My License Plate Registration Certificate, a/k/a Tag Receipt, is Missing or Damaged. How can I obtain a replacement?

If your Georgia certificate of title is missing or damaged, click here to find out what is needed to obtain a replacement Georgia certificate of title.

To obtain a replacement tag registration certificate, a/k/a tag receipt, submit the following to the Tax Commissioner's office in the county in Georgia where you reside:

• A completed MV-5 Application for a Replacement Registration Certificate - Except for the signature, this form must be typed, electronically completed and printed or printed legibly by-hand in blue or black ink in the record registered owner(s)' full legal name(s) and signed. If jointly registered, at least one of the registered owners must sign.
  

  • If all registered owners go in person to their County Tax Agent's office with a description of their vehicle (Year model, make of vehicle, and vehicle identification number,VIN) and his or her valid Georgia driver's license or state-issued identification card, this application can be completed and printed for your signature and processing.
  • Licensed Georgia dealers may apply for the replacement tag registration certificate for their customer. In this case, the dealer should sign the MV-5 application in the space provided for the dealer's signature and show their permanent twelve-digit (12) Motor Vehicle Division assigned customer number.
  • The current vehicle owner(s) may apply for a replacement registration certificate. The current owner(s) should sign the MV-5 application in the spaces provided for the owner(s)' signature(s) and enter the word "current" beside his or her signature. A copy of the document transferring ownership (i.e. Bill of sale, title, etc.) from the registered owner(s) to the current owner(s) must be presented.
    
• $1 processing fee. Pay with cash, check or money order payable to the Office of the Tax Commissioner. Please do not submit cash through the mail.

Note: If your license plate (tag) and/or renewal decal is also missing, it will not be necessary for you to apply for a replacement registration certificate since a replacement registration certificate will be issued when the replacement tag/decal is issued.Click here to view what is needed to obtain a replacement tag/decal.

Lost, Stolen or Mutilated IRP Registration Certificates (Cab Card)

If your Georgia IRP cab card is missing or damaged, submit a completed and signed Form MV-142 (Application for a Replacement IRP Cab Card) together with the fee of $1.00. Pay this fee with cash, check or money order payable to the Department of Revenue. Please do not remit cash through the mail. Click here to find out what is needed to obtain a replacement IRP license plate.