How to Fill Out Arizona Non-Probate Affidavit Form 32-6901: Notarize and File

The Arizona Non-Probate Affidavit, Form 32-6901, lets a rightful heir transfer a deceased person’s vehicle title through the Motor Vehicle Division without opening probate. You fill in the decedent’s information and the vehicle’s information, sign the sworn statements in front of a notary, and bring the notarized form to any MVD office or authorized third-party provider. The MVD is required by A.R.S. § 14-3971 to issue the title to you once the affidavit and applicable fees are presented.¹

Confirm You Can Use the Form

Every one of the conditions below has to be true. Miss one and the MVD will not process the transfer.

At least 30 days have passed since the date of death.
The total value of all the decedent’s personal property, everywhere, is $200,000 or less after subtracting liens and encumbrances. A $30,000 vehicle with a $12,000 loan against it counts as $18,000 toward the cap.
No one has petitioned to appoint a personal representative and none is currently serving, in any state. If a personal representative was appointed earlier but has been discharged, or more than a year has passed since a closing statement was filed, the affidavit is available again as long as the $200,000 cap still holds.
Funeral expenses and the costs of the decedent’s last illness have been paid.
All owners listed on the title are deceased. If a co-owner is still alive, the surviving-owner process applies instead of this affidavit.²

Make Sure You Are the Right Person to Sign

Only someone legally entitled to inherit the vehicle can use the affidavit. If the decedent left a valid will, the successor is the person the will names to receive that vehicle. Without a will, Arizona’s intestacy rules control, generally in this order: surviving spouse, children, parents, then siblings.³

Only one person files the affidavit for a given vehicle. If other heirs have an equal or greater right to it, they need to sign written assignments transferring their interests to you, and copies of those signed assignments get attached to the affidavit. Without them, the MVD has no way to confirm the other heirs agreed.

Where to Get Form 32-6901

Form 32-6901, titled “Non-Probate Affidavit,” is published by the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Division. Download the current version (revised April 2025) from the MVD forms library at azdot.gov.⁴ Print it clean and single-sided.

What the Form Asks For

Fill every field. A blank VIN or a missing odometer reading is one of the more common reasons a transfer stalls at the counter.

The form collects two categories of information. First, the decedent’s details: full legal name, date of death, and place of death (county and state). Second, the vehicle details: Vehicle Identification Number, year, make, body style, license plate number, odometer reading, and, if the transfer involves a mobile home, its location.

One useful note on documents: the MVD does not require a certified death certificate or the original vehicle title to process the non-probate transfer.² If you have the title, bring it anyway. It can move the process along.

The Sworn Statements You Are Signing

The body of the form contains the declarations required by A.R.S. § 14-3971. By signing, you affirm under oath that:

30 days have passed since the death.
The estate’s total personal property is $200,000 or less, net of liens.
No personal representative is serving or has been petitioned for.
You are the person entitled to the vehicle under the will or under intestate succession.

These are declarations under penalty of perjury. A false statement exposes you to criminal liability.¹

Get the Affidavit Notarized

Form 32-6901 has to be signed under oath in front of a notary public. Do not sign it ahead of time. The notary must watch you sign; signing beforehand is the most common reason a notary refuses to complete the acknowledgment.

Bring valid government-issued photo identification, such as a driver’s license or passport, so the notary can verify your identity. Arizona caps notary fees at $10 per notarial act, so the out-of-pocket cost is small. UPS stores, banks, and shipping centers commonly offer notary services.

Take the Affidavit to the MVD

Bring the completed and notarized Form 32-6901 to any Arizona MVD office or an authorized third-party provider, along with your photo ID and payment for the applicable title and registration fees. The statute uses mandatory language: once presented with a proper affidavit, the MVD is required to transfer the vehicle title.¹ Depending on the office, you will either walk out with the new title or receive it by mail.

What Form 32-6901 Does Not Cover

Form 32-6901 handles vehicles only. If the estate also includes bank accounts, brokerage holdings, or other personal property, that transfer uses a separate “Affidavit for Collection of All Personal Property” available through the Clerk of the Superior Court in the county where the decedent lived. In Maricopa County it is designated PBSE11f.³ It shares the 30-day wait and $200,000 cap, but you present it directly to the bank or brokerage rather than to the MVD, and institutions usually ask to see a certified death certificate even though the statute does not explicitly require one.

Real estate follows a different track under A.R.S. § 14-3971 with a six-month wait, a $300,000 assessed-value cap, a required certified death certificate, and a court filing with the Clerk of the Superior Court. It is not something Form 32-6901 can accomplish.⁵

Finally, using the affidavit does not end the decedent’s tax obligations. Someone still needs to file a final federal income tax return covering January 1 through the date of death, and prior-year returns if any were missed.⁶ Federal estate tax rarely comes into play at this size, and Arizona has no separate state estate or inheritance tax.

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Arizona Legislature. Arizona Code 14-3971 – Collection of Personal Property by Affidavit
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Arizona Department of Transportation. Vehicle Title Transfer After Owner’s Death (Non-Probate Transfer)
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Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County. Small Estate Affidavit(s) for Transfer
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Arizona Department of Transportation. Non-Probate Affidavit Form 32-6901
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Superior Court of Arizona in Pima County. Affidavit of Succession to Real Property ARS 14-3971(E)
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Internal Revenue Service. File the Final Income Tax Returns of a Deceased Person