When you pay off a loan or other lien on a vehicle,
the bank or other lienholder must sign the appropriate
section of the vehicle title and mail or otherwise deliver it to you. You may then bring
this to a DMV Full Service Office or mail it to
us to have the lienholder removed and obtain a "clear" title. It does not matter
whether the title was issued in a different state as long as the
vehicle is registered in Nevada.
Lenders do not notify the DMV of a loan pay off. If you do not have a new title issued, the lienholder will continue to be listed in the official records. If you misplace the title, you will have to contact the lienholder to obtain a Lien Release. If the title was issued in another state, you will have to get a duplicate title from the other state.
The fee for a new title is $20. We will mail it to you in
approximately eight weeks. It is not necessary to renew or update the vehicle
registration.
You must complete the "Lien" section on the back of the title. Write "None" if there is no new lienholder to be recorded. If the new Certificate of Title is to reflect a security interest in the vehicle, the lienholder’s name and address must be recorded. You do not need to complete the odometer statement on the front.
Note: Any alteration or erasure voids a Nevada Certificate of Title.
If you choose to mail the title, for your protection, we suggest
you use registered or certified mail. Please include an explanation
letter with your full name, current address, daytime telephone number
and Nevada license plate number. Mail this, the title and a check or
money order payable to DMV or a Payment Authorization to:
Department of Motor Vehicles
Title Processing
555 Wright Way
Carson City, NV 89711
If the bank or other lienholder does not have the title, the
lienholder may complete and notarize a Lien Release form and mail this
to you. You will have to complete an Application for Duplicate Title
and submit both to DMV as outlined above.
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