[Chaplin]

Actually, you pay the taxes before you get the title. After you get your "reconstructed vehicle information packet" from Trenton, you need to fill that out and send it in to Trenton with a copy of all of your receipts and a check in the proper amount of the tax due. Upon receipt of your completed paperwork, receipts and check, DMV will schedule you for the "safety inspection" where they will inspect the car to make sure it is safe enough to give you a title.