MSU Extension: Using a Beneficiary Designation to Transfer a Montana Vehicle or Vessel Title at Death

This is one of a series of articles focusing on estate and legacy planning.

“The 2021 Montana Legislature passed the Transfer on Death Act for Vehicles and Vessels and clarified the definition of vehicles and vessels during the 2023 session” says Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension Family Economics Specialist.

Montana law defines vehicles and vessels to include automobiles, vans, trucks, sport utility vehicles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, trailers, pole trailers, snowmobiles, sailboats 12 feet or longer, and motorized boats including personal watercraft. Mobile homes and house trailers have...