Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws — Part I, Title XIV, Motor Vehicles
Mass. Gen. Laws (Motor Vehicles) § 90D:22: Security interest in vehicle; requirements of owner, lienholder and subordinate lienholder
What this law says, in plain English
When an owner pledges a vehicle as security for a loan, the owner must immediately apply to name the lender on the title certificate, and the lender must submit this to the registrar. The registrar then endorses the lender's name onto the certificate.
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