Title Check: Via Title Check, a buyer can select an approved provider, to check the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) of a vehicle to find out if it is salvaged, rebuilt, or was damaged in a flood.
Ownership evidence (title or registration receipt)
VIR from a passing state inspection
Form VTR-68-A (Application for Assigned or Reassigned VIN)
To schedule an appointment, contact the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department North Texas Auto Theft Task Force at 214-653-3430. A $40.00 fee may be applicable.
A copy of the form is only available through an entity authorized to complete the form.
If the ownership and description of a vehicle cannot be determined or there is doubt regarding information on a foreign document, a translation into the English language is required. The translation must contain a notarized or acknowledged affidavit from the translator, including the name and address of the translator.
Replacement titles can be requested by mail from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Wichita Falls Regional Office, or in person in Fort Worth or Carrollton Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Regional Offices. Click the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles link below for more information.
All mechanic’s liens must be filed at the main Dallas County Tax Office at 500 Elm Street, Suite 1200, Dallas, TX 75202. Requirements to file a mechanic’s lien in Dallas County:
The mechanic shop or mechanic repairing the vehicle must be located in Dallas County.
A vehicle inquiry receipt.
A signed work order.
Federal Tax ID number (EIN) or social security number for person filing the lien.
$25 administrative fee to the County.
Cash, check, credit or debit is accepted.
Government issued identification for the person filing the lien.
Certified letters notifying the owner(s) and lienholder(s) of the charges due.
This procedure can be used only if the self-service storage facility (lessor) has a written lease or rental agreement with the tenant (lessee), which addressed the sale and disposition of the property. In addition, a determination must be made as to where the vehicle was last registered. Ownership can only be obtained through a court order if a written rental/lease agreement is unavailable or if no determination can be made as to where the vehicle was last registered.
A copy of the agreement, dated and signed by both the tenant (lessee) and landlord (lessor) is required. The agreement must contain terms, printed or underlined in conspicuous bold print, which address the sale and disposition of the property. The lien is not enforceable unless the sale and disposition of the property is authorized in a written agreement.
Please refer to the storage lien foreclosure procedures provided on page two of this form.
For a vehicle obtained on or after September 1, 1999
If unable to determine where the vehicle was last registered, this method of disposal of the vehicle cannot be used. Disposal of the vehicle must be made by court order through a court of competent jurisdiction.
Please refer to the storage lien foreclosure procedures provided on page two of this form.
A salvage or non repairable vehicle may not be operated on public roads. Any existing registration on a vehicle becomes invalid upon notification by the insurance company or the owner voluntarily designates the vehicle as a salvage or non repairable vehicle. A vehicle issued a non repairable vehicle title on or after September 1, 2003, may not be rebuilt or retitled, and may not be issued any form of registration. Click on the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles link below for more information.
