{"state":"MA","state_name":"Massachusetts","topic_slug":"duplicate-title","topic_name":"Duplicate title","title":"Get a duplicate title in Massachusetts","summary":"Use this path when the Massachusetts title is lost, damaged, or unavailable and you need a replacement before transfer, sale, or correction work.","when_to_use":"Choose this path when ownership is unchanged but Massachusetts must issue a replacement title record.","requirements":["duplicate-title request for the Massachusetts title record","owner or lienholder information for the current title record","duplicate-title fee payment","mail or RMV service-center handling for the replacement title"],"steps":["Use the Massachusetts duplicate-title workflow before trying to transfer ownership or correct the title record.","Confirm whether the owner or lienholder must request the replacement title.","Complete the duplicate-title request and wait for the replacement before relying on the record for later transactions."],"official_links":[{"label":"Massachusetts replace a vehicle title","href":"https://www.mass.gov/how-to/replace-your-vehicles-certificate-of-title","note":"Primary RMV page for duplicate title requests."},{"label":"Massachusetts RMV service centers","href":"https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-registry-of-motor-vehicles/locations"}],"local_authorities":[],"common_questions":["Can a Massachusetts lienholder request the duplicate title?","Does Massachusetts let me handle a duplicate title by mail?","Should I replace the title before trying to sell the vehicle?"],"source_url":"https://www.mass.gov/how-to/replace-your-vehicles-certificate-of-title","source_updated_at":"2026-04-23 07:18:26","help_cta":{"kind":"official_service","headline":"Start the official duplicate title workflow","body":"PlateHarbor already normalized the steps. Open the live Massachusetts service page to confirm eligibility, forms, and fees before filing.","label":"Massachusetts replace a vehicle title","href":"https://www.mass.gov/how-to/replace-your-vehicles-certificate-of-title","placement":"after-steps","disclosure":"Official state service link","tracking_key":"official-start-massachusetts-duplicate-title"},"coverage_status":"source_backed","confidence_note":"This guide is refreshed from an official state source and has a recent successful sync timestamp."}