I recall something about 'death and taxes'. Get a grip and get used to it. Same thing here in NY. Go to register any used vehicle (or transfer ownership) and you have to either pay tax based on the current blue book value. Exceptions are if you have a signed affidavit (on one of their forms) stating the sale value. A separate bill of sale is not considered valid. Another exception is if the vehicle is 'gifted' from one family member to another. Again special DMV forms needed. Good news is that at least the forms are all available on the DMV website so another trip is not needed to pick them up.
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