Replacing a Lost Registration

Losing your Connecticut registration card can be a real hassle, if you're pulled over by the police and cannot prove ownership of your vehicle. But the DMV makes it easy to replace a lost registration in person or by mail.

The DMV does not offer online services for obtaining a duplicate registration.

Replace Your Registration In Person

You can get a duplicate at any full-service DMV office. Fill out an Application for a Duplicate Motor Vehicle Registration before you go. You will be asked to provide your license plate number. The cost is $20.

Replace Your Registration By Mail

You can also get a duplicate registration by mail. Just send a written request and the $20 fee to the Connecticut DMV. Make sure to include your name and address, license plate number and your signature in the letter.

Your check or money order must be made out to the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles. Send the letter and payment to:

• Department of Motor Vehicles

• Customized Services Division - Duplicate Registrations

• 60 State St.

• Wethersfield, CT 06161

Replacing Lost License Tags

If your license plate is lost―or worse―stolen, you need to fill out a Lost or Stolen Market Plate form and a Registration Affidavit to obtain new tags.

Take the forms to your local full-service DMV office, where two new plates will be issued. Make sure to bring along your vehicle registration and Connecticut insurance card.

The charge for replacement plates is $25. If your plates were stolen, there is no fee, but you will need to show a written police report on the incident.

Lost or stolen vanity plates are replaced with standard "off-the-shelf" plates. Please note that there is a 10-month waiting period when applying for the same vanity plates that you lost or were stolen.