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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.
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MVD In-Person Address
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MVD Mailing Address
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Research Window
Motor Vehicle Division
1200 Tradeport Blvd.
Hapeville, GA 30354
Telephone Inquiry: (404) 362-6500
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Attention: Research Unit
Motor Vehicle Division
P. O. Box 740381
Atlanta, Georgia 30374-0381
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