Replacing a lost car title in New-York
New York charges $20 on Form MV-902, and every title in the state prints in one place regardless of where you applied.
What New-York charges
The replacement title fee is $20. Form MV-902, filed online, by mail, or at a DMV office. All titles print in Albany and are mailed even if applied for in person.
That figure comes from New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (NYS DMV), read from its own page and current as of August 2026. The hub compares all fifty states if you want to see where New-York 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
Online, by post, or standing at a DMV office — the route changes nothing about delivery. All New York titles are printed in Albany and posted out, so walking into an office does not get you a document to carry home the way it does in Michigan or Minnesota. Knowing that in advance saves a wasted trip taken in the belief that in person means immediate.
New York MV-902: Duplicate Certificate of Title, with every box filled in
That is the document New-York wants, and we publish a worked example of it: New York MV-902: Duplicate Certificate of Title.
Related: what a replacement title costs in every state, and why the wait matters more than the fee · every New-York form a seller meets · selling a car in New-York.
Sources
- New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (NYS DMV) — replacement title fee — Where the New-York figure of $20 was read, current as of August 2026
- New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (NYS DMV) — agency home — The agency that issues New-York titles