Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 39 - Transportation, Department of › Rule 39.02.05 - RULES GOVERNING ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF TITLE › Section 39.02.05.303 - REBUILT SALVAGE VEHICLES

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Rebuilt
			 Salvage Vehicle
. A rebuilt salvage vehicle, as defined by Section
			 49-123 (2)(m),
			 Idaho Code, includes every "Salvage or Total Loss Vehicle" that has been
			 rebuilt, in compliance with applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards
			 and the requirements of Chapter 9, Title 49, Idaho Code, as regulated by
			 Sections 49-524 and
			 49-525, Idaho Code.
			 (3-21-22)
02.
Salvage
			 Vehicles from Other Jurisdictions
. Every vehicle that is coming into
			 Idaho from another jurisdiction with a Salvage Certificate or other equivalent
			 document showing evidence of a total loss payoff such as a bill of sale from an
			 insurance company, or other documentation indicating that the vehicle may have
			 been a salvage or total loss vehicle and any vehicle for which information
			 retrieved from the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS)
			 indicates it has been reported as "salvage" will be considered salvage unless
			 there is sufficient evidence for the department to determine the salvage
			 document or information retrieved from NMVTIS was in error. These vehicles may
			 not be operated on Idaho highways until rebuilt in compliance with Chapter 9,
			 Title 49, Idaho Code and all federal motor vehicle safety and emission
			 standards in effect for the model year and type of vehicle. They will be issued
			 an Idaho Salvage Certificate unless the other jurisdiction has issued a salvage
			 certificate or other equivalent salvage ownership document. If any salvage
			 vehicle is received by a "salvage pool" (as described in Section
			 49-120(4), Idaho
			 Code), an Idaho salvage certificate of title will be issued, prior to sale
			 unless the vehicle has a salvage certificate or other equivalent salvage
			 ownership document issued by another jurisdiction. Any vehicle which has been
			 declared junk, pursuant to Sections
			 49-516 and
			 49-522, Idaho Code, or is coming
			 from another jurisdiction with a similar endorsement, or is designated by the
			 owner or the insurance company as parts only, destroyed, or dismantled, may not
			 be rebuilt for on-road use. Any vehicle NMVTIS indicates has been reported as
			 having been scrapped or crushed may only be retitled with the brand, "For Junk
			 Only". If other information retrieved from NMVTIS indicates a vehicle qualifies
			 for a "brand" as defined in this rule, the Department may brand the title
			 accordingly. The provisions of this section will not apply if there is
			 sufficient evidence for the department to determine the information retrieved
			 from NMVTIS was in error. (3-21-22)
03.
Title Application Requirements for
			 Vehicles Defined as Salvage and Rebuilt Salvage Vehicles
. (3-21-22)
a. The applicant will provide a written
			 statement which includes the vehicle information, vehicle identification
			 numbers, salvage date, and the work done personally by the owner or supervised
			 by the owner to restore the vehicle to the operating condition that existed
			 prior to the event causing the vehicle to be salvaged. (3-21-22)
b. In the event that the applicant did not
			 personally repair the vehicle or supervise its repair, but another party
			 performed the repairs, the applicant will certify to the best of his knowledge
			 the name of the party that did repair the vehicle or personally supervised its
			 repair. This certification will be made on a salvage vehicle statement. If
			 there is no indication in the ownership documentation that the vehicle had
			 previously been declared salvage or a total loss and the applicant does not
			 know who repaired the vehicle, they may certify this on a salvage vehicle
			 statement. (3-21-22)
c. In the
			 event that repairs were not necessary to bring the vehicle to operating
			 condition pursuant to Chapter 9, Title 49, Idaho Code, the applicant will
			 certify this on a salvage vehicle statement. (3-21-22)
d. The applicant will sign an indemnifying
			 statement agreeing to defend the title in all legal disputes arising out of his
			 possession of the title to the vehicle, and attesting to the fact that all
			 information contained in the statement and its attachments are true and
			 correct. (3-21-22)
e. The new Idaho
			 title issued will be branded "REBUILT SALVAGE." Such notation will remain on
			 the title and on all subsequent transfers of the title.
			 (3-21-22)