New Jersey § 12:7a-13
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 12:7a-13, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12:7a-13.
a. If a certificate of ownership or title papers are lost, the director may, upon
proof by certification or otherwise in the manner required by him and if satisfied
with the application, prepare a certificate of ownership, certify it and authorize
its use in place of the original, with the same effect as the original. The director shall collect a fee for this duplicate certificate. b. A person who falsely states, in an application to the director for a duplicate
certificate of ownership, that a certificate of ownership or title papers are lost,
shall be subject to the penalties of section 25 of this act. 1 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a prosecution may be commenced at any
time up to three years after the issuance of the duplicate certificate. 1
N.J.S.A. § 12:7A-25.
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