Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 560 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE › Chapter 560-10 - MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION › Subject 560-10-13 - SCRAPPED VEHICLES (UNDER THE MOTOR VEHICLES CERTIFICATE OF TITLE ACT) › Rule 560-10-13-.01 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) For the
				purposes of Assembled, Salvage, and Scrapped Vehicles and the Rules under this
				chapter, the following definitions and explanation of terms shall apply:
(a) Assembled. The term "assembled" means a
				vehicle put together from individual parts and/or major component parts by a
				person who is not a vehicle manufacturer.
(b) Brand. The term "brand" means a statement
				or legend placed on a title by the State of Georgia or by any other
				jurisdiction. Every brand issued by Georgia or another jurisdiction shall be
				carried forward and printed on the Georgia certificate of title issued by the
				Department. Brands so recognized include, but are not limited to, salvage or
				salvaged, Lemon Law, Rebuilt, Special Construction, valid and assignable
				certificate of title and may be subject to undisclosed liens and security
				interests
(c) Derelict motor
				vehicle. The term "derelict motor vehicle" shall have the meaning given it in
				O.C.G.A. §
										40-11-9.
(d) Fire damaged vehicle. The term "fire
				damaged vehicle" shall have the same meaning given it in O.C.G.A. §
										40-3-36.1.
(e) Flood damaged vehicle. The term "flood
				damaged vehicle" shall have the same meaning given it in O.C.G.A. §
										40-3-36.1.
(f) Manufacturer buyback. The term
				"manufacturer buyback" shall mean a vehicle replaced or repurchased by the
				manufacturer pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Warranty Rights Act, O.C.G.A. §
										10-1-780 et. seq.
(g) Previously salvaged
				motor vehicle. The term "previously salvaged motor vehicle" means a rebuilt
				vehicle that is not a salvage motor vehicle as that term is defined in O.C.G.A.
				§
										40-3-2(11).
(h) Rebuilt motor vehicle. The term "rebuilt
				motor vehicle" shall have the same meaning given it in O.C.G.A. §
										40-3-2(10).
(i) Replacement title. The term "replacement
				title" shall have the same meaning given it in O.C.G.A. §
										40-3-31.
(j) Small Volume Manufacturer. The term
				"Small Volume Manufacturer" means a Georgia manufacturer that currently meets
				or has met Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and the Georgia Clean Air
				Act, does not exceed the number of manufactured or assembled vehicles pursuant
				to O.C.G.A.
				 10-1-664.1(7), and is registered pursuant to O.C.G.A.
				 40-2-38.
(k) Small Volume Manufacturer Title. The term
				"Small Volume Manufacturer Title" means a certificate of title issued upon
				application of the Small Volume Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin and
				Assembled Vehicle inspection by the Department.
(l) Stolen/unrecovered. The term
				"stolen/unrecovered" shall mean a vehicle that has been reported stolen, on
				which an insurance carrier has paid a total loss claim, and which has not yet
				been recovered by a law enforcement agency.
(m) Surety bond title. The term "surety bond
				title" shall mean a title issued to a vehicle pursuant to the provisions of
				O.C.G.A. §
										40-3-28, which title shall be branded so as to read: "This Title was issued on the basis
				of a surety bond and may be subject to undisclosed liens, security interests,
				salvage, odometer reading discrepancy, or other conditions."
(n) Vehicle. The term "Vehicle" shall have
				the meaning given it in O.C.G.A. §
										40-1-1(75).
(o) Wreckage or Salvage motor vehicle. The
				term "wreckage or salvage motor vehicle" shall have the meaning given it in
				O.C.G.A. §
										40-3-2(11).