How to fill out North Dakota SFN 62624

The last resort, with an age gate on it. Where the seller's certificate and the statement of ownership cannot both be obtained - the seller has died, cannot be traced, or will not sign - this single affidavit stands in for them, and the department restricts it to vehicles more than 40 years old. It asks the applicant to explain not only how they came into possession but why a bill of sale, manufacturer's statement of origin or title cannot be produced, and it carries the department's strongest wording: the undersigned acknowledges it is a felony to make a false statement in this affidavit.

Written against SFN 62624 (4-2026), issued under NDCC Title 39, cited in the form's own felony warning; the substitute route named in the untitled vehicle procedure at ND Admin. Rule Ch. 37-12-04-01. This is the department accepting your word in place of a chain of ownership, and the paragraph above the signature line prices that: you warrant and defend the title, you hold the department harmless regardless of outcome against suits, claims, losses, costs and attorney fees, and you agree to pay damages suffered by any person resulting from the issuance of the title. If there is any realistic prospect of a previous owner or an estate surfacing later, deal with that before you sign rather than after.

Two documents, and they are not the same thing. Take the blank SFN 62624 from the dot.nd.gov copy so you get the revision that is current today, then print our SFN 62624 guide and keep it beside you while you fill theirs in.

Step 1 · the form itself Blank SFN 62624 — Affidavit of Ownership PDF at dot.nd.gov · new tab Step 2 · how to fill it in Our filled-in SFN 62624 guide PDF · print and keep beside you

Filled in

What a completed one looks like

This is the actual SFN 62624, rendered from the PDF the North Dakota Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division 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

A completed North Dakota SFN 62624, Affidavit of Ownership. The vehicle rows show a 1978 Chevrolet C10 Custom Deluxe pickup, green, gas, weight 3,800, with its thirteen-character vehicle identification number. It was purchased from Vernon L. Haugtvedt for 1,800.00 on 05/09/2026. The explanation records that neither the seller's certificate nor the statement of ownership could be obtained because Mr Haugtvedt died on 2 July 2026, six weeks after the sale and before either form was signed, that the truck is 48 model years old, and that a handwritten receipt, an obituary and a history check showing no record are attached. The applicant is Marlys J. Thorsrud of 1427 Chestnut St, Grand Forks. The liens block is shaded grey. The name is printed and the legal signature line signed, with the Acknowledgement block beneath shaded grey. — Completed for the case the department wrote it for: a seller who cannot sign because he has died, and a vehicle old enough to qualify for the substitute route. The explanation names the attempts made, the age of the vehicle and every attachment, because that is what a central-office reviewer is deciding on. The people, the dates and the attachments described are fictional.

Field by field

Every line, in the order you meet it

1
You fill this in
The vehicle description rows
Year and make, the model and body style, and beneath them the identification number, the colour, the fuel type and the weight.
Watch out: Check the model year against the 40-year scope line before you go any further. Under it, this form is the wrong document and the application will be returned.
2
You fill this in
Vehicle Identification Number
The number as it appears on the vehicle, which the inspection will verify.
Watch out: Photograph the plate in place. The department's list asks for a photo of the VIN plate as well as the inspector's certificate.
3
You fill this in
Purchased From, Purchase Price, Date Purchased
Who it came from, what was paid, and when.
Watch out: The price is asked for here even though the tax will be worked on fair market value - and the department may request a dealer appraisal to establish that value.
4
You fill this in
The explanation block
Both halves of the question: how you came into possession, and why a bill of sale, manufacturer's statement of origin or title cannot be produced.
Watch out: Say what you actually tried. An explanation that names the dates, the people and the attachments is the difference between a title and a letter asking for more.
5
You fill this in
Applicant's Legal Name and address
Legal name, driver's licence or FEIN, telephone, and full mailing address.
Watch out: Proof of North Dakota residency is part of the package - a North Dakota driver's licence or state identification number for an individual, a Secretary of State filing for a business.
6
You fill this in
Name printed and Legal Signature of Owner
Printed and signed before a Notary Public or Authorized Officer, under the felony acknowledgement and the indemnity.
Watch out: Read the paragraph above the line before signing. It commits you to warranting the title, defending the department and paying damages to anyone harmed by the title being issued.
7
Somebody else fills this in
The Acknowledgement block
Where the affidavit was sworn and on what date, plus the officer's printed name, the stamp, the signature and any commission expiry.
Watch out: The officer's block, and the last thing to happen before the whole package goes to Bismarck with original signatures on everything.

At a glance

What goes where

On the form	What to put in it
The scope line	Printed above everything else: this form shall be used only for proof of ownership for vehicles more than 40 years old for when a manufacturer's statement of origin, bill of sale, or title cannot be produced, and is submitted with the application.
Vehicle description	The first line takes year, make, model and body style; the second takes the identification number, the colour, the fuel type and the weight.
Purchased From, Purchase Price, Date Purchased	Three entries on one row - and this form asks for the price where the statement of ownership does not.
Explain how you came into possession of this vehicle and why a bill of sale, MCO, or title cannot be produced	A single free-text block carrying both questions.
Applicant's Legal Name	With a Select One between DLN and FEIN, the number, a telephone, and a full mailing address.
Liens and Encumbrances	Name and address, labelled with the warning that the title will be mailed to the lienholder.
The undertaking	A long paragraph: an acknowledgement that a false statement is a felony, a certification that the vehicle is free from liens except as set out in the title application, and an agreement to warrant and defend the title, to save harmless and defend the department regardless of outcome against all suits, actions, claims, losses and costs including attorney fees, and to pay any damages suffered by any person resulting from the issuance of the title.
Name (Type or Print) and Legal Signature of Owner	Printed name and signature, taken before a Notary Public or Authorized Officer like the rest of this route.
Acknowledgement	State and county, the date sworn, and the officer's printed name, stamp, signature and commission expiration where the stamp carries none.

What gets this one rejected

•A vehicle under the age limit. The 40-year threshold is printed in the form's own scope line, and the department's alternative for anything newer is the two notarised statements it replaces.
•Reaching for it without trying the other route first. The manual's condition is that all attempts to obtain the seller's certificate and the statement of ownership have been unsuccessful - so the explanation should say what those attempts were.
•An explanation that answers only half the question. The block asks both how you came into possession and why the paperwork cannot be produced, and a reviewer needs both.
•Leaving the purchase price out. It is on this form even though its sibling omits it, and the excise tax on an untitled vehicle is worked on fair market value rather than on what was paid.
•Treating the undertaking as boilerplate. It is a warranty, an indemnity and an acknowledgement of felony exposure in one paragraph, and it is what the department is accepting instead of a chain of title.

Rules that decide whether it is accepted

•Forty model years, not forty years of ownership. The threshold is the age of the vehicle. A 1978 truck qualifies comfortably in 2026; a 1995 one does not, however long it has been in the family.
•The rest of the package does not shrink. This affidavit replaces two documents, not the procedure. The history check, the VIN photograph, the inspection, the application, the fees, the current photographs of the front, side and rear and the proof of residency are all still required.
•The felony line is on the form for a reason. Most of the department's affidavits carry a misdemeanor note. This one opens by acknowledging that a false statement in it is a felony under Title 39, and it is the only seller-facing North Dakota form that does.
•Original signatures, and one envelope. All documents require original signatures, and the completed package is reviewed centrally in Bismarck rather than at a branch counter.

Every line here was read off SFN 62624 (4-2026) itself — the PDF is here — and off the North Dakota Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division pages. This is plain-language help with a form, not legal advice, and where our wording and the agency's differ, theirs governs.

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How to fill out North Dakota SFN 62624

What a completed one looks like

Every line, in the order you meet it

The vehicle description rows

Vehicle Identification Number

Purchased From, Purchase Price, Date Purchased

The explanation block

Applicant's Legal Name and address

Name printed and Legal Signature of Owner

The Acknowledgement block

What goes where

What gets this one rejected

Rules that decide whether it is accepted

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