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Mass. General Laws c.90D

Motor vehicle certificates of title

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§ 1 Definitions 
§ 2 Exemptions; application of sections 

Amended by St.2023, 77 § 20, effective December 4, 2023

§ 3 Application of chapter 
§ 4 Registration under chapter 90; application for certificate of title required 
§ 5 Owner of implement of husbandry, etc.; application of chapter, exception 
§ 6 Certificate of origin 
§ 7 Application for first certificate of title; contents 
§ 8 Check of application against records 
§ 9 Issuance and record of certificates of title 
§ 10 Contents of certificate; distinctive certificates; forms; evidence; nature 
§ 11 Mailing of certificate 
§ 11A Electronic recording of security interests 

Amended by St. 2025, c. 9, § 38, effective January 1, 2026

§ 12 Withholding of certificate; bond 
§ 13 Refusal of issuance; grounds 
§ 14 Duplicate certificate of title 
§ 15 Transfers; execution of assignments; application for new certificate; lienholder's rights; compliance 
§ 15A Death of registered owner of motor vehicle; presumption of joint ownership in surviving spouse 
§ 16 Dealers; assignment and warranty of title; record of transactions 
§ 17 Involuntary transfers of interests 
§ 18 Application fee 
§ 19 Issuance to transferee; surrendered certificates 
§ 20 Total loss salvage motor vehicles; surrender of certificate of title; salvage title 
§ 20A Application for salvage title; procedure 
§ 20B Exceptions to salvage title requirement 
§ 20C Transfer of interest in vehicle with issued salvage title 
§ 20D Reconstruction or restoration of total loss salvage motor vehicle 
§ 20E Cancellation of certificate upon junking or scrapping of vehicle 
§ 20F Reassembly of motor vehicles from other motor vehicles; application for title and inspection 
§ 21 Perfecting of security interest in vehicle 
§ 21A Motor vehicles or trailers; limitation on creation of sale or security interest 
§ 22 Security interest in vehicle; requirements of owner, lienholder and subordinate lienholder 
§ 23 Assignment, etc. of security interest in vehicle; liability of lienholder; assignee's rights 
§ 24 Satisfaction of security interest in vehicle 

Amended by St. 2025, c. 9, § 39, effective January 1, 2026

§ 24A Failure to comply with Sec. 24; civil administrative penalty assessed on lienholder by registrar; judicial review 
§ 25 Disclosure of information by lienholder 
§ 26 Exclusiveness of method of perfecting security interests 
§ 27 Suspension or revocation of certificate of title 
§ 28 Registrar's fees 
§ 29 Forms prescribed and provided by registrar; rules and regulations; assignment of persons subject to civil service to administer this chapter 
§ 30 Review of ruling or decision of registrar 
§ 31 Liability of registrar or commonwealth 
§ 32 Punishment 
§ 33 Theft, conversion or recovery of a vehicle, report; dealers' charge for certificates procured 
§ 34 Previously registered vehicle, defined 
§ 35 Application of chapter to previously registered vehicle 
§ 36 Previously registered vehicle; undisclosed security interest; distinctive certificate 
§ 37 Perfection of security interest created prior to effective date of this chapter; law applicable 
§ 38 Validity of certificate issued prior to certain dates 
§ 39 Electronic signatures; obligations of seller and purchaser regarding title 

Added by St. 2025, c. 9, § 40, effective January 1, 2026

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