How to fill out Nevada VP 024, the Affidavit for Transfer of Title for Estates Without Probate
Moves a car out of a dead person's name without going through probate court. If a parent or spouse died and the car is still titled to them, this is usually the document that unlocks it — and it is far quicker and cheaper than the court route most people assume they are stuck with.
Written against VP 024 (VP-24 (6/2026)), issued under NRS 146.080.
June 2026 revision. The threshold catches people out in the seller's favour: NRS 146.080 excludes the value of any motor vehicle registered to the decedent from the estate total. The car you are trying to transfer does not count against the limit that decides whether you can use this form.
Two documents, and they are not the same thing. Take the blank VP 024 from the dmv.nv.gov copy so you get the revision that is current today, then print our VP 024 guide and keep it beside you while you fill theirs in.
This is the actual VP 024, rendered from the PDF the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles publishes and completed end to end: letterhead, every field, and the blocks at the foot.
Amber — you write it
Grey — not yours to fill
Numbered — explained below
VP-24 completed by a daughter claiming her late father's 2012 Camry. The signature and the whole notary block at the foot are grey because none of it is filled in before you reach the notary.
Field by field
Every line, in the order you meet it
1
You fill this in
Full legal name of affiant
You — the person claiming the vehicle.
Watch out: Your name as it appears on the identification you will show. This name has to carry through to the bottom of the form and match the notary's record of who appeared.
2
You fill this in
The date of death and the deceased's name
Day, month, last two digits of the year, then the name of the person who died.
Watch out: Copy the date and the name exactly off the certified death certificate. That certificate has to be attached, so the two will be read side by side.
3
You fill this in
Your relationship to the deceased
Daughter, son, spouse, brother — how you are connected.
Watch out: This is what establishes your right to succeed. Be plain: "daughter" is a better answer than "family member".
4
You fill this in
Year, make and model
The vehicle being claimed.
Watch out: Copy from the title if you have it, or from the registration if you do not. If the title is missing as well, this pairs with a duplicate title application.
5
You fill this in
Vehicle Identification Number
One character per box.
Watch out: Read it off the paperwork rather than the dashboard. This is the line that ties the affidavit to the DMV's record of the deceased's vehicle.
6
You fill this in
Why the vehicle transfers to you
The reason the affiant is entitled: the surviving spouse, the surviving daughter, and so on.
Watch out: It should agree with the relationship you gave above. A mismatch between the two lines is the sort of thing that stops the transaction at the counter.
7
You fill this in
Your physical and mailing addresses
Where you live, and where post should go.
Watch out: The new title comes to the mailing address. "Same as physical" is fine when they match.
8
You fill this in
Your signature and printed name
Signed at the notary's desk, not before.
Watch out: The printed name goes beside the signature, and both have to match the affiant name at the top of the form. Add your title if you are signing in some capacity other than your own.
9
You fill this in
County, date and notary block
The bottom of the page: county within Nevada, the date sworn, and the notary's own printed name and signature.
Watch out: All of it belongs to the notary or the DMV representative witnessing you. Signatures must be original and no changes may be made once it is signed.
At a glance
What goes where
On the form
What to put in it
Affiant
The person claiming: full legal name, relationship to the deceased, and addresses.
The death
The day, month and year, and the deceased's name.
The vehicle
Year, make, model and VIN.
The claim
Why the affiant is entitled to succeed to the title.
Notarization
Sworn before a notary, or before a DMV representative authorized to witness it.
What gets this one rejected
•Filing before 40 days have passed. NRS 146.080 requires it and the form makes you swear to it, with a certified death certificate attached as the evidence.
•Skipping the notice to other heirs. You have to give written notice — personal service or certified mail — to everyone whose right to succeed is equal or superior to yours, and at least 14 days must have elapsed since you sent it.
•Using it when the estate includes Nevada real property. Any real property, interest in it, mortgage or lien on it rules this route out entirely.
•Using it when probate is already running. The form requires that no petition for a personal representative is pending or granted in any jurisdiction.
•Using it while debts are outstanding. All debts, including funeral and burial expenses, must be paid or provided for.
•Claiming on behalf of other heirs without their written authority. You either claim for yourself alone, or you hold written authority from every other successor with an interest.
Rules that decide whether it is accepted
•The threshold is set by NRS 146.080 and depends on who is claiming: $150,000 if the claimant is the surviving spouse, $25,000 for anyone else. Those are the figures in the statute as of August 2026.
•The value of the decedent's motor vehicles, and any amounts due for services in the Armed Forces, are excluded from the total that is measured against the threshold.
•Real property is the hard stop. This is a route for estates that are personal property only.
•The affidavit is sworn under penalty of perjury and the DMV keeps it. It is a legal statement about an estate, not a form.
Every line here was read off VP 024 (VP-24 (6/2026)) itself —
the PDF is here — and off the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles pages.
This is plain-language help with a form, not legal advice, and where our wording and the agency's differ,
theirs governs.
