Certificate from the traffic police about deregistration of a car: how and where to get it, sample

When might a document be required and why does the tax service need it?

A certificate stating that the car has been deregistered with the traffic police is usually needed in the following situations:

the car was sold or disposed of, but the Federal Tax Service continues to receive demands to pay transport tax in accordance with paragraph. 1 tbsp. 357 and art. 358 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation (read about what to do if you receive taxes on a deregistered car here);
the owner of the car is planning to move to another country for a long period of time and register the car there.

The first reason is the most common. Although the traffic police regularly transmits data on vehicle registration to the tax authorities, unfortunately, sometimes the information is lost or arrives after the payment request has already been sent. It is then that the former owner has to prove that he has not owned the car for a long time.

Who is given information that a car has been deregistered?

The following persons can receive a document from the traffic police:

Citizens or representatives of organizations that previously owned the deregistered vehicle.
Representatives of former owners acting on the basis of a power of attorney.
Other persons interested in receiving a certificate.

Important! In order to request information, you must have some relation to the deregistered car and have evidence that the lack of a certificate somehow violates the rights or legally protected interests of the applicant. Without this, the traffic police may refuse to issue information.

To receive a response from the traffic police, the applicant must take some mandatory steps.

A certificate stating that the car has been deregistered can only be obtained from the traffic police. No other government agency is involved in this issue and, accordingly, has no information about vehicle registration.

How to make an application?

A sample application for a certificate can usually be found either at the traffic police department where the car was registered, or on legal or automotive websites on the Internet. However, there is no strictly defined legal form for such a document, so it can be submitted in any form. You just need to indicate the following:

Name and address of the traffic police MREO where the application is being submitted. It would also be good to indicate the details of the head of this department (surname, initials and rank) - this is not a mandatory requirement, but it will be a sign of politeness, and government agencies usually treat polite applicants more loyally and fulfill their requests faster.
Full name and contact details of the applicant. This is necessary to identify the person, and the data so that the traffic police can check, if necessary, whether such a person exists in nature.
An indication of a vehicle that has been deregistered. State required number, make, date of issue, VIN - in a word, the more complete the information, the easier it will be to check.
The circumstances under which the car was deregistered.

Attention! This is just basic information. If necessary, you can indicate other important information in the application.

List of required papers

To obtain a certificate, you only need a passport. However, if necessary, additional documents may be attached to the application. In particular, they may be:

Request from the Federal Tax Service for tax payment.
A copy of the purchase and sale agreement for the car.
A copy of the vehicle disposal certificate.
PTS and vehicle registration certificate - if they are preserved in the original or copies.

Timing and cost

Obtaining a certificate is a free service. However, if the car has not yet been deregistered, but you need to simultaneously deregister it and receive a document about it, you will have to pay a fee (how much does it cost to deregister a car?).
The period for issuing the certificate itself is, according to the Administrative Regulations, no more than 10 working days from the moment the application was registered with the traffic police MREO. In practice, a certificate can often be obtained on the day of application, if the government agency is not too busy at the moment.

What grounds are needed?

A citizen of the Russian Federation can be discharged from an apartment or any other residential premises for the following reasons (Article 31 of PP No. 713):

changing the place of permanent residence (registration), for example, when buying or selling an apartment;
recognition by the judicial authorities of a citizen as missing;
death (declared dead by the court) in the presence of an appropriate document;
the judicial authorities made a decision on mandatory eviction or recognition as having lost the right to use the living space; by a court decision on violation of registration rules (providing documents with false information, misleading employees of a government agency, unlawful actions of responsible employees, and so on);
deliberate cessation for any reason of a nomadic (semi-nomadic) way of life;
changing the travel routes specified during the registration of a citizen, including the possibility of leaving the administrative unit indicated in the documents;
detection by law enforcement agencies of the fact of a citizen’s fictitious registration.

In all other cases, deregistration at the previous address is considered illegal and can be appealed in court.

How to make an appointment through State Services?

When receiving a document, the State Services portal can be a serious help. It is not yet possible to fully order a certificate there as of mid-2021 - but you can make an appointment at the exact time so as not to wait in line. To do this you need:

Have a verified account on the portal.
Go to Gosuslugi.
Make an appointment at the desired traffic police department.
Show up at exactly the appointed time.

After this, the certificate will be issued in accordance with the general procedure.

Documentation

To carry out the deregistration procedure at the place of registration, you must prepare:

civil passport or birth certificate (if under 14 years of age);
a power of attorney certified by a notary, if the extract is made by a representative;
written statement or court decision;
extract from the house register. The document is required if the citizen has not entered into an agreement with the house management company to maintain registration records. Otherwise, all required information is reflected in a single database;
departure address sheet (issued upon deregistration without providing the address of future registration);
statistical disposal sheet (issued when leaving the Russian Federation and subsequent registration in another country);
permission from the guardianship authority when changing the place of registration of a minor who is the owner of a residential premises (part of a residential building) or an orphan.

Possible difficulties when deregistering

In some situations, some difficulties may arise when performing the discharge procedure.

Judicially

If a citizen himself does not want to be deregistered from a residential premises, then the owner of the property has the right to deregister based on a court decision.

To do this, first of all, you need to file a statement of claim indicating the reasons for the cancellation of registration and obtain a decision, which will serve as the basis.

In most cases, the court goes to court:

after divorce;
after the expiration of the period established by the real estate purchase and sale agreement;
in case of delay in payment of utility bills.

Without the person's consent

Registration can be canceled without the citizen’s personal consent in the following cases:

upon conscription into the ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the basis of a message from the military commissariat;
methods for leaving for places of deprivation (based on a court verdict that has entered into force);
by court decision in cases of death or recognition of the deceased, recognition as missing, obtaining evidence of unauthorized use, and so on.

The discharge process follows the previously described scheme, but the package of required documents is increased by the specified documents.

Deceased

To deregister a deceased citizen, it is required to provide the registration authority with the original death certificate issued by the competent authorities.

Minors

A minor child can be deregistered only when moving to another residential premises, obtained by concluding a purchase and sale agreement, exchange, and so on.

If the child is the owner of the residential premises, then permission from the guardianship authorities will be additionally required.

It is also necessary to take into account the following nuances:

if the child is under 14 years old, then all actions for deregistration and registration are carried out by the parents;
if the child is under 18 years old, but already over 14 years old, then the main documents for registration actions are filled out independently, but only in the presence of parents;
To cancel the registration of a minor citizen, confirmation of registration at a new address will be required;
in the absence of the consent of one of the spouses, the issue of discharge is resolved in court.

If difficulties arise during registration or deregistration, it is recommended to seek help from a qualified lawyer.

What to do if you need a tax certificate urgently?

You can receive an urgent certificate from the tax office within 1-3 business days by contacting. The company's specialists will help save your time:

within an hour after accepting the order, they go to the customer’s office or home in any district of Moscow to complete documents;
then visit the Federal Tax Service, fill out an application, pay the necessary fees;
the finished document will be delivered to the customer the next day.

If necessary, before submitting an application, settlements can be reconciled with the Federal Tax Service, which will make sure that there are no debts in paying taxes and fees and receive a document confirming their payment in full.

Cost of service for obtaining a document

Service	Price
Certificates of absence of debt from the Federal Tax Service (8 - 10 days in advance)	from 2,500 rub.
Certificates of absence of debt from the Federal Tax Service (in 3 - 5 days)	from 3,500 rub.
Certificates of absence of debt from the Federal Tax Service (in 1 day)	from 4,500 rub.

Deregistration at place of residence through State Services

You can check out of your accommodation:

to FMS offices;
in passport offices;
in multifunctional centers (MFC);
through the State Services website.

Read more: How to check out of an apartment through State Services.

To perform an operation via the Internet you must:

log into your personal account on the e-government portal. The account must be previously registered and confirmed by one of the available methods;
select a service located in the “Passports, visas, registration” section;

choose the method of receiving the service. Currently, registration is available directly at a government institution for a certain time (personal visit) and an electronic service, when choosing which application and all documents are submitted via the Internet;

the next stage is filling out and submitting an application, which requires you to indicate all the data by analogy with paper;

the completed application is sent for verification and a decision on discharge is made;
After checking the documents, you will be able to independently choose the place and time to receive the completed documents.

Procedure and timing of the procedure

Deregistration at the place of residence in the MFC or FMS is carried out according to the following scheme:

Preparation of the required package of documents.
Visit the selected institution and submit an application.
Waiting for service to be provided. In accordance with the current regulations, the extract is made within 3 days from the date of submission of the application and the full set of necessary documents.
Receive notification. Adding a stamp to your passport and entering data into a single database.