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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 18. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
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Chapter 18-4. MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION |
Section 18-406. DUPLICATE CERTIFICATES OF TITLES
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406.1The Director is authorized to issue a duplicate certificate of title if:
(a)A certificate is lost, stolen, destroyed, or illegally detained from the owner;
(b)The face or back of a certificate has been altered, erased, or mutilated by a person other than the Director;
(c)A certificate cannot be officially executed; or
(d)A vehicle is subject to a bankruptcy proceeding and the trustee in bankruptcy requires a duplicate certificate to sell the asset; provided the prerequisites of §§ 406.9 through 406.11 are met.
406.2The application shall contain reasons for requiring a duplicate certificate and lien information, if any.
406.3If the application is not accompanied by the certificate and there are recorded liens against the vehicle described on the certificate, the application must contain an executed statement from the lien holders or other evidence satisfactory to the Director that the lien holders do not hold the certificate.
406.4An application which contains information relating to a lien or liens which has(have) not been recorded or released by the Recorder shall be accompanied by the instrument(s) or any other papers necessary to entitle the lien(s) to be entered or released on the duplicate certificate.
406.5If, at the time of executing the application, an owner disposes of the vehicle described in the application, the owner may execute an assignment of the duplicate certificate for which he or she has just made application.
406.6The assignment shall be on a form attached to the application for the duplicate certificate and that form shall also provide for reassignment of the duplicate certificate by a new or used car dealer and for application for a new certificate by the owner who acquires the vehicle. The assignment (or the assignment and reassignment) is of no value unless and until the application is executed by acquirer and delivered to the Director. In such instances, the Director shall attach the form to the duplicate certificate issued by the Department.
406.7Assignments and reassignments of duplicate certificates shall be considered to be an assignment or reassignment of a certificate as required by this chapter.
406.8An application for a duplicate certificate of title shall be accepted regardless of the status of any outstanding fines, fees and penalties imposed pursuant to the District of Columbia Traffic Adjudication Act of 1978, effective September 12, 1978 (D.C. Law 2-104; D.C. Official Code § 50-2301.01 et seq.).
406.9In order to apply for a duplicate certificate of title, a trustee in bankruptcy must provide a court order identifying the owner of the vehicle as the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding and naming the trustee in bankruptcy.
406.10The Director shall not issue a duplicate certificate of title to a trustee in bankruptcy if there are any recorded liens on the vehicle.
406.11In order to assign a duplicate certificate of title, the trustee in bankruptcy shall sign the back of the certificate adding the word “Trustee” after the signature, and provide the purchaser with a copy of the court order described in § 406.9.