Assam - Transfer Vehicle Ownership

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Procedure

1. To transfer ownership of a vehicle in Assam the applicant has to approach the RTO office to which your area belongs to. Please follow our “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page to get details of the RTO offices.
   
2. Make sure you have completed respective application
   • Form 29, Form 30, Form 28 - In case of sale of vehicle. Link for Forms : Form 28 Form 29 Form 30
   • Form 31 - In case of death of the vehicle owner. Link for Form 31 :Form 31
   • Form 32 – In case of public auction.
     
3. Make sure you have all the necessary documents to process the application
   
4. The applicant should make sure they are eligible for transfer of ownership
   
5. Application forms can also be obtained from the appropriate RTO offices
   
6. Present the completed application forms as per the requisite in one of the counter and pay the appropriate fee where the officials would start processing your application.
   
7. If the details and documents are in place then the authorities will process the application further
   
8. Authorities will inspect the vehicle – Especially chassis number particularly

Apply Online:

1. To transfer vehicle ownership, the applicant has to visit the official portal of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways: Link to Portal
2. In the homepage, please scroll down to “Informational Services” and click on the “more” button in the “Citizen Guide” tab.
3. The applicant will be taken to the “Manual” page where all the available services will be listed.
4. Please click on the name of the required service and click on “Step by Step procedure” from the drop down menu.
5. The applicant will be taken to a new PDF page where the process for applying will be explained clearly.
6. Please follow the steps to complete the application.

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Required Documents

Please use the following set of documents in respect to the process. (Please check with local RTO whether NOC is required before processing)

1. Transfer of ownership in case of death of the registered owner
   
   1. Application form 31: Form 31
      
   2. Legal heir certificate
      
   3. Affidavit from other legal heir in acceptance of transferring the vehicle
      
2. For transfer of ownership – In case of sales of vehicle
   1. A no objection certificate granted by the registering authority under sub-section (3) of section 48, (or) An order of the registering authority refusing to grant the no objection certificate under sub-section (3) of section 48
   2. Where the no objection certificate or the order, as the case may be, has not been received - a declaration by the transferor that he has not received any such communication together with:
      • The receipt obtained from the registering authority under sub-section (2) of section 48; or
      • The postal acknowledgement received from the registering authority where the application for no objection certificate has been sent by post.
   3. An application for Issue of No Objection Certificate shall be made in Form 28 (in triplicate) to the Registration Authority by which the Vehicle was previously registered / transferred. by affixing Rs.3/- Non-Judicial Court Fee Stamp
   4. Form 28:Form 28
   5. Also application form 29 and Form 30 Form 29Form 30
3. For transfer of ownership – In case of purchase of vehicle at a public auction
   1. Application form 32
   2. The certificate or order confirming the sale of the vehicle in his favor duly signed by the person authorized to conduct the auction

Apart from the above said Form and documents please enclose the following documents respectively to all the procedures

1. The certificate of registration
2. The certificate of insurance,
3. The certificate of pollution under control
4. PAN card in case of 4-wheeler
5. The appropriate fee as specified in rule 81.
6. 2 Photograph of the applicant with vehicle clearly showing number plate
7. Pollution under control certificate
8. Proof of address (any one of the following): Ration Card / Electoral Roll / LIC Policy
9. Pencil traced “Chassis Number” is the primary detail for applying
10. Aadhaar card
11. Passport size photo
12. No objection certificate from the Financier if the vehicle held with Hire Purchase
13. Valid Tax receipt

Office Locations & Contacts

Commissioner of Transport Assam

Address: Paribahan Bhawan, Jawahar Nagar,
Khanapara, Guwahati- 22.
Telephone Number: 0361 – 2304110 / 2308525
E- Mail ID:[email protected]
Following link will get RTO Contact details: Link for RTO Contact Info

Eligibility

• Owner of the vehicle can apply for transfer of ownership of vehicle
  
• In case of death of the owner – Legal heir is eligible for this procedure

Fees

For fee related details please follow: Fees

Validity

• In case of non-transport vehicles like two wheelers and cars, the registration certificate is valid for 15 years from the date of first registration, and it is renewed after every five subsequent years.
  
• In case of transport vehicles like goods and passenger carriers the registration certificate is valid till certificate of fitness is valid.

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Processing Time

Time limit for service to be rendered is 3 Days

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Need for the Document

• The transfer of ownership of a vehicle is to be applied in the concerned motor vehicle (RTO) office where the vehicle is registered.
  
• The transfer of ownership of vehicle is needed
  
• In case of death of the registered owner, then the application is to be made by the legal heirs of the vehicle with the required set of documents.
  
• The sale of vehicle also requires transfer of vehicle ownership from seller
  
• Purpose is to establish clear ownership and to tax motorist or vehicle owners.

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In case of vehicle registered outside the state, the transferor (seller) should report the fact of transfer within 45 days of the transfer to the concerned registering authority.

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