Lost title · New-Hampshire

Replacing a lost car title in New-Hampshire

New Hampshire charges $35 on Form TDMV 18, and quotes a wait long enough that it should be the first thing you file, not the last.

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What New-Hampshire charges

The replacement title fee is $35. $35.00 with an Application for Duplicate Title (TDMV 18). A recorded lien requires a Release of Lien or Other Encumbrances; jointly owned vehicles need every owner's signature. Titles take roughly 30 to 50 calendar days to issue.

That figure comes from New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles (NH DMV), Department of Safety, read from its own page and current as of August 2026. The hub compares all fifty states if you want to see where New-Hampshire 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 Division of Motor Vehicles puts issuance at roughly 30 to 50 calendar days. That is a month and a half at the far end, and it is the whole reason the replacement application belongs at the start of a sale rather than after you have found a buyer. Nothing about the fee or the form is unusual; the timeline is the fact that matters.

New Hampshire TDMV 18: Duplicate Certificate of Title, with every box filled in

That is the document New-Hampshire wants, and we publish a worked example of it: New Hampshire TDMV 18: Duplicate Certificate of Title.

A recorded lien needs a Release of Lien or Other Encumbrances alongside the application, and a jointly owned vehicle needs every owner’s signature — two requirements that each add their own delay on top of the state’s 30 to 50 days.

Sources

New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles (NH DMV), Department of Safety — replacement title fee — Where the New-Hampshire figure of $35 was read, current as of August 2026
New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles (NH DMV), Department of Safety — agency home — The agency that issues New-Hampshire titles

Common questions

What people ask about this

How much does it cost to replace a lost car title in New-Hampshire?

$35. $35.00 with an Application for Duplicate Title (TDMV 18). A recorded lien requires a Release of Lien or Other Encumbrances; jointly owned vehicles need every owner's signature. Titles take roughly 30 to 50…