                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE OF TITLE (§ 29.1-733.22)

A. If a written certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or
otherwise becomes unavailable or illegible, the secured party of record or, if
no secured party is indicated in the files of the Department, the owner of
record may apply for and, by furnishing information satisfactory to the
Department, obtain a replacement certificate in the name of the owner of record.

B. An applicant for a replacement certificate of title shall sign the
application and, except as otherwise permitted by the Department, the
application shall comply with &#xA7; 29.1-733.7. The application shall include
the existing certificate unless the certificate is lost, stolen, mutilated,
destroyed, or otherwise unavailable.

C. A replacement certificate of title created by the Department shall comply
with &#xA7; 29.1-733.9 and indicate on the face of the certificate that it is a
replacement certificate.

D. If a person receiving a replacement certificate of title subsequently obtains
possession of the original written certificate, the person promptly shall
destroy the original certificate of title.

HISTORY: 2013, c. 787.