Many companies have their own transport, which works for official tasks, cargo delivery and the needs of bosses. But to legally use a car in Russia, it must be registered with the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate. If the car is the property of the company, then it is issued and registered by power of attorney. The question is that the interests of a legal entity cannot be represented without this document, except for the head. However, he cannot personally participate in all the work. In this review, we will consider what type of power of attorney is required to register a vehicle with the traffic police from a company, and what rights it provides.
Contents of the document
Important! Current legislation does not provide for a specific form for issuing a power of attorney for registering a car or other vehicle.
The text of the paper is written in free form. The main thing is that it includes certain information:
- The date and address of the paper.
- Details of the company issuing the power of attorney:
- full name;
- TIN;
- main state registration number;
- location address;
- place and date of state registration;
- the position of the employee who is authorized to confirm powers of attorney, his passport data;
- details of statutory documents.
- Position and personal information of the employee receiving authority.
- Complete list of transferred rights.
- Address of the traffic police department where the authorized person will represent the legal entity. face.
- Basic technical characteristics of the car that is being registered (make, model, color, state numbers, release date, PTS details, etc.).
- Validity period (if this information is not specified, then in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 186 of the Civil Code, the validity period of such a document is one year).
Important! In addition, the papers should indicate the possibility of transferring rights to third parties.
What is the validity period of the document?
The parties can independently regulate the duration of the power of attorney; the law does not create any obstacles.
If the term in the power of attorney is not specified at all, then it is considered equal to one year.
Is it possible to appeal the traffic police report if I signed it?
How to issue a notarized power of attorney to represent interests, read here.
How to issue a power of attorney to represent interests in an insurance company, read the link:
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Primary requirements
According to paragraph 1 of Art. 185 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, the power of attorney must be handwritten or typed on a computer. Afterwards, it is certified by the head of the company or another person who has the right to certify the papers in accordance with the organization’s charter and current legislation (clause 4 of Article 185 of the Civil Code).
Do I need to notarize?
For 2021, there are no specific legal requirements for a document to be affixed with a company seal and certified by an authorized employee of the organization. Also, the law does not say anything that a power of attorney must be issued on company letterhead with an outgoing number assigned to it.
The legislation does not say anything that a power of attorney for registering a car with the traffic police must be certified by a notary.
Do you need a power of attorney to drive a car this year?
Is it plausible that this document has already been cancelled?
And is it not necessary to provide additional paper from the owner in order to allow him to drive his car? This version is confirmed. To drive someone else's vehicle, you do not need a power of attorney. In November 2012, the requirement to provide traffic police officers with a document indicating the right to use a car was removed from the Traffic Rules.
Without holding a document to drive someone else's vehicle, it is impossible to:
- pick up the car from the impound lot;
- obtain a copy of the license plate;
- get a passport for a car;
- deregister the car;
- take out an insurance policy;
- undergo technical inspection.
If the car is intended for driving, then a power of attorney is not required. And if other legal manipulations are carried out with the car, then drawing up such a paper is mandatory.
What powers does it give?
A power of attorney for registering a vehicle with the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate from a company regulates the powers granted to the authorized person. They are included in the text in general terms (for example, representing the interests of the company in the traffic police regarding vehicle registration) or are indicated in more detail:
- payment of fees established by current legislation;
- obtaining vehicle registration numbers;
- obtaining a copy of documents confirming the registration of the car;
- making adjustments to documentation;
- carrying out other actions aimed at fulfilling the order in accordance with the law.
Registration of a power of attorney
According to the Civil Code, any type of power of attorney, including the one under consideration, must be drawn up in written or printed form.
To draw up a notarized power of attorney, you need to contact a notary office, which will draw up this document, and the presence of an authorized person is required. The presence of the person being given the authority is not necessary, although he may be present during the procedure.
When drawing up a power of attorney, the notary checks the documents for compliance, as well as the legal capacity of the applying citizens. After this, the notary office issues a completed power of attorney. It must bear the signature of the director or other authorized persons, in accordance with the organization’s charter. To draw up a power of attorney, you need to pay a notary fee.
If the power of attorney is filled out with one’s own hand, it should not contain any blots or corrections, and it should also be filled out with one pen. All required fields must contain the necessary information and cannot be left blank. Spelling errors and inaccurate writing of details in the document are also not allowed.
When filling out in your own hand, please indicate:
- Date and place of compilation.
- The principal's details are mainly passport data.
- Data about the car, they are indicated in the vehicle passport.
- Data from the purchase and sales agreement concluded with the previous owner.
- At the end, fill in the details of the official who will represent the interests and the validity period of the power of attorney. Next, the signature and its decoding of the manager and his telephone number are affixed.
Power of attorney to register a car with the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate from a legal entity : download the form
Procedure for registering a vehicle by a representative of a legal entity
Almost all services in Russia have electronic queues. The waiting period in such a queue is usually no more than 15 minutes.
The procedure for registering a legal entity with the traffic police consists of the following steps:
- submitting an application to register a car;
- checking the authenticity of the power of attorney and other documents;
- inspection of the vehicle to confirm compliance with technical specifications;
- adoption by the authorized person of a special decision on further actions for registration;
- preparation of a package of documents that is issued to the applicant;
- certification and signing of the papers in question;
- entering information into the traffic police register;
- issuance of PTS and license plates for the registered car;
- destruction or preservation of documents that served as the basis for the procedure.
Attention! Registration of the car and its registration with the traffic police must be carried out no later than 10 days after purchase.
The time between submitting an application and issuing registration documents is about 1-1.5 hours. In some cases (with additional checks), the registration procedure can last up to 30 days.
Which department of the State Traffic Inspectorate should I contact?
To register a vehicle, the authorized person must contact the regional traffic police department.
If the car is new, then registration with the traffic police is carried out as a primary procedure. Purchasing a car second-hand requires making some changes to the owner’s information.
In addition, the traffic police uses special equipment to check the authenticity of the numbers on the parts.
Payment of the state fee is carried out only by bank transfer ; the authorized person has no right to pay in cash on his own behalf. And the receipt is submitted to the traffic police along with other documents.
After registration with the traffic police, the car should be registered at the military registration and enlistment office located at the place of registration of the legal entity. faces.
The powers that the document gives
Any vehicle receives the right to participate in road traffic only after registering it with the State Traffic Inspectorate . The procedure is carried out by the owner of the vehicle. But in some cases, the owner cannot do this personally for a number of reasons. The law allows accounting actions with vehicles by proxy.
A power of attorney for registering a car with the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate is a confirmation of the transfer of authority to a third party, who receives the opportunity to carry out all registration actions, after which the rights and obligations arise to the owner of the vehicle. The principal and third party can be both physical and legal entities.
Documents confirming the registration of a car (or other vehicle), executed with the participation of an authorized person, are issued in the name of the owner who issued the power of attorney.
More information here:
What is a general power of attorney for a car and how to formalize it correctly.
Power of attorney to drive a car.
On the basis of a power of attorney received from the owner, a third party represents the interests of the principal without his participation in the registration authorities.
The document gives the right to perform the following actions:
- Registration of a vehicle purchased at a car dealership , imported into the territory of the Russian Federation, assembled independently or imported into the Russian Federation temporarily for a period of at least 6 months;
- Changing data when purchasing a used car , processing design changes, obtaining new license plates, registration documents, movable property passports if they are lost or have become unusable;
- Upon sale of a car or theft - termination of registration;
- Deregistration for removal of a vehicle outside the country or for its disposal.
To obtain information certificates from the MREO regarding the registration and re-registration of a car, as well as to appeal the actions of a traffic police inspector through a third party, a power of attorney from the owner will be required.
The rights to carry out registration activities can be specified in a document granting the right to drive a vehicle to a third party.
Fines for driving a car without a power of attorney
Until 2012, a fine of 500 rubles was imposed for driving a vehicle without a special permit.
The issue surrounding this topic has been discussed for several years. And with the onset of 2012, the presentation of such a document was canceled. Today, traffic police officers do not have the right to issue a fine to a driver for driving someone else’s car without such a document.
There are actions that the driver has no right to perform in the absence of a power of attorney:
- pick up a car from the impound lot;
- if you lose a duplicate of registration numbers, restore them;
- register and deregister a vehicle;
- carry out registration of compulsory motor liability insurance;
- undergo a vehicle inspection.
If, nevertheless, the traffic police officers fined the driver for driving someone else’s vehicle, then he can file a complaint with a certain authority.
The decision to issue a power of attorney for a vehicle depends on certain circumstances. You won’t need such a document if you have to use someone else’s car for one day. If you need to use the car for a longer period of time, it is better to issue a power of attorney.
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Procedure for registering an organization's vehicle by proxy
The list of documents required for a company representative to register a car by proxy differs significantly from the list established for citizens.
The traffic police must provide:
- Passport of a representative of the organization authorized to register the car.
- Power of attorney.
- Company registration documents certified by a notary.
- The vehicle passport, in which the organization is listed as the owner, its legal address is indicated, a certificate or agreement for the purchase of the car, and the date of the transaction for the purchase of the car are indicated. The document must be signed by the manager and certified by the company seal.
- Certificate of invoice for the purchase of a car.
- Transit numbers (available).
- Compulsory insurance policy, where the responsible person must sign in the “policyholder” column.
- A copy of the customs declaration, wrapped in the interior (for foreign cars).
- Payment order with bank mark.
- A complete list of all leaders of the organization.
The company has the right to register its cars only at the place of its registration . Documents are submitted by appointment, and checking them against the database takes a few minutes.
Also, using special instruments, the authenticity of the vehicle’s license plates and its compliance with safety requirements are checked.
If all documents are provided and completed correctly, the car is registered on the day of application. The procedure ends with the issuance of license plates for the car and a certificate of registration.
Then the vehicle should be insured and registered with the military registration and enlistment office located at the place of registration of the company.
An organization can pay the state fee only by bank transfer; a representative of the organization does not have the right to do this on his own behalf. Payment is made by an accountant or other authorized person. Documents confirming payment of the state duty must be submitted to the traffic police .
Download:
Power of attorney for registration with the State Traffic Inspectorate from an organization - Sample.doc
Power of attorney for registration of a car with the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate from a legal entity - Form.doc
