County clerks may issue a title only when required proof of ownership documentation is provided for the following:
- trailers not requiring registration
- farm equipment
- all-terrain vehicles
- personal trailers
- hobby/project vehicles not driven on the road
- motorized bicycles
- manufactured homes
- non-use vehicles
Issuance of a title only (see application for proof of ownership documentation required) is determined on a case-by-case basis, and include
- out-of-state repossession
- insurance company settlement
- dealer sale to out-of-state resident
- sale of vehicle donated to non-profit organization
- sale of vehicle confiscated by government agency
- IRP registration
- vehicles not required to be registered
In the event of an unrecovered theft, requests for title only can be mailed to:
Tennessee Department of Revenue
Vehicle Services Division, Research Unit
500 Deaderick Street, 7th Floor
Nashville, TN 37242
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