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License Plates - Remove your license plates from a totaled vehicle. You may:
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Transfer them to another vehicle within 30 days
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Surrender them to the DMV and apply for a registration fee refund.
(You must have a copy of the Salvage Title to apply for a refund.)
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Surrender them to the DMV and receive a credit toward another registration.
See Plate Surrender/Refunds. You must transfer or surrender the plates
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If you have collision/comprehensive insurance coverage:
Your insurance company will determine whether your vehicle meets the definition of a salvage vehicle. They will assist you in completing the Salvage Title Procedures. You may transfer ownership to the insurance company or to a DMV-licensed salvage pool, automobile auction, rebuilder, automobile wrecker or a new or used motor vehicle dealer. Or, you and your insurance company may agree that you can retain the vehicle.
If you do not have collision/comprehensive insurance coverage: It is your responsibility to assess whether the vehicle meets the definition of a salvage vehicle.
You must notify any lienholder within 10 days and the lienholder must apply for a Salvage Title within 30 days.
If there is no lienholder, you must either apply for a Salvage Title within 30 days or sell the vehicle to a DMV-licensed salvage pool, automobile auction, rebuilder, automobile wrecker or a new or used motor vehicle dealer. See Salvage Title Procedures. You may not sell the vehicle without first obtaining a Salvage Title.
If you retain a salvage vehicle:
Read and follow all of the procedures on this page carefully. A rebuilt vehicle must be inspected by a licensed garage or body shop and the DMV before it can be sold or registered. It is the owner's responsibility to complete these steps and obtain a standard blue Nevada title before the sale.
If you retain the vehicle but choose not to rebuild it, you should sell it only to a DMV-licensed salvage pool, automobile auction, rebuilder, automobile wrecker or a new or used motor vehicle dealer.
Improperly selling a salvage vehicle can be a serious felony offense. Sellers must disclose in writing that the vehicle is a salvage vehicle. See Salvage Vehicle Laws and Penalties. |
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“Salvage
vehicle” means a motor vehicle that at any
time
has been declared a total loss vehicle, flood-damaged
vehicle, non-repairable
vehicle or had “salvage” or a similar word or
designation
placed on any title issued for the vehicle.
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Total Loss - A vehicle that has been damaged to the
extent that the estimated cost of repair, not including the cost associated with painting any part of the vehicle, would exceed 65 percent
of the fair market value of the vehicle immediately before the
damage was incurred. Vehicles with less than 65 percent damage are not considered salvage vehicles.
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Flood Damaged - A vehicle
that has
been submerged in water to a point that the level of
the
water is higher than the door sill of the vehicle and
the water
has
entered the passenger, trunk or engine compartment of
the
vehicle
and has come into contact with the electrical system of
the
vehicle;
or a vehicle that is part of a total loss settlement
resulting from water damage.
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Non-Repairable - A vehicle,
other than an abandoned vehicle, that has value only
as a source of parts and scrap metal, or has
been designated by its owner for dismantling, or has
been stripped of all body panels, doors, lights,
etc., or has been burned or destroyed beyond a
restorable condition.
Salvage vehicles in Nevada are issued an orange-colored Salvage Title. A salvage vehicle may not be registered or operated on any public street until it has been rebuilt and inspected. Once a salvage vehicle has been repaired, it becomes a rebuilt vehicle and may be registered and/or sold if the proper procedures below have been followed. Non-Repairable vehicles are issued a Certificate and may not be restored to operating condition.
Older Vehicles
Vehicles 10 model years old or older are not considered salvage vehicles if the only repairs needed are a limited number of items. Specifically, the hood, the trunk lid, and/or up to two of the following: doors, grill assembly, bumper assembly, headlight assembly and taillight assembly.
If the vehicle requires more repairs than this, the 65 percent damage rule applies. For example, the 65 percent rule would apply if the grill, front bumper and one headlight assembly were replaced. If only the hood, the grill and the bumper were replaced, the 65 percent rule would not apply and the vehicle would not be considered a salvage vehicle. The 65 percent rule does not include any cost of paint or labor to paint the vehicle.
Rebuilt Vehicles (Non-Salvage)
Vehicles which have had certain repairs must be titled as Rebuilt even if they do not meet the definition of a salvage vehicle. See Non-Salvage Rebuilt Vehicles.
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When a vehicle has been damaged to the extent it becomes
a salvage vehicle, an orange-colored Salvage Title must be issued. The responsibility to complete this process rests with:
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The insurance company if the company declares the vehicle to be a total loss.
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The lienholder, if any, if there is no comprehensive/collision insurance. The registered owner must notify any lienholder of the damage to the vehicle within 10 days and the lienholder must apply for a salvage title within 30 days.
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The registered owner, if there is no insurance or lienholder and the owner wishes to retain the vehicle. The owner must submit the current title and an Application for Salvage Title (RD-213) within 30 days.
The owner has the option to sell the vehicle to a DMV-licensed salvage pool, automobile auction, rebuilder, automobile wrecker or a new or used motor vehicle dealer. If this occurs, the licensee is responsible for obtaining the Salvage Title.
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See NRS 487.800 for details.
The DMV will issue a Salvage Title or
Non-Repairable Vehicle Certificate to the new owner (the insurance company or DMV licensee) or to the current owner (if the vehicle is retained) within two
business days after the department's Central Services
Division has received the properly completed
application, current title and other documents.
Important: No other transfer of
ownership may take place until the DMV has issued a
Salvage Title (NRS 487.800 (9)). |
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If the vehicle to be restored is five model years old or newer, it must
be brought to a DMV Inspection Station for completion of
the Authorization for Vehicle Restoration. Vehicles may
not be restored, titled or registered unless this has
been completed. This is not necessary for vehicles six model years old or older. |
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Garages, body shops and rebuilders must repair vehicles to the common standards
published and applied in the automotive repair industry.
Air bags and seat belts must be repaired to the
standards set in federal law. The business must keep records of the repair including any
identifying information of parts. |
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When the reconstruction has been
completed, the Certificate of Inspection must be
completed by a Nevada registered garage, licensed body shop or licensed rebuilder.
The vehicle must then be
brought to a DMV inspection station for completion of
the Certificate of Inspection. Once this is accomplished and all other registration requirements have been met,
the vehicle may be registered and titled. The vehicle may be sold once the new title has been issued.
All future
titles will be a normal Nevada Certificate of Title but
will be "branded", which means the title will be
labeled with the word "Rebuilt" or other
appropriate term. The brand cannot be removed. |
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Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 487
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Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 482
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Any
person who transfers an interest in a motor vehicle
in this state shall, before the transfer, disclose
in writing to the
transferee any information that the transferor
knows or reasonably
should know concerning whether the vehicle is a salvage, rebuilt or reconstructed vehicle.
(NRS 487.830) A person shall not remove, cause to be removed or conceal a marking on:
(a) A salvage title or other title which indicates that the vehicle is a salvage vehicle; or
(b) A certificate of title or other title for a rebuilt vehicle which indicates that the vehicle is a rebuilt vehicle.
(NRS 487.840)
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Violations are felony criminal offenses if the
vehicle is valued at $250 or more. Courts may order jail
terms, fines and restitution.
Any purchaser or lessee also may bring a civil
suit against the offender. If successful, the purchaser will
be awarded court costs, attorney's fees and whichever of
the following is greater:
- Three times the amount of actual damages;
- Five thousand dollars; or
- Actual damages
and such
punitive damages as may be allowed by the court.
You may not remove any salvage vehicle from the State of Nevada with the intent to sell it without first obtaining a Salvage Title.
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Vehicles which have had certain repairs must be titled as Rebuilt even if they do not meet the definition of a salvage vehicle. This applies to any vehicle that has had one or more of the following major components replaced:
- Cowl assembly;
- Rear clip assembly;
- Roof assembly;
- Floor pan assembly;
- Conventional frame coupled with one additional major component
- Complete front inner structure for a unibody
These vehicles must be inspected by a licensed garage or body shop and the DMV using the Certificate of Inspection for Rebuilt Vehicles (Not Salvage). The existing title must be surrendered to the DMV, which will issue a title branded "Rebuilt".
A vehicle for which the only change is the installation of a truck cab assembly is not considered a rebuilt or salvage vehicle.
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