Duplicados de certificados de registro y títulos de vehículos en Míchigan

Explicación Simple

Si pierdes el registro o el título de tu auto, puedes pedir un duplicado. Solo tienes que ir a la oficina del secretario de estado y mostrar que eres el dueño.

Es como cuando pierdes la llave de tu casa. Tienes que ir con un cerrajero y demostrar que es tu casa para que te haga una nueva llave.

Ejemplo Práctico

María se dio cuenta de que había perdido el título de su auto justo cuando quería vendérselo a su amigo Pedro. Fue a la oficina del secretario de estado, mostró su identificación y demostró que el auto era de ella. Después de pagar una pequeña tarifa, recibió un nuevo título que le permitió hacer la venta sin problemas.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

MCL 257.229 - Duplicate registration certificate, registration plate, certificate of title, or duplicate certificate of title Sec. 229. (1) If a registration certificate, registration plate, certificate of title, or duplicate certificate of title is lost, mutilated, or becomes illegible, the person entitled to possession of a registration certificate, registration plate, certificate of title, or duplicate certificate of title or the legal representative or successor in interest of that person as shown by the records of the department shall immediately make application for and may obtain a duplicate or a new registration under a new registration number, as determined to be most advisable by the department, upon the applicant furnishing information satisfactory to the department and upon payment of the required fee. Every duplicate certificate of title shall contain the legend: "This is a duplicate certificate and may be subject to the rights of a person under the original certificate", and shall be delivered to the person entitled to possession of a registration certificate or certificate of title under section 222. Upon issuance of a duplicate registration certificate or plate, the previous registration certificate or plate last issued shall be void. (2) If a certificate of title is lost at the time that ownership of the vehicle is to be transferred to another person, the secretary of state need not issue a duplicate certificate of title if all of the following are met: (a) The person from whom ownership of the vehicle is to be transferred appears in person at a secretary of state office and supplies evidence satisfactory to the secretary of state of his or her identity and his or her ownership of the vehicle and pays the fee required under section 806. (b) The person