{"state":"CA","state_name":"California","topic_slug":"duplicate-title","topic_name":"Duplicate title","title":"Get a duplicate title in California","summary":"Use this path when the California 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 you need California to issue a replacement title.","requirements":["California duplicate-title application information","you must be the registered owner, legal owner, or their authorized representative","current mailing and physical address information for the title record","payment for the California duplicate-title fee"],"steps":["Use California's replacement-title workflow before attempting a sale, transfer, or title correction that depends on the paper title.","Use California's online replacement-title flow when the title status and ownership record qualify.","Verify the owner, title status, and mailing address before submitting the request.","Wait for the replacement title to issue before relying on it for transfer or correction work."],"official_links":[{"label":"California replacement title","href":"https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv-virtual-office/replacement-title/","note":"Primary California DMV workflow for duplicate or replacement titles."},{"label":"California DMV field offices","href":"https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/locations/field-offices/"}],"local_authorities":[],"common_questions":["Who can request a duplicate title in California?","Can California issue a replacement title online?","Do I need the duplicate title before transferring ownership?"],"source_url":"https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv-virtual-office/replacement-title/","source_updated_at":"2026-04-23 07:16:16","help_cta":{"kind":"official_service","headline":"Start the official duplicate title workflow","body":"PlateHarbor already normalized the steps. Open the live California service page to confirm eligibility, forms, and fees before filing.","label":"California replacement title","href":"https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv-virtual-office/replacement-title/","placement":"after-steps","disclosure":"Official state service link","tracking_key":"official-start-california-duplicate-title"},"coverage_status":"source_backed","confidence_note":"This guide is refreshed from an official state source and has a recent successful sync timestamp."}