How to Fill Out Colorado Form DR 2421: One and the Same

Colorado Form DR 2421, the Statement of One and the Same, is a one-page sworn declaration that two different versions of a name belong to the same person or company. You fill it out when the name on a vehicle title or bill of sale doesn’t match the name on your current ID, and you submit it to a county motor vehicle office along with the rest of your title paperwork. The form has only two name fields and a signature line, but each entry has to be made a specific way for the county to accept it.1Colorado Department of Revenue. DR 2421 Colorado Statement of One and the Same

When the Form Applies

The usual trigger is a title transfer where the seller’s name on the certificate of title doesn’t match their government-issued ID. Colorado law requires the person named on a title to execute the transfer under penalty of perjury in the second degree, so a mismatch stops the transaction until it’s resolved.2Justia. Colorado Code 42-6-110 – Certificate of Title – Transfer

Mismatches tend to come from a short list of causes:

  • A last name changed through marriage or divorce but the title still shows the former name.
  • The title uses a middle initial while your license uses the full middle name, or the reverse.
  • A clerical error on the original title: a transposed letter, a dropped suffix, a hyphen that appeared or disappeared.
  • A nickname on the title versus a legal name on the ID. “Bob” versus “Robert.”

The DR 2421 clears these up without a court order or a full legal name-change proceeding. It’s a sworn statement that Name A and Name B are the same person, which is what the county office needs to move forward.

How to Fill In the Two Name Fields

You can download the form from the Colorado DMV website or pick one up at any county motor vehicle office.1Colorado Department of Revenue. DR 2421 Colorado Statement of One and the Same The fields:

  • Name of Person or Name of Company One. Enter the name exactly as it appears on the document creating the mismatch, usually the title or bill of sale. Copy it character for character, including the misspelling, missing middle initial, or old last name. The point of this field is to capture the discrepancy, not to fix it.
  • Name of Person or Name of Company Two. Enter your full legal name as it appears on your current government-issued ID: driver’s license, state ID, or passport.
  • Person or Company. Mark whether the statement is about an individual or a business.
  • Signature. Sign on the line below the certification: “I certify under penalty of perjury in the second degree, that the above statements are true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.”

That’s the whole form. There are no fields for vehicle year, make, or VIN. The DR 2421 ties two names together, not a name to a specific vehicle; the vehicle details go on the title application you submit alongside it.

What to Bring With It

The form on its own won’t complete your title transaction. Plan to bring, at minimum:

  • The current certificate of title showing the name that doesn’t match your ID.
  • Your government-issued photo ID showing your current legal name.
  • Legal documentation of a name change if one occurred: marriage license, divorce decree, or court order.3Jefferson County, CO. Title Transfer

If the mismatch is a clerical error rather than a legal name change, like “Johanson” versus “Johansson,” you probably won’t have a court document to show. In that case the DR 2421 itself is your sworn explanation. Any extra paperwork linking the two name versions, such as an old registration, the original bill of sale, or insurance documents, can help at the counter.

Where to Submit It

Title work in Colorado goes through county motor vehicle offices, which operate under each county’s elected clerk and recorder.4Colorado DMV. County Motor Vehicle Offices Hand in the completed DR 2421 at the county office along with your title transfer application and supporting documents. Title transactions involving a Statement of One and the Same can’t be submitted online. You have to appear in person.

The DR 2421 has no filing fee of its own. The underlying title transaction does: as a reference point, the City and County of Denver charges $8.20 for a duplicate title and $7.20 for a lien release title. Fees vary slightly between counties, so confirm with yours before you go. Simple transactions can sometimes be completed at the counter the same day; during busier periods, the updated title may take several weeks to arrive by mail.

What You’re Signing

Your signature on the DR 2421 is a statement under penalty of perjury in the second degree, a class 2 misdemeanor in Colorado that carries potential jail time and fines when someone knowingly makes a false sworn statement to mislead a public servant. The title transfer statute itself holds every signer to the same standard.2Justia. Colorado Code 42-6-110 – Certificate of Title – Transfer

In practice, the form is meant for real discrepancies: typos, maiden names, middle-initial variations, nicknames versus legal names. It isn’t a workaround for transferring a vehicle titled in someone else’s name by claiming to be that person. County staff see these forms constantly and recognize misuse.

The certification does not require notarization. You sign it yourself under the perjury language, and that signature carries legal weight on its own. If a county office asks you to sign in front of their staff, that’s the office’s own verification step rather than something required by the form.