Titles: Vehicles & boats
Starting January 1, 2023, vehicle registrations allow the removal of your address. New registrations have your address located on the bottom. There's a dotted line showing where to cut it. This is optional and intended to provide address privacy in case of theft.
Transfer ownership into your name
Transfer ownership of a new vehicle into your name after you buy it from a dealer or private party, or receive it as a gift.
Replace a title
Get a replacement if your vehicle title is lost or destroyed.
Get a title if the lienholder is out of business
Remove a lienholder and get a title after paying off the loan for your vehicle or boat, even if the lienholder has gone out of business.
Salvaged, abandoned, or contaminated vehicles
What to do if your vehicle is totaled, abandoned, or contaminated by hazardous chemicals.
Customs inspections
How to get a Washington title if you bought your vehicle in another country.
Child support liens
What to do if a DSHS Child Support lien is filed on your vehicle.
Title fraud
Title fraud and what you can do to protect yourself.
