Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) In addition to the requirements specified
in Sections
11515,
11515.1(b)
and
11515.2 of
the Vehicle Code to obtain a nonrepairable vehicle certificate for a vehicle,
an Application for Salvage Certificate or Nonrepairable Vehicle Certificate,
form REG 488C (REV. 8/2008) shall be submitted to the department and shall
contain the following information entered in Section 2 on the form:
(1) The vehicle description, including the
vehicle license plate number, make, year, vehicle identification number, the
state of last known vehicle registration, and the date registration
expires.
(2) The insurance claim
number, if available.
(3) The
cost/value of the vehicle as determined either by the insurance company's
payoff or the purchase price from the previous owner.
(A) The cost/value shall not be required when
the application is for a duplicate nonrepairable vehicle
certificate.
(4) The date
the vehicle was wrecked or destroyed, when applicable.
(5) The date the vehicle was stolen, when
applicable.
(6) The date the
vehicle was recovered, if stolen.
(7) An indication of whether the
nonrepairable condition pursuant to Vehicle Code section
431 was due
to a surgical strip, a burned hulk or declared nonrepairable by the
owner.
(8) The applicant or
authorized agent shall sign and date the form in Section 2 to certify that the
described vehicle is a nonrepairable vehicle, that a properly endorsed
certificate of ownership document or document(s) is attached, and to request
the department issue a nonrepairable vehicle certificate.
(A) If the properly endorsed certificate of
ownership document or documents cannot be secured, the following applies:
(i) Vehicles valued under five thousand
dollars $5,000 shall require a Statement of Facts, form REG 256 (REV. 1/2007)
with Section G completed to explain why the title cannot be obtained and
Section H signed and dated to certify or declare under penalty of perjury that
the described vehicle identified in Section G is a nonrepairable vehicle and
request the department issue a nonrepairable vehicle certificate.
(ii) Vehicles valued at five thousand dollars
$5,000 and above shall require a surety bond pursuant to Section
4157 of the
Vehicle Code. A surety bond is also required when settlement is made to the
legal owner of a vehicle without the release of the registered owner unless
repossession documentation is attached.
(iii) EXCEPTION: Following a total loss
settlement, an insurance company, an occupational licensee of the department
authorized by an insurance company or a salvage pool authorized by an insurance
company, that has completed the requirements of Section
11515.2 of
the Vehicle Code and completed the Unobtainable Title Certification for
Issuance of a Salvage or Nonrepairable Certificate, Form REG 492 (Rev. 2/2009),
which is hereby incorporated by reference, shall submit the REG 492 form, along
with the REG 488C form to request that the department issue a nonrepairable
vehicle certificate without a certificate of ownership or other appropriate
evidence of ownership document(s).
(9) The name of the insurance company or
applicant.
(10) The California
Driver License or Identification Card number, if the applicant is an individual
and not a business or an authorized agent.
(11) The street address which shall include,
but not be limited to, the following: the street number and name, city, state
and zip code.
(A) The street address of the
insurance company or applicant depending on who is completing the REG 488C
form.
(12) If applicable,
the authorized agent's printed name and occupational license number when the
agent is licensed by the department.
(b) The License Plate Disposition
Certification, Section 3 on the REG 488C form shall be completed with Section 2
that requests a nonrepairable vehicle certificate and shall contain the
following:
(1) An indication by the applicant
or an authorized agent that the license plates assigned to the vehicle are
being surrendered, have been lost, have been destroyed by an occupational
licensee, or are special plates retained by the owner.
(A) When the license plates are surrendered,
the applicant shall indicate the number of plates surrendered.
(B) When the license plates were destroyed by
an occupational licensee, the occupational license number of the occupational
licensee shall be indicated.
(c) A statement signed and dated by the
applicant or authorized agent that certifies or declares under penalty of
perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information provided
on the application is true and correct.
1. New
section filed 12-15-2009; operative 1-14-2010 (Register 2009, No.
51).
Note: Authority cited: Section 1651, Vehicle Code; and
Section 10902, Revenue and Taxation Code. Reference: Section 2015.5, Code of
Civil Procedure; Sections 9868, 11515, 11515.1 and 11515.2, Vehicle Code;
Section 10902, Revenue and Taxation
Code.
