{"data":{"id":"us-mt/61-3-204","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"61-3-204","heading":"Replacement certificate of title -- application.","body":"(1) If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, destroyed, mutilated, or becomes illegible or if the owner wants to update personal information on the electronic record of title or have a replacement certificate of title issued with updated information, the owner, as shown on the electronic record of title, may apply for and request the department to issue a replacement certificate of title. The application must include satisfactory evidence of the facts requiring the replacement certificate of title and be accompanied by a fee of $10.\n(2) The amount of $5 of the fee must be deposited in the state general fund in accordance with 15-1-504, and the remaining $5 must be deposited in the motor vehicle information technology system account provided for in 61-3-550.\n(3) Beginning July 1, 2026, the fee for a replacement certificate of title is $5 and the entire fee must be deposited in the state general fund.","path":["TITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 3. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND TAXATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES","Part 2. Certificates of Title"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0610/chapter_0030/part_0020/section_0040/0610-0030-0020-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:42Z","sha256":"347155e7dee7bb8589167972baa5a5031fcc399bd8d9658f25d9d1f4ba706e2c","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/61-3-203","next":"us-mt/61-3-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}