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Along with helping consumers reduce their risk when buying a used car, CARFAX also helps car buyers avoid the hassle of researching a vehicle's history through individual state systems. Think of the time savings that CARFAX provides -- to get the same information a car buyer would have to go to each of the 50 states and request the information that CARFAX provides in seconds.

The chart below details the title research procedures for each of the 50 states (process time, cost, method of requesting, etc.). CARFAX is fast, convenient and inexpensive by comparison.

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State DMV Phone Method Cost Days
ALABAMA 334-242-9100 MAIL/COUNTER $15.00 per VIN 45
ALASKA 907-269-5559 MAIL $5.00 per VIN 50
ARIZONA 602-255-0072 MAIL $3.00 per MVR 45
ARKANSAS 501-682-4679 MAIL/PHONE/ COUNTER $1.00 per VIN + $1.00
per copy 		47
CALIFORNIA 916-657-7669 MAIL $20.00 per VIN per year 43
COLORADO 303-205-5600 MAIL/COUNTER $6.60 per Titled Owner 29
CONNECTICUT 860-566-4710 MAIL $17.50 per VIN + $7.00 per copy 52
WASHINGTON, D.C. 202-939-8000 MAIL $5.00 per Titled Owner ?
DELAWARE 302-739-4468 MAIL $ 8.00 per VIN 27
FLORIDA 850-488-3881 MAIL/COUNTER $15.00 per VIN 48
GEORGIA 404-362-6500 MAIL/COUNTER $1.00 per VIN 46
HAWAII 808-532-4324 UNAVAILABLE N/A N/A
IDAHO 208-334-8000 MAIL/COUNTER $7.00 per VIN 16
ILLINOIS 217-785-7480 MAIL/COUNTER $4.00 per VIN 44
INDIANA 317-232-2798 MAIL/COUNTER $ 8.00 per VIN 43
IOWA 515-237-3055 MAIL/COUNTY COUNTER VARIES BY COUNTY 41
KANSAS 913-296-3621 MAIL/COUNTER $10.00 per VIN 35
KENTUCKY 502-564-2737 MAIL/COUNTER $2.00 per VIN 33
LOUISIANA 504-925-3723 MAIL $7.50 per VIN 50
MAINE 207-287-9000 MAIL/COUNTER $5.00 per VIN 46
MARYLAND 410-729-4550 MAIL/COUNTER $5.00 per Titled Owner (Uncertified) 43
MASSACHUSETTS 617-351-4500 MAIL/COUNTER $10.00 per Title Transaction 26
MICHIGAN 517-322-1460 MAIL/PHONE/ COUNTER $6.55 per Title
Transaction + copies 		39
MINNESOTA 612-296-8911 MAIL/COUNTER $ 4.50 per Title + 1.50 per copy 24
MISSISSIPPI 601-923-7200 MAIL $ 4.50 per Title 46
MISSOURI 573-751-5398 MAIL/COUNTER $4.00 per VIN 60
MONTANA 406-444-4536 MAIL $6.00 per VIN + .50 per copy 60
NEBRASKA 402-471-2281 MAIL/COUNTER $5.00 per VIN or $ 1.00 per Title 20
NEVADA 702-687-5350 MAIL/PHONE/ COUNTER $7.00 per VIN 51
NEW HAMPSHIRE 603-271-2251 MAIL $20.00 per VIN 58
NEW JERSEY 609-292-6500 MAIL/COUNTER $10.50 per VIN 45
NEW MEXICO 888-683-4636 MAIL $4.00 per VIN 31
NEW YORK 212-645-5550 MAIL/COUNTER $6.00 per VIN 61
NORTH CAROLINA 919-715-7000 MAIL/COUNTER $5.00 per VIN 40
NORTH DAKOTA 701-328-2725 MAIL/COUNTER $3.00 per VIN 26
OHIO 614-752-7500 MAIL/COUNTER $2.00 per Titled owner 38
OKLAHOMA 405-521-3221 MAIL/COUNTER $5.00 PER VIN 31
OREGON 503-945-5000 MAIL $22.50 per VIN 25
PENNSYLVANIA 717-391-6190 MAIL $5.00 per Titled Owner 38
RHODE ISLAND 401-277-2970 MAIL $25.00 per VIN ?
SOUTH CAROLINA 800-442-1368 MAIL/COUNTER $2.00 per VIN 39
SOUTH DAKOTA 605-773-3541 MAIL/COUNTER $5.00 per VIN ?
TENNESSEE 615-401-6714 MAIL/COUNTER $15.00 per VIN 40
TEXAS 512-465-7611 MAIL/FAX $5.75 per VIN 55
UTAH 800-368-8824 MAIL/PHONE/ COUNTER $6.50 per VIN 29
VERMONT 802-828-2000 MAIL $15.00 per VIN ?
VIRGINIA 804-367-0538 MAIL/COUNTER $5.00 per VIN + $3.00 per Titled Owner 46
WASHINGTON 360-902-3600 MAIL $2.00 per VIN 67
WEST VIRGINIA 304-558-3900 MAIL/COUNTER $15.00 per VIN 81
WISCONSIN 608-266-3666 MAIL/PHONE/ COUNTER $3.00 per Titled Owner + .25 per page 56
WYOMING 307-777-4710 MAIL/COUNTER $5.00 per VIN 53


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