N.Y. RPP Law § 414 — New York Code / Act RPP / Article 12 / Section 414
Loss of duplicate certificate
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§ 414. Loss of duplicate certificate. If any duplicate certificate of\ntitle is lost or destroyed, the owner of the property or the current\ngrantee with proper certified deeds may file with the registrar a\nverified petition. Such petition shall conform to the form annexed\nhereto, which may be made available by the registrar. Upon filing of\nsuch petition, the registrar shall issue a new duplicate certificate,\nwhich shall contain a memorandum of the fact that it is issued in place\nand stead of the lost or destroyed certificate, and which shall be\nentitled to like faith and credit as the original duplicate certificate.\nAny previously issued owner's duplicate certificate of title becomes\nvoid and invalid.\n                                  FORM\nArticle 12 Section 414 R.P.L.\nPetition may only be submitted by the owner, or the current grantee with\nproper certified deeds submitted simultaneously.\nANY FALSE STATEMENT MADE HEREUNDER IS A VIOLATION OF STATE LAW AND MAY\nSUBJECT THE PERSON TO CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES.\n                           --  * * * * * *  --\n         PETITION TO REPLACE LOST OR DESTROYED OWNER'S DUPLICATE\n                          CERTIFICATE OF TITLE\nSTATE OF NEW YORK}\nCOUNTY OF        }  ss.:\n__________  owner's name(s)  _____________________________________ being\nduly sworn, deposes and says that he-she-they is/are the\nPetitioner(s) and reside at\n____________________________________________________________  and is/are\nof legal age; that he-she-they is/are the owner(s) of the following\ndescribed property\n                        ((property description))\nunder Certificate of Title Number __________________ under the Land\nTitle Registration Law.\nA thorough and complete search has been made for the Owner's Duplicate\nCertificate of Title number _______________. Said Owner's Duplicate\nCertificate of Title can not be located. This petition is being made to\ndirect the Registrar of __________________ County, to issue in place and\nstead, a new Owner's Duplicate Certificate of Title number __________ in\nthe name(s) of ______________________________________________ with all\nmemorials placed thereon.\nUpon the filing of this affidavit, I/we realize any previously issued\nOwner's Duplicate Certificate of Title becomes void and invalid.\n                                  _____________________________ LS\n                                  Petitioner\n                              VERIFICATION\nSTATE OF NEW YORK}\nCOUNTY OF        }  ss.:\nI/we _________________ name(s) _______________ being sworn, say(s): I/we\nam/are the Petitioner(s) in the within action: I/we have read the\nforegoing Petition and know the contents thereof: the same is true to my\nown knowledge, except as to the matters herein stated to be alleged on\ninformation and belief, and as to those matters I/we believe to be true,\nand have furnished the following proof of identification:\n_____________________________.\n                                  __________________________    LS\n                                  petitioner)\nSworn to before me this _________\nday of _______________ 19 ____.\n__________________________\nNotary Public\n