{"id":14272,"date":"2020-04-15T15:30:58","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T22:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/permanent-trailer-identification-pti\/title-options\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T15:51:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T22:51:13","slug":"title-options","status":"publish","type":"dmv_handbook","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/permanent-trailer-identification-pti\/title-options\/","title":{"rendered":"14.025 Title Options"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A California Certificate of Title is <strong>not<\/strong> automatically issued to PTI trailers unless there is a lienholder\/legal owner (LO), in which case a title is issued or an Electronic Lien and Title (ELT) record created. The registered owner (RO), (when there is not an LO) of a PTI trailer, must request issuance of a paper California Certificate of Title by submitting a completed and signed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/permanent-trailer-identification-pti\/permanent-trailer-identification-pti-certification-reg-4017-form\/\">REG 4017<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<body><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table border=\"1\"><tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">If a<br>\n<\/th>\n        <th scope=\"col\">Then<br>\n<\/th>\n      <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span class=\"mobile-title\">If a\n<\/span>RO (when there is no LO) requests issuance of a paper title<br>\n<\/td>\n        <td valign=\"top\"><span class=\"mobile-title\">Then\n<\/span>\n          <ul>\n<li>The owner must complete and sign side \u201cA\u201d of the REG 4017. (A REG 256 may be used if a REG 4017 is not available.)<\/li>\n            <li>Fees are due, <strong>including<\/strong> the title fee, and inventory is issued.<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span class=\"mobile-title\">If a\n<\/span>Title <strong>is not<\/strong> requested<br>\n<\/td>\n        <td valign=\"top\"><span class=\"mobile-title\">Then\n<\/span>\n          <ul>\n<li>Fees are due and inventory is issued. Do <strong>not<\/strong> collect the title fee in this case.<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span class=\"mobile-title\">If a\n<\/span>LO participates in the ELT program<br>\n<\/td>\n        <td valign=\"top\"><span class=\"mobile-title\">Then\n<\/span>\n          <ul>\n<li>Fees are due, <strong>including<\/strong> the title fee. 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