DUPLICATE VEHICLE TITLE

If the title to a person's vehicle is lost, stolen, or destroyed, they may not sell the vehicle to someone without first obtaining a duplicate title in their name and then releasing the duplicate title to the buyer.

The lienholder or the vehicle owner of record, when there is no lienholder, may apply for a duplicate title if the original has been lost, stolen, destroyed, mutilated, or becomes unreadable.

To apply for a duplicate title, the following items are required:

• A notarized Affidavit of Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed Title (Form 809)
• A lien release from any lienholder of record
• $15.00

This procedure applies only to titles that have been issued by Alaska. If a person has lost an out-of-state title, they will have to apply to the issuing state to obtain a duplicate title.

Additionally, this procedure does not apply to a title that is not readily accessible, i.e. locked in a safe deposit box or stored or shipped in household goods. If a person has the title or knows the whereabouts of the title, they should not execute an Affidavit of Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed Title. To do so may subject them to criminal prosecution.

Writing a letter

If you are unable to display and print the Affidavit of Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed Title form and you are unable to obtain this form at a DMV office, you may simply write a letter requesting a duplicate title.

The following information must be included in the letter:

• Your printed name, you must be the owner or provide a document designating you as an authorized agent
  • may accompany a power of attorney
  • personal representative of a deceased owner 
• Complete/Correct Serial Number (VIN)
• Description of the item for which you require a title: year, make, model
• Lien release, as needed
• Signature (Must be notarized)
• Fee of $15