Lost title · Maryland

Replacing a lost car title in Maryland

Maryland charges $40 on Form VR-018, and the fastest route is the one most people do not use.

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What Maryland charges

The replacement title fee is $40. Form VR-018 (Application for Duplicate Certificate of Title); online through myMVA is fastest, mail and branch visits also work. The replacement is mailed to the address on record.

That figure comes from Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA), read from its own page and current as of August 2026. The hub compares all fifty states if you want to see where Maryland 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 MVA takes duplicate applications online through myMVA, by post, and at a branch. Online is the quickest of the three. The detail that trips sellers is delivery: the replacement is posted to the address on record, not the address you write on the form. If you have moved and not told the MVA, the new title goes to the old house, and you will not find that out for a fortnight.

Maryland VR-018: Duplicate Certificate of Title, with every box filled in

That is the document Maryland wants, and we publish a worked example of it: Maryland VR-018: Duplicate Certificate of Title.

Sources

Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) — replacement title fee — Where the Maryland figure of $40 was read, current as of August 2026
Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) — agency home — The agency that issues Maryland titles

Common questions

What people ask about this

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

$40. Form VR-018 (Application for Duplicate Certificate of Title); online through myMVA is fastest, mail and branch visits also work. The replacement is mailed to the address on record.