
Start with a title search to see who the registered owner is. You can handle many things via email with the DMV, but you need to walk the title to the DMV or AAA.
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To apply for a duplicate title by mail: Complete the form and gather your other paperwork. You might try driving through town at 100 MPH, then for sure the local PD will run a search for you.! Bring the completed form and all other information. If you live in a tiny town, maybe go to the PD and ask Andy or Barney to run the plate. They can run your plate and see who it's registered to. One other thing you can do if you know a cop, have them do a title search. You said the nearest DMV is 100 miles away, I hope AAA is closer. If it is still registered to the seller, you will need to get a duplicate title from the DMV, or AAA, fill it out but it has to be signed off by the seller, so I hope you still know him. You need to go to the DMV, or AAA, and have them do a title search to see who the vehicle registered to. Title search to find registered owner is the first step. Mail or bring the application form and fee to your local DMV. If that wasn't done it could well still be in the sellers name. Luckily, getting a new one is relatively easy Follow these steps to get a duplicate car title in California: Complete an Application for a Duplicate Title Form (Form REG 227). If the seller said he took care of it, he didn't.! or you would have received a new title. The seller does not send anything in, its the buyers responsibility to take it to the DMV. If you left it up to the seller to do, it probably never got done and it's still in his name The buyer then takes that form to either the DMV, or the Auto Club and pays $15.00 to flip the title into buyers name.

When you purchased the vehicle, the sellar fills out the top part of the title and signs off his interest in the vehicle. If I can't get an idea where to go, I can apply to both NV and CA for the duplicate, but of course that will cost me twice the $$.Ĭould try CA before trying NV, but the issue is I need a plate by the end of August and depending, if there is a problem I could see me not having enough time to regroup if CA can't give me a dupe since I live in NV.

If you could ask your kid if she's got any idea. But I never received a new title - I was under the impression that I needed to also do something with the title to complete the ownership transfer, but as usual got distracted and now I can't find the title.īut I can say that I never received anything from State of CA. Yes, the detachable thing was filled out and mailed to the DMV by my friend, the previous owner.
