You just sold your vehicle. You must notify the DMV within ____ days.
- Five ✓
- 10
- 15
Answer: A. Five
When you sell a vehicle, you must notify the DMV within five days.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's vehicle registration section lists what to do when a vehicle changes hands. It says that a seller has to tell the DMV about the sale within five days, using the Notice of Transfer and Release of Liability. The same paragraph gives a different deadline for the person buying the vehicle, so the two rules need to be kept apart. Since the question asks about selling, the five-day deadline applies.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. 10 — Ten days is the deadline the handbook gives a buyer for transferring ownership into their own name, not the seller's notification deadline.
- C. 15 — The passages never mention a 15-day deadline for reporting a vehicle sale or for any related registration step.
Remember it
Selling is the short deadline: the seller reports the sale in five days, while the buyer gets longer to put the title in their name.