- 1). Ask the seller to go with you to the local county tax office where you title the car. You can find a list of county tax offices on the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles website (see Resources).
- 2). Present your bill of sale to the representative at the county tax office. Let the clerk know that you just purchased the vehicle and need to title it but that the seller does not have the title.
- 3). The clerk will take information from the seller. The seller will have to sign a lost title form in order for a replacement title to be issued. As of September 2010, the fee for a lost title replacement is $5.45.
- 4). Complete the title transfer with the seller. Both of you must sign the title and you must complete an application for a new title. The fee for it varies by county.
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