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.

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 A duplicate title application on an out-of-date form is the kind of thing that costs you three weeks in the post.

Download VP 012 (Application for Duplicate Nevada Certificate of Title) at dmv.nv.gov

Box by box

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.

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

What goes where

What gets this one rejected

Rules that decide whether it is accepted

What it costs

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