District Of Columbia § 50-1541.21 - Replacement certificate of title.
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§ 50-1541.21. Replacement certificate of title.
50-1541.21If 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 Harbor Master, the owner of record may apply for and, by furnishing information satisfactory to the Harbor Master, obtain a replacement certificate of title in the name of the owner of record.
An applicant for a replacement certificate of title must sign the application, and, except as otherwise permitted by the Harbor Master, the application must comply with . The application must include the existing certificate of title unless the certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or otherwise unavailable.
A replacement certificate of title created by the Harbor Master must comply with and indicate on the face of the certificate of title that it is a replacement certificate of title.
If a person receiving a replacement certificate of title subsequently obtains possession of the original written certificate of title, the person promptly shall destroy the original certificate of title.
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Section 50-1541.21 ("Replacement certificate of title.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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