vin and title

In my state they only keep records for 10 years so if it has been 10 or more since the car was licensed last and u have a vin on the car you can apply for a lost title, then a cop runs the vin and if it comes up clean you get a title. Ive done it a few times. Kind of a hassle takes time and cops dont seem to want to come do the inspection these days. All of the cars ive done it on were owned by family and friends and titles were actually lost so i guess it depends on the origin of your car and local laws.