Sec. 14-178. Duplicate certificate. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 14-178. Duplicate certificate. (a) If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if none, the owner or legal representative of the owner named in the certificate, as shown by the records of the commissioner, shall promptly make application for and may obtain a duplicate upon furnishing information, including personal identification acceptable and satisfactory to the commissioner. The duplicate certificate of title shall contain the legend "This is a duplicate certificate and may be subject to the rights of a person under the original certificate." Except as provided in subsection (b) of section 14-175, the commissioner shall present or mail the duplicate certificate to the first lienholder named in the duplicate certificate or, if none, to the owner.

      (b) The commissioner shall not issue a new certificate of title to a transferee upon application made on a duplicate until fifteen days after receipt of the application.

      (c) A person recovering an original certificate of title for which a duplicate has been issued shall promptly surrender the original certificate to the commissioner.

      (1957, P.A. 607, S. 14; P.A. 94-189, S. 29, 34; P.A. 02-70, S. 8.)

      History: P.A. 94-189 amended Subsec. (a) by providing that the duplicate certificate, in addition to being mailed, could be "presented" to the first lienholder or owner, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 02-70 amended Subsec. (a) to provide that information shall include personal identification acceptable to the commissioner, to add "Except as provided in subsection (b) of section 14-175, the commissioner" and to make technical changes, effective July 1, 2002.