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Relating to the waiting period for a replacement of a motor vehicle certificate of title
Topics:Transportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 20, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 22, 2023
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary If you lose your vehicle title, you currently have to wait five days for the state to send you a new one. This bill removes that waiting period for everyone. Now, owners and lienholders can get a replacement title immediately after applying.1
Read the official explanation
Under current law, if an original certificate of title to a motor vehicle is lost or destroyed, the owner or lienholder is required to apply for a replacement copy. The application must be made to the department of transportation (DOT) or county treasurer who issued the original certificate of title. The application must be signed by the owner or lienholder and accompanied by a $20 fee. The DOT or county treasurer must wait five days before issuing a replacement copy using the applicant’s most recent bona fide address. However, the five-day waiting period does not apply to an applicant who is a lienholder or to an applicant who has surrendered the original certificate of title to the DOT or county treasurer. This bill strikes the five-day waiting period.
House subcommittee
Named February 22, 2023. It hasn’t reported yet.
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