Section 38095 Of Article 3. Evidences Of Identification From California Vehicle Code >> Division 16.5. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.

. If any certificate of ownership is stolen, lost, mutilated or illegible, the legal owner or, if none, the owner of the vehicle for which the same was issued as shown by the records of the department shall immediately make application for and may, upon furnishing information satisfactory to the department, obtain a duplicate.