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VIRP 20.000: Application for Replacement or Transfer of Title (REG 227) (VC §§4457, 4458, 4459, 4466 and 5752)

Replacements and Substitutes

Executive Summary

California DMV VIRP section 20.000 (Application for Replacement or Transfer of Title (REG 227) (VC §§4457, 4458, 4459, 4466 and 5752)) covers a duplicate California Certificate of Title must be obtained when the original is lost, stolen, mutilated, illegible, or a paperless title. An Application for Replacement or Transfer of Title (REG 227) form must be completed by the legal owner/lienholder (LO) of record for a vehicle two model years…. Part of Replacements and Substitutes. Tags Clinic hosts the official manual text unchanged below for dealers and registration services in California.

Key Takeaways

  • A duplicate California Certificate of Title must be obtained when the original is lost, stolen, mutilated, illegible, or a paperless title.
  • An Application for Replacement or Transfer of Title (REG 227) form must be completed by the legal owner/lienholder (LO) of record for a vehicle two model years….
  • Note A Lien Satisfied/Title Holder Release (REG 166) form and any other types of lien releases for California titled vehicles two model years old or newer are….
  • The LO must request the title.
  • Renewal fees and parking violations are not required to be paid to issue a replacement Certificate of Title only.

Important Facts

Manual section
20.000
Chapter
Replacements and Substitutes
Manual text
Verbatim DMV VIRP source below the overview