Where and what is needed to obtain information from motor
vehicle tag, title and/or lien records?

If you are authorized (see below) to receive tag, title and/or lien information from our records, including microfilm copies of documents used to support title issuance, you may request this information either in writing or in-person at the Department of Revenue (DOR), Motor Vehicle Division (MVD), Research Unit. Your request must be accompanied by proof of interest, if required (see below), and the payment of the required research fee.

• Licensed Motor Vehicle Dealer. If you are a Georgia motor vehicle dealer, your permanent twelve-digit MVD issued identification number must be submitted with your request. If you are an out-of-state dealer, a copy of your state-issued license must accompany your request.
• Owner of Vehicle. If you are not the owner according our current tag and title records, proof of ownership must be submitted that includes the purchase or transfer of the vehicle from the vehicle's owner(s) shown on our records.
• Judgment Creditor of the owner of a vehicle. A certified a copy of the fi.fa. must be submitted.
• Attorney. Attorney's letterhead request must be submitted with proof of pending litigation involving a motor vehicle accident, a copy of the accident report and a copy of the attorney's Bar Association card. A paralegal or a member of the attorney’s staff may receive information if they submit a copy of the attorney’s Bar Association card, proof of pending litigation, a copy of the accident report, a letterhead request signed by the attorney and the submitter’s valid driver’s license or government-issued identification card. Information will only be released with proof of pending litigation and a copy of the accident report or a copy of a fi.fa., etc.
• Bank or lending institution. A signed letterhead request must be submitted from the bank or lending institution. If the bank's or lending institution's lien or security interest has not been perfected on the vehicle's title record, a copy of the contract must be submitted between the record owner(s) and the requesting bank or lending institution.
• Insurance Company. The insurance company's signed letterhead request and a copy of the accident report or other proof of interest must be submitted.
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturer. For the purpose of a manufacturer's recall, a signed letterhead request from the manufacturer is required.
• An individual involved in an accident as a passenger, the vehicle operator or a pedestrian. A copy of the accident report must be submitted.

Click here for the research fees for obtaining tag and title information.

Click here for limited consumer information (printout) available to anyone upon request and with the payment of $.50 fee per vehicle.

Important: Microfilm records and certified transcripts are also available from the Research Unit, Motor Vehicle Division, Department of Revenue.