{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12-7a-13","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 12:7A-13","heading":"Duplicate certificate","body":"a.   If a certificate of ownership or title papers are lost, the director may, upon proof by certification or otherwise in the manner required by him and if satisfied with the application, prepare a certificate of ownership, certify it and authorize its use in place of the original, with the same effect as the original.  The director shall collect a fee for this duplicate certificate.\nb.   A person who falsely states, in an application to the director for a duplicate certificate of ownership, that a certificate of ownership or title papers are lost, shall be subject to the penalties of section 25 of this act. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a prosecution may be commenced at any time up to three years after the issuance of the duplicate certificate.\nL. 1984, c. 152, s. 13, eff. June 15, 1987.","path":["TITLE 12 COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"5c8f50556a4a3b7872c9c83778b352b3e97ebb6461413a63b67d044f4d67dfe3","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12-7a-12","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12-7a-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}