![]() ![]() Click Here to visit our section on paperwork for deceased owner vehicle title applications. If you have moved to a different state, you may be able to request an affidavit form that you can have notarized at your location and send by postal mail.ĭeceased – If the person listed as legal owner on title has become deceased, the DMV will request a death certificate and documentation demonstrating that the person requesting the replacement title is the legal heir by statute or by will/probate/estate. The agency does not want to hand a legal document to a person who is not the legal owner, and would want to verify the identity of the person requesting the document by matching their photo ID. Out of the area – In most cases, the DMV will require the legal owner to present themself in person to request the duplicate title document. Click Here to visit our section on bonded titles. Purged records – If there has been no title or active registration issued on the vehicle in 5 or 7 years (depending on the state), the prior ownership records may have been purged from the system, and a duplicate title request may not be allowed. ![]() Click Here to visit our section on contacting prior owners. Not in your name – If the vehicle was transferred to you but a new legal title was never issued to you by the DMV, then the last person who had a legal title document with their name printed on the front will need to make application for the duplicate. Other owners – If there are multiple owners listed on the title, each person will need to sign the duplicate title application, unless they are listed as “or” owners. Click Here to visit our section on obtaining a lien release. Even if the lien has been paid off, the DMV will likely not have been made aware of this event and will still how it as a cloud on the title. Liens – If there was a lien on the vehicle when the last title was issued, you will need to obtain a lien release from the lender. ![]() They will then issue a new replacement title document printed exactly as the last one was. They will verify that you were the last titled owner of the vehicle, and verify your identity. Simply visit the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles), or government agency in the state where the last title was issued in your name. ![]()
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