DMV
Liens
What is a lienholder?
A lienholder is an individual, business, or financial institution who has a legal interest in your vehicle. Most commonly it’s due to the institution lending you the money to purchase your vehicle. The lienholder maintains legal rights to your vehicle until the loan is paid in full.
Lienholder rights
If the loan is unpaid the lienholder has the right to repossess the vehicle. Lienholders are also able to retrieve vehicles from impound.
E-Liens
Utah offers lienholders the opportunity to participate in the Utah e-lien program. For more information on how to participate in the e-lien program, please contact the DMV at:
Salt Lake City Area: 801-297-7780
Toll Free: 1-800-DMV-UTAH (800-368-8824)
Telephone Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
Send us an email at [email protected]
Paying off a lien
When you pay off your loan you will want to have the lienholder removed from your title.
If your financial institution is an E-Lienholder, they will remove their interest from your title automatically. No action will be required by you.
If you have a paper title that the lienholder has signed off on. You will need to apply to have a corrected title to remove the lienholder. This can be done at your local DMV office.
In-Person Appointments
Available at the following locations Ogden, Farmington, Taylorsville, South Valley (Draper), Provo, and Hurricane DMV offices.
The following documentation is required to remove the lien: