Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws — Part I, Title XIV, Motor Vehicles
Mass. Gen. Laws (Motor Vehicles) § 90D:14: Duplicate certificate of title
What this law says, in plain English
A property owner or lienholder may obtain a duplicate title certificate if the original is lost, stolen, damaged, or unreadable. The registrar must wait 15 days before issuing a new title to a transferee based on a duplicate.
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