Missouri at a glance
| What | Missouri |
|---|---|
| Form | 108, Application for Missouri Title and License (mark the DUPLICATE box) |
| Fee | $17.50 ($8.50 title fee plus $9 processing fee) |
| How long | About 4 to 6 weeks for a mail-in application |
| Faster option | None listed |
| Ways to apply | By mail or in person |
| Who can apply | The owner. So can an agent with a regular power of attorney, a licensed dealer with the owner’s power of attorney, or a lender recorded as “Mail To.” |
| ID | The state’s pages don’t say |
| Loan on the car | The duplicate is mailed to you. A recorded lien stays printed on it unless you include a notarized lien release (Form 4809). |
Where Missouri’s $17.50 fee sits among the 50 states and DC
State fee for a duplicate car title in the 50 states and DC: Under $10, 9; $10 to $19.99, 19; $20 to $39.99, 13; $40 to $59.99, 5; $60 or more, 5. Missouri charges $17.50.
Step by step
Find the VIN
You don’t need the lost title to find the 17-character VIN: it’s on the lower left of the windshield and on your registration card, and it may be on your insurance card. Form 108 asks for: owner legal name; physical street address (no PO box); county; phone; driver license number or FEIN; year; make; VIN; body style; mileage; lienholder and mail-to address; reason (lost, stolen, mutilated, never received); notarized signature.Check for a loan on the car
Paid off the loan? Get a notarized lien release (Form 4809) from the lender and send it with Form 108. Without it, the lender stays printed on the duplicate. Still paying? Fill in the lender’s name and address on the form. The duplicate still comes to you unless you check “Mail to Lienholder.”Fill in Form 108
The form is the Application for Missouri Title and License (mark the DUPLICATE box). Notary: Yes. A notary must watch you sign and fill in the notary box in the “Duplicate Title Only” section of Form 108.Send it with the fee
- By mail: Send Form 108 to Motor Vehicle Bureau, PO Box 100, Jefferson City, MO 65105-0100, with a check payable to the Missouri Department of Revenue.
- In person: Any Missouri license office.
Good to know in Missouri
- The owner section of the application needs a Missouri address.
- If you can’t get Form 108 notarized, send a notarized General Affidavit (Form 768) explaining why you need the duplicate.
- If the title is damaged, send it in with the application.
Title from another state?
Apply to the state that issued it. Find yours on the lost car title page for every state, or go straight to Alabama, California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Texas, Washington or Wisconsin.