Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, a
person who receives or purchases a totaled vehicle is required under ORS
819.012 to surrender the title
for the vehicle within 30 days of the purchase or receipt of the vehicle. As
used in that statute and this rule:
(a) A
primary ownership document may be surrendered when a title does not exist or in
the case of a transfer by operation of law, is not available;
(b) The requirement that the title or primary
ownership document be surrendered does not apply when:
(A) The title or primary ownership document
has already been surrendered to the DMV with information indicating the vehicle
was totaled; or
(B) A salvage title
has already been issued for the vehicle. This section does not exempt persons
from applying for salvage title in their name, if required to do so under OAR
735-024-0170.
(2) Persons who receive
or purchase a totaled vehicle, and except as provided in section (1) of this
rule, must within 30 days of receipt or purchase, surrender the title or
primary ownership document to DMV, and do one of the following:
(a) Apply for salvage title as required under
OAR 735-024-0130 and as provided
under 735-024-0140;
(b) Apply for a certificate of title
identifying the vehicle as totaled and assembled or reconstructed or vehicle
replica;
(c) If a salvage title is
not required, and the vehicle is not eligible for or a certificate of title is
not being applied for, surrender the certificate of title or primary ownership
document, together with assignments of interest or other evidence that the
person(s) shown on the current title no longer hold an interest, and a written
statement that indicates:
(A) The name and
address of the person submitting the title;
(B) That the vehicle was totaled;
and
(C) Why the vehicle is exempt
from having to be issued a salvage title.
(3) Subsection (2)(c) of this rule only
applies to situations where a salvage title is not required because the person
does not intend to:
(a) Rebuild or repair the
vehicle; or
(b) Use the frame or
unibody in repairing or constructing another vehicle.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
184.616,
184.619,
802.010,
819.014
Stats. Implemented: ORS
819.010 -
819.040
