A report prepared by the Automotive Service Association (ASA). The following survey includes state laws governing branded titles. All 50 states have been researched and it has been determined that 48 states have laws regarding salvage titling. Those states with salvage titling laws can be accessed through the Internet link provided (expect Pennsylvania, which does not allow state statutes to be accessed online). STATE Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia STATUTE NUMBER alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/codeofalabama/1975/32-8-87.htm Title 32 Motor Vehicles and Traffic Chapter 8 Uniform Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act Section 87(d) Dismantling, destroying or changing identity of vehicle 170.94.58.9/data/ar_code.asp Click on Arkansas Code Title 27 Transportation Subtitle 2: Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing Chapter 14 Registration and Licensing Subchapter 9 Transfers of Title and Registration 27-14-912 Dismantling or wrecking of vehicles 27-14-913 Sale of Motor Vehicle to be dismantled, etc. www.azleg.state.az.us/formatdocument.asp?indoc=/ars/28/ 02091.htm&Title=28&DocType=ARS Title 28 Transportation Article 3 Salvage, Seizure and Dismantling of Vehicles Sections 2091(4) Salvage Certificate of Title www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Law Vehicle Code Division 1 Sections 100-680 Section 543; 544 198.187.128.12/colorado/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=fs-main.htm&2.0 Click on Colorado Statutes Title 42 Vehicles and Traffic Article 6 Certificates of Title-used motor vehicles Part 1 Certificates of Title Sections 102 (13); 102 (13)(a) Definitions www.cga.state.ct.us/2003/pub/chap700.htm#sec38a-353.htm Chapter 700 Property & Casualty Section 38a-353 (Formerly Sec. 38-175y). Calculation of settlement amount on totaled motor vehicle. www.delcode.state.de.us/title21/c025/index.htm Title 21 Motor Vehicles Part II, Registration, Title & Licenses Chapter 25 Transfer of Title, Registration and Liens Section 2512 Transfer for Salvage Click here for more information Title XXIII Motor Vehicles Chapter 319 Title Certificates Section 319.30 http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2003_04/gacode/43-47-2.html Section 43-47-2(14) www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/vol05_ch0261-0319/hrs0286/ hrs_0286-0044_0005.htm
Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/vol05_ch0261-0319/ hrs0286/hrs_0286-0048.htm Hawaii Revised Statutes Sections 0286-0044 0005; 0048; http://www.legis.state.ia.us/iacode/2003/321h/2.html 321H.2(10) www3.state.id.us/idstat/toc/49001ktoc.html TITLE 49 Motor Vehicles Section 123 (l) www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/ilcs/chapterlist.html Illinois Vehicle Code 625 Article 1 Certificates of Title 625 ILCS 5/3-117.1 www.ai.org/legislative/ic/code/title9/ar22/ch3.html Title 9 Article 22 Chapter 3 Salvage Motor Vehicles Necessity of certificate of salvage title; request for bureau to determine fair market value; required application for salvage title by insurance company; www.kslegislature.org/cgi-bin/statutes/index.cgi/8-197.html Chapter 8. Automobiles and Other Vehicles Article 1 General Provision Section 8-197(2) www.lrc.state.ky.us/krs/186a00/520.pdf 186A.520 (1a,b,c) Salvage Titles - Conditions for issuance - Operation of Vehicle with Salvage Title www.lrc.state.ky.us/krs/186a00/525.pdf 186A.525 Title for motor vehicle previously with branded title or salvage title www.legis.state.la.us/tsrs/tsrs.asp?lawbody=rs&title=32 ion=702 Section RS 32:702 (10)(11) janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/29-a/title29-asec602.html Title 29A Motor Vehicles Chapter 7 Titles of Vehicles Section 602(13): Salvage Vehicle 198.187.128.12/maryland/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=fs-main.htm& 2.0 Transportation Title 13 Vehicle Laws - Certificates of Title and Registration Subtitle 5 Transfer of Registration Section 13-506 Salvage Vehicles-Salvage Certificates www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/mgl/90d-1.htm Chapter 9D Motor Vehicles Certificates of Title Section 1 http://www.michiganlegislature.org/mileg.asp?page=chapterindex Chapter 257 Motor Vehicles Sections 257.56a, c, d; 257.217, c ii, f; 257.219; 257.222 www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/168a/01.html Chapter 168A Vehicle Titles Section 168A.01: Subd. 17a. Salvage Title 198.187.128.12/mississippi/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=fs-main.htm& 2.0 Title 63 Motor Vehicle and Traffic Regulations Chapter 21 Motor Vehicle Titles
Missouri Montana North Carolina North Dakota New Jersey New Hampshire Nebraska New Mexcio New York Nevada Ohio Section 63-21-39 Procedure where vehicle scrapped, dismantled or destroyed, obtaining title on a vehicle with a salvage certificate of title Salvage certificate of Title Fund; regulations. www.moga.state.mo.us/statutes/c300-399/3010010.htm Chapter 301 Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles Section 301.010 (50) data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/mca/61/3/61-3-210.htm Section 61-3-210 (6) www.ncleg.net/statutes/generalstatutes/html/bychapter/ chapter%5f20.html Section 20-4.01(33d) http://www.ncleg.net/statutes/generalstatutes/html/bysection/ Chapter_20/GS_20-71.3.html Section 20-71.3. Salvage and other vehicles - titles and registration cards to be branded. www.state.nd.us/lr/cencode/t39c05.pdf Chapter 39-05 Title Registration Section 39-05-20.1 thru 20.2 Click here for information Title 39 Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation Section 39:10-31 "Salvage Certificate of Title" defined Section 39:10-32 Vehicle Reported Stolen or Damaged; issuance of salvage certificate of title www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/xxi/261/261-22.htm Title XXI Motor Vehicles Chapter 261 Certificates of Title and Registration of Motor Vehicles Section 22 (VI) Dismantling and Destruction of Vehicles statutes.unicam.state.ne.us/corpus/statutes/chap60/ R600102902.html Chapter 60 Sections. 60-129.02 (6) 198.187.128.12/newmexico/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=fsmain.htm&2.0 Click on Statutes Administrative Code Title 18 Transportation Chapter 19 Motor Vehicle Procedures, Licenses, Permits Part 3.53NMAC Registration http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?cl=128&a=30 Vehicles and Traffic Article 17. Other Provisions Relating to Registration and Possesssion Section 429. Junk & salvage vehicles. Section 430 Retail sale of junk & salvage vehicles. www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-482.html#nrs482sec470 Title 43 Public Safety; Vehicles; Watercraft Chapter 482 Motor Vehicles & Trailers; Licensing, Registration, Sales and Vehicles Section 482.470 Cancellation of Registration www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-487.html#nrs487sec110 Chapter 487 Repair, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles Section 487.110 Salvage Vehicle; sale, rebuilt & restored; notice to State agency of retention by insured onlinedocs.andersonpublishing.com/oh/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn= main-h.htm&cp=porc Title 45 Motor Vehicles-Areonautics-Watercraft Section 4501:1-4-01 (E): A
Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Texas Tennessee Utah Vermont www.lsb.state.ok.us/ Click on Oklahoma Statutes Search OK Statutes Database Section 47-1105 www.leg.state.or.us/ors/819.html Chapter 819 Destroyed, Totaled, Abandoned and Stolen Motor Vehicles; Vehicle Identification Numbers Section 819.016 When salvage title required; rules www.leg.state.or.us/ors/803.html Chapter 803 Vehicles Section 803.140 Applications; certificate; rules *Not accessible on-line* Title 75 Vehicle Code Part II Title, Registration and Licensing Chapter 11 Certificate of Title and Security Instrests Subchapter A Certificate of Title Section 1117. Vehicle destroyed, dismantled, salvaged or recycled. www.rilin.state.ri.us/statutes/title31/31-46/index.htm Chapter 31-46 Rhode Island Salvage Law Section 31-46-1.1 Classification of Salvage Vehicles http://www.scstatehouse.net/code/t56c019.doc Scroll down a page Chapter 19 Protection of Titles to and Interests in Motor Vehicles Article 1 General Provisions Section 56-19-480 www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/tr/tr0050100.html#tr031.501.0911 Transportation Code Title 7 Vehicles and Traffic Subtitle A Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles Chapter 501 Certificate of Title Act Subchapter A General Provisions Section 501.0911 (6) www.tennesseeanytime.org/laws/laws.html Click on TN Code and Constitution Link Click on TN Code Title 55 Motor and Other Vehicles Chapter 3 Certificates of Title Part 2 Wrecked, Damaged, Dismantled or Rebuilt Motor Vehicles Sections 55-3-211-212 www.le.state.ut.us/~code/title41/htm/41_01126.htm Title 41 Chapter 1a Section 41-1a-1001 (6) www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/fullsection.cfm?title=23&chapter= 021&Section=02001 Title 23 Motor Vehicles Chapter 21 Title to Motor Vehicles 23 V.S.A. 2001 (13) leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+46.2-1600 Virginia Title 46 Section 46.2-1600 Washington Wisconsin www.leg.wa.gov/rcw/index.cfm?fuseaction=section ion=46.12.005 RCW 46.12.005 folio.legis.state.wi.us/cgi-bin/om_isapi.dll?clientid=111632& infobase=stats.nfo&jump=ch.%20340 Chapter 340 Vehicles General Provisions
West Virginia Wyoming Section 340.01(55g) (55r) 129.71.164.29/wvcode/17a/WVC%2017%20A- %20%204%20%20-%20%2010%20%20.htm 17A-4-10 Salvage Certificates for certain wrecked or damaged vehicles; fee; penalty legisweb.state.wy.us/statutes/titles/title31/c02a01.htm Article 1 Certificates of Title Sections 31-2-106 (v)