Q: Unsigned Title

asked by on January 16, 2017

Hello.i bought a vehicle yesterday and the title was not signed over to me but given to me. It looks as though it was not registered ever in the sellers name. Will I be able to register in the state of Missouri as long as I the pay the sales tax for both his sale and mine once his signature is on the title?

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