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How do I change the name and/or address on my Georgia
registration certificate and/or title?
First change your name and/or address on your Georgia driver's
license or Georgia identification card.
Click
here to connect to the Department of Driver Services
for information regarding Georgia driver's license and/or
identification cards.
Secondly, you should apply for a name and/or address change on
your Georgia title, when a title is required, and registration certificate
(tag receipt) at the same time at the Tag Office in the county in Georgia where you currently
reside. Some counties require you
to
make such changes in-person. Submit the following to
their office:
- When applying in-person, you will be required to show your
valid Georgia driver's license or Georgia identification card
issued in your current name showing your current address.
If registration by mail is acceptable in your county, your county
may require you to submit a copy of your Georgia license or identification
card with your
MVD tag and/or title application, Form MV-1.
- A completed
MVD tag and/or title application, Form MV-1 -
Typed, electronically completed and printed or hand printed in the vehicle owner's full legal name showing his/her current address.
If jointly owned, each owner must sign.
An individual's
full legal name would be his/her complete name as
it appears on his or her valid Georgia driver's license or Georgia
identification card. For
individuals, enter each owner's valid
Georgia driver's license number or Georgia identification card
number in the spaces provided on this application. If all owner(s)
go in person to their county Tag office with their
valid Georgia driver's license or Georgia identification card,
the required documents, and the required fees and taxes, this
application can be completed and printed for your signatures
and processing.
- Original valid Georgia title and current registration certificate
(tag receipt) OR
- If your financial institution (i.e. Bank, credit union, etc.)
is holding your Georgia title, forward the required forms and
fees to them requesting that they submit these forms and fees
to your County
Tag Office together with your original
Georgia title for the issuance of a new title
and registration showing your new name and/or address.
- If the lien or security interest has been satisfied or paid,
it should be released in the spaces provided on the title and
the satisfied or paid lien or security interest information omitted
from the title application.
- When applying for a name change, submit a certified copy of
the court document authorizing the change (i.e. Certified copy
of divorce decree, marriage certificate or court order);
- When applying by mail, please be sure to include a note indicating
the requested changes (i.e. name and/or address change).
- Your vehicle must be covered with Georgia liability insurance.
Non-motorized vehicles do not require coverage.
- Click
here to read important information regarding motor vehicle liability
insurance coverage and what is acceptable proof of coverage.
- Submit proof that your vehicle has passed an emissions inspection,
when required in your county for your vehicle.
Click here to connect to the Georgia Clean Air Force's website for additional information regarding emissions inspections or call: 1-800-449-2471.
- $18.00 title fee, when applying for a new title. There is no
charge for only an address change on your tag registration certificate.
If you are applying during your registration period, additional
fees and taxes will be due (i.e. Ad valorem tax, annual registration
fee, $1.00 mailing fee, etc.). Click
here to determine your registration period. Contact your County
Tag Office to determine if ad valorem tax is
due and if due, the amount or click
here to calculate. Click
here
to view a rate
chart showing the different types of regular issue tags available
and the annual registration fee for each. Pay all fees
due with cash, check or money order made payable to the Office
of the Tax Commissioner. Please do not submit cash through the
mail! Generally, checks must be printed with a local bank's address.
Out-of-state checks are usually not accepted.
Contact your County Tag Office for other acceptable methods of payment.
Click on any form name or number on this page to electronically complete it for
printing, signing and submission
by mail or in-person.
Where to Apply
Apply for a name and/or address change on your title
and/or tag registration certificate at the
Tag Office in the county in Georgia where you currently
reside.
