How to Replace a Car Title in North Carolina
To replace your lost car title in North Carolina, you must complete an Application for a Duplicate Title, and send the form to your local North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles office. If you have a loan on your vehicle, your lienholder must complete the bottom of the form. Otherwise, the DMV will reject it and you will have to resubmit it. Expect the process to take at least a few weeks. The DMV has a 15-day waiting period after receiving the form before they process it and send you the duplicate title registration form.
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Instructions
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Obtain the Application for Duplicate Title. Go online (see Resources) or visit your local DMV.
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Complete the form. You will need information about the vehicle's make, model, Vehicle Identification Number and fuel type. All legal owners of the vehicle must sign the application in the presence of a notary public.
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Submit the application by mail or in person. Enclose a check or money order for the $15 fee (as of December 2010).
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Keep the duplicate title in a secure location. A good place to keep it is with your other legal papers in a safe deposit box at your bank or in a locked file cabinet.
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Report changes to a vehicle title within 28 days. Changes to a title resulting from the sale of the vehicle, paying off the vehicle loan, giving away the vehicle, donating the vehicle or inheriting a vehicle must be sent to the North Carolina DMV within 28 days of the date of the notary stamp on the vehicle title form. The buyer must register the new title. Failure to complete and submit the vehicle title application form within the prescribed time frame will result in a $15 fine.
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Tips & Warnings
You must sign the application in the presence of a notary. The lienholder must complete the bottom of the application form.
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