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How to fill out Idaho 3371

The third member of Idaho's duplicate family, and the one for a title that is missing and wrong at the same time. Its own summary is the cleanest: use this form when a certificate of title has been lost or damaged and an owner or lien is being added, removed, or changed. That is what separates it from ITD 3367, which reproduces a title exactly, and from ITD 3369, which sells one on. The important limit is in the instructions rather than on the face: at least one name on the original title must remain on the title - so this is a form for adding a spouse, dropping a co-owner or moving a lien, not for handing the vehicle to a stranger.

Written against 3371 (Rev 3/26), issued under Idaho Code 49-504 and 49-515. The instructions refer to the release of interest as ITD 3377. The department's own forms index, and the form itself, number it 3777 - ask a lienholder for a Release and Satisfaction Of Interest by name rather than by that number, and check the footer of whatever comes back.

Two documents, and they are not the same thing. Take the blank 3371 from the itd.idaho.gov copy so you get the revision that is current today, then print our 3371 guide and keep it beside you while you fill theirs in.

Filled in

What a completed one looks like

This is the actual 3371, rendered from the PDF the Idaho Transportation Department, Division of Motor Vehicles publishes and completed end to end: letterhead, every field, and the blocks at the foot.

Idaho form ITD 3371, Affidavit of Lost Title And Application for Title, filled in by Waverly J. Kittleson of Sandpoint for a 2016 Subaru Outback, vehicle identification number 4S4BSANC5G3241097, title number 1740926358, applying for a replacement title with no lienholder to be shown and none to release.
Both lien sections are washed grey along with the mail-to-a-different-address block, because there is no lender anywhere in this transaction - and Section 5 only works where a lienholder in Section 3 has signed Section 7 anyway. The notary block stays empty: it is a printed rule with no field behind it.
Field by field

Every line, in the order you meet it

  1. 1
    You fill this in

    Confirm this is the right one of the three

    Lost or damaged AND an owner or lien changing. If nothing is changing, ITD 3367 is cheaper on effort.

    Watch out: The three duplicate forms all cost $14.00. What differs is what each is allowed to do, and the banner on each says so.

  2. 2
    You fill this in

    Section 1: who should be on the new title

    Names as they should appear going forward, with identifiers and the Or / And boxes.

    Watch out: At least one name from the original has to survive. That is the boundary between this form and a sale.

  3. 3
    You fill this in

    Section 2: the vehicle

    The VIN, the title number where you have it, and the year, make and model.

    Watch out: The title number is marked as if available - the department knows you are here because the document is not in front of you.

  4. 4
    You fill this in

    Sections 3 and 4: liens on and liens off

    Section 3 is the lien that should appear on the new title; Section 4 is where an old lender releases one that has been paid.

    Watch out: Do not use Section 3 to record a lien you have finished paying. That posts your new title to the lender you just cleared.

  5. 5
    You fill this in

    Section 7, in front of a notary or a deputy

    Print the name, sign, and swear the original is lost - or tick Illegible or Mutilated and attach it.

    Watch out: A county assessor or deputy assessor can witness instead of a notary. The FAQs treat that as the ordinary route rather than the exception.

  6. 6
    You fill this in

    Fees

    $14.00, or $40.00 in total if you add RUSH service.

    Watch out: The county's own title admin fee is on top of both, and it varies by county from nothing at all to the highest in the state.

  7. 7
    You fill this in

    Send it to the right place

    The Ada County Processing Center by post or courier, or your own county assessor's motor vehicle office.

    Watch out: Cheques are payable to DMV. If you would rather pay cash, that means going in person.

  8. 8
    You fill this in

    Then wait, or pay to not wait

    A standard title is posted; a RUSH title is expedited for the extra fee.

    Watch out: You can watch it move: the department publishes an online title status check, which is also the fastest way to confirm the lien really did come off.

At a glance

What goes where

On the formWhat to put in it
Section 1 - Owner #1, #2 and #3 to be Shown on Title: Full Legal Name (Last, First, Middle) or Business Name, Idaho Driver's License Number or SSN / EIN if BusinessThe owners the NEW title should carry, with the Or / And / LSR / LSE / DBA boxes beside each.
Owner's Permanent Physical Address and Mailing Address if Different, City, State, Zip + 4The instruction defines it: the owner's fixed, permanent, principal home address.
Section 2 - Vehicle/Hull Identification Number, Title Number (If available), Year, Make, ModelThe vehicle, with the title number marked as available rather than required.
Section 3 - Lienholder Information to be Shown on Title: Primary and Secondary Lienholder Name, Mailing Address, City, State, Zip + 4Any lien that should appear on the new title - an existing one or a new one. A lien here sends the title to that lender.
Section 4 - To Release Lien on Original Title: Lienholder of Record, Authorized Representative's Name (Print), Signature, DateWhere a satisfied lender signs off. A separate release attached to the application is also acceptable.
Section 5 - Mail Title to Different Address: C/O Name, Address, City, State, Zip + 4Only usable where a lienholder shown in Section 3 has signed Section 7 and named the recipient.
Section 6 - Fees Paid, with a credit card block$14.00 for the Idaho title, or $40.00 in total with the $26.00 RUSH fee added. Cash cannot be posted.
Section 7 - Owner's or Lienholder of Record's Signature with NotaryThe affidavit half: the original title is presumed lost unless the Illegible or Mutilated box is ticked, in which case the old title is attached.
The notary blockSubscribed and sworn before me, with a seal or stamp area, or an assessor's or deputy assessor's witness in its place.

What gets this one rejected

Rules that decide whether it is accepted

Every line here was read off 3371 (Rev 3/26) itself — the PDF is here — and off the Idaho Transportation Department, Division of Motor Vehicles pages. This is plain-language help with a form, not legal advice, and where our wording and the agency's differ, theirs governs.

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