16 | 18 | | Relating to salvage vehicle certificates of title; to |
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17 | 19 | | amend Section 32-8-87, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide that |
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18 | 20 | | Alabama vehicle owners may apply for a salvage certificate of |
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19 | 21 | | title if their vehicle is declared a loss in any state; and to |
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20 | 22 | | make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the |
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21 | 23 | | existing code language to current style. |
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22 | 24 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: |
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23 | 25 | | Section 1. Section 32-8-87 of the Code of Alabama 1975, |
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24 | 26 | | is amended to read as follows: |
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25 | 27 | | "ยง32-8-87 |
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26 | 28 | | (a)(1) Each owner of a motor vehicle and each person |
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27 | 29 | | individual mentioned as owner in the last certificate of title |
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28 | 30 | | who scraps, dismantles, destroys, or changes the motor vehicle |
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29 | 31 | | in such a manner that it is not the same motor vehicle |
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30 | 32 | | described in the certificate of origin or certificate of title |
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31 | 33 | | shall as soon as practicable cause the certificate of origin |
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32 | 34 | | or certificate of title, if any, and any other documents or |
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33 | 35 | | information required by the department to be mailed or |
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34 | 36 | | delivered to the department for processing. |
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35 | 37 | | (2) The department shall, with the consent of any |
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70 | 72 | | certificates of origin or certificates of title in that chain |
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71 | 73 | | of title. A certificate of title for the vehicle shall not |
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72 | 74 | | again be issued except upon application containing the |
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73 | 75 | | information the department requires, accompanied by a |
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74 | 76 | | certificate of inspection in the form and content as specified |
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75 | 77 | | in this section. |
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76 | 78 | | (3) No motor vehicle for which a salvage or junk |
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77 | 79 | | certificate has been issued by this state or any other state |
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78 | 80 | | shall be driven or operated on the highways or other public |
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79 | 81 | | places of this state. A vehicle which is in this state and for |
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80 | 82 | | which a salvage certificate has been issued, and the vehicle |
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81 | 83 | | is being restored to its operating condition which existed |
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82 | 84 | | prior to the event which caused the salvage certificate of |
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83 | 85 | | title to issue, may be moved to and from repair points as |
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84 | 86 | | necessary by the rebuilder to complete the restoration or may |
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85 | 87 | | be moved as permitted by the Department of Revenue department |
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86 | 88 | | for inspection or for any other purpose. A valid Alabama |
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87 | 89 | | dealer license plate shall be displayed on the vehicle during |
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88 | 90 | | its movement. A person An individual who violates this |
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89 | 91 | | subsection subdivision shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a |
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90 | 92 | | Class A misdemeanor and shall be punishable as required by |
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91 | 93 | | law. |
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92 | 94 | | (b)(1) When the frame or engine is removed from a motor |
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93 | 95 | | vehicle and not immediately replaced by another frame or |
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128 | 130 | | The owner of every motor vehicle in which the total |
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129 | 131 | | loss or salvage has occurred and which has a current title |
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130 | 132 | | issued in this state or the vehicle is located in this state |
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131 | 133 | | at the time of title application or branding or both, or the |
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132 | 134 | | owner is an Alabama resident in this state, shall , within 72 |
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133 | 135 | | hours after the total loss or salvage occurs, shall make |
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134 | 136 | | application for a salvage certificate of title and forward to |
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135 | 137 | | the department the certificate of origin or certificate of |
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136 | 138 | | title to the motor vehicle , whereupon and the department shall |
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137 | 139 | | process the certificate of origin or certificate of title in a |
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138 | 140 | | manner prescribed by law or regulation rule. |
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139 | 141 | | An insurance company which that pays money or makes |
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140 | 142 | | other monetary settlement as compensation for total loss of a |
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141 | 143 | | motor vehicle shall at the time of payment or monetary |
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142 | 144 | | settlement obtain the vehicle's properly assigned certificate |
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143 | 145 | | of origin or certificate of title and, as soon as practicable |
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144 | 146 | | after receiving it, shall forward it along with their |
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145 | 147 | | application for a salvage certificate, to the department for |
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146 | 148 | | processing. |
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147 | 149 | | In the event the payment or monetary settlement was |
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148 | 150 | | made because of the theft of the vehicle, which shall be |
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149 | 151 | | considered a total loss as defined in this section, the |
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150 | 152 | | insurance company shall forward the vehicle's properly |
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151 | 153 | | assigned certificate of origin or certificate of title as |
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186 | 188 | | recovered, and for which a salvage certificate has been |
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187 | 189 | | issued, the owner recorded on the salvage certificate shall |
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188 | 190 | | assign that certificate to the purchaser. A person An |
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189 | 191 | | individual who violates this subsection shall, upon |
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190 | 192 | | conviction, be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be |
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191 | 193 | | punishable as required by law . |
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192 | 194 | | (c) If an insurance company acquires a motor vehicle in |
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193 | 195 | | settlement of an insurance claim and holds the vehicle for |
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194 | 196 | | resale and procures the certificate of origin or certificate |
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195 | 197 | | of title from the owner or lienholder within 15 days after |
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196 | 198 | | delivery of the vehicle to the insurance company, and if the |
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197 | 199 | | vehicle was not a total loss as defined by this section |
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198 | 200 | | subsection (d), the insurance company need not send the |
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199 | 201 | | certificate of origin or certificate of title to the |
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200 | 202 | | department but, upon transferring the vehicle to another |
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201 | 203 | | person individual, other than by the creation of a security |
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202 | 204 | | interest, the insurance company shall complete an affidavit of |
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203 | 205 | | acquisition and disposition of the motor vehicle on a form |
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204 | 206 | | prescribed by the department and deliver the certificate of |
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205 | 207 | | origin or certificate of title, affidavit, and any other |
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206 | 208 | | documents required by the department to the transferee at the |
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207 | 209 | | time of delivery of the motor vehicle. |
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208 | 210 | | (d)(1) For the purposes of this section, a total loss |
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209 | 211 | | shall occur when an insurance company or any other person |
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244 | 246 | | current edition of a nationally recognized compilation of |
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245 | 247 | | retail values, including automated data bases databases. |
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246 | 248 | | The compensation for total loss as defined in this |
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247 | 249 | | subsection shall not include payments by an insurer or other |
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248 | 250 | | person individual for medical care, bodily injury, vehicle |
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249 | 251 | | rental, or for anything other than the amount paid for the |
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250 | 252 | | actual damage to the motor vehicle. A vehicle that has |
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251 | 253 | | sustained minor damage as a result of theft or vandalism shall |
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252 | 254 | | not be considered a total loss. |
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253 | 255 | | Any person individual acquiring ownership of a damaged |
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254 | 256 | | motor vehicle that meets the definition of total loss for |
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255 | 257 | | which a salvage title has not been issued shall apply for a |
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256 | 258 | | salvage title, other than a scrap metal processor acquiring |
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257 | 259 | | such the vehicle for purposes of recycling into metallic scrap |
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258 | 260 | | for remelting purposes only. This application shall be made |
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259 | 261 | | before the vehicle is further transferred, but in any event, |
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260 | 262 | | within 30 days after ownership is acquired. |
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261 | 263 | | (e) It shall be unlawful for the owner of any junkyard, |
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262 | 264 | | salvage yard, or automotive dismantler and parts recycler or |
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263 | 265 | | his or her agents or employees to have in their possession any |
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264 | 266 | | motor vehicle which that is junk or salvage or a total loss |
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265 | 267 | | when the manufacturer's vehicle identification number plate or |
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266 | 268 | | plates, authorized replacement vehicle identification number |
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267 | 269 | | plate or plates, or serial plate or plates have been removed, |
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302 | 304 | | by law. |
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303 | 305 | | (f) It shall be unlawful for a person, firm, or |
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304 | 306 | | corporation an individual to possess, sell or exchange, offer |
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305 | 307 | | to sell or exchange, or to give away any certificate of |
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306 | 308 | | origin, certificate of title, salvage certificate of title, |
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307 | 309 | | manufacturer's identification number plate or plates, |
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308 | 310 | | authorized replacement vehicle identification number plate or |
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309 | 311 | | plates, serial plate or plates, or motor vehicle license plate |
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310 | 312 | | or plates of any motor vehicle which that has been scrapped, |
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311 | 313 | | dismantled, or sold as junk or salvage or as a total loss |
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312 | 314 | | contrary to in violation of this section, subsection. An |
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313 | 315 | | individual who violates this subsection shall and every |
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314 | 316 | | officer, agent, or employee of a person, firm, or corporation, |
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315 | 317 | | and every person who shall authorize, direct, aid in or |
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316 | 318 | | consent to the possession, sale or exchange, or offer to sell, |
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317 | 319 | | exchange, or give away such certificate of origin, certificate |
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318 | 320 | | of title, salvage certificate of title, manufacturer's vehicle |
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319 | 321 | | identification number plate or plates, authorized replacement |
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320 | 322 | | vehicle identification number plate or plates, serial plate or |
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321 | 323 | | plates, or motor vehicle license plate or plates contrary to |
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322 | 324 | | this section, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class A |
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323 | 325 | | misdemeanor and shall be punishable as required by law . |
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324 | 326 | | (g) The department is authorized may to issue a salvage |
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325 | 327 | | certificate of title for a fee of fifteen dollars ($15), on a |
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360 | 362 | | by this section. The department shall prescribe necessary |
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361 | 363 | | forms and procedures to comply with this subsection. |
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362 | 364 | | (h) It shall be unlawful for a person an individual to |
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363 | 365 | | sign as assignor or for a person an individual to have in his |
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364 | 366 | | or her possession a salvage certificate of title which that |
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365 | 367 | | has been signed by the owner as assignor without the name of |
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366 | 368 | | the assignee and other information called for on the form |
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367 | 369 | | prescribed by the department. A person An individual who |
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368 | 370 | | violates this subsection, upon conviction, shall be guilty of |
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369 | 371 | | a Class A misdemeanor and shall be punishable as required by |
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370 | 372 | | law. |
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371 | 373 | | (i) Every owner of a salvage or junk motor vehicle who |
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372 | 374 | | sells or transfers the vehicle to any person individual shall |
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373 | 375 | | provide at the time of the sale or transfer a properly |
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374 | 376 | | executed assignment and warranty of title to the transferee in |
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375 | 377 | | the space provided therefor on the salvage certificate of |
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376 | 378 | | title or junk certificate of title or as the department |
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377 | 379 | | prescribes. A person An individual who willfully violates this |
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378 | 380 | | subsection shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class A |
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379 | 381 | | misdemeanor and shall be punishable as required by law . |
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380 | 382 | | (j)(1) The department may issue a certificate of title |
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381 | 383 | | to any motor vehicle for which a salvage certificate has been |
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382 | 384 | | issued by this or any other state, and the vehicle has, in |
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383 | 385 | | this state, been completely restored to its operating |
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418 | 420 | | any motor vehicle for which a salvage certificate of title has |
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419 | 421 | | been issued by this or any other state or when the department |
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420 | 422 | | has evidence that a salvage title should have been issued by |
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421 | 423 | | this or any other state, and the vehicle has been completely |
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422 | 424 | | restored outside of this state to its operating condition |
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423 | 425 | | which existed prior to the event which caused the salvage |
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424 | 426 | | certificate of title to be issued, provided the department is |
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425 | 427 | | satisfied that the vehicle was rebuilt in the other state in |
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426 | 428 | | accordance with that state's salvage rebuilding laws. |
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427 | 429 | | (3) Any motor vehicle for which a certificate of title |
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428 | 430 | | has been issued by any state with the notation of junk, parts |
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429 | 431 | | car, parts only, nonrebuildable, or when a certificate of |
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430 | 432 | | destruction or bill of sale has been issued for transfer of |
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431 | 433 | | the vehicle with similar language shall be considered to be a |
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432 | 434 | | junk vehicle and shall not be titled in this state. |
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433 | 435 | | (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this |
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434 | 436 | | subsection In addition, no certificate of title may be issued |
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435 | 437 | | for any vehicle where the frame or the majority of the major |
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436 | 438 | | component parts were obtained from a junk vehicle as |
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437 | 439 | | previously defined . |
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438 | 440 | | (k) Every owner of a salvage motor vehicle designated a |
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439 | 441 | | 1975 year model and all models subsequent thereto which is in |
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440 | 442 | | this state and which has been restored in this state to its |
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441 | 443 | | operating condition which existed prior to the event which |
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474 | 477 | | application for inspection of a salvage vehicle which has been |
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475 | 478 | | so restored shall be accompanied by all of the following: |
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476 | 479 | | (1) The outstanding salvage certificate or out-of-state |
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477 | 480 | | title previously issued for the salvage vehicle. |
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478 | 481 | | (2) Notarized bills of sale evidencing acquisition of |
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479 | 482 | | all major component parts ,(listing the manufacturer's vehicle |
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480 | 483 | | identification number of the vehicle from which the parts were |
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481 | 484 | | removed, if parts contain or should contain the manufacturer's |
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482 | 485 | | vehicle identification number ) used to restore the vehicle and |
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483 | 486 | | bills of sale evidencing acquisition of all minor component |
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484 | 487 | | parts. Notarization shall not be required on bills of sale for |
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485 | 488 | | minor component parts; provided , that a notarized bill of sale |
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486 | 489 | | which lists the manufacturer's vehicle identification number |
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487 | 490 | | of the vehicle from which the parts were removed, if parts |
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488 | 491 | | contain or should contain the manufacturer's vehicle |
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489 | 492 | | identification number, shall be required for a transmission. |
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490 | 493 | | (3) Evidence that the owner is a licensed motor vehicle |
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491 | 494 | | rebuilder, as defined in Section 40-12-390, unless otherwise |
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492 | 495 | | exempt from the licensing requirement by Chapter 12 of Title |
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493 | 496 | | 40. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where an owner acquires an |
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494 | 497 | | Alabama salvage certificate of title to his or her own vehicle |
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495 | 498 | | from his or her insurance company in settlement of a claim, a |
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496 | 499 | | prior registration or other documentation that shows that the |
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497 | 500 | | owner owned the vehicle prior to the salvage title being |
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498 | 501 | | issued may be submitted in lieu of a rebuilder's license. |
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532 | 535 | | a. The actions taken to restore the vehicle to its |
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533 | 536 | | operating condition which existed prior to the event which |
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534 | 537 | | caused the salvage certificate to issue. |
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535 | 538 | | b. That the owner personally inspected the completed |
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536 | 539 | | vehicle and it complies with all safety requirements set forth |
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537 | 540 | | by the State of Alabama and any regulations promulgated |
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538 | 541 | | adopted thereunder. |
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539 | 542 | | c. That the identification numbers of the restored |
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540 | 543 | | vehicle and its parts have not, to the knowledge of the owner, |
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541 | 544 | | been removed, destroyed, falsified, altered, or defaced. |
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542 | 545 | | d. That the salvage certificate document or |
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543 | 546 | | out-of-state title certificate attached to the application has |
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544 | 547 | | not to the knowledge of the owner been forged, falsified, |
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545 | 548 | | altered, or counterfeited. |
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546 | 549 | | e. That all information contained on the application |
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547 | 550 | | and its attachments is true and correct to the knowledge of |
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548 | 551 | | the owner. |
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549 | 552 | | f. The An acknowledgment that the owner, as specified |
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550 | 553 | | in subsection (r), shall be required to post a bond in |
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551 | 554 | | accordance with Section 32-8-36 in the event that the owner |
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552 | 555 | | cannot provide any information required in this subsection (k) |
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553 | 556 | | or any other information specified by the department. |
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554 | 557 | | (l) The application fee for each inspection of a |
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555 | 558 | | restored vehicle shall be seventy-five dollars ($75), payable |
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556 | 559 | | to the department in a manner as prescribed by the department, |
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590 | 593 | | the personnel and maintenance costs of the vehicle inspection |
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591 | 594 | | program and the vehicle inspection program shall be conducted |
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592 | 595 | | by the office of investigations and inspections of the |
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593 | 596 | | department. Upon receipt of the application for inspection, |
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594 | 597 | | application fee of seventy-five dollars ($75), its supporting |
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595 | 598 | | documents, and title fee of fifteen dollars ($15), payable to |
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596 | 599 | | the department in a manner as prescribed by the department, |
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597 | 600 | | the department shall require an inspection to be made of the |
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598 | 601 | | title and the vehicle by qualified agents or law enforcement |
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599 | 602 | | officers of the department. |
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600 | 603 | | (2) The inspection and certification shall include an |
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601 | 604 | | examination of the vehicle and its parts to determine that the |
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602 | 605 | | identification numbers of the vehicle or its parts have not |
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603 | 606 | | been removed, falsified, altered, defaced, destroyed, or |
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604 | 607 | | tampered with; that the vehicle information contained in the |
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605 | 608 | | application for certificate of title and supporting documents |
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606 | 609 | | is true and correct; and that there are no indications that |
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607 | 610 | | the vehicle or any of its parts are stolen. The certification |
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608 | 611 | | shall not attest to the roadworthiness or safety condition of |
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609 | 612 | | the vehicle. |
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610 | 613 | | (m) Component parts are defined as: |
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611 | 614 | | (1) PASSENGER VEHICLES. |
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612 | 615 | | a. Major components: |
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613 | 616 | | 1. Motor or engine. |
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614 | 617 | | 2. Trunk floor pan or rear section and roof. |
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648 | 651 | | trunk floor pan, or rear section and roof. |
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649 | 652 | | 4. Cowl, firewall, or any portion thereof. |
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650 | 653 | | 5. Roof assembly. |
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651 | 654 | | b. Minor components: |
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652 | 655 | | 1. Each door allowing entrance to or egress from the |
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653 | 656 | | passenger compartment. |
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654 | 657 | | 2. Hood. |
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655 | 658 | | 3. Each front fender or each rear fender when used with |
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656 | 659 | | a rear section and roof. |
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657 | 660 | | 4. Deck lid, tailgate, or hatchback ,(whichever is |
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658 | 661 | | present). |
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659 | 662 | | 5. Each quarter panel. |
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660 | 663 | | 6. Each bumper. |
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661 | 664 | | 7. T-tops, moon roof, or whichever is present. |
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662 | 665 | | 8. Transmission or trans-axle. |
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663 | 666 | | (2) TRUCK, TRUCK TYPE, OR BUS TYPE VEHICLE. |
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664 | 667 | | a. Major components: |
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665 | 668 | | 1. Motor or engine. |
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666 | 669 | | 2. Transmission or trans-axle. |
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667 | 670 | | 3. Frame or any portion thereof ,(except frame horn ), |
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668 | 671 | | or, in the case of a unitized body, the supporting structure |
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669 | 672 | | which serves as the frame. |
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670 | 673 | | 4. Cab. |
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671 | 674 | | 5. Cowl or firewall or any portion thereof. |
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672 | 675 | | 6. Roof assembly. |
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706 | 709 | | 1. Each door. |
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707 | 710 | | 2. Hood. |
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708 | 711 | | 3. Grill, except on one ton or smaller trucks. |
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709 | 712 | | 4. Each bumper. |
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710 | 713 | | 5. Each front fender. |
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711 | 714 | | 6. Roof panel and rear cab panel. |
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712 | 715 | | 7. Each rear fender or side panel. |
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713 | 716 | | 8. Pickup box. |
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714 | 717 | | 9. Body or bed. |
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715 | 718 | | (3) MOTORCYCLE: COMPONENT PARTS. |
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716 | 719 | | a. Engine or motor. |
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717 | 720 | | b. Transmission or trans-axle. |
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718 | 721 | | c. Frame. |
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719 | 722 | | d. Front fork. |
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720 | 723 | | e. Crankcase. |
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721 | 724 | | (n) A salvage vehicle which that has been restored in |
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722 | 725 | | this state to its operating condition which existed prior to |
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723 | 726 | | the event which caused the salvage certificate of title to |
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724 | 727 | | issue shall be issued a certificate of title which shall |
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725 | 728 | | contain the word "rebuilt." |
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726 | 729 | | (o)(1) Each salvage vehicle restored or rebuilt in this |
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727 | 730 | | state which is required to be inspected by the department |
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728 | 731 | | pursuant to subsection (l) and for which a certificate of |
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729 | 732 | | title may be issued pursuant to subsection (n) shall be issued |
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730 | 733 | | a decal, plate, or other emblem as prescribed by the |
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764 | 767 | | (2) A person An individual who willfully removes, |
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765 | 768 | | mutilates, tampers with, obliterates, or destroys a decal, |
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766 | 769 | | plate, or other emblem issued and attached to a salvage |
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767 | 770 | | vehicle pursuant to this subsection is guilty of a Class A |
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768 | 771 | | misdemeanor punishable as provided by law . |
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769 | 772 | | (p) Each person individual who sells, exchanges, |
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770 | 773 | | delivers, or otherwise transfers any interest in any vehicle |
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771 | 774 | | for which a title bearing the designation salvage or rebuilt |
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772 | 775 | | has been issued shall disclose in writing the existence of |
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773 | 776 | | this title to the prospective purchaser, recipient in |
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774 | 777 | | exchange, recipient by donation, or recipient by other act of |
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775 | 778 | | transfer. The disclosure, which shall be made at the time of |
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776 | 779 | | or prior to the completion of the sale, exchange, donation, or |
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777 | 780 | | other act of transfer, shall contain the following information |
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778 | 781 | | in no smaller than 10 point type: "This vehicle's title |
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779 | 782 | | contains the designation salvage or rebuilt." |
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780 | 783 | | (q)(1) Any motor vehicle for which an insurance company |
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781 | 784 | | has paid a total loss due, in part, to being damaged by water |
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782 | 785 | | shall be deemed a flood vehicle. The motor vehicle's |
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783 | 786 | | certificate of title and every subsequent certificate of title |
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784 | 787 | | shall contain the designation "flood vehicle." |
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785 | 788 | | (2) Each person individual who sells, exchanges, |
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786 | 789 | | donates, delivers, or otherwise transfers any interest for |
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787 | 790 | | which a certificate of title bearing the designation flood |
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788 | 791 | | vehicle has been issued shall disclose in writing the |
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822 | 825 | | time of or prior to the completion of the sale, exchange, |
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823 | 826 | | donation, delivery, or other act of transfer and shall contain |
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824 | 827 | | the following information in no smaller than 10 point type: |
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825 | 828 | | "The certificate of title of this motor vehicle contains the |
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826 | 829 | | designation flood vehicle. " |
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827 | 830 | | (r) If an owner acquires a salvage vehicle for which a |
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828 | 831 | | previous insurer or owner did not properly obtain a salvage |
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829 | 832 | | title from this or any other state or the vehicle was rebuilt |
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830 | 833 | | by a rebuilder who is no longer licensed as a rebuilder, the |
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831 | 834 | | current owner may proceed as provided in subsection (k) and |
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832 | 835 | | apply for an inspection of the vehicle. In any case where the |
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833 | 836 | | department has determined that an insurer or prior owner did |
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834 | 837 | | not properly obtain a salvage certificate of title, a prior |
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835 | 838 | | registration or other documentation that shows that the owner |
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836 | 839 | | owned the vehicle prior to the notification by the department |
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837 | 840 | | may be submitted in lieu of a rebuilder's license. |
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838 | 841 | | (s)(1)a. A licensed automotive dismantler and parts |
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839 | 842 | | recycler as defined in Section 40-12-410, secondary metals |
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840 | 843 | | recycler as defined in Section 13A-8-30, who acquires a motor |
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841 | 844 | | vehicle for the purpose of dismantling it or recycling it into |
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842 | 845 | | metallic scrap for melting purposes , or any person individual |
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843 | 846 | | who crushes a motor vehicle acquired from anyone other than a |
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844 | 847 | | licensed automotive dismantler and parts recycler or a |
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845 | 848 | | secondary metal recycler, except as provided in subdivision |
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846 | 849 | | (2), shall surrender any certificate of title received to the |
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880 | 883 | | prior to crushing the vehicle or dismantling the vehicle or |
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881 | 884 | | recycling it into metallic scrap for remelting purposes. A |
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882 | 885 | | licensed automotive dismantler and parts recycler or secondary |
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883 | 886 | | metals recycler shall file the notice electronically and the |
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884 | 887 | | department, at the time of filing, shall provide the filer |
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885 | 888 | | with an electronic notice of receipt. The licensed automotive |
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886 | 889 | | dismantler and parts recycler or secondary metals recycler |
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887 | 890 | | shall maintain the properly assigned original certificate of |
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888 | 891 | | title when the notice is filed electronically. The department |
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889 | 892 | | shall verify through its records that the title is the current |
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890 | 893 | | title of the motor vehicle and that the vehicle is not |
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891 | 894 | | reported as stolen prior to issuing the receipt. |
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892 | 895 | | b. Each licensed automotive dismantler and parts |
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893 | 896 | | recycler, secondary metals recycler, and any other person |
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894 | 897 | | individual who crushes a motor vehicle shall maintain records |
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895 | 898 | | of every motor vehicle crushed or acquired for the purpose of |
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896 | 899 | | dismantling it or recycling it into metallic scrap for |
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897 | 900 | | remelting purposes. The records shall be maintained by these |
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898 | 901 | | parties for a period of not less than five years and shall |
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899 | 902 | | include the vehicle identification number, name and address of |
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900 | 903 | | the seller, copy of the seller's state issued driver's driver |
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901 | 904 | | license or identification card, the date of sale, and a copy |
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902 | 905 | | of the certificate of title surrendered to the department. In |
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903 | 906 | | the event that a person an individual crushes a vehicle or |
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904 | 907 | | vehicles on behalf of the owner but does not acquire the |
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938 | 941 | | well as a copy of the person's individual's state issued |
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939 | 942 | | driver's driver license or identification card, or state |
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940 | 943 | | issued tax ID number if the entity is not a natural person. |
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941 | 944 | | For purposes of this chapter, a crushed motor vehicle as |
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942 | 945 | | defined in Section 40-12-116 shall not be deemed a motor |
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943 | 946 | | vehicle or vehicle ,; provided, however, that any person |
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944 | 947 | | individual who is responsible for transforming a motor vehicle |
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945 | 948 | | into a crushed motor vehicle is responsible for complying with |
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946 | 949 | | this section. |
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947 | 950 | | (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title |
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948 | 951 | | to the contrary, if the owner or authorized agent of the owner |
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949 | 952 | | of a motor vehicle has not obtained a title in his or her name |
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950 | 953 | | for the motor vehicle to be transferred, he or she may sign a |
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951 | 954 | | sworn statement that, in addition to the foregoing conditions, |
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952 | 955 | | the vehicle is worth one thousand dollars ($1,000) or less and |
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953 | 956 | | is at least 12 model years old. The statement described in |
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954 | 957 | | this subsection may be used only to transfer such a motor |
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955 | 958 | | vehicle to a licensed automotive dismantler and parts recycler |
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956 | 959 | | as defined at in Section 40-12-410 or secondary metals |
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957 | 960 | | recycler as defined at in Section 13A-8-30 and shall be used |
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958 | 961 | | in lieu of a certificate of title when the motor vehicle is |
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959 | 962 | | being dismantled or recycled into metallic scrap. The |
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960 | 963 | | department, in consultation with the above industries, shall |
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961 | 964 | | promulgate adopt a form for the statement which shall include, |
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962 | 965 | | but not be limited to, all of the following information: |
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996 | 999 | | year, make, model, and vehicle identification number. |
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997 | 1000 | | c. The license plate number and state of issue of any |
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998 | 1001 | | vehicle transporting the motor vehicle being sold. |
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999 | 1002 | | d. The name, address, and driver's driver license |
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1000 | 1003 | | number of the seller. |
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1001 | 1004 | | e. A certification by the seller that the seller is |
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1002 | 1005 | | lawfully in possession of the vehicle and the seller is the |
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1003 | 1006 | | current owner of the vehicle and the seller never obtained a |
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1004 | 1007 | | title to the motor vehicle in his or her name. |
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1005 | 1008 | | f. A certification that the motor vehicle meets all of |
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1006 | 1009 | | the following requirements: |
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1007 | 1010 | | 1. Is worth one thousand dollars ($1,000) or less. |
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1008 | 1011 | | 2. Is at least 12 model years old. |
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1009 | 1012 | | 3. Is not subject to any recorded security interest or |
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1010 | 1013 | | lien. |
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1011 | 1014 | | g. An acknowledgment, made under penalties of perjury, |
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1012 | 1015 | | that the seller realizes this information will be filed with |
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1013 | 1016 | | the department and that it is a Class C felony to knowingly |
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1014 | 1017 | | falsify any information on this statement. |
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1015 | 1018 | | h. The seller's signature and the date of the |
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1016 | 1019 | | transaction. |
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1017 | 1020 | | i. The name and address of the business acquiring the |
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1018 | 1021 | | vehicle. |
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1019 | 1022 | | j. The unique registration number provided by the |
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1020 | 1023 | | Administrator of the National Motor Vehicle Title Information |
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1054 | 1057 | | less was paid to acquire the vehicle. |
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1055 | 1058 | | l. The business agent's signature and date along with a |
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1056 | 1059 | | printed name and title if the agent is signing on behalf of a |
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1057 | 1060 | | corporation. |
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1058 | 1061 | | m. The unique tracking number provided by a Department |
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1059 | 1062 | | of Revenue system that indicates that the automotive |
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1060 | 1063 | | dismantler and parts recycler or secondary metals recycler has |
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1061 | 1064 | | utilized that system to verify that the vehicle is not |
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1062 | 1065 | | currently reported as stolen and that there is no recorded |
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1063 | 1066 | | lien or notice of a lien on file or that the department has no |
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1064 | 1067 | | record of the vehicle. A licensed automotive dismantler and |
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1065 | 1068 | | parts recycler or secondary metals recycler shall file the |
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1066 | 1069 | | notice electronically, and the department shall provide the |
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1067 | 1070 | | filer with an electronic notice of receipt. This statement |
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1068 | 1071 | | shall be invalid without this tracking number and without the |
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1069 | 1072 | | purchaser's NMVTIS ID Number. |
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1070 | 1073 | | n. An acknowledgement acknowledgment by the automotive |
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1071 | 1074 | | dismantler and parts recycler or secondary metals recycler |
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1072 | 1075 | | that the motor vehicle will not be crushed or shredded for a |
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1073 | 1076 | | period of 48 hours not including Saturday and Sunday after the |
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1074 | 1077 | | initial filing with the department of the notice required in |
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1075 | 1078 | | this subsection and receipt of such the notice. |
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1076 | 1079 | | (3) The automotive dismantler and parts recycler or |
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1077 | 1080 | | secondary metals recycler shall electronically deliver the |
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1078 | 1081 | | statement required under this subsection to the department |
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1112 | 1115 | | in the identical format as prescribed by the Alabama |
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1113 | 1116 | | Department of Revenue department, shall be sent by the |
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1114 | 1117 | | automotive dismantler and parts recycler or secondary metals |
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1115 | 1118 | | recycler to the sheriff of the county, or the chief of police |
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1116 | 1119 | | if located in a municipality, if requested by the sheriff or |
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1117 | 1120 | | chief of police. The transmittal shall be completed and a |
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1118 | 1121 | | receipt of the notice, generated at the time of the |
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1119 | 1122 | | transmittal, shall be obtained from the department before |
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1120 | 1123 | | dismantling the vehicle or recycling it into metallic scrap |
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1121 | 1124 | | for remelting purposes. In addition, the automotive dismantler |
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1122 | 1125 | | and parts recycler or secondary metals recycler shall maintain |
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1123 | 1126 | | the original signed documents required by this subsection for |
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1124 | 1127 | | a period of not less than five years. An automotive dismantler |
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1125 | 1128 | | and parts recycler or secondary metals recycler who has |
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1126 | 1129 | | complied with the requirements of this section shall be immune |
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1127 | 1130 | | from, and held harmless from, any claims related to liens |
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1128 | 1131 | | which were not recorded or a notice of lien was not recorded, |
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1129 | 1132 | | or stolen vehicles not reported, at the time that the vehicle |
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1130 | 1133 | | was purchased and the inquiry made and documented with the |
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1131 | 1134 | | unique tracking number issued by the department. |
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1132 | 1135 | | (4) Any person individual who knowingly and willfully |
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1133 | 1136 | | violates this subsection, or any person individual who |
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1134 | 1137 | | falsifies the statement required under this subsection, or any |
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1135 | 1138 | | person individual who knowingly and willfully sells a vehicle |
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1136 | 1139 | | upon which there is an unsatisfied lien, shall be guilty of a |
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1170 | 1173 | | (5) Any motor vehicle used to transport another motor |
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1171 | 1174 | | vehicle or crushed motor vehicle illegally sold under this |
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1172 | 1175 | | section may be seized by law enforcement and is subject to |
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1173 | 1176 | | forfeiture ordered by the court; provided, however, that no |
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1174 | 1177 | | motor vehicle used by any person individual in the transaction |
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1175 | 1178 | | of a sale of such motor vehicle shall be subject to forfeiture |
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1176 | 1179 | | unless the owner or other person individual in charge of the |
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1177 | 1180 | | motor vehicle is a consenting or knowing party to the |
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1178 | 1181 | | commission of a crime, and a forfeiture of the motor vehicle |
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1179 | 1182 | | is subject to the rights of any lienholder who holds a |
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1180 | 1183 | | perfected security interest in the motor vehicle so long as |
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1181 | 1184 | | the lienholder had no knowledge of or consented to the act. |
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1182 | 1185 | | Whenever property is forfeited under this subsection by order |
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1183 | 1186 | | of the court, it shall be sold and the proceeds distributed, |
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1184 | 1187 | | pro rata after payment of all property expenses relating to |
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1185 | 1188 | | the forfeiture and sale, including any court ordered |
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1186 | 1189 | | restitution to the owner of the vehicle, satisfaction of any |
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1187 | 1190 | | liens associated with the vehicle sold in violation of this |
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1188 | 1191 | | section, and any losses incurred by the automotive dismantler |
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1189 | 1192 | | and parts recycler or secondary metals recycler to the general |
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1190 | 1193 | | fund of the state or any county or municipality whose |
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1191 | 1194 | | department, office, or agency contributed to the investigation |
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1192 | 1195 | | of the acts resulting in forfeiture, based upon the |
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1193 | 1196 | | contribution, including expenses, of the department, office, |
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1194 | 1197 | | or agency, as determined by the court. |
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1228 | 1231 | | by an automotive dismantler and parts recycler or a secondary |
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1229 | 1232 | | metals recycler. The system shall be capable of transmitting |
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1230 | 1233 | | the information from the statement required pursuant to |
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1231 | 1234 | | subsection (s) either online or by bulk electronic |
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1232 | 1235 | | transmission and shall provide a unique tracking number on a |
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1233 | 1236 | | receipt at the time of the submission that indicates that the |
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1234 | 1237 | | automotive dismantler and parts recycler or a secondary metals |
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1235 | 1238 | | recycler has used the system and that at the time of the |
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1236 | 1239 | | inquiry, the vehicle was not reported as stolen and that there |
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1237 | 1240 | | were no recorded liens or notices of liens on file associated |
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1238 | 1241 | | with the vehicle, or that the department has no record of the |
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1239 | 1242 | | vehicle. The charge assessed for the transmittal of the |
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1240 | 1243 | | statement required by subsection (s) to the automotive |
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1241 | 1244 | | dismantler and parts recycler or secondary metals recycler |
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1242 | 1245 | | shall be five dollars ($5) per submittal. In lieu of a per |
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1243 | 1246 | | submittal charge, an automotive dismantler and parts recycler |
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1244 | 1247 | | or a secondary metals recycler may pay an annual fee of five |
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1245 | 1248 | | hundred dollars ($500) for all submittals and inquiries made |
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1246 | 1249 | | during that fiscal year. The fee shall be paid on a fiscal |
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1247 | 1250 | | year basis, beginning October 1 of each fiscal year. Every |
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1248 | 1251 | | automotive dismantler and parts recycler, secondary metals |
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1249 | 1252 | | recycler, or person individual or company licensed pursuant to |
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1250 | 1253 | | Section 40-12-116, shall pay the annual fee for each location |
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1251 | 1254 | | or license. Any fees collected under this section shall be |
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1252 | 1255 | | retained by the department for use solely by the Motor Vehicle |
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