{"state":"NJ","state_name":"New Jersey","topic_slug":"duplicate-title","topic_name":"Duplicate title","title":"Get a duplicate title in New Jersey","summary":"Use this path when the New Jersey title is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed and you need a replacement before sale, transfer, or correction work.","when_to_use":"Choose this path when ownership is unchanged but New Jersey must issue a replacement title record.","requirements":["duplicate title request through New Jersey MVC","details about the lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed title","lienholder or leasing-company involvement when the title is not held directly by the owner","duplicate-title fee payment"],"steps":["Use New Jersey's duplicate-title process before trying to transfer or correct the title.","Confirm whether a lienholder or leasing company must request the replacement title.","Complete the MVC duplicate-title process and fee payment before relying on the replacement title for later transactions."],"official_links":[{"label":"New Jersey duplicate title guidance","href":"https://www.nj.gov/mvc/vehicles/duptitle.htm","note":"Primary MVC page for duplicate title requests."},{"label":"New Jersey MVC facility locations","href":"https://www.nj.gov/mvc/locations/facilitylocations.htm"}],"local_authorities":[],"common_questions":["Who requests the duplicate title if a lien or lease still exists?","Does New Jersey treat a mutilated title the same as a lost title?","Can I transfer ownership before the duplicate title is issued?"],"source_url":"https://www.nj.gov/mvc/vehicles/duptitle.htm","source_updated_at":"2026-04-23 07:19:20","help_cta":{"kind":"official_service","headline":"Start the official duplicate title workflow","body":"PlateHarbor already normalized the steps. Open the live New Jersey service page to confirm eligibility, forms, and fees before filing.","label":"New Jersey duplicate title guidance","href":"https://www.nj.gov/mvc/vehicles/duptitle.htm","placement":"after-steps","disclosure":"Official state service link","tracking_key":"official-start-new-jersey-duplicate-title"},"coverage_status":"source_backed","confidence_note":"This guide is refreshed from an official state source and has a recent successful sync timestamp."}