New DC DMV Requirement for Dealers to Get Power of Attorney from Customers to Pick Up Tag and Title Work, Mon. June 5
As WANADA reported to members via Special Bulletin last week, DC DMV will begin requiring dealers to garner power of attorney from their customers to act on their behalf in procuring tags and titles from DC DMV offices. While notarization isn’t required, official Power of Attorney (POA) forms must be signed by the vehicle customer, naming the dealer and individual picking up the tag and title work. POAs must be an original, not a copy. The individual named in the POA for the dealership must present a valid driver’s license as proof of identity, or, if a sales representative, a valid sales representative’s license.
DC DMV’s 2006 start date on this new requirement didn’t begin as early as planned, making actual notice of it a problem in some instances for dealers. As such, the DC DMV will delay implementation of this new requirement until Monday, June 5, 2006. Any dealer who experienced a notice problem with work being returned for no executed Power of Attorney form may resubmit it until June 5, 2006 without a POA, according to DC DMV Director Anne Witt.
A copy of the DC DMV POA form is enclosed with this WANADA Bulletin which can be duplicated and utilized on the June 5 implementation date and thereafter. Bear in mind that original, fully completed and executed POA forms must accompany every vehicle tag and title application.
Anyone with questions in this regard or issues can contact Trish Frisbee at WANADA, (202) 237-7200 or tf@wanada.org.
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