Call Kurtis: Car Buyer Stuck With Prior Owner’s DMV Bounced Check Fee

ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – Lee Murch bought a used van from someone online. After transferring it into his name, he learned he was on the hook for a bounced check that was tied to the prior owner.
“I checked the oil, I checked the water,” said Murch.
But he didn’t think to check to see if the guy he bought it from was up to date on his Department of Motor Vehicles registration fees.
Several weeks after buying the van a letter showed up from the DMV saying he owed $297 including