Title replacement/duplicate

Only the vehicle owner may request a duplicate title.

To order a duplicate title online, you will need:

• Your driver’s license or ID
• Your date of birth
• A debit or credit card or bank account number for payment

To place your order:

1. Visit Online Services. 
2. Locate the Vehicle Transactions section and select the link to “Request a Duplicate Title.”
3. Create or log into your Secretary of State online account.
4. Follow the screen prompts to complete your transaction.
5. Your duplicate title should arrive in the mail in 14 days.

Go to Online Services

Only available to Michigan residents who are out of state and former Michigan residents who have lost their Michigan title. Only the vehicle owner may request a duplicate title.

To order a duplicate title by mail or fax, you will need a:

• Duplicate Title Application
• Termination statement from lending institution if removing a secured interest
• Name and address of lending institution if adding a secured interest
• Check or money order (mail requests)
• A debit or credit card or bank account number for payment (fax requests)

To apply by mail:

1. Complete a Duplicate Title Application and sign the application. (Adobe software signatures are not accepted).
2. Mail the signed application, other supporting documents if applicable, with check or money order payable to “State of Michigan” to:

Michigan Department of State
Internal Services Section
7064 Crowner Drive
Lansing, MI 48918

If applying by fax:

Fax the signed application, other supporting documents if applicable, with your credit card payment information to 517-636-5865. (Adobe software signatures are not accepted).

Duplicate Title application

This transaction is not available at self-service stations.

Only the vehicle owner may request a duplicate title.
To order a duplicate title at an office visit, you will need:

• Your driver’s license or ID
• The vehicle identification number (VIN)
• A debit or credit card or bank account number for payment
• Appointment of Agent form if you cannot appear. You may appoint an agent to sign on your behalf. For vehicles with joint ownership, only one of the owners must appear. An appointment of agent is not necessary for the co-owner.

To order:

1. Visit any Secretary of State office.
2. Sign the title application and present your identification.
3. Pay the duplicate title fee of $15. The cost will be $20 for a same-day title.
4. Your duplicate title will arrive in the mail in 14 days.

Appointment of Agent form

Schedule an office visit