Transferring a Car After Someone Dies in New Hampshire

When a married New Hampshire resident who owns a registered vehicle used for family purposes dies, the vehicle is treated as jointly held with right of survivorship (unless the title says otherwise) and passes to the surviving spouse; if no title was ever issued, the spouse applies with a copy of the death record and the fee. Joint owners whose names are joined by 'or' (or by 'and' with a survivorship designation) hold with right of survivorship; the surviving owner can transfer or keep registering the vehicle without a new title, using their signature and a copy of the death record. Other vehicles are transferred by the court-appointed administrator or executor.