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Just as the State is the authoritative repository of land deeds, so with the automotive equivalent of the pink slip.
A car represents the second biggest investment (second to a house, so for non-homeowners it might well be their Biggest investment), an expensive commodity tempting to thieves, and an implement which may somehow be involved in a crime. The combination of reasons justifies the State maintaining the authoritative documents of a car's ownership and history.
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