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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 01 - Abandoned Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-01-210

Current through June 25, 2024
A party selling a motor vehicle under Miss. Code Ann.
					 Section
					 85-7-251
					 must submit documentation to the Department that the procedural requirements
					 have been met.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 01 - Abandoned Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-01-301

Current through June 25, 2024
A vehicle repair shop may sell a motor vehicle for the
					 costs of repairing a motor vehicle under Miss. Code Ann. Section
					 85-7-107,
					 in lieu of following the procedures of Miss. Code Ann. Section
					 63-23-1 et
					 seq.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 02 - Leased Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-02-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Any leased motor vehicle that will be based in the State
					 of Mississippi is required to have a Mississippi license tag and must be titled
					 under the provisions of the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Title Act.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 02 - Leased Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-02-101

Current through June 25, 2024
When a motor vehicle is leased under a conditional sales
					 agreement with the right of purchase or immediate right of possession available
					 upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement, the lessor is
					 considered the owner and the registration and title will be issued in the name
					 of the lessor in care of the lessee. The lessor of the vehicle is recorded on
					 the certificate of title as first lienholder. If the lessor has given a
					 security interest in the vehicle to a lender, the lender will be listed as the
					 second lienholder. This type lease will be referred to as a Purchase Lease.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 02 - Leased Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-02-102

Current through June 25, 2024
Leased vehicles that do not give the lessee the right of
					 purchase or immediate right of possession upon performance of the conditions
					 stated in the agreement, will be titled in the name of the lessor. If the
					 lessor has given a security interest in the vehicle to a lender, the lender
					 will be recorded as first lienholder. This type lease will be referred to as a
					 Net Lease.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 03 - Low Speed Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-03-100

Current through June 25, 2024
A low speed vehicle (LSV) is a device which may be used to
					 carry people or property on public roads and for which a road and bridge
					 privilege license is required to be obtained. The owner of an LSV may make
					 application for a certificate of title and for a privilege license if the
					 vehicle is used on a public road.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 03 - Low Speed Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-03-101

Current through June 25, 2024
An LSV must be gasoline or electric-powered and meet the
					 requirements of Part 49, Section 571.500 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 03 - Low Speed Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-03-102

Current through June 25, 2024
The Department will only issue a title for a LSV if the
					 manufacturer's certificate of origin clearly identifies the vehicle as a LSV.
					 In addition, the vehicle identification number (VIN) assigned to the LSV by the
					 original manufacturer must be a LSV-specific VIN.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 03 - Low Speed Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-03-103

Current through June 25, 2024
Any vehicle originally manufactured as a recreational
					 off-highway vehicle, including golf carts, will not be titled by the
					 Department, regardless of whether it receives aftermarket modifications. A
					 recreational off-highway vehicle is any motorized vehicle manufactured and
					 designed exclusively for off-road use that is sixty-five (65) inches or less in
					 width, has an unladen dry weight of two thousand (2,000) pounds or less, and
					 travels on four (4) or more nonhighway tires.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 04 - Motor Homes › Section 35-7-06-04-102

Current through June 25, 2024
"First-Stage Manufacturer" means a person who manufactures
					 an incomplete motor vehicle so that it can become a completed motor home upon
					 final-stage manufacturing.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 04 - Motor Homes › Section 35-7-06-04-103

Current through June 25, 2024
"Incomplete Motor Vehicle" means an assemblage of power
					 train, steering system, and braking system to the extent that those systems are
					 to be a part of the completed vehicle and that requires additional
					 manufacturing operations, except addition of readily attachable components of
					 minor finishing operation, to become a completed motor home.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 04 - Motor Homes › Section 35-7-06-04-104

Current through June 25, 2024
"Motor Home" means a vehicular unit, designed to provide
					 temporary living quarters, built into as an integral part of, or permanently
					 attached to, a self- propelled Motor Vehicle chassis. The vehicle must contain
					 permanently installed independent life support systems which meet the ANSI/NFPA
					 501 C standard, and provide at least four of the following facilities: cooking,
					 refrigeration or ice box, self-contained toilet, heating and/or air
					 conditioning, a portable water supply system including a faucet and sink,
					 separate 110-125 volt electrical power supply and/or a LP gas supply.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 04 - Motor Homes › Section 35-7-06-04-201

Current through June 25, 2024
The VIN identifying the completed vehicle, after
					 multi-stage manufacture, shall be the first-stage manufacture's VIN, on the
					 incomplete chassis and shall be the only VIN which is recorded or data-entered
					 in the Department of Revenue files.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 04 - Motor Homes › Section 35-7-06-04-202

Current through June 25, 2024
To convey ownership of a new motor home, the assignment
					 shall be made on the multistage certificate of origin. The first-stage and
					 multi-stage certificates of origin shall accompany the application for title
					 and the title document shall reflect the first-manufacturer's VIN and the
					 multi-stage manufacturer's name.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 04 - Motor Homes › Section 35-7-06-04-205

Current through June 25, 2024
All multi-stage manufacturers and this Agency shall
					 uniformly enter the code "MH" for motor home in the "body type" area on the
					 manufacturers certificate of origin, data record and the title, respectively.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Salvage Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-05-101

Current through June 25, 2024
"Branded Title" is a specific designation made on a
					 vehicle's title that will indicate a vehicle has sustained damage or might be
					 potentially unsafe to operate. Examples of branded titles include salvage,
					 rebuilt, flood-damaged, and hail-damaged.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Salvage Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-05-102

Current through June 25, 2024
"Junked Certificate of Title" shall mean a document issued
					 by the Department of Revenue for a vehicle which has been scrapped, dismantled
					 or destroyed and the owner has surrendered the Mississippi Certificate of Title
					 to the Department in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. Section
					 63-21-39.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Salvage Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-05-103

Current through June 25, 2024
"Rebuilt vehicle" shall mean a vehicle which has been
					 reconstructed in this state and in the reconstruction process one (1) major or
					 five (5) minor component parts; or, six (6) minor component parts; or, two (2)
					 or more major component parts; or the cowl or firewall; or both the front end
					 assembly and rear clip are repaired or replaced as a result of collision
					 damage.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Salvage Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-05-104

Current through June 25, 2024
"Salvage vehicle" shall mean a motor vehicle, which an
					 insurance company obtains from the owner as a result of paying a total loss
					 claim resulting from collision, fire, flood, accident, hail damage, trespass,
					 un-recovered theft, or other occurrence. A motor vehicle which is ten (10)
					 years old or older with a value of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500)
					 or less, or a motor vehicle with damage which will require the replacement or
					 repair of five (5) or fewer minor component parts will not fall under the
					 definition of salvage vehicle.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Salvage Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-05-105

Current through June 25, 2024
"Salvage Certificate of Title" shall mean a document
					 issued by the Department of Revenue for a salvage vehicle as defined in Section
					 104.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Salvage Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-05-106

Current through June 25, 2024
Component parts for a passenger vehicle shall mean:
1. Major component parts:
a. cowl or firewall;
b. front-end assembly;
c. rear clip including roof panel;
d. roof panel when installed separately;
e. frame, or any portion thereof,
				  or in the case of a unitized body, the supporting structure which serves as the
				  frame;
f. any combination of five
				  (5) minor component parts;
g. motor
				  or engine (replaced).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Salvage Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-05-107

Current through June 25, 2024
Component parts for a truck, truck type or bus type
					 vehicle shall mean, any component part shown in section 106(1) not listed in
					 this section which is common to trucks, truck type vehicle when repaired or
					 replaced, and the following:
1. Major
				  component parts:
a. frame or any portion
				  thereof or, in the case of a unitized body, the supporting structure which
				  serves as the frame;
b. cab;
c. cargo compartment floor panel
				  or passenger compartment floor pan;
d. transmission or transaxle (replaced);
e. motor or engine (replaced);
f. roof panel.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Salvage Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-05-108

Current through June 25, 2024
Component parts for a motorcycle shall mean:
1. engine or motor;
2. transmission or trans-axle;
3. frame;
4. front fork;
5. crankcase.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Salvage Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-05-200

Current through June 25, 2024
In the event an insured motor vehicle becomes a total loss
					 and the insurance company becomes the owner of the motor vehicle and
					 subsequently sells this vehicle to a salvage or junk dealer, the vehicle is
					 considered as salvage and ceases to be a motor vehicle. The original title
					 should be forwarded by the owner, properly filled out and signed, to the
					 Department of Revenue along with the vehicle identification plate. If, on the
					 other hand the vehicle is to be repaired, it would be brought within the
					 definition of a motor vehicle. When the motor vehicle status has reached state
					 of repair, the previous title must be attached to the application for
					 certificate of title and properly assigned to the new owner. This, of course,
					 would not be the insurance company because it would have surrendered all claims
					 to said vehicle.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Salvage Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-05-201

Current through June 25, 2024
Insurance Company to Apply for Certificate of Title:
1. An insurance company that becomes
				  the owner of a motor vehicle as a result of paying a total loss claim shall
				  apply to the Department for a salvage title within seventy-two (72) hours after
				  obtaining the insured's certificate of title. Such application shall be made by
				  the insurance company in the manner and in such form prescribed and provided by
				  the Department. In order to obtain a salvage title, the insurance company must:
a. Surrender the current certificate of title
				  and odometer disclosure statement with the title application;
b. Submit documentation to show that the
				  title application is for a salvage vehicle;
c. Submit with the application a signed
				  statement written on company letterhead showing the type of occurrence:
i. collision damage;
ii. hail damage;
iii. flood damage;
iv. recovered theft; or
v. unrecovered theft.
d. Indicate in the statement whether or not
				  the vehicle will require replacement of six (6) minor component parts.
e. Staple this statement to the
				  certificate of title and note on the face of the certificate the type of
				  occurrence.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Salvage Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-05-202

Current through June 25, 2024
Insurance Company May Re-assign Certificate of Title in
					 Certain Cases:
An insurance company that acquires ownership of a motor
					 vehicle in this state and is not required to apply for a salvage certificate of
					 title as provided in Section 201 will use the First Reassignment by Licensed
					 Dealer section on the back of the title to transfer ownership of said vehicle.
					 The insurance company will list the purchaser, who may be the insured, a
					 rebuilder or dismantler, in the reassignment section. The purchaser must attach
					 to the certificate of title a signed statement which indicates the type of
					 occurrence: collision damage, hail damage, flood damage, recovered theft or
					 unrecovered theft. If the purchaser is a company, the statement must be on
					 company letterhead.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Salvage Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-05-203

Current through June 25, 2024
Inspection of a Rebuilt Motor Vehicle Prior to Retitling:
1. The owner/rebuilder of a motor
				  vehicle which is described in a salvage certificate of title shall, after
				  reconstruction in this state and before sale of such vehicle present the same
				  to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety at an appointed date, time, and
				  place for the purpose of inspection of said rebuilt vehicle.
a. The owner/rebuilder must present his
				  Application for Inspection of Salvage Vehicle, including Salvage Certificate of
				  Title, notarized bills of sale for all major component parts used in the
				  reconstruction process, and invoices for minor component parts used in the
				  reconstruction process.
b. Bills of
				  sale and invoices for component parts shall include the name of the person from
				  whom parts were acquired, his address and telephone number, and in the year,
				  make, model and vehicle identification number of the vehicle from which the
				  parts were removed and sold. All such parts shall be described in the
				  Application for Inspection for Salvage/Rebuilt Vehicle form.
c. The Department of Public Safety inspection
				  officer shall endorse the application for inspection, or explain on said
				  application the reason why retitling should not occur.
d. When the vehicle successfully passes
				  inspection, the inspector will issue a Completion/Certification of Vehicle
				  Inspection form. The rebuilder shall then apply for a certificate of title as
				  the owner, and surrender the current title, Application for Inspection of a
				  Salvage Vehicle, Completion/Certification of Vehicle Inspection, and proof of
				  ownership of parts used in the rebuilding process.
e. The application for certificate of title
				  shall also include the documentation as prescribed in Section 210 paragraphs 1
				  and 2.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Salvage Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-05-204

Current through June 25, 2024
Department of Revenue to Brand Title:
1. There shall be "rebuilt" brand affixed to
				  the certificate of title of a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, where the
				  following are repaired or replaced in the reconstruction process:
a. one (1) major and five (5) minor component
				  parts;
b. six (6) or more minor
				  component parts;
c. two (2) or more
				  major component;
d. cowl or
				  firewall;
e. both the front-end
				  assembly and a rear clip.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Salvage Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-05-205 - Retitling After Inspection

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The application
				  for certificate of title shall be made by the owner/rebuilder in the same
				  manner as provided in Section 204. A subsequent title on a flood or hail
				  damaged vehicle shall be issued with a "Flood Damage" or "Hail Damage" brand
				  affixed.
2. A motor vehicle for
				  which a salvage certificate of title or a certificate of title that contains a
				  brand or sub-brand indicating "CERTIFICATE OF DESTRUCTION", "JUNK",
				  "NON-REBUILDABLE", or "PARTS ONLY", was previously issued by any titling
				  jurisdiction shall not be titled in this state.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Salvage Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-05-206

Current through June 25, 2024
Unlawful to Operate Salvage Vehicle-Exception:
It shall be unlawful to operate a motor vehicle described
					 in a Salvage Certificate of Title upon the roads and highways of this state,
					 except for going to and from the designated inspection site on the day of a
					 scheduled inspection. There shall be no license tag issued for a vehicle
					 described in a salvage title or such similar ownership document issued by
					 another titling jurisdiction.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Salvage Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-05-207

Current through June 25, 2024
Titling Vehicle Which is Rebuilt but Insurer Failed to
					 Obtain Salvage Title:
If a rebuilder acquires a damaged vehicle for which the
					 insurer or owner did not obtain a salvage title and rebuilds it in this state,
					 he shall proceed as provided in Section 204. The rebuilder shall thereafter
					 apply for a certificate of title in the rebuilder's name as set out in Section
					 204.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Salvage Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-05-208

Current through June 25, 2024
Rebuilder Takes Ownership by Re-assignment of Title in
					 This State:
A rebuilder in this state who takes ownership of a vehicle
					 by reassignment of title by an insurance company shall include with his
					 application for a new certificate of title the documentation required in
					 Sections 204 and 210, except a Department of Public Safety
					 Completion/Certification of Vehicle Inspection form is not required. The
					 Department may require inspection of any vehicle prior to issuance of a new
					 certificate of title. On such requirement, the rebuilder shall proceed
					 according to Sections 204 and 210, except the certificate of title reassigned
					 to the rebuilder shall be attached instead of the salvage certificate of title.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Salvage Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-05-209

Current through June 25, 2024
Rebuilder to Obtain New Certificate of Title Prior to
					 Sale:
A new certificate of title shall be applied for and
					 obtained by the owner/rebuilder prior to retail or wholesale sale of a vehicle
					 which he rebuilt in this state, whether ownership was acquired by assignment of
					 title of a salvage vehicle from an insurer or by reassignment of title.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Salvage Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-05-210

Current through June 25, 2024
Repair and Titling Rebuilt Vehicle:
1. Repair does not include cosmetic repair,
				  such as surface scratches or blemishes to the painted finish, key dings, minor
				  dents and scrapes to minor component parts when such are documented by color
				  photographs as set out in Section 210 paragraph 2, whether the current title is
				  "Salvage" or has been reassigned to a rebuilder by the insurer.
2. The rebuilder must include with every
				  Application for Inspection of a Salvage/Rebuilt Vehicle form a minimum of four
				  (4) color photographs of the vehicle in its unrepaired condition. The
				  photographs must be submitted with the rebuilder's application so that they are
				  available to the Department of Public Safety inspector at the time of the
				  inspection. The photographs must be made as follows: one (1) from each of four
				  different angles looking from a fender on a line diagonally to the fender on
				  the opposite side and end of the vehicle taken from a distance not more than
				  six (6) feet from the vehicle and clearly showing the back or front, side and
				  top of the vehicle from each angle. The rebuilder may include additional
				  photographs that the rebuilder deems necessary to show other areas of concern.
3. If the photographs do not
				  clearly show prior existing damage as claimed, repair of such damage will be
				  counted as one component part for each such part(s) so repaired.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 05 - Salvage Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-05-301

Current through June 25, 2024
A vehicle repair shop may sell a motor vehicle for the
					 costs of repairing a motor vehicle under Miss. Code Ann. Section
					 85-7-107
					 in lieu of following the procedures of Miss. Code Ann. Section
					 63-23-1 et
					 seq.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 06 - Oversized Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-06-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Vehicles that exceed eight (8) feet in width and/or
					 thirteen (13) feet six (6) inches in height are not titled under the Motor
					 Vehicle Title Act. Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. Section
					 63-21-9,
					 this does not include manufactured homes and mobile homes.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 07 - U. S. Government Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-07-100

Current through June 25, 2024
When an individual or company purchases a motor vehicle
					 that came through a title exempt agency, such as agencies of the United States
					 Government, and such vehicle was manufactured or assembled after July 1, 1969,
					 the new owner must make application for certificate of title.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 07 - U. S. Government Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-07-101

Current through June 25, 2024
Where such vehicle is purchased directly from such United
					 States Agency, application for certificate of title can be supported by a
					 current bill of sale, only, provided the vehicle was not previously titled.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 08 - Voluntarily Titled Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-08-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Boat trailers are not subject to title; however, voluntary
					 applications for title will be accepted. The manufacturer's certificate of
					 origin will be required as a supporting document for
NEW
boat
					 trailers.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 08 - Voluntarily Titled Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-08-101

Current through June 25, 2024
All-terrain vehicles (ATV) and utility task/terrain
					 vehicles (UTV) are voluntarily titled; the manufacturer's certificate of origin
					 and/or a bill of sale will be required as supporting documents when titled.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Non-Titled Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-09-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Motor Vehicles loaned to schools for use in school related
					 programs are considered owned by the dealer and not required to be titled.
					 Under these circumstances and if "new" at time of loan, such vehicle shall
					 retain "new vehicle" status upon return to dealer.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 09 - Non-Titled Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-09-101

Current through June 25, 2024
A motorcycle with an engine displacement of less than
					 fifty (50) cubic centimeters is exempt from being titled; this includes, but is
					 not limited to, every motor scooter, mini-bike and moped.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 10 - State Residents with Out-of-States Addresses › Section 35-7-06-10-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Many motor vehicle title applicants reside in areas
					 adjacent to states bordering Mississippi and possess only out-of-state mailing
					 addresses. When such a person makes application for Title, the correct
					 out-of-state address will be shown on the Title Application. Also indicate on
					 the application form in the space headed
"OTHER INFORMATION
" the
					 statement "Applicant a Mississippi resident."
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 11 - Mini-bikes › Section 35-7-06-11-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Mini-bikes that are issued a road and bridge privilege
					 license will be defined as Motor vehicle and are to be titled under the Motor
					 Vehicle Title Act, Senate Bill 1688.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 12 - Driver Training Loaned Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-12-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Motor Vehicles that are loaned by dealers to schools for
					 use in Driver Training Programs are considered as owned by the dealer and as
					 being used for demonstration or testing and, as such, are exempt from being
					 titled under Section 5 of the Title Law. Under such circumstances, and if "new"
					 at time of loan, such vehicle shall retain "new vehicle" status upon return to
					 dealer.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 13 - Substitution of Collateral › Section 35-7-06-13-100

Current through June 25, 2024
When a substitution of collateral document is executed by
					 lienholder for the purpose of titling subject vehicle, this document may
					 accompany a properly completed 78-002 (Application for Title) and the required
					 supporting documents under the title procedures followed. The lien date must
					 reflect date of original Security Agreement
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Casual Sales Between Individuals › Section 35-7-06-14-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Title 35, Mississippi Administrative Code, Part VII,
					 Subpart 6, Chapter 5 states that casual sales of vehicles between individuals
					 do not have to be titled under the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Title Act. This
					 rule and regulation applies only to vehicles that have not been previously
					 titled.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Casual Sales Between Individuals › Section 35-7-06-14-101

Current through June 25, 2024
When any motor vehicle, as defined in Section
					 63-21-5 of
					 the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Title Act, that has been previously titles is
					 transferred from one owner to another, the new owner must make application for
					 title and submit the existing title, properly assigned, as a supporting
					 document to the application.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 15 - U. S. Government - Vehicles Purchased From › Section 35-7-06-15-100

Current through June 25, 2024
When an individual or company purchases a Motor Vehicle
					 that came through a title exempt agency, such as agencies of the United States
					 Government and such vehicle was manufactured or assembled after July 1, 1969,
					 the new owner must make application for Certificate of Title.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 15 - U. S. Government - Vehicles Purchased From › Section 35-7-06-15-101

Current through June 25, 2024
Where such vehicle is purchased directly from such United
					 States Agency, application for Certificate of Title can be supported by a
					 Current Bill of Sale, only, provided the vehicle was not previously
					 titled.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 16 - Oversized Vehicles - Titling and Lien Perfection › Section 35-7-06-16-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Vehicles that exceed eight (8) feet in width and/or
					 thirteen (13) feet (6) inches in height are excluded from being titled under
					 the Motor Vehicle Title Act.
THIS EXCLUDES MOBILE
					 HOMES
.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 16 - Oversized Vehicles - Titling and Lien Perfection › Section 35-7-06-16-101

Current through June 25, 2024
A Security interest in such vehicles is perfected under
					 the "Uniform Commercial Code by delivery of the required documents to the
					 Chancery Clerk of a county of the State of Mississippi.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 17 - Out-of-State Titles › Section 35-7-06-17-100

Current through June 25, 2024
When a Motor Vehicle enters this State from a Title State
					 and application is made for Mississippi Certificate of Title, the original
					 out-of-state title or transferable duplicate (replacement) title, properly
					 assigned, must be provided. Affidavit of lost title, used in some states, will
					 not be accepted in lieu of the above.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Titling Requirements when purchasing Temporary license plate › Section 35-7-06-18-100

Current through June 25, 2024
When a temporary license plate is purchased, as authorized
					 by House Bill No. 90 of the 1974 Legislature, the applicant must make
					 application for a Mississippi Certificate of Title unless the vehicle is
					 properly registered and titled in another state.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 19 - Titling Requirements for Low Speed Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-19-100

Current through June 25, 2024
A low speed vehicle ("LSV") is a device which may be used
					 to carry people or property on public roads and for which a road and bridge
					 privilege license is required to be obtained. The owner of an LSV may make
					 application for a certificate of title and for a privilege license if the
					 vehicle is used on a public road.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 19 - Titling Requirements for Low Speed Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-19-101

Current through June 25, 2024
An LSV must meet the requirements of Part 49, Section
					 571.500 of the Code of Federal Regulations. It may be gasoline or
					 electric-powered.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 19 - Titling Requirements for Low Speed Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-19-102

Current through June 25, 2024
The Department will issue a title for an LSV only if the
					 manufacturer's certificate of origin clearly identifies the vehicle as an LSV.
					 In addition, the VIN assigned to the LSV upon original manufacture must be an
					 LSV-specific VIN.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 06 - Vehicles › Chapter 19 - Titling Requirements for Low Speed Vehicles › Section 35-7-06-19-103

Current through June 25, 2024
Any vehicle originally manufactured as a recreational
					 off-highway vehicle, including golf carts, will not be titled by the
					 Department, regardless of whether it receives aftermarket modifications. A
					 recreational off-highway vehicle is any motorized vehicle manufactured and
					 designed exclusively for off-road use that is sixty-five (65) inches or less in
					 width; has an unladen dry weight of two thousand (2,000) pounds or less; and
					 travels on four (4) or more nonhighway tires.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 07 - Manufacturing and Production › Chapter 01 - Salvaged Vehicles › Section 35-7-07-01-100

Current through June 25, 2024
In the event an insured motor vehicle becomes a total
					 loss, as a result of an accident, and the Insurance Company becomes the owner
					 of the motor vehicle and subsequently sells this vehicle to a salvage or junk
					 dealer, the vehicle is considered as salvage and ceases to be a Motor Vehicle.
					 The original title should be forwarded by the owner, properly filled out and
					 signed, to the State Tax Commission along with the vehicle identification
					 plate. If, on the other hand the vehicle is to be repaired, it would be brought
					 within the definition of a motor vehicle as contained within the Motor Vehicle
					 Title Act and when the motor vehicle status has reached state of repair, the
					 previous title must be attached to application for certificate of title and
					 properly assigned to new owner. This, of course, would not be the Insurance
					 Company because it would have surrendered all claims to said
					 vehicle.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 07 - Manufacturing and Production › Chapter 02 - Salvage Procedures › Section 35-7-07-02-100 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The term "salvage vehicle" shall mean a
				  motor vehicle which an insurance company obtains from the owner as a result of
				  paying a total loss claim resulting from collision, fire, flood, accident, hail
				  damage, trespass, un-recovered theft, or other occurrence. The provisions of
				  this section shall not apply to a motor vehicle which is ten (10) years old or
				  older with a value of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) or less, or to
				  a motor vehicle with damage which will require the replacement or repair of
				  five (5) or fewer minor component parts.
2. The term "rebuilt vehicle" shall mean a
				  vehicle which has been reconstructed in this state and in the reconstruction
				  process one (1) major or five (5) minor component parts; or, six (6) minor
				  component parts; or, two (2) or more major component parts; or the cowl or
				  firewall; air bags: or both the front end assembly and rear clip are repaired
				  or replaced as a result of collision damage.
3. "Salvage Certificate of Title shall" mean
				  a document issued by the Department of Revenue or a salvage vehicle as defined
				  in Section 100, paragraph 1.
4.
				  "Junked Certificate of Title" shall mean; a document issued by the Department
				  for a vehicle which has been scrapped, dismantled or destroyed and the owner
				  has surrendered the Mississippi Certificate of Title to the Department in
				  Accordance with Miss. Code Ann. Section
				  63-21-39,
				  amended.
5. The term component
				  parts as pertaining to passenger vehicle as set herein shall mean;
a. Major component parts:
i. cowl or firewall;
ii. front-end assembly;
iii. rear clip including roof panel;
iv. roof panel when installed
				  separately;
v. frame, or any
				  portion thereof, or in the case of a unitized body, the supporting structure
				  which serves as the frame;
vi. any
				  combination of five (5) minor component parts;
vii. motor or engine (replaced):
viii.  air bags.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 07 - Manufacturing and Production › Chapter 02 - Salvage Procedures › Section 35-7-07-02-101 - Insurance Company to Apply for Certificate of Title

Current through June 25, 2024
1. An insurance company which as a result of
				  paying a total loss claim becomes the owner of a motor vehicle and obtains the
				  insured's certificate of title, shall within seventy-two (72) hours after
				  obtaining said title apply to the Department for a new Certificate of Title,
				  surrendering with its application the current Certificate for Title and
				  odometer disclosure made in the title or in such form as required, including
				  documentation to show if the title applied for is for a salvage vehicle, and
				  include a signed statement on original company letterhead which states: ( )
				  collision damage; ( ) hail damage; ( ) flood damage; ( ) recovered or ( )
				  unrecovered theft. If the vehicle sustained damage from collision or other
				  occurrence or is recovered theft, will it require replacement of six (6) minor
				  component parts? ( ) yes; ( ) no?. The insurance company shall staple this
				  statement to the Certificate of Title, and make notation on the face of the
				  Certificate of Title. Such application shall be made by the insurance company
				  in the manner and in such form prescribed and provided by the Department. The
				  provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to a vehicle which is ten (10)
				  years old or older with a value prior to the loss of one thousand five hundred
				  dollars ($1,500), or less or which will require the replacement of five (5) or
				  fewer minor component parts in the reconstruction process.
2. If ownership of a salvage vehicle has not
				  been acquired by an insurer, the owner must surrender the certificate of title
				  for such vehicle to a designated agent of the Department prior to any sale or
				  disposition of such vehicle and not later than thirty (30) days from the date
				  that the vehicle becomes a salvage vehicle.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 07 - Manufacturing and Production › Chapter 02 - Salvage Procedures › Section 35-7-07-02-102 - Insurance Company May Re-assign Certificate of Title in Certain Cases

Current through June 25, 2024
An insurance company which is authorized to underwrite
					 policies in this state and others as authorized by the Department who acquire
					 ownership of a motor vehicle in this state which it determines not to require
					 application for certificate of title as provided in Section 101, paragraph 1
					 above, may transfer ownership of said vehicle by executing the space contained
					 on the reverse of the certificate of title reserved for First Reassignment by
					 Licensed Dealer, naming therein the purchaser, who may be the insured, a
					 rebuilder or dismantler. Insurer or others shall attach a signed statement or
					 if the owner is a company, on company letterhead which states ( ) collision
					 damage; ( ) hail damage; ( ) flood damage; ( ) recovered or ( ) unrecovered
					 theft.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 07 - Manufacturing and Production › Chapter 02 - Salvage Procedures › Section 35-7-07-02-103 - Department of Revenue to Brand Title

Current through June 25, 2024
1. There shall be
				  "rebuilt" brand contained in the certificate of title of a motor vehicle other
				  than a motorcycle, issued by the Department where the following are repaired or
				  replaced in the reconstruction process as reflected in the documentation
				  required to be presented by the rebuilder of a vehicle described in a Salvage
				  Certificate of Title issued by this or any other state, or comparable ownership
				  document of a vehicle which is capable of being rebuilt as determined by the
				  document of ownership of said vehicle;
a. one
				  (1) major and five (5) minor component parts;
b. six (6) or more minor component
				  parts;
c. two (2) or more major
				  component;
d. cowl or
				  firewall;
e. both the front-end
				  assembly and a rear clip.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 07 - Manufacturing and Production › Chapter 02 - Salvage Procedures › Section 35-7-07-02-104 - Inspection of a Rebuilt Motor Vehicle Prior to Retitling

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The owner/rebuilder of a motor vehicle
				  which is described in a salvage certificate of title shall after reconstruction
				  in this state and before sale of such vehicle present same to the Mississippi
				  Department of Public Safety at the appointed date, time, and place for the
				  purpose of inspection of said rebuilt vehicle, and he shall present his
				  Application for Inspection of Salvage Vehicle, including Salvage Certificate of
				  Title, notarized bills of sale for all major component parts used in the
				  reconstruction process, and invoices for minor component parts used in the
				  reconstruction process, except there shall be no notarization required on
				  invoices. Bills of sale and invoices shall include the name of the person from
				  whom parts were acquired, his address, telephone number, and in addition shall
				  include the year, make, model and the vehicle identification number of the
				  vehicle from which the parts were removed and sold. All such parts shall be
				  described in the Department form (78-021) as part of the application for
				  inspection.
The Department of Public Safety inspection officer shall
					 endorse the application for inspection, or make such notation on said
					 application, which describes why retitling should not occur. Upon successfully
					 passing inspection, the inspector will issue a Completion of Vehicle Inspection
					 form (78-022). The rebuilder shall then make application for certificate of
					 title as owner, surrendering the current title, Application for Inspection of a
					 Salvage Vehicle, Completion of Vehicle Inspection, and proof of ownership of
					 parts used in the rebuilding process. The application for certificate of title
					 shall also include the documentation prescribed in Section 110 paragraphs 1 and
					 2 hereof.
2. The inspection
				  and certification shall include an examination of the vehicle and its parts,
				  which the applicant for inspection has designated as replaced or repaired, to
				  determine that the identification numbers of the vehicle or its parts have not
				  been removed, falsified, altered defaced or destroyed; that the vehicle
				  information is true and correct; and that there are no indications that the
				  vehicle or any of its parts are stolen. Such certification shall not attest to
				  the roadworthiness or safety condition of the vehicle.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 35 - Department of Revenue › Part 7 - Motor Vehicle and Title › Subpart 07 - Manufacturing and Production › Chapter 02 - Salvage Procedures › Section 35-7-07-02-105

Current through June 25, 2024
Application for Certificate of Title of Vehicle Titled as
					 Salvage by This State; a Permit to Dismantle; Salvage Certificate; or Like
					 Document Issued by Other Jurisdictions in Accordance With Salvage Laws of Said
					 Jurisdiction.
1. Application for
				  certificate of title shall be made by the owner/rebuilder in the manner
				  provided in Section 104 paragraphs 1 and 2 hereof. A subsequent title of flood
				  or hail damaged vehicle shall be issued with a "Flood Damage" or "Hail Damage"
				  brand affixed. A Salvage Certificate of Title or Certificate of Title last
				  issued by any titling jurisdiction for a motor vehicle which contains a brand
				  or sub brand indicating "NON-REBUILDABLE", "PARTS ONLY", or "JUNK", shall not
				  be titled in this state.
2.
				  Application for certificate of title shall be made by the owner/rebuilder in
				  the manner provided in Section 104 hereof.