Getting a New Car Title

So what’s the process for getting a new car title?

Scenario Assessment
Well, you have to look at the scenario to see which of the processes you have to go through.

True Duplicate Title
If it’s a true duplicate, meaning that you are the title owner and it was in your name, you just need to get another copy. That’s an easy process. You go to the DMV, bring your driver’s license to the VIN number, and they’ll take care of that for you.

Changing the Owner Name
If you’re changing the owner’s name on the vehicle, you may need other documentation. You might have to remove a lien holder if there’s an old lien holder on the car. Look first at what documents you have: a bill of sale, a receipt, or any other documentation showing the vehicle’s transfer to you.

Locating the Prior Owner
You may have to locate the prior owner to get some of these things signed, which may be part of the process of getting a new title.

Recent Purchase Considerations
If you bought the car recently, you want to take a look to see if you bought it from a dealer or private seller, and even though somebody may have seemed like a dealer, sometimes there’s people who sell cars out of the blue that aren’t really legitimate licensed dealers; they’re just individuals who flip cars from the driveway or from some car lot somewhere.

Paper Trail and Chain of Title
So check to see if it was a dealer or a private seller, and if there is, what’s the paper trail and what’s the chain of title that you have putting the car in your name?

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