How to fill out VSA 17A Application for Certificate of Title and Registration (Virginia)

What this form is

VSA 17A Application for Certificate of Title and Registration is the application a buyer files with Virginia to put a vehicle in their name. A dealer usually fills in the vehicle, seller, buyer, lien holder and sale information so the buyer can finish titling.

Virginia's title and registration application, filled from the deal: owner and co-owner, addresses, the vehicle, lien holder, the dealership as the seller with price, processing fee and tax, and the odometer statement. The owner signs.

When a dealer uses it

Use it when you sell a vehicle that the buyer will title or register in Virginia. Check with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles or the Virginia Motor Vehicle Dealer Board for the exact situations and any other documents your sale needs.

Information you need before you start

• The vehicle's VIN, year, make, model and body type
• The odometer reading at the time of sale
• The buyer's full legal name and address, and any co-buyer
• Your dealership's name, address and dealer license number
• The sale date and price
• The lien holder's name and address, if the buyer is financing
• Trade-in details, if there is a trade-in
• The previous title number and state

How to fill it out with DMS Apex

1. Add the car to Inventory with its VIN, mileage and title details.
2. Start the sale in Sales and enter the buyer, price, fees, trade-in and lien holder.
3. Open the deal's documents page and tick VSA 17A Application for Certificate of Title and Registration.
4. Preview it. DMS Apex shows the state's own form with your deal's information filled in.
5. Print it, review it, and have the right people sign in ink.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Writing the odometer reading differently on two documents.
• Leaving out a co-buyer's signature or information.
• Using an old version of the form. Always use the state's current published version.
• Strike-throughs or corrections on a form that does not allow them. Reprint instead.
• Forgetting the lien holder's name and address on a financed deal.

Virginia tax and fees at a glance

DMS Apex fills Virginia's published form and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles or the Virginia Motor Vehicle Dealer Board. Always check current requirements with the state.