Lost title · Georgia

Replacing a lost car title in Georgia

Georgia’s $8 replacement fee is among the lowest in the country, and it is also the one most likely to cost more than it says.

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What Georgia charges

The replacement title fee is $8. $8.00 replacement title fee, applied for on Form MV-1 at the County Tag Office. Any outstanding ad valorem taxes or insurance-lapse fees on the vehicle are collected before the replacement is processed.

That figure comes from Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division (MVD), read from its own page and current as of August 2026. The hub compares all fifty states if you want to see where Georgia sits — the spread runs from $5 to $101, which is wider than most people expect for the same piece of paper.

The part that catches people out

The fee is $8.00 on Form MV-1, filed at a County Tag Office rather than with the state. The catch sits in what the county collects at the same window: any outstanding ad valorem tax on the vehicle, and any insurance-lapse fees standing against it, are taken before the replacement is processed. A car that has sat unregistered for a couple of years can therefore turn an $8 errand into a bill of several hundred.

Georgia T-216: Affidavit of a Title Lost in the Mail, with every box filled in

That is the document Georgia wants, and we publish a worked example of it: Georgia T-216: Affidavit of a Title Lost in the Mail.

Because the filing is at county level rather than state level, the practical advice is to ring the specific tag office before going. What they will ask for — and what they will collect — is a county question, not a Georgia one.

Sources

Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) — replacement title fee — Where the Georgia figure of $8 was read, current as of August 2026
Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) — agency home — The agency that issues Georgia titles

Common questions

What people ask about this

How much does it cost to replace a lost car title in Georgia?

$8. $8.00 replacement title fee, applied for on Form MV-1 at the County Tag Office. Any outstanding ad valorem taxes or insurance-lapse fees on the vehicle are collected before the replacement is processed.