How to Replace a Title Certificate On-line

1.  Determine if you are eligible

• Your address on file with the DMV must be current and must be an address in the US. Your duplicate title certificate is sent to the address on file with the DMV. To receive your title certificate by an express delivery service, your address must be a street address or physical location address, and the address cannot be a post office (PO) box address. If you have changed your address without notifying DMV, do not order on-line.
• You must be the owner of the vehicle or boat.
• You cannot order a duplicate title certificate if a title certificate was not previously issued in NYS or if the most recent title certificate was issued in another state.
• You cannot order a duplicate title certificate if any title certificate for the same vehicle or boat was processed within the last 15 days.
• You cannot order a title certificate on-line that is:
  
  
  • a duplicate title certificate with a lien removed, or
  • an original or amended title certificate, or
  • in the name of a deceased owner, or
  • ordered using a Power of Attorney.

If you are not eligible to do this transaction on-line, read the instructions to apply for a duplicate title certificate by telephone, by mail, or at a local DMV office.

2.  Determine what you must have and what you need to know:

To do this transaction on-line, your web browser must permit cookies.

To do this transaction on-line, you must have these items or this information:

• The vehicle identification number (VIN) or the hull identification number (HIN), the model year, and the make of the vehicle or boat.  Refer to your registration documents.
• The date of birth of the owner if the owner is a person and not a business.
• The current ZIP code for the mailing address of the owner.
• A credit card or a debit card that the DMV accepts.
• An e-mail address that is not blocked and not protected. Your e-mail program must be able to receive e-mail from addresses that include the domain: dmv.state.ny.us.
• A pen or a pencil and a piece of paper, or a printer, to record your confirmation number.

When you do this transaction on-line, you need to know that:

• When your order for a duplicate title certificate is processed, all previous title certificates for the vehicle or boat are not valid.  Only the duplicate title certificate you order can be used to transfer ownership of the vehicle or boat.
• You cannot cancel this transaction after you submit your payment, and you cannot request a refund.
• Your duplicate title certificate will be sent to you by mail or an express delivery service. If you select an express delivery service, you must be at the delivery address on the delivery date, up to the delivery time, and you must provide your signature to receive the document.
• An express delivery carrier can have special requirements for document delivery. The requirements can include that the person who receives the document and signs for it be age 21 or older. Contact the express delivery carrier you select about their requirements.
• If you order a title certificate on-line before 8 p.m. Eastern Time, your title certificate will be processed on the first business day after your order. If you order a title certificate on-line after 8 p.m. Eastern Time, your title certificate will be processed two business days after your order.
• If you select an express delivery service, make sure you note the exact date and time that your title will be delivered.
• You can check the status of your duplicate title certificate on-line at the DMV web site.
• If you have a question about your on-line order for a duplicate title certificate you can, read the FAQs.