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Refer to Chapter 11.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A properly completed REG 227 endorsed for transfer by the seller and buyer:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The registered owner (RO) and legal owner\/lienholder (LO) names of record <strong>must<\/strong> be shown.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The LO\u2019s releasing signature <strong>must<\/strong> be notarized for a vehicle three model years or older.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Section 3, Missing Title Statement, <strong>must<\/strong> be completed <strong>y<\/strong> signed as follows:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<body><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th scope=\"col\">If the Title Was\/Is<br>\n<\/th><th scope=\"col\">The Certification Is Signed by the<br>\n<\/th><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">If the Title Was\/Is\n<\/span>Lost by\/stolen from the RO or lost after the LO released interest<br>\n<\/td><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">The Certification Is Signed by the\n<\/span>RO.<br>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">If the Title Was\/Is\n<\/span>Lost by\/stolen from the buyer,<br>\n<\/td><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">The Certification Is Signed by the\n<\/span>Buyer.<br>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">If the Title Was\/Is\n<\/span>Illegible or mutilated,<br>\n<\/td><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">The Certification Is Signed by the\n<\/span>RO of record or the buyer.<br>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">If the Title Was\/Is\n<\/span>Not received by the RO or LO after issuance,<br>\n<\/td><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">The Certification Is Signed by the\n<\/span>The RO or LO, as appropriate<br>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><span class=\"mobile-title\">If the Title Was\/Is\n<\/span><span role=\"region\" class=\"format-label--note\"><span class=\"format-label__text\">Note<\/span> Los<\/span> certification may be signed by a person authorized with power of attorney. A REG 227 <strong>must<\/strong> be completed by the LO of record for a vehicle two model years old or newer or by the RO when there is no LO on record.<br> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/body>\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n<body><br>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":14584,"menu_order":3,"template":"","dmv_task":[11],"dmv_functional_page_type":[64],"dmv_handbook_category":[937,595],"class_list":["post-14593","dmv_handbook","type-dmv_handbook","status-publish","hentry","dmv_task-educational","dmv_functional_page_type-informational","dmv_handbook_category-duplicates-and-substitutes","dmv_handbook_category-vehicle-industry-reg-procedures-manual"],"featured_image_src":null,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>20.010 Certificates of Title and Transfer of Ownership (VC \u00a7\u00a74459, 5752, and 5911) - California DMV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/duplicates-and-substitutes\/certificates-of-title-and-transfer-of-ownership\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"20.010 Certificates of Title and Transfer of Ownership (VC \u00a7\u00a74459, 5752, and 5911) - California DMV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The basic transfer requirements listed in Chapter 11 apply when a REG 227 is used to transfer ownership of a vehicle, when the California Certificate of Title is lost, stolen, mutilated, or illegible. 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