Potentially free vehicle, no title?

[wes122984]

once you get the title in hand, as long as the signatures dont match, you can take the signed title and transfer paperwork down to the tax office with proof of ins on the vehicle, your cash in hand to pay for tax and licensing fees and thats all you need to do.

apply for the lost title through the mail and pay the 12$ fee for lookup and paperwork on their end, and the title is sent to the new address. you will not be able to go to a regional facility to get the title issued then and there unless you are the owner.

last time i sent in for a lost title by mail i had to provide a copy of my drivers license with the form.

[Devin]

last time i sent in for a lost title by mail i had to provide a copy of my drivers license with the form.

This is correct. Link to DMV

Complete Form VTR-34, Application for a Certified Copy of Title.
Enclose a copy of the owner's valid photo ID and $2 mail-in fee by check, cashier's check or money order payable to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. An agent of the owner or lienholder must also provide a letter of signature authority on original letterhead, a business card or a copy of the agent's employee ID.

I'm in the same boat with a motorcycle I acquired after it was abandoned at a rental property. Guess I'll have to look into the bonded title route.

[coy-ote]

good info I lost the title to my 71 ss el camino my dad helped me buy in high school back in 79