“I’m keeping the original title in my folder,” I said.

“He gets a certified copy of the California registration and a copy of the bank lien release.”

“And the letter?”

I picked up the three-page draft I had written in dark ink on heavy paper.

It listed the exact date the bank released the lien on my Toyota, the date the Oregon registration was closed, and the date the California temporary permit was issued.

It stated in plain English that any attempt to claim the car as stolen would be documented as a false police report filed across state lines.