{"id":14833,"date":"2020-04-15T15:40:38","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T22:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/corrections-and-adjustments\/change-or-correction-of-lienholder-legal-owner-name\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T09:20:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T16:20:57","slug":"change-or-correction-of-lienholder-legal-owner-name","status":"publish","type":"dmv_handbook","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/corrections-and-adjustments\/change-or-correction-of-lienholder-legal-owner-name\/","title":{"rendered":"22.020 Change or Correction of Lienholder\/Legal Owner Name (VC \u00a7\u00a74150 and 4453)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The lienholder\/legal owner (LO) true full name <strong>must <\/strong>be shown on the California Certificate of Title and\/or registration card. The certificates and vehicle record <strong>must <\/strong>be corrected if the LO name changes or is shown incorrectly on the certificates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Change of Name\u2014The following must be submitted:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The California Certificate of Title or an Application for Replacement or Transfer of Title (REG 227) form.<br>\u2014 The LO new name must be printed on the back of the title; however, a signature is not required. <br>\u2014 The LO address must also be shown on the back of the title.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A name change document as follows:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<body><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>If the LO Is<\/th><th>And Is<\/th><th>The Following Must Be Submitted<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">If the LO Is<\/span>An individual<\/td><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">And Is<\/span>N\/A<\/td><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">The Following Must Be Submitted<\/span>The Name Statement portion of the Statement of Facts (REG 256) form completed by the owner.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"3\" valign=\"center\"><span class=\"mobile-title\">If the LO Is<\/span><br><br><br><br>A business<\/td><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">And Is<\/span>Operating as a\u00a0<strong>corporation<\/strong><\/td><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">The Following Must Be Submitted<\/span>A copy of the Board of Director\u2019s Resolution authorizing the change.<br>\u2022  Accept one copy for a fleet. Attach it to the title for one of the vehicles.<br>\u2022  Make the notation \u201cName Change, Refer to License # (show #)\u201d on\u00a0<strong>each\u00a0<\/strong>of the other titles.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">If the LO Is<\/span>Operating in\u00a0<strong>partnership<\/strong><\/td><td rowspan=\"2 valign=\" middle><span class=\"mobile-title\">And Is<\/span><br>A REG 256 completed by the owner stating there is no change in the business entity.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"mobile-title\">If the LO Is<\/span>Owned by an\u00a0<strong>individual<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/body>\n\n\n<p><span role=\"region\" class=\"format-label--note\"><span class=\"format-label__text\">Note<\/span>  A change in business entity or structure <strong>is <\/strong>a transfer, <strong>not <\/strong>a name change. <br><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>: The addition or loss of a partner, change from a partnership to a corporation, or merger of two or more corporations are business structure changes.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A duplicate title fee, if applicable. No fee is due solely for a name change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The following must be submitted to DMV headquarters:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The California Certificate of Title or Application for Replacement or Transfer of Title (REG 227) form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Name Statement portion of the Statement of Facts (REG 256) form completed by the owner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A duplicate title fee, if applicable. No fee is due solely for a name correction.<br>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correction of Name\u2014The following must be submitted:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The California Certificate of Title or a completed REG 227.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Name Statement portion of the REG 256 completed by the owner.<br>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A duplicate title fee, if applicable. No fee is due solely for a name correction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Procedures below must be followed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Must determine the name is actually incorrect. Some names cannot be printed on the certificates exactly as written or shown on an application because DMV\u2019s automated name index (ANI) would not recognize the name correctly in its divided\/hyphenated state. In such cases, the name is correct as shown and it is important to explain this to the owner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>: Divided or hyphenated surnames, such as De La Cruz or White-Smith, would appear on the certificates as DELACRUZ or WHITESMITH. 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