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If the vehicle has a lien, the title shouldn't be lost, the lienholder should have it. Once the vehicle is paid in full, they will mail you the title.
When you own it
Contact the (former) lienholder to get them to release the title to you.
Yes. The title you received when you purchased the vehicle should show the lien holder. Even when you buy a vehicle on credit, you will receive a title. It is a lien title. You will not receive the full or clear title until the vehicle loan is paid off.
Your vehicle has to be paid in full for you to have a clear title without a lien. If you haven't paid the sales tax, you may not have a clear title that you can sign off to the new owner.
Yes, if it is paid for. If it is not paid for it is legally owned by the lien holder(s) whose name appears on the title. The vehicle title always designates ownership.
As soon as the vehicle is paid in full.
Generally, the lender keeps the title until the loan is paid. You cannot sell the vehicle without the title. The co-signer doesn't own the vehicle unless they are also named on the certificate of title.
The title would be your receipt.
It normally take 30-45 days to get a title. I you financed the vehicle, you wont get the title, the lienholder will get it and send it to you once the loan is paid in full.
You don't get the title until that vehicle's paid for.
To find out if your vehicle has a lien, you can check the title or contact the lender who provided the loan for the vehicle. A lien indicates that there is a financial interest in the vehicle by a lender until the loan is fully paid off.