{"state":"AL","state_name":"Alabama","topic_slug":"duplicate-title","topic_name":"Duplicate title","title":"Get a duplicate title in Alabama","summary":"Use this path when the Alabama title is lost, damaged, or unavailable and you need a replacement before sale, transfer, or correction work.","when_to_use":"Choose this path when ownership is unchanged but Alabama must issue a replacement title record.","requirements":["duplicate-title request for the Alabama title record","owner identity details and title or vehicle information","lienholder information when the Alabama title still shows a lien","payment for Alabama duplicate-title processing"],"steps":["Use Alabama's duplicate-title workflow before attempting a sale, transfer, or correction that depends on the title record.","Confirm the titled owner, lien status, and filing path before submitting the request.","Wait for the replacement title before relying on it for later ownership work."],"official_links":[{"label":"Alabama title and registration guidance","href":"https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/faq-categories/liscense-plate-renewal/"},{"label":"Alabama motor vehicle office locations","href":"https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/faq-categories/registration/"}],"local_authorities":[],"common_questions":["Can I request a Alabama duplicate title online?","What if the Alabama title still shows a lienholder?","Should I replace the title before I try to transfer ownership?"],"source_url":"https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/faq-categories/liscense-plate-renewal/","source_updated_at":"2026-04-23 07:15:46","help_cta":{"kind":"official_service","headline":"Start the official duplicate title workflow","body":"PlateHarbor already normalized the steps. Open the live Alabama service page to confirm eligibility, forms, and fees before filing.","label":"Alabama title and registration guidance","href":"https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/faq-categories/liscense-plate-renewal/","placement":"after-steps","disclosure":"Official state service link","tracking_key":"official-start-alabama-duplicate-title"},"coverage_status":"source_backed","confidence_note":"This guide is refreshed from an official state source and has a recent successful sync timestamp."}