50-state table · the 20-year rule
Odometer disclosure and its exemptions, state by state
Model year 2011 or newer: disclose for twenty years. 2010 or older: exempt forever. Where each state actually puts the words - and the printed boxes that still show the old rule.
The federal rule, then fifty implementations
Federal law decides whether your mileage must be disclosed; your state decides where the words go. Since January 1, 2021 the federal line sits at twenty years: a vehicle of model year 2011 or newer needs a written odometer disclosure at transfer until it turns twenty, while model year 2010 and older stays exempt forever under the old ten-year rule. Two generations of paper haven’t caught up — many titles still print an exemption box that reflects the old rule, and the printed form does not override the regulation.
In 49 states the disclosure lives on the certificate of title itself; 0 put it on a separate form, and 0 now run it electronically or on the title depending on how the car is titled. The row links each state’s forms walkthrough, which shows the exact box.
| State | Where it happens | The rule, in one line |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | On the title | Odometer disclosed on back of title; 2011+ requires disclosure, 2010- exempt. ↗ |
| Alaska | On the title | Certify in the title's own odometer section (Form V6 only if it's missing/used); exempt at 20 model years - the site's 10-year rule is stale. ↗ |
| Arizona | On the title | Reading goes in the shaded box on the title's back; 2010- exempt, 2011+ disclose for 20 years; corrections need a separate form, never the title. ↗ |
| Arkansas | On the title | Disclosed in the title assignment and repeated on bill-of-sale 10-313 - the figures must agree; 2011+ disclose for 20 yrs, 2010- exempt. ↗ |
| California | On the title | Disclosed on the title's face with a second federal signature; 2010- exempt, 2011+ until 20 years old - DMV's own page still says 10 years. ↗ |
| Colorado | On the title | Colorado: Model year 2011+ disclose for 20 years; 2010 and older exempt; no box for exempt—write nothing. ↗ |
| Connecticut | On the title | Whole miles in the title's assignment block; 2011+ disclose until 20 years old, 2010- exempt - CT itself prints no exemption age anywhere. ↗ |
| Delaware | On the title | Delaware: disclosed in Section 1 on the title's back, buyer countersigns; 2011+ models bound 20 years, 2010 and older only 'encouraged'. ↗ |
| Florida | On the title | Florida: in the title's Transfer block; 2011+ models bound 20 years, 2010 and older out after 10 - exempt sellers still sign the block. ↗ |
| Georgia | On the title | Georgia: on the title's back; 20+ model years old is exempt but there is no exempt box - write 'exempt' in the space; 2007-2010 cars: write miles. ↗ |
| Hawaii | On the title | Model year 2011 or newer requires odometer disclosure in whole miles on Section A of the front of the certificate, exempt at 2010 or earlier. ↗ |
| Idaho | On the title | 2011-or-newer: reading in whole miles on the title itself (never a separate form or POA); 2010-or-older exempt; band moves to 20 years on 1 Jan 2031. ↗ |
| Illinois | On the title | 2011-or-newer: whole-miles reading on the title itself - no exempt box, just two boxes flagging a bad reading; band moves to 20 years on 1 Jan 2031. ↗ |
| Indiana | On the title | 2011-or-newer: whole miles on the title itself; Form 43230 only where the title can't serve (no space, e-title, correction); 2010-or-older exempt. ↗ |
| Iowa | On the title | Model year 2011 or newer requires odometer disclosure on the assignment block of the certificate through 31 December 2030; 2010 or older exempt. ↗ |
| Kansas | On the title | Mileage is certified in the assignment block itself, not on a separate form; vehicles model year 2010 or older are exempt after ten years, 2011+ after twenty. ↗ |
| Kentucky | On the title | KRS 190.300 sets no age; federally 2011+ models disclose on the title, and its two tick boxes offer no exempt option for a pre-2011 car to reach for. ↗ |
| Louisiana | On the title | Mileage goes in the conforming title's odometer block on every assignment; OMV rejects a separate DPSMV 1606 with it - MY2011+ disclose 20 years. ↗ |
| Maine | On the title | Reading goes on the title in whole miles (NO TENTHS); MY2011+ must disclose until 20 years old - Jan 1, 2031 earliest; 2010 and older exempt. ↗ |
| Maryland | On the title | Whole miles in the printed box on the title's back; MY2011+ disclose for 20 years - the MVA manual's 10-model-year exemption is outdated. ↗ |
| Massachusetts | On the title | State law (c.90D s.15) requires the actual reading with no age limit; only the federal 2010-and-older exemption exists and the title has no exempt box, so the reading still gets written - on the back of the certificate, whole miles, no tenths … ↗ |
| Michigan | On the title | Six one-digit cells on the title's Assignment by Seller plus a crossed-out tenths box to leave empty; 2011-or-newer models disclose for 20 years. ↗ |
| Minnesota | On the title | Tick one of three boxes on the title assignment, whole miles; 2010 and older exempt — the PS2000 sheet still saying 2009 is a year out of date. ↗ |
| Mississippi | On the title | Certified on the title assignment, whole miles no tenths; 78-015 only if the certificate can't carry it; no exempt box - federal 2010-and-older rule. ↗ |
| Missouri | On the title | On the title assignment, whole miles NO TENTHS; Form 3019 only where the title can't carry it; MY2010- exempt at 10+ yrs old, MY2011+ for 20 years. ↗ |
| Montana | On the title | Montana requires odometer disclosure for model year 2011 and newer until the vehicle turns twenty years old, exempting 2010 and older entirely. ↗ |
| Nebraska | On the title | In the title's own Odometer Certification section - separate sheets refused since 1999 bar 5 cases; MY2011+ certify until 20 years old, 2010- exempt. ↗ |
| Nevada | On the title | Mileage goes in the title's Odometer Reading box for MY 2011+ until age 20; ignore the 'Exempt - over 9 years' line still printed on older titles. ↗ |
| New Hampshire | On the title | The reading goes in the title assignment with no state age exemption, and the ACTUAL MILEAGE box must be ticked - an unticked reading gets sent back. ↗ |
| New Jersey | On the title | Reading and transfer date go on the certificate of ownership (N.J.A.C. 13:21-5.8); NJ sets no age cut-off - the pre-2011 exemption is federal. ↗ |
| New Mexico | On the title | Certified on the title's assignment (whole miles, AM/EL/NM, no notary); MVD also accepts it on the MVD-10009, MVD-10187 or MVD-10002 instead. ↗ |
| New York | On the title | Printed in Section I on the title's back: reading, five-or-six-digits boxes, three certifications; MV-103 stands in only when a title lacks the block. ↗ |
| North Carolina | On the title | Written twice and must match: the odometer window in Section A of the title itself, plus the MVR-180 both parties sign; fill the title first. ↗ |
| North Dakota | On the title | MY2011+: fill the title's odometer block and the buyer countersigns; MY2010 or older: leave it blank — writing 'exempt' in it is an alteration. ↗ |
| Ohio | On the title | Disclosed in the notarised title assignment's four-box block; 'Exempt' fits MY2010-or-older or listed transactions, not any car that feels old. ↗ |
| Oklahoma | On the title | Disclosure sits in the title's assignment for MY2011+; a reading below the one printed on your title auto-brands the next certificate DISCREPANCY. ↗ |
| Oregon | On the title | Disclosed on the title's reassignment block, buyer countersigning; MY 2011+ under 20 years old only, and DMV refuses voluntary readings. ↗ |
| Pennsylvania | On the title | Reading goes on the title assignment; MY 2010-or-older cars at 10+ years may opt exempt, and status code 4 can never be reversed. ↗ |
| Rhode Island | On the title | Disclosure sits on the title's assignment block, signed by both parties; state law (31-23.2-6) has no age exemption - only federal 49 CFR 580.17 does. ↗ |
| South Carolina | On the title | Disclosure is on the title's assignment; the EXEMPT box lives on Form 400 - pre-2011 cars exempt at 10 years, 2011+ not until 20. ↗ |
| South Dakota | On the title | Model year 2011 or newer: disclosure required in the assignment on the back of the title for twenty years. ↗ |
| Tennessee | On the title | MY 2010 and older: leave the block blank; 2011+ discloses on the title until year 20 (a 2011 to 2031); no exempt box - never tick 'not actual'. ↗ |
| Texas | On the title | Disclosed when you assign the title, copied onto the 130-U; MY 2010 and older exempt, 2011+ waits twenty years (a 2011 goes exempt in 2031). ↗ |
| Utah | On the title | Utah's test is vehicle age, not model year: 41-1a-902 exempts only cars 20+ years old, so a 2009 the federal rule frees still discloses on title. ↗ |
| Vermont | Varies | Seller's choice on MY 2011+ (20-year window): VT-005 bill of sale or the odometer statement on the title's back; 2010 and older exempt. ↗ |
| Virginia | On the title | Virginia requires the odometer reading on the certificate regardless of age; the only exemptions are a prior out-of-state title already branded exempt or a GVWR over 16,000 pounds. ↗ |
| Washington | On the title | Washington requires odometer disclosure on title for model year 2011 and newer (20-year window); 2010 and older exempt. ↗ |
| West Virginia | On the title | West Virginia: mileage in the title's assignment section; MY 2011+ disclose for 20 years, 2010 and older exempt; DMV-TM-1 only for titles without it. ↗ |
| Wisconsin | On the title | Wisconsin: mileage on the back of the title; MY 2011+ not exempt until 20 years past model year (Trans 154.05); MY 2010 and older exempt. ↗ |
| Wyoming | On the title | Wyoming: reading in title section 2 for MY 2011+ until 20 years of service; MY 2010 and older exempt; buyer must sign acknowledging the mileage. ↗ |
How this table was built
The federal split is 49 CFR 580 as amended effective January 1, 2021. Each state row was extracted from our per-state title research — the same box-by-box work behind the forms walkthroughs — and re-verified against the linked source. For the national fraud numbers this table often gets cited beside, see odometer fraud statistics, properly dated.
The federal rule is fixed; what drifts is state paperwork catching up to it. Where a printed title box and this table disagree, the regulation wins — and the linked walkthrough for your state shows the exact box to use.