CLERK OF COURTS
TITLE DEPARTMENT
The Title Department handles trailers, campers, motor homes, boats, and boat motors, all-terrain vehicles (ATV), off-highway motorcycle, wave runners, and jet skis. The Title Department also issues duplicate titles when the original has been lost, stolen or destroyed.
TITLE INFORMATION
- Vehicle / Boat Titles
- Mobile Home Titles
- Lost / Stolen Titles
- General Title Information
- New Ohio Residents
- Information on Title By Mail and Drop Offs: Lancaster Title office and Pickerington Title office are open for in person transactions. Both offices are also processing titles by mail and drop off.
- For questions or assistance, please email Titles@FairfieldCountyOhio.gov.
- The Fairfield County Clerk of Courts has been designated as an authorized office to accept passport applications. Please visit the following link for information regarding the passport application process: Passport Information at U.S. Department of State. Passports are being processed by appointment only.
- Please note: The Clerk of Courts' Title Department does not issue license plates or driver’s licenses. These are issued through the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV).
- For your convenience, we have provided a link to the Ohio BMV, which lists the locations of its license plate and driver’s license operations.
Fees are payable by cash, certified or personal check, credit card/debit card or money order. Customers who use a credit card/debit card as payment will be charged a non-refundable processing fee of $2.00 or 2.39%, whichever is greater, by LexisNexis VitalChek, Network Inc.

LANCASTER TITLE OFFICE
Hours: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Monday-Friday) Saturday: 8:00 AM-12:00 Noon

PICKERINGTON TITLE OFFICE
Hours: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Monday-Friday) Saturday: 8:00 AM-12:00 Noon