I’m in Alabama
NEED CLERKING?
At OATA, we take pride in our clerking team. Many of our experienced clerks are bilingual, so we can help everyone who needs our services. Our staff members have one objective: process work for the customer while making sure paperwork is compliant and not missing information.
What Our Clerks Do
Our clerks make sure every customer is compliant with state laws. Some of Alabama’s processes are different from those in Florida, but the clerking job remains the same. While work is processed, customers can ask questions or voice concerns to the clerk(s) assigned to them. Aside from Titling, our clerks register cars, remove and add liens, and handle many other procedures that dealers need access to in order to be successful.
Fast and Reliable Clerking
All of our clerking work is done in an instant. When working with our team, dealers experience fast and reliable clerking. At most, dealers need to wait in a short line. We make sure every customer is satisfied with their work and that it complies with state laws and regulations.
High Standards of Work
Clerks are not obligated to file paperwork that’s not in compliance. However, the clerks at OATA have high standards. They won’t process incomplete work, and they give dealers the opportunity to correct paperwork and get it processed. We’ve established many great dealer relationships by refining this process.
LOST DUPLICATES
In the automotive industry, where 80 percent of the work is done on paper, missing paperwork happens under all sorts of circumstances. Don’t worry— we completely understand that lost titles happen sometimes, and we’re here to help.
Replacing a Lost Title
In the case of a missing title, dealers can have duplicate titles printed in their business’s name. The state has some requirements that need to be met, but with a fee, dealers can electronically or physically replace lost titles. The most important step would be to make sure the title was originally assigned to the dealer. If it’s not in the dealer’s name, a bill of sale from where they purchased the vehicle is required.
Printing Duplicate Titles
Once they have proof of ownership, the clerk will print the current title, making any other titles obsolete, even if found after the fact. This is done as a safety precaution to ensure no stolen or lost titles are used. Before these rules existed, lost and stolen titles could be used and registered under false pretenses, and not much could be done, especially if the vehicle was registered out of the state. Each state now has laws and regulations to help keep car owners safe.
Electronic Titles
With titles moving more toward electronic status, the rate of fraudulent titles has gone down significantly. Leaving a title in electronic status makes any paper copy of the title obsolete, leaving you with only one original copy, which will be under the possession of the tag office’s electronic system. A copy of the title can be printed out by the owner at their local tag office for a fee to alleviate the headaches that come with lost paper titles.
