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There are a few ways you can do this. Check with your state's transportation agency. Some state DMV websites allow you to complete online lien searches using the car's vehicle identification number, or VIN. If you have it, look at the car title. Get a vehicle history report.
Lien information can be found with the DMV and the vehicle history report. Department of Motor Vehicles: Using the vehicle identification number (VIN), you can check a vehicle's lien status at the Department of Motor Vehicles. In many places, you can conduct a lien search online using the DMV website.
But there is another kind of lien: hidden liens. Hidden liens don't show up on a car title because they are not from a bank or any other financial institution. Instead, you find out that hidden liens are usually tied to some sort of court-ordered obligations and the vehicle is being held as collateral.
Filing a Lien at the County Clerk's Office A Judgment Creditor can make their City Court Judgment more powerful by filing their judgment in the County Clerk's Office. This is accomplished by the Judgment Creditor requesting a "Transcript of Judgment" from the City Court Clerk.
This notice authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to disclose (or otherwise make available) information about the lienholder obtained by the department in connection with this record. (Must be an original signature. If a POA is used, a copy of the POA must be attached.)
Send an Application for a Duplicate Certificate of Title (PDF) (MV-902) and the original proof that indicates that the lien is satisfied to the address above, or bring them to a DMV office. The DMV processes a duplicate title certificate that does not list the lien and mails the certificate to you.