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     32-3A-25.   Fee for issue, transfer, or correction of certificate of title--Duplicate title. The county treasurer shall charge a five dollar fee for issuance of a certificate of title, a transfer of title, or a corrected certificate of title. If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or becomes illegible, the owner named in the certificate shall obtain a duplicate by applying to the county register of deeds. The applicant shall furnish information the Department of Revenue and Regulation requires concerning the original certificate and the circumstances of its loss, mutilation, or destruction. Mutilated or illegible certificates shall be returned to the department with the application for a duplicate. The duplicate certificate of title shall be marked plainly, duplicate, across its face and mailed or delivered to the applicant or as otherwise directed by the owner. If a lost or stolen original certificate of title for which a duplicate has been issued is recovered, the original shall be surrendered promptly to the department for cancellation.