§ 3815 - Duplicate certificate
§ 3815. Duplicate certificate
(a) If a certificate is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if none, the owner or legal representative of the owner named in the certificate, as shown by the records of the commissioner, shall promptly make application for and may obtain a duplicate upon furnishing information satisfactory to the commissioner. The duplicate certificate of title shall contain the legend, "This is a duplicate certificate and may be subject to the rights of a person under the original certificate." It shall be mailed to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner.
(b) A person recovering an original certificate of title for which a duplicate has been issued shall promptly surrender the original certificate to the commissioner.
(c) When a duplicate certificate of title is issued, the commissioner shall cause the original certificate of title for that vessel, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle to be revoked. (Added 1987, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 107 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.)