California Code of Regulations
Title 25 - Housing and Community Development
Division 1 - Housing and Community Development
Chapter 5 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, Multifamily Manufactured Home, Commercial Modular, Truck Campers, and Floating Homes
Article 5 - Duplicates and Substitutes
Section 5550 - Requirements for Obtaining a Duplicate Certificate of Title

Universal Citation: 25 CA Code of Regs 5550

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) In addition to the applicable requirements of Article 2, Registration Requirements, of this chapter, an application to obtain a duplicate titling document shall meet the requirements of this section.

(b) When the title issued by DMV or HCD is lost, stolen, mutilated, illegible, or was not received, the legal owner or, if no legal owner, the registered owner shall complete and submit to the department an application for duplicate certificate of title, which contains the following information:

(1) The decal or license number for the unit.

(2) The serial number(s) for the unit.

(3) The trade name of the unit.

(4) The registered owner's name(s), mailing address and location address of the unit.

(5) The legal owner(s) name and address, if any.

(6) A certification of the missing title which is signed under penalty of perjury that states the disposition of the original title.

(c) When an application is submitted to the department that requires the correction of unit information or the registered owner(s) or legal owner(s) names, in addition to the requirements of subsection (b), the application for duplicate certificate of title shall contain the following information:

(1) The manufacturer name, if known.

(2) The manufacturer ID number, if known.

(3) Model name or number, if known.

(4) The date of manufacturer, if known.

(5) The date first sold new, if known.

(6) The HUD or HCD Insignia label number(s), if known.

(7) The length and width of each transportable section, if known.

(8) The weight of each transportable section, if known.

(d) When an application is submitted to the department to transfer the ownership of the registered owner(s) and/or the legal owner(s), in addition to the requirements of subsections (b) and (c), the following information shall be submitted on the application for duplicate certificate of title:

(1) The new registered owner(s) name, address, and location of the unit.

(2) The new legal owner(s) name and address, as specified in Section 5580, if any.

(3) The new junior lienholder(s) name and address as specified in Section 5584, if any.

(4) The release of the registered owner(s) as specified in Section 5533 and release date, if appropriate.

(5) The release of the legal owner(s)and release date, as specified in Section 5581, if appropriate.

(6) The release of the dealer, release date, and dealer license number, if the transaction occurred by or through a dealer.

(7) The signature(s) of the new registered owner(s) as specified in Section 5533.

(8) The purchase price and purchase date if the application is submitted to report the sale of a unit.

(e) If the unit is registered under a decal or license plate issued by DMV, the application shall include the last issued Registered Owner Registration Card.

(f) The application shall include payment of the Duplicate Certificate of Title Fee required by subsection 5660(f).

1. New article 5 (sections 5550-5553) and section filed 12-31-97; operative 1-1-98 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 98, No. 1).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 18015 and 18075, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18100.5, 18108.5 and 18110, Health and Safety Code.

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