{"state":"WA","state_name":"Washington","topic_slug":"title-correction","topic_name":"Title correction","title":"Correct a title record in Washington","summary":"Use this path when a Washington title record has the wrong owner, name, or related detail and needs a formal correction before you rely on it.","when_to_use":"Choose this path when the Washington title exists but contains a material record error that should be fixed before transfer or renewal.","requirements":["current title or title-record details","supporting legal name-change or correction documents","Washington identity documentation"],"steps":["Identify the exact record issue and gather the documents that prove the correction before filing with Washington DOL.","Use Washington's correction workflow instead of assuming a renewal or transfer will fix the title record.","Complete the correction before relying on the title for sale, transfer, or registration work."],"official_links":[{"label":"Washington change your name on a vehicle or boat title","href":"https://dol.wa.gov/vehicles-and-boats/vehicles/vehicle-registration/change-your-name-vehicle-or-boat","note":"Primary Washington DOL source for title-record name updates and related corrections."},{"label":"Washington vehicle licensing offices","href":"https://dol.wa.gov/vehicles-and-boats/vehicle-licensing-offices"}],"local_authorities":[],"common_questions":["What documents prove a Washington title correction?","Does Washington issue a corrected title after a name change?","Should I fix the Washington title before I sell the vehicle?"],"source_url":"https://dol.wa.gov/vehicles-and-boats/vehicles/vehicle-registration/change-your-name-vehicle-or-boat","source_updated_at":"2026-04-23 07:21:59","help_cta":{"kind":"official_service","headline":"Start the official title correction workflow","body":"PlateHarbor already normalized the steps. Open the live Washington service page to confirm eligibility, forms, and fees before filing.","label":"Washington change your name on a vehicle or boat title","href":"https://dol.wa.gov/vehicles-and-boats/vehicles/vehicle-registration/change-your-name-vehicle-or-boat","placement":"after-steps","disclosure":"Official state service link","tracking_key":"official-start-washington-title-correction"},"coverage_status":"source_backed","confidence_note":"This guide is refreshed from an official state source and has a recent successful sync timestamp."}