How do i get a vehicle title from another state?

Question

Basically, I moved from atl, georgia to los angeles, ca. I'm trying to get my vehicle registered here, but along my trip to california, my car got broken into, and for whatever godforsaken reason many things including documents were stolen. So... basically, i don't have my title or my vehicle registration from georgia. The only thing i could find was a georgia motor vehicle registration that expired last year in 2007. Even more unfortunate is that my birthday is this month, so my tag will expire by the end of this month.

Uh... any suggestions. I really do need to be driving that car.

Answer 1

Call the DMV there and tell them your plight. They will hopefully direct you on what to do.

Answer 2

go to a california dmv with the 2007 registration and have a title seach done. as soon as they can verify that the car is in your name, you can get it registered (with a smog certificate) california requires that you register a car within 30 days of entering the state so if georgia is going to hold you up, california will do the leg work.