Wisconsin title answers · Forms and paperwork
What is Wisconsin form MV2119?
Short answer
MV2119 is WisDOT's Replacement Title Application. The owner of record uses it to replace a Wisconsin title that is lost, stolen or mutilated, and the fee is $20. If a loan was listed on or after July 30, 2012, the lender holds the title and only the lender can apply. It cannot put the car in anyone else's name; that takes form MV1. The form says the replacement prints the names already in WisDOT's records, so it cannot fix a misspelling or drop a co-owner.
What MV2119 is for, and what it is not
The form exists for one job: issuing a new copy of a title that already exists in WisDOT's records. The names on the replacement match what WisDOT already has. The form is issued under Wis. Stat. 342.13, which covers lost, stolen and mutilated certificates.
It is not a way to get a title in a buyer's name. The form itself says that a transfer of ownership uses MV1. It is also not the fix for a title someone wrote on with White-Out; WisDOT says the owner applies for a replacement with MV2119 in that case, rather than trying to correct the altered one.
The sections, briefly
MV2119 is a single page with instructions on the back.
- Section A: owner name, birth date, and Social Security, driver license or FEIN number, matching WisDOT's record
- Section B: VIN, year, make, type, color, plate number and where the vehicle is kept
- Section C: a new loan, only if you are adding one now
- Section D: fees ($20 replacement fee, $10 per new loan, $5 counter fee in person)
- Section E: owner certification that the title is lost, stolen or mutilated and not held by a lender, with an optional permission to mail the title to someone else
- Section F: lienholder certification, used when the lender is the one applying
Who signs: owner or lender
Wisconsin became a title-to-lienholder state on July 30, 2012. If a lien was listed on or after that date, WisDOT sends the title to the lender and only the lender may apply for a replacement. The owner may apply when there is no lien, or when the lien was filed before that date. A lender that holds an electronic title cannot get a paper replacement through MV2119 and must contact its service provider.
If you owe child support and appear on the Department of Children and Families docket, the form notes that the title may be delivered to DCF and you receive a Confirmation of Ownership instead.
Where MV2119 applications get stuck
The person applying is not the owner. WisDOT's online service says you must be the owner of the vehicle to apply. A buyer, a relative or a friend helping out cannot sign for the owner. If the owner has died, the heir and surviving-spouse paperwork uses MV2119 alongside MV2300 instead.
There is a loan nobody mentioned. If a lien was listed after July 30, 2012, the owner is not eligible to apply until it is paid off; the lender gets the title. Run WisDOT's lien holder search by VIN before you fill anything in.
The owner is a business. MV2119 asks corporations and other non-individual owners for their FEIN, and the form is signed by someone who can act for the business.
The owners are joined by AND. The replacement prints the same names, and MV2119's instructions note that with AND, all owners must sign the title to transfer it later. Order the replacement while everyone is still reachable.
How to submit it
Mail the signed form with a $20 check or money order payable to Registration Fee Trust to WI Dept. of Transportation, P.O. Box 7949, Madison WI 53707-7949. Owners can also apply online, which WisDOT says delivers the replacement within 7 to 10 business days, or in person at a DMV Customer Service Center for the $20 plus a $5 counter fee.
MV2119 also appears in other processes. WisDOT's heir and surviving-spouse instructions say to include it when the deceased owner's title is lost, and the fee can be waived for qualifying family members.
Common questions
Can the person who sold me a car fill out MV2119 for me?
The seller can apply for a replacement in their own name as owner of record, then sign that new title over to you. They cannot use MV2119 to put the car in your name.
Does MV2119 need to be notarized?
No. The form has owner and lienholder signature lines but no notary section.
What if I find the old title after the replacement arrives?
WisDOT's selling guidance says to use the replacement and destroy the original if it turns up.
Can I sell the car while the replacement is on its way?
You need a title to sign over. Wait for the replacement, then sign it over to the buyer along with an odometer statement if the vehicle requires one.
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Related answers
How much is a replacement title in Wisconsin?
A Wisconsin replacement title is $20 on form MV2119, or $25 at a DMV counter. Only the owner of record, or a post-2012 lender, can apply.
Read this guide →Is a duplicate title the same as a replacement title?
Yes. Wisconsin calls a duplicate title a replacement title: form MV2119, $20, for the owner already on record. It is not a transfer or a bonded title.
Read this guide →How do you sell a car when you lost the title in Wisconsin?
Order a $20 replacement title (form MV2119 or online), then sign it over to your buyer. Online replacements usually arrive in 7 to 10 business days.
Read this guide →What do you do with a torn or damaged title in Wisconsin?
Replace it on form MV2119 for $20. Wisconsin treats a torn, washed or unreadable title like a lost one, and only the owner on WisDOT's record can apply.
Read this guide →Lost title in Wisconsin
Replacement title or bonded title: how to tell.
Read this guide →Sources, checked 2026-10-31: WisDOT: MV2119 Replacement Title Application · WisDOT: Replace your title, plates or stickers · WisDOT: Statement of intent (White-Out guidance) · WisDOT: Sell your vehicle. Rules can change; confirm with WisDOT before you file.
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