Bihar - Obtain Duplicate Registration Certificate

ProcedureEdit

Note: If your RC is stolen or lost, you have to file a complaint and get FIR copy from police station. In case of damaged or torned RC, you don't have to make complaint. The damaged remains will be required to apply.
Apply In-Person for the duplicate RC

As a first step please go to the local police station and file an FIR and bring a copy of it to the RTO office.
To obtain duplicate vehicle registration in Bihar the applicant has to approach the RTO office to which his area belongs to. Please follow our “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page to get details of the RTO offices.
Make sure you have completed application form26A. Application forms can be obtained from the following link :Form 26 A
You need to bring your vehicle for physical verification as required.
Also make sure you have all the necessary documents to process the application
Application forms can also be obtained from the appropriate RTO offices that should be completed and presented with appropriate fees.
Present the completed application forms along with documents in one of the counter and pay the appropriate fee where the officials would start processing your application.
Authorities will inspect the vehicle – Chassis number particularly
If the details and documents are in place then the authorities will process the application further

Apply In-Person to replace damaged RC

In this process the applicant has to bring the damaged or toned pieces of original RC to submit and don’t require police certificate (FIR) and follow the steps as mentioned above

Apply Online:

Visit the following portal: portal.
Now select the state from the drop down menu.
After selecting the state the applicant will be redirected to the vahan parivahan website.
On the new page on the left side there is a box to select state and RTO, click on proceed.
Select online services to “Apply for Transfer of Ownership, Change of Address, Hypothecation [Addition/Continuation/Termination], Duplicate RC]”.
Enter the vehicle details as a Vehicle Registration No. and Chassis Number(Last 5 characters) and click on the “Verify Details” button.
Now the complete details of the vehicle will be visible.
Now select the “Duplicate RC” option.
Fill in all the details and pay the application fees.
Check the notification address to get the certificate in a stipulated period of time.

Apply through Centres:

To apply through centres, the applicant has to visit the respective “CSC” centre. Please tap on the following link to locate the centre according to the respective district: link.
Make sure to have the documents that are listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
It is advised to take the documents in original to the kiosk for scanning purposes.
The operator will process the application online.
On successful submission, the applicant will receive an application number as acknowledgement.
This application will be processed internally.
Once the verification is over, the applicant will get the certificate from the respective centre in a stipulated period of time.

Required DocumentsEdit

Application Form26A can be obtained from following link:Form 26
Police certificate (FIR – If applicable)
2 Photographs of the applicant with vehicle clearly showing number plate
Pollution under control certificate
Copy of the Registered certificate (If you have one)
Valid Insurance Certificate.
Proof of address (any one of the following): Ration Card / Electoral Roll / LIC Policy / Affidavit sworn by the applicant before an Executive or First Class Judicial
Pencil traced “Chassis Number” is the primary detail for applying
Aadhaar card

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Transport Department, Govt. of Bihar
Vishwesaraiya Bhawan, Bailey Road,
Patna - 800 015, Bihar 800001
Phone: 0612 254 6346
Location in map

Contact Link

EligibilityEdit

Owner of the vehicle.

FeesEdit

For fee related information’s, please follow this link:Fees

ValidityEdit

Validity of the RC remains same

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Processing TimeEdit

It takes 3 working days

InstructionsEdit

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

Required InformationEdit

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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the DocumentEdit

All the vehicles need to be registered as per the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988. The vehicles are provided with unique registration number. Once the vehicle is registered, a certificate is issued to the owner. The registration certificate is used as a proof for authorized owner of the vehicle.
If the Registration certificate is lost, stolen, damaged or misplaced then one need to apply for a duplicate registration certificate for Vehicle.
After one register his / her vehicle – He / She will receive a unique number to use it in number board.
When a bike owned by an individual sold to another person – the name transfer has to be made with the authorities concerned.

Information which might helpEdit

One who wishes to sell his or her vehicle should make sure that the proper name transfer in RC is carried out.
FC (for clearance) is a process meant for reviewing the condition of the vehicle registered

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