Montana § 61-3-204 Replacement Certificate Of Title -- Application

Montana Statutes

§ 61-3-204 — Replacement Certificate Of Title -- Application

Montana § 61-3-204

Title 61MOTOR VEHICLES

Ch. 3CERTIFICATES OF TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND TAXATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Part 2Certificates of Title

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 61-3-204 (2026).

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61-3-204 . Replacement certificate of title -- application.

(1)If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, destroyed, mutilated, or becomes illegible or if the owner wants to update personal information on the electronic record of title or have a replacement certificate of title issued with updated information, the owner, as shown on the electronic record of title, may apply for and request the department to issue a replacement certificate of title. The application must include satisfactory evidence of the facts requiring the replacement certificate of title and be accompanied by a fee of $10.

(2)The amount of $5 of the fee must be deposited in the state general fund in accordance with 15-1-504 , and the remaining $5 must be deposited in the motor vehicle information technology system acc

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61-3-204 . Replacement certificate of title -- application. (1) If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, destroyed, mutilated, or becomes illegible or if the owner wants to update personal information on the electronic record of title or have a replacement certificate of title issued with updated information, the owner, as shown on the electronic record of title, may apply for and request the department to issue a replacement certificate of title. The application must include satisfactory evidence of the facts requiring the replacement certificate of title and be accompanied by a fee of $10.
(2) The amount of $5 of the fee must be deposited in the state general fund in accordance with 15-1-504 , and the remaining $5 must be deposited in the motor vehicle information technology system account provided for in 61-3-550 .
(3) Beginning July 1, 2026, the fee for a replacement certificate of title is $5 and the entire fee must be deposited in the state general fund.

Legislative History

En. Subd. 6, Sec. 2, Ch. 159, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 1758.5, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 96, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 121, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 53-113(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 654, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 277, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 378, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 398, L. 1989; amd. Secs. 52, 83(1)(d), Ch. 477, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 562, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 50, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 398, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 395, L. 2025.