Several years ago, we started having to mail this form into the Department of Revenue Motor Vehicle Division when releasing a paper title. What is the purpose of this form? We constantly have people calling saying we still have a lien on record and then we have to complete a T4 lien release for them because they have lost their original paper title that we mailed.

Did something change? Are we still required to send in the T77 when we release a paper title?

I doubt that you can release via a paper document anymore:

Rule 560-10-12-.03 Electronic Security Interests and Liens on Titles

(1) Definitions:
(a) "Electronic Lien and Title program" means an electronic process by which an individual or entity, through an agreement with a service provider authorized by the commissioner, transmits notice and release of security interests and liens on Georgia certificates of title.


(2) Applicability:
(a) In accordance with the schedule as provided in part (3) of this Rule, security interests and liens on Georgia certificates of title shall be processed electronically as required by O.C.G.A. § 40-3-26.


(3) Schedule:
(a) Beginning January 1, 2013 and thereafter, any individual or entity that recorded 500 or more security interests or liens on Georgia certificates of title in calendar year 2012 shall be required to utilize the Electronic Lien and Title program for all security interests and liens on Georgia certificates of title.

(b) Beginning July 1, 2013 and thereafter, any individual or entity that recorded 200 or more security interests or liens on Georgia certificates of title in calendar year 2012 shall be required to utilize the Electronic Lien and Title program for all security interests and liens on Georgia certificates of title.

(c) Beginning January 1, 2014 and thereafter, any individual or entity that recorded 5 or more security interests or liens on Georgia certificates of title in the immediately prior calendar year, or who has recorded 5 or more security interests or liens on Georgia certificates of title within the same calendar year, shall be required to utilize the Electronic Lien and Title program for all security interests and liens on Georgia certificates of title.

We still have some paper titles and do not have access to release those via the e-title service we use. We really do not understand why we still receive some paper titles. Most of them are electronic but we do still receive some paper ones as well.

It was our understanding that this form was implemented to aid the state in releasing the liens so that when customers lost their titles, the state would show no liens even if the customer never took the original title to the tag office to be reissued lien free.