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Sent to Legal Experts December 22, 2005 2:23 p.m.

My son's car was impounded due to a DUI, his father convinced the county to sell the car back to him. I bought the car from my ex-husband and got plates on it and applied for a title change. I just got a letter back from the state denying the registration/title change because of a statute in our state that an impounded vehicle can't be sold to anyone with a relationship to the previous owner. I would welcome any suggestions/help preferrable from a lawyer as to how to handle this situation.

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Status: Closed Value: $20

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Sent December 23, 2005 2:37 p.m. (1 day and 0 hours later)

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December 23, 2005 11:56 p.m. (9 hours and 19 minutes later)

How was your ex able to get around the problem when he bought the car?

Thanks in advance.

Steve

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Sent December 24, 2005 12:08 a.m. (11 minutes and 51 seconds later)

I honestly do not know that, one would think that the county would know the statutes of the state and not sell him the car. Thank you so much for the question.

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Sent December 24, 2005 12:10 a.m. (2 minutes and 25 seconds later)

I did not know the rules until I went and tried to get the title changed. I had the police giving me a temporary plate for the car...very bizarre.

Customer (name blocked for privacy)

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December 24, 2005 1:27 a.m. (1 hour and 17 minutes later)

Just to clarify, are you saying that your ex never put the car in his name?

Thanks again.

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Sent December 24, 2005 3:21 p.m. (13 hours and 53 minutes later)

Yes, the day he bought it back he came to my house and I bought it from him.

Customer (name blocked for privacy)

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December 25, 2005 1:34 a.m. (10 hours and 12 minutes later)

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