Notifying your DMV after you sell your EV
When you sell your EV to Plug, you may need to tell your state's DMV that you no longer own it. This protects you if the car gets a ticket, toll or citation before it's re-registered in Plug's name.
What you'll do
- File your state's sale notice, if it has one. Some states require it by law, often within 5 to 30 days of the sale. Others recommend it, and some have no form at all.
- Handle your license plates. In most states you keep your plates, so take them off before the driver arrives. In a few states (California, Alaska, Hawaii and Minnesota), standard plates stay on the car.
- Keep your records: a copy of the signed title, your Bill of Sale and any filing confirmation.
What to enter for the buyer
List Plug as the buyer. Your Plug contact can give you the exact name and address to use.
Find your state
Click your state to see its form, deadline and what to do with your plates.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Related
After the sale: insurance, registration and plates
DMV rules change. This guide was last reviewed in October 2026. Always check your state's official DMV site, linked in each state's article.