{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-90d-9","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90D, § 9","heading":"Issuance and record of certificates of title","body":"Section 9. (a) The registrar shall file each application received and, when satisfied as to its genuineness and regularity and that the applicant is entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title, shall issue a certificate of title of the vehicle.\n(b) The registrar shall maintain a record of all certificates of title issued by him: (1) Under a distinctive title number assigned to the vehicle; (2) Under the identifying number of the vehicle; (3) Alphabetically, under the name of the applicant owner; and, in the discretion of the registrar, in any other method he determines.","path":["Part I","Title XIV","Chapter 90D"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter90D/Section9","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:48Z","sha256":"ba3fd1b6d3c6e7dbd34848a3e5b5e7afa417506b5d96ca83f83a2e2db7cace9a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-90d-8","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-90d-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}