee: $12 for light vehicles, trucks and buses - all weighing one ton or less; $10 for all other vehicles. Additional taxes and fees may be due upon registration.

7.After the bond expires, a new Montana title may be issued without the bond designation and expiration date. The bond expiration date is located on the face of the Montana title. The registered owner must submit the title or if the title is lost, the MV7 application and applicable title fees to the Title and Registration Bureau.

	Montana county and state authorities reserve the right to reject any form that has been altered.
MV10 (2/14) Page 2 of 2	This form is available in alternate formats for people with disabilities.