Right. If that VIN was used it would come up right away.
Hmm. If he retitled it but didn't change the VIN, and it's relatively recent, I would think that your DMV can run the VIN in other states and find out where it went. IF that was what happened.
I am not a lawyer and I have not played one on TV either but I have to ask how this would play out.
Obviously it would take some days in court but would the new "owner" have to turn the car over or would the person who sold it after re-titling it just have to pay restitution (with possible jail time) and the car is now owned by someone else.
I have heard that with real estate it can be the latter in many cases.
