Virginia Code 29.1-733.22: Replacement certificate of title.
A. If a written certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or otherwise becomes unavailable or illegible, the secured party of record or, if no secured party is indicated in the files of the Department, the owner of record may apply for and, by furnishing information satisfactory to the Department, obtain a replacement certificate in the name of the owner of record.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 29.1-733.22
- Certificate of title: means a record, created by the Department under this article or by a governmental agency of another jurisdiction under the law of that jurisdiction that is designated as a certificate of title by the Department or agency and is evidence of ownership of a watercraft. See Virginia Code 29.1-733.2
- Owner: means a person that has legal title to a watercraft. See Virginia Code 29.1-733.2
- Owner of record: means the owner indicated in the files of the Department or, if the files indicate more than one owner, the one first indicated. See Virginia Code 29.1-733.2
- Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, statutory trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Virginia Code 29.1-733.2
- Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Virginia Code 29.1-733.2
- Sign: means , with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record, to:
1. See Virginia Code 29.1-733.2
B. An applicant for a replacement certificate of title shall sign the application and, except as otherwise permitted by the Department, the application shall comply with § 29.1-733.7. The application shall include the existing certificate unless the certificate is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or otherwise unavailable.
C. A replacement certificate of title created by the Department shall comply with § 29.1-733.9 and indicate on the face of the certificate that it is a replacement certificate.
D. If a person receiving a replacement certificate of title subsequently obtains possession of the original written certificate, the person promptly shall destroy the original certificate of title.
2013, c. 787.