One of the hidden costs of Colorado residency.
I just registered a trailer I bought without a title... went into the DMV with only a $10 bill and my checkbook... I didn't write a check, and I still had a quarter in my pocket when I left.
ok, It was a farm plate... but I'll take it!
When I last did a xfer in Colorado, I did one as a gift... it worked then, but YMMV with greedy Dem taxoholics in charge.