The owner shall endorse an assignment and warranty of title upon the certificate of title for such vehicle with a statement of all liens or encumbrances thereto, and he shall deliver the certificate of title to the purchaser or transferee at the time of delivering the vehicle. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-3-102, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 49. ANNOTATIONSLack of verification not fatal to filing of assignment. — The division should accept for filing and, if otherwise proper, treat as valid an application for registration or assignment of title though they are not acknowledged or verified, as the case may be. 1962 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 62-142. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 7A Am. Jur. 2d Automobiles and Highway Traffic §§ 31, 32. 60 C.J.S. Motor Vehicles § 42.
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