How to fill out Nevada VP 012, the Application for Duplicate Nevada Certificate of Title

Replaces a Nevada title that has been lost, stolen or mutilated. Only for a vehicle last titled in Nevada - a title from another state has to be replaced by that state.

Top of the blank Nevada VP 012, Application for Duplicate Nevada Certificate of Title, as the agency publishes it

Step 1 · the form itself Blank VP 012 — Application for Duplicate Nevada Certificate of Title PDF at dmv.nv.gov · new tab View the blank VP 012

Top of page 2 of our filled-in example of Nevada VP 012, Application for Duplicate Nevada Certificate of Title

Step 2 · how to fill it in Our filled-in VP 012 guide PDF · 4 pages · 970 KB · new tab See our filled-in example

Two documents, and they are not the same thing. Take the blank VP 012 from the dmv.nv.gov copy so you get the revision that is current today, then print our VP 012 guide and keep it beside you while you fill theirs in.

Written against VP 012 (4/2026), issued under NRS 482.438 and NRS 490.082. This revision is dated April 2026 and replaced an earlier one. A duplicate title application on an out-of-date form is the kind of thing that costs you three weeks in the post.

Last updated August 22, 2026.

Filled in

What a completed one looks like

This is all 3 pages of the actual VP 012, rendered from the PDF the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles publishes and completed end to end: letterhead, every field, and the blocks at the foot.

Amber — you write it
Grey — not yours to fill
Numbered — explained below

The Nevada VP 012 duplicate title application filled in: a 2009 Mini Cooper, plate 32B-914, owner Maria Elena Delgado of Reno with licence number and date of birth, and the whole Owner #2 block left empty. — Page 1 of 3. The DMV's own instructions and the fee table — worth reading before you write anything, because the $20 and $35 figures turn on where the vehicle is.

Page 2 of the filled-in VP 012: The vehicle and the owners. Owner #2 and the whole lienholder block are grey here because this car has one owner and no loan against it. — Page 2 of 3. The vehicle and the owners. Owner #2 and the whole lienholder block are grey here because this car has one owner and no loan against it.

Page 3 of the filled-in VP 012: Lessor, requestor, and the sworn certification. The Lost box is ticked; State and County are yours, the acknowledgment date and stamp belong to the notary. — Page 3 of 3. Lessor, requestor, and the sworn certification. The Lost box is ticked; State and County are yours, the acknowledgment date and stamp belong to the notary.

Field by field

Every line, in the order you meet it

1
You fill this in
The vehicle
VIN across the boxes at the top, then year, make, model and body type.
Watch out: Copy the VIN off the registration, not the dashboard plate, and check it character by character.
2
You fill this in
Nevada plate number
The plate currently on the car.
Watch out: If the plates are already off and surrendered, put the number they had. The DMV matches the record, not the metal.
3
You fill this in
Registered owner name
First, middle and last, exactly as they appear on the most recent certificate of title.
Watch out: As on the title, not as on your licence, if the two differ. A married name on the form and a maiden name on the record stops it dead.
4
You fill this in
Licence or ID number, and date of birth
Nevada driver's licence or identification card number, or the FEIN for a business, then date of birth.
Watch out: A company-titled vehicle also needs a company stamp or the printed company name, plus an authorised representative's signature.
5
You fill this in
Addresses
Physical street address, then the mailing address if it differs.
Watch out: The duplicate is posted to the address on record. If yours has changed, fix that first or the title goes to the old one.
6
You fill this in
Owner #2
Only used when the title names two owners. One owner means the whole block stays empty.
Watch out: More than two owners on the title means a second VP 012 attached. And if the title reads AND between the names, every owner signs every document.

Watch it done

The VP 012 walkthrough, from the Nevada DMV

Published by the Nevada DMV on its own YouTube channel in June 2021. Its own summary says it lists the pitfalls, which is the useful part — most rejected duplicate applications fail on one of them. Nothing loads from YouTube until you press play.

At a glance

What goes where

On the form	What to put in it
Vehicle information	VIN, year, make, model, body type, and the Nevada plate number.
Registered owner(s)	Names exactly as they appear on the most recent certificate of title. More than two owners means an additional duplicate title form attached.
Owner detail	Nevada driver's license or ID number or FEIN, date of birth, and physical and mailing address for each owner.
Requested by	Only filled in when the duplicate is to be mailed to a different address or person - and then an original notarized authorization letter is required unless the recipient is a licensed Nevada dealer or the legal registered owner.
Signature	The application must be notarized, or witnessed by an authorized Nevada DMV representative. It cannot simply be signed at the kitchen table and posted.

What gets this one rejected

•Sending it in unnotarized and unwitnessed.
•Signing alone when the title reads AND between two owners.
•Applying for a 2011-or-newer vehicle in the hope of transferring it on a bill of sale - Nevada will not accept that route.

Rules that decide whether it is accepted

•A duplicate may be applied for 30 days after the last certificate of title was issued.
•The application must be completed by the legal owner of record. If there is a lienholder, the lienholder is the owner; on a lease with no lienholder, the lessor is. Only where there is neither is the registered owner the owner of record.
•If the original title was issued with AND between the owners' names, all owners must sign every document.
•A company-titled vehicle needs a company stamp or the printed company name, plus the signature and title of an authorized representative.
•Where a lien has been paid off on a printed title, the registered owner may sign if an original notarized lien release is attached. On an electronic title the lienholder has to release it electronically instead.
•The duplicate becomes the valid title. If the original turns up afterwards, return it to the DMV for disposal.

What it costs

Vehicle staying in Nevada	$20
Vehicle not physically located or registered in Nevada	$35
Title Processing Fee, on any transaction involving a complete change of ownership	$8.25

Every line here was read off VP 012 (4/2026) itself — the PDF is here — and off the Nevada Department 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.

Forms that go with this one

Our page lists the two Henderson counters, run by the DMV's registration partner, that can order a duplicate title, on West Sunset Road and Green Valley Parkway.

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How to fill out Nevada VP 012, the Application for Duplicate Nevada Certificate of Title

What a completed one looks like

Every line, in the order you meet it

The vehicle

Nevada plate number

Registered owner name

Licence or ID number, and date of birth

Addresses

Owner #2