Home Instructions for Montana Registration and Title Processing

After over twenty years in business, we’ve registered and titled over sixty thousand vehicles in Montana. If there’s one thing we’ve learned, it’s this: Montana vehicle registration can get complicated.

Luckily, that’s not all we’ve learned. Our experience has helped us come up with a streamlined process to make sure everything goes smoothly with your registration. After hiring us for Montana LLC vehicle registration, you’ll get step-by-step instructions like the ones below to help you complete your registration accurately and efficiently. To get you on the road without delay, we also ask clients to submit a “Vehicle Paperwork Cover Sheet” that’s accessible through your client account as soon as you sign up for service.

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Instructions for Montana Registration & Title Processing

In order to finalize your Montana vehicle registration, you’ll need to take the following steps:

Step 1: Complete Purchasing Requirements and Paperwork

  • ONLY list the name of your LLC as the buyer.
  • DO NOT list your human name.
  • DO NOT cross out or white-out any information on the documents.

If you are buying a new or used vehicle from a private seller:

  • Confirm that all listed owners of the vehicle have signed the document as sellers.
  • Some states require that the seller’s signature is notarized. Please give us a call if you have questions.

If you are buying a new or used vehicle from a dealership:

  • If the dealership requests your legal, natural signature as the buyer, sign:
    “[Your Signature], Member”. This notates that your are signing as a member of the LLC, not as your natural person.
  • If the dealership wants to send documentation directly to Flathead County, ask that they give you the documents instead. Flathead County is currently NOT accepting mailed documents. Any documentation received by the county will be sent back to the dealer.

If you are registering a vehicle that is currently in your human name:

  • Sign the title as seller. Use your human name. You are “selling” the vehicle to your LLC.
  • Once your LLC name is approved by the state, write the name of your LLC as the buyer and send the title to our office.

Step 2: Send ALL Completed ORIGINAL Documents to Our Office

  • ALWAYS include all documentation from the purchase (including all dealership documentation). If there are documents that we don’t need, we will send them back to you.
  • Once we receive all of the required documents, we will submit them to the state.

Step 3: Plates, Registration, and a New Title

  • Please keep in mind that the turnaround time to receive your plates and registration is 8-12 weeks once we have all required documents and your invoice is paid. This includes the time it takes for our office to process your paperwork, send it to the state, and receive it back.
  • Once we receive your plates and registration we will overnight them to you.
  • Your title will come roughly 40 days after you receive your plates and registration and will be sent with tracking to the mailing address on your account.
  • In most cases, we can order a temporary registration, that is good for 40 days. The process to obtain a temp takes 7-10 business days, and we must have all required original documents before we make the request

Some Exceptions

  • If you currently have a lien or may have a lien in the future, this process is a little more complicated. In some cases, this process cannot be completed if you have a lien. For more information regarding registration with a lien, please contact us: (406) 552-0004.
  • Import vehicles have a very different set of requirements. Please contact us if you have an imported vehicle.