The required application form for a replacement (duplicate) title is at the link http://dpsweb.dps.louisiana.gov/DPSForms.nsf/8bad5589175b8981862575f20048ee65/3f5bfbc0df992df186256dc0006961fc?OpenDocument In addition to other information, complete the DUPLICATE TITLE AFFIDAVIT section. Your signature must be NOTARIZED. Include a copy of your latest registration. Also, if there was a lien (loan) on the vehicle, provide a “satisfaction of lien” from your lender.
By mail. Send the completed form, registration copy, lien release (if applicable) and a check or money order for $76.50 to: Office of Motor Vehicles, PO Box 64886, Baton Rouge, LA 70896.
In person. You won’t need a Notary if you bring this form and the other documents to your local Office of Motor Vehicles, and make the application there. Locations can be found at http://dpsweb.dps.louisiana.gov/omvfielddirections.nsf/$parish?OpenView&Start=1&Count=1200&Collapse=6#6
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TITLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SELLING A CAR IN LOUISIANA
REPLACEMENT TITLE – LOUISIANA
You cannot transfer ownership of your vehicle if you do not possess the Title Certificate. The most common reason you would not possess the Certificate is that there is a lienholder (lender) for the vehicle. In this case the lien holder maintains control of the title until the lien (loan) is paid off. This common situation does not require a replacement of the original title, but instead a transfer of the title to you.
REPLACEMENT. The title must be “replaced” if the original has been lost, damaged (rips, coffee stains, water damage), has cross outs or white outs, or has incorrect entries (such as seller’s printed name and signature not matching the official names on the front of the title) or signatures in the wrong place.
