Re: Titles and Ownership

Posted by Hal/WA on November 26, 2001 at 09:28:06 from (208.8.194.26):

In Reply to: Titles and Ownership posted by Mark Myers on November 25, 2001 at 11:23:14:

For most of a career, I was a vehicle theft investigator in the State of Washington. In Washington and most states I know of, most off-road equipment like tractors does not have to be titled or registered. In my experience a large percentage of vehicles which must be titled that are stolen end up recovered, while we seldom recovered stolen tractors, farm equipment or even industrial equipment. I believe that the poor recovery rate on such items is at least partly because law enforcement seldom comes in contact with the equipment and there is no requirement to "do the paperwork" on purchases. If it was necessary to register or title the equipment, more stolen items would be recovered....

Now I am not saying that all equipment should be titled, because it seems that any time government knows that someone has something, they find a way to TAX IT! However, there is a LOT of stolen stuff out there. As others have written, to protect yourself, know who you are buying from, get a witnessed bill of sale, verify the serial numbers (if they look phony or restamped, beware), and ask your local police to check the serial numbers through their computer for stolen. If the item is found to have been reported stolen and you already bought it, most likely you will lose it. But if you use reasonable care and caution, you won't be in trouble. If the item IS STOLEN, you don't want it anyway, as it is a ticking time bomb that could cause you big trouble any time in the future. BE CAREFUL OUT THERE GUYS.

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