A replacement
certificate of title may be needed if your Georgia certificate of title has
been lost, stolen, misplaced or mutilated. If you cannot find the Georgia
certificate of title for your motor vehicle, or mobile home, you should first
be sure that it is not currently being held by a lienholder. Georgia law
requires that the Motor Vehicle Division mail a title, on which a lienholder
is shown, to the lienholder rather than the owner. Once the lien is paid in
full the lienholder should release the lien in the space provided on the
title and mail it to the owner. If your motor vehicle is older than a 1986
model, a certificate of title is not required for transfer. In this case,
you may transfer ownership by simply signing the back of your registration
and providing a Bill of Sale to the new owner. However, if the last Georgia
title issued in the name of the current owner and has been lost, a replacement
may be obtained. Once the chain of ownership has been broken, a replacement
title cannot be issued. The State of Georgia does not title vehicles older
than 1962 regardless of the chain of ownership.
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P. O. Box 8088 Athens, GA 30603 |
P. O. Box 740381 Atlanta, GA 30374-0381 |
| The Motor Vehicle Division only mails titles to the lienholder or owner by regular mail. If there is a lien on the vehicle the Motor Vehicle Division is required to mail the title to the lienholder. |
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| The replacement title for a lost or stolen title will be issued bearing the following replacement legend: "THIS IS A REPLACEMENT TITLE AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF THE PERSON UNDER THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE." | The replacement title for a mutilated title will be issued bearing the following replacement legend: "REPLACEMENT TITLE" |
| Recently Married? A replacement title may be issued in a person's married name even though the original title was issued in the applicants' maiden name by completing the MV-1 application in the married name. A copy of the official marriage license must also be submitted. |
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