RTO Form 26: Application For The Issue Of Duplicate Certificate Of Registration

If you accidentally rip, soil, misplace or lose your motor vehicle’s original Registration Certificate, you can get a copy by filling out RTO form 26. However, the occurrence must be reported to the nearest police station (where the loss or damage took place). Automobile owners are also allowed to make all current payments related to the car before applying for Form 26 under Rule 81 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989. If your vehicle is subject to a hire-purchase arrangement, hypothecation, or a leasing agreement, you will need to duplicate this application. Additionally, if the Original Registering Authority is not the same, the form must be duplicated.

How to Download RTO Form 26?

If your original vehicle registration certificate is torn, missing, lost, soiled, or mutilated, you can request a duplicate document by completing RTO form 26. However, before submitting the form, register an FIR with the nearest police station (where the incident occurred) and make any outstanding payments.

Following are steps to download

• Go to https://parivahan.gov.in/
• Click “Informational Services” on the menu tab
• Hover over “Downloadable Forms” in the drop-down menu
• Click “All Form” 
• Click on “Form 26” under the vehicle-related category 

How to fill RTO Form 26?

The first part of RTO form 26 deals with the causes for the loss of the original registration certificate, the second part is a ‘No Objection Certificate‘ from the financier on the issuance of a duplicate certificate, and the third part is Office Endorsement.

• Mention the address of the RTO authority where you will apply for a duplicate registration certificate in the upper left-hand corner of RTO form 26.
• Enter your vehicle’s registration number below the name of the RTO authority, and briefly describe the circumstances that led to the document’s loss, destruction, tear, or mutilation. Remove any options that aren’t appropriate to your scenario.
• Following notification of the loss, the vehicle owner certifies that the prior registration number has not been suspended or canceled by the government. He also claims that the cause of the document’s misplacement is accurate to the best of his knowledge.
• If your old registration certificate has been written off, damaged, stained, or mutilated, you must submit it with your new registration certificate application. The applicant also states whether the vehicle is currently under any form of Hire-purchase, Lease, or Hypothecation agreement, as well as whether it is free of any encumbrances.
• The date on which the car owner made a police report about the theft is entered. To back up his assertion, he includes a copy of the complaint.
• Attach your signature and the date of the form’s submission below this place. If the candidate is unable to sign, they can use a thumb impression instead.
• The Financier provides a “No Objection Certificate” if the automobile is under a Hire-purchase, Lease, or Hypothecation agreement. The company’s representative additionally signs the signature, date, and address of the vehicle’s registered owner.
• On the other hand, if the financier is uncomfortable with the application for a duplicate registration certificate, he should state so clearly, along with the reason for their disapproval of the procedure. The Financier must additionally sign and date the “No Objection Certificate” that comes with form 26.
• After the “No Objection Certificate,” there is an area for office endorsements. It includes the Registering Authority’s signature, as well as the reference number, address, and date of issuing a duplicate Registration Certificate. The RTO transmits it through Registered Post to the Financier and the Registering Authority at the same time, with an acknowledgment of receipt.
• Enters the Financier’s and Registering Authority’s names, as well as the Financier’s and Registered Owner’s signatures.

Documents needed with Form 26

• The loss or damage of the original Certificate of Registration, as evidenced by the police certificate.
• Pollution Control Certificate Insurance Certificate Registered Owner’s identity and residence evidence
• Clearance from the traffic police challan Transport For commercial vehicles, a wing and tax clearance certificate is required
• Registered owner’s PAN card or Form 60 and Form 61.
• Engine pencil and engine chassis print
• Affidavit declaring that the original registration certificate has been lost.