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H0364.........................................by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE
MOTOR VEHICLES - SALVAGE CERTIFICATES - Amends existing law to provide for
electronic files in regard to salvage certificates of ownership; to revise
provisions relating to salvage vehicles; to provide for notations of theft
recovery on title records; to provide for branded certificates of title for
certain vehicles; to delete inspection provisions, provisions relating to
branded certificates of title for reconstructed vehicles and repaired
vehicles and provisions relating to branded decals; and to provide for
branded certificates of title relating to rebuilt salvage vehicles.
01/17 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/18 Rpt prt - to Transp
01/31 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/01 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/06 3rd rdg - PASSED - 68-0-2
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Block,
Bock, Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez,
Chew, Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood, Henbest,
Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake, LeFavour,
Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle,
Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ringo,
Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(02),
Shepherd(08), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass,
Stevenson, Thayn, Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27),
Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Black, Eskridge
Floor Sponsor - Nonini
Title apvd - to Senate
02/07 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
02/22 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/25 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/04 3rd rdg - PASSED - 31-0-4
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Geddes, Hammond,
Heinrich, Hill, Kelly, Keough, Little, Lodge, Malepeai(Sagness),
McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway,
Stegner, Stennett, Werk
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Gannon, Goedde, Jorgenson, Langhorst
Floor Sponsor - Heinrich
Title apvd - to House
03/05 To enrol
03/06 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/07 Pres signed
03/10 To Governor
03/14 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 84
Effective: 07/01/08
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 364 BY TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION; AMENDING SECTION 49-123, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE 3 DEFINITIONS AND TO DEFINE A TERM; AMENDING SECTION 49-524, IDAHO CODE, TO 4 PROVIDE FOR ELECTRONIC FILES IN REGARD TO SALVAGE CERTIFICATES OF OWNER- 5 SHIP, TO REVISE PROVISIONS RELATING TO SALVAGE CERTIFICATES OF OWNERSHIP, 6 TO REVISE FEE PROVISIONS RELATING TO SALVAGE CERTIFICATES, TO REVISE PRO- 7 VISIONS RELATING TO THE SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATES OF TITLE FOR SALVAGE 8 VEHICLES, TO PROVIDE FOR NOTATIONS OF THEFT RECOVERY ON TITLE RECORDS FOR 9 CERTAIN VEHICLES, TO DELETE A NONAPPLICABILITY TO VESSELS PROVISION AND TO 10 REVISE DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE; AND AMENDING SECTION 49-525, IDAHO CODE, TO 11 PROVIDE FOR BRANDED CERTIFICATES OF TITLE FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES, TO DELETE 12 INSPECTION PROVISIONS, TO DELETE PROVISIONS RELATING TO BRANDED CERTIFI- 13 CATES OF TITLE FOR RECONSTRUCTED VEHICLES AND REPAIRED VEHICLES, TO DELETE 14 PROVISIONS RELATING TO BRANDED DECALS, TO PROVIDE FOR BRANDED CERTIFICATES 15 OF TITLE RELATING TO REBUILT SALVAGE VEHICLES AND TO PROVIDE FOR SALVAGE 16 VEHICLE STATEMENTS. 17 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 18 SECTION 1. That Section 49-123, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 19 amended to read as follows: 20 49-123. DEFINITIONS -- V. (1) "Variable load suspension axle" means an 21 axle or axles designed to support a part of the vehicle and load and which can 22 be regulated to vary the amount of load supported by such an axle or axles and 23 which can be deployed or lifted by the operator of the vehicle. See also sec- 24 tion 49-117, Idaho Code. 25 (a) "Fully raised" means that the variable load suspension axle is in an 26 elevated position preventing the tires on such axle from having any con- 27 tact with the roadway. 28 (b) "Fully deployed" means that the variable load suspension axle is sup- 29 porting a portion of the weight of the loaded vehicle as controlled by the 30 preset pressure regulator valve. 31 (2) "Vehicle" means: 32 (a) General. Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is 33 or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices used 34 exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. 35 (b) Authorized emergency vehicle. Vehicles operated by any fire depart- 36 ment or law enforcement agency of the state of Idaho or any political sub- 37 division of the state, ambulances, vehicles belonging to personnel of vol- 38 untary fire departments while in performance of official duties only, 39 vehicles belonging to, or operated by EMS personnel certified or otherwise 40 recognized by the EMS bureau of the Idaho department of health and welfare 41 while in the performance of emergency medical services, sheriff's search 42 and rescue vehicles which are under the immediate supervision of the 43 county sheriff, wreckers which are engaged in motor vehicle recovery oper- 2 1 ations and are blocking part or all of one (1) or more lanes of traffic, 2 other emergency vehicles designated by the director of the Idaho state 3 police or vehicles authorized by the Idaho transportation board and used 4 in the enforcement of laws specified in section 40-510, Idaho Code, per- 5 taining to vehicles of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or greater. 6 (c) Commercial vehicle or commercial motor vehicle. For the purposes of 7 chapter 3 of this title, (driver's licenses), a motor vehicle or combina- 8 tion of motor vehicles designed or used to transport passengers or prop- 9 erty if the motor vehicle: 10 1. Has a manufacturer's gross combination weight rating (GCWR) in 11 excess of twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds inclusive of a towed 12 unit with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of more 13 than ten thousand (10,000) pounds; or 14 2. Has a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) in excess 15 of twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds; or 16 3. Is designed to transport sixteen (16) or more people, including 17 the driver; or 18 4. Is of any size and is used in the transportation of materials 19 found to be hazardous for the purposes of the hazardous material 20 transportation act and which require the motor vehicle to be 21 placarded under the hazardous materials regulations (49 CFR part 172, 22 subpart F). 23 For the purposes of chapter 4, title 49, Idaho Code, (motor vehicle regis- 24 tration), a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a type used or main- 25 tained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation or profit, 26 or the transportation of property for the owner of the vehicle, or for 27 hire, compensation, or profit, and shall include fixed load specially con- 28 structed vehicles exceeding the limits imposed by chapter 10, title 49, 29 Idaho Code, and including drilling rigs, construction, drilling and wreck- 30 er cranes, log jammers, log loaders, and similar vehicles which are nor- 31 mally operated in an overweight or oversize condition or both, but shall 32 not include those vehicles registered pursuant to sections 49-402 and 33 49-402A, Idaho Code, or exempted by section 49-426, Idaho Code. A motor 34 vehicle used in a ridesharing arrangement that has a seating capacity for 35 not more than fifteen (15) persons, including the driver, shall not be a 36 "commercial vehicle" under the provisions of this title relating to equip- 37 ment requirements, rules of the road, or registration. 38 (d) Farm vehicle. A vehicle or combination of vehicles owned by a farmer 39 or rancher, which are operated over public highways, and used exclusively 40 to transport unprocessed agricultural, dairy or livestock products raised, 41 owned and grown by the owner of the vehicle to market or place of storage; 42 and shall include the transportation by the farmer or rancher of any 43 equipment, supplies or products purchased by that farmer or rancher for 44 his own use, and used in the farming or ranching operation or used by a 45 farmer partly in transporting agricultural products or livestock from the 46 farm of another farmer that were originally grown or raised on the farm, 47 or when used partly in transporting agricultural supplies, equipment, 48 materials or livestock to the farm of another farmer for use or consump- 49 tion on the farm but not transported for hire, and shall not include vehi- 50 cles of husbandry or vehicles registered pursuant to sections 49-402 and 51 49-402A, Idaho Code. 52 (e) Foreign vehicle. Every vehicle of a type required to be registered 53 under the provisions of this title brought into this state from another 54 state, territory or country other than in the ordinary course of business 55 by or through a manufacturer or dealer and not registered in this state. 3 1 (f) Glider kit vehicle. Every large truck manufactured from a kit manu- 2 factured by a manufacturer of large trucks which consists of a frame, cab 3 complete with wiring, instruments, fenders and hood and front axles and 4 wheels. The "glider kit" is made into a complete assembly by the addition 5 of the engine, transmission, rear axles, wheels and tires. 6 (g) Motor vehicle. Every vehicle which is self-propelled and every vehi- 7 cle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley 8 wires but not operated upon rails, except vehicles moved solely by human 9 power, electric personal assistive mobility devices and motorized 10 wheelchairs. 11 (h) Multipurpose passenger vehicle (MPV). For the purposes of section 12 49-966, Idaho Code, a motor vehicle designed to carry ten (10) or fewer 13 persons which is constructed either on a truck chassis or with special 14 features for occasional off-road operation. 15 (i) Neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV). A self-propelled, electrically- 16 powered, four-wheeled motor vehicle which is emission free and conforms to 17 the definition and requirements for low-speed vehicles as adopted in the 18 federal motor vehicle safety standards for low-speed vehicles under fed- 19 eral regulations at 49 CFR part 571. An NEV shall be titled, registered 20 and insured according to law as provided respectively in chapters 4, 5 and 21 12, title 49, Idaho Code, and shall only be operated by a licensed driver. 22 Operation of an NEV on a highway shall be allowed as provided in section 23 49-663, Idaho Code. 24 (j) Noncommercial vehicle. For the purposes of chapter 4, title 49, Idaho 25 Code, (motor vehicle registration), a noncommercial vehicle shall not 26 include those vehicles required to be registered under sections 49-402 and 27 49-402A, Idaho Code, and means all other vehicles or combinations of vehi- 28 cles which are not commercial vehicles or farm vehicles, but shall include 29 motor homes. A noncommercial vehicle shall include those vehicles having a 30 combined gross weight not in excess of sixty thousand (60,000) pounds and 31 not held out for hire, used for purposes related to private use and not 32 used in the furtherance of a business or occupation for compensation or 33 profit or for transporting goods for other than the owner. 34 (k) Passenger car. For the purposes of section 49-966, Idaho Code, a 35 motor vehicle, except a multipurpose passenger vehicle, motorcycle or 36 trailer, designed to carry ten (10) or fewer persons. 37 (l)Reconstructed or repairedRebuilt salvage vehicle. Every vehicle 38 that has been rebuilt or repaired using like make and model parts and 39 visually appears as a vehicle that was originally constructed under a dis- 40 tinctive manufacturer. This includes a salvage vehicle which is damaged to 41 the extent that a"reconstructed vehicle" or "repaired vehicle""rebuilt 42 salvage" brand is required, and otherto be added to the title. 43 (m) Reconstructed vehicles. Vvehicles which have been reconstructed by 44 the use of a kit designed to be used to construct an exact replica of a 45 vehicle which was previously constructed under a distinctive name, make, 46 model or type by a generally recognized manufacturer of vehicles. A glider 47 kit vehicle is not a reconstructed vehicle. 48 (mn) Salvage vehicle. Any vehicle for which a salvage certificate, sal- 49 vage bill of sale or other documentation showing evidence that the vehicle 50 has been declared salvage or which has been damaged to the extent that the 51 owner, or an insurer, or other person acting on behalf of the owner, 52 determines that the cost of parts and labor minus the salvage value makes 53 it uneconomical to repair or rebuild. When an insurance company has paid 54 money or has made other monetary settlement as compensation for a total 55 loss of anymotorvehicle, suchmotorvehicle shall be considered to be a 4 1 salvage vehicle. 2 (no) Specially constructed vehicle. Every vehicle of a type required to 3 be registered not originally constructed under a distinctive name, make, 4 model or type by a generally recognized manufacturer of vehicles and not 5 materially altered from its original construction and cannot be visually 6 identified as a vehicle produced by a particular manufacturer. This 7 includes: 8 1. A vehicle that has been structurally modified so that it does not 9 have the same appearance as a similar vehicle from the same manufac- 10 turer; or 11 2. A vehicle that has been constructed entirely from homemade parts 12 and materials not obtained from other vehicles; or 13 3. A vehicle that has been constructed by using major component 14 parts from one (1) or more manufactured vehicles and cannot be iden- 15 tified as a specific make or model; or 16 4. A vehicle constructed by the use of a custom kit that cannot be 17 visually identified as a specific make or model. 18 (op) Total loss vehicle. Every vehicle that is deemed to be uneconomical 19 to repair.due to scrapping, dismantling or destruction.A total loss 20 shall occur when an insurance company or any other person pays or makes 21 other monetary settlement to the owner when it is deemed to be uneconomi- 22 cal to repair the damaged vehicle. The compensation for total loss as 23 defined herein shall not include payments by an insurer or other person 24 for medical care, bodily injury, vehicle rental or for anything other than 25 the amount paid for the actual damage to the vehicle. 26 (3) "Vehicle identification number." (See "Identifying number," section 27 49-110, Idaho Code) 28 (4) "Vehicle salesman" means any person who, for a salary, commission or 29 compensation of any kind, is employed either directly or indirectly, or regu- 30 larly or occasionally by any dealer to sell, purchase or exchange, or to nego- 31 tiate for the sale, purchase or exchange of vehicles. (See also "full-time 32 salesman," section 49-107, Idaho Code, and "part-time salesman," section 33 49-117, Idaho Code) 34 (5) "Vessel." (See section 67-7003, Idaho Code) 35 (6) "Veteran." (See section 65-502, Idaho Code) 36 (7) "Violation" means a conviction of a misdemeanor charge involving a 37 moving traffic violation, or an admission or judicial determination of the 38 commission of an infraction involving a moving traffic infraction, except 39 bicycle infractions. 40 SECTION 2. That Section 49-524, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 41 amended to read as follows: 42 49-524. SALVAGE CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP OR ELECTRONIC FILE TO REPLACE 43 CERTIFICATE OF TITLE OR CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN ONCERTAINVEHICLES.-- VESSELS44NOT INCLUDED.(1) Every person acquiring a vehicle which has been determined 45 to be a salvage vehicle, shall obtain a salvage certificate of ownership on 46 that vehicle. 47 (2) The salvage certificate shall replace the certificate of origin, cer- 48 tificate of title or other comparable ownership document and shall indicate 49 ownership only; it shall not be valid for registration purposes. 50 (3) A salvage certificate of ownership shall be issued by the department,51the insurer, or a salvage pool,or under the direction of the department and 52 shall be on a form or electronic file as prescribed by the department. The 53 form or electronic file shall provide for assignments of the salvage certifi- 5 1 cate. 2 (4) The fee for a salvage certificate or electronic filing of a salvage 3 certificate shall bethe same as for issuance of any regular Idaho certificate4of titlefifteen dollars ($15.00). The fee shall be deposited in the state 5 highway account. 6 (5) Every insurer making payment for a vehicle which has been determined 7 to be a salvage vehicle, shall within thirty (30) days from receipt of the 8 properly released certificate of origin or certificate of title, issue a sal- 9 vage certificate to the purchaser and surrender to the department the owner- 10 ship documents, a copy of the salvage certificate, the salvage certificate fee 11 and other documents as required by the department for processing. The depart- 12 ment shall mark its records appropriately. 13 (6) If a salvage pool receives a certificate of title for a vehicle which 14 has been determined to be a salvage vehicle, he shall within thirty (30) days 15 and upon receipt of the properly released certificate of origin or certificate 16 of title, issue a salvage certificate to the purchaser and surrender to the 17 department the ownership documents, a copy of the salvage certificate, the 18 salvage certificate fee and other documents as required by the department for 19 processing. The department shall mark its records appropriately. 20 (7) It is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to six (6) months in jail, a 21 fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or both, if the owner of a retained sal- 22 vage vehicle fails to surrender the title and be issued a salvage certificate, 23 or to sell the vehicle and not tell the buyer that the vehicle is totaled. 24 (8) If an insurer has allowed the owner to retain ownership of the sal- 25 vage vehicle, the owner must surrender the certificate of title for such vehi- 26 cle to the department or the insurance company not later thanfifteenthirty 27 (1530) days from the date that the claim was satisfied. The insurer must 28 notify the department of a total loss payoff. The insurer or department shall 29 issue a salvage certificate to the owner prior to any sale or disposition of 30 the salvage vehicle. 31 (9) If an insurer acquires the certificate of title of a vehicle in a 32 settlement of a theft claim, the insurer shall immediately, upon receipt of 33 the properly released certificate of origin or certificate of title, issue a 34 salvage certificate in the name of the insurer and surrender to the department 35 the ownership documents, a copy of the salvage certificate, the salvage cer- 36 tificate fee and other documents as required by the department for processing. 37 (10) If an insurer has acquired a vehicle in a settlement of a theft 38 claim, has made application to and has been issued a new salvage certificate 39 in the name of the insurer and the vehicle is subsequently recovered and is 40 not a salvage vehicle, the insurer may complete an affidavit indemnifying the 41 department stating the facts of acquisition and disposition of the vehicle in 42 a form prescribed by the department and deliver the salvage certificate of 43 ownership, affidavit and any other documents required by the department to the 44 transferee at the time of delivery of the vehicle. A notation of "theft recov- 45 ery" shall be made on the title record. 46 (11) Any person acquiring ownership of a salvage vehicle purchased in a 47 state or jurisdiction which does not require surrender of the certificate of 48 title or comparable ownership document shall, within thirty (30) days follow- 49 ing delivery of the certificate of title or ownership document, surrender such 50 title or document to the department and apply for a salvage certificate. 51 (12) An owner of a salvage vehicle who sells or transfers said vehicle 52 shall provide a properly executed assignment of the salvage certificate of 53 ownership to the transferee. 54 (13) A purchaser of a salvage vehicle shall not possess or retain a sal- 55 vage vehicle without a salvage certificate. The salvage vehicle purchaser 6 1 shall display the salvage certificate upon the request of any peace officer or 2 agent of the department. 3(14) The provisions of this section shall not apply to vessels.4 SECTION 3. That Section 49-525, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 5 amended to read as follows: 6 49-525. SALVAGE-CERTIFIED VEHICLE --INSPECTIONS -- BRANDING --BRANDED 7 CERTIFICATE OF TITLE. (1) The department shall issue a branded certificate of 8 title on anymotorvehicle for which a salvage certificate, salvage bill of 9 sale or other documentation showing evidence that the vehicle has been 10 declared salvage has been issued by this or any other state, provided, if doc- 11 umentation of salvage certification has been received from another state, the 12 requirements specified in section 49-524, Idaho Code, shall be applied to that 13 vehicle. 14 (2)An initial vehicle identification number inspection and major compo-15nent parts inspection shall be conducted by an authorized department employee16and shall include examination of the vehicle and its parts to determine that17the identification numbers of the vehicle or its parts have not been removed,18falsified, altered, defaced or destroyed and that there are no indications19that the vehicle or any of its parts are stolen. Such certification shall not20attest to the roadworthiness or safety condition of the vehicle. The fee for21initial inspection shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and shall be depos-22ited in the state highway account. The department may contract with private or23public entities to conduct the inspections.24(a) If the inspector determines that one (1) major component part has25damage requiring repair or replacement, the vehicle statement of facts26shall indicate that the vehicle shall not be eligible for a certificate of27title until it has been repaired and has been reinspected as a "repaired28vehicle." The vehicle statement of facts shall indicate that the vehicle29will require a "repaired vehicle" decal before issuance of a branded cer-30tificate of title. The owner may then submit an application with all31required supporting documents to the department for issuance of a certifi-32cate of title.33(b) If the inspector determines that two (2) or more major component34parts have damage requiring repair or replacement, or that the vehicle has35sustained flood damage, the vehicle shall not be eligible for a certifi-36cate of title until it has been restored or reconstructed and has been37reinspected as a reconstructed vehicle. The vehicle statement of facts38shall indicate that the vehicle will require a "reconstructed vehicle"39decal before issuance of a branded certificate of title.40The provisions of this subsection (2) shall not apply to a vehicle which is41more than five (5) years old and which has a known market value of six thou-42sand dollars ($6,000) or less which has been determined to be a salvage vehi-43cle.44(3) Every owner of a salvage vehicle which has been restored or repaired45in this state to its operating condition, in compliance with chapter 9, title4649, Idaho Code, shall, if the inspector issued a vehicle statement of facts as47required in subsection (2) of this section, present the vehicle to the depart-48ment for inspection as a reconstructed vehicle or as a repaired vehicle.49(a) If the inspector determines that the receipts for major component50parts are valid, including the vehicle identification numbers of the vehi-51cles from which the major component parts were removed, a "reconstructed52vehicle" decal or a "repaired vehicle" decal shall be affixed to the vehi-53cle and the statement of facts shall indicate that the vehicle has been7 1branded and that the certificate of title shall be branded accordingly.2(b) The fee for issuance of a "reconstructed vehicle" decal or a3"repaired vehicle" decal shall be ten dollars ($10.00) and shall be depos-4ited in the state highway account.5(c) The owner may then submit an application for branded certificate of6title to the department which application shall be accompanied by the sal-7vage bill of sale, salvage certificate or other documentation showing evi-8dence that the vehicle has been declared salvage, vehicle statement of9facts, indemnifying affidavit, bills of sale or invoices for major compo-10nent parts and written affirmation which states:111. That the owner personally rebuilt or repaired the vehicle or per-12sonally supervised its rebuilding or repairing and includes a13description of work done to restore the vehicle to the operating con-14dition that existed prior to the event which caused the salvage cer-15tificate to be issued;162. That the identification numbers of the restored vehicle and its17parts have not, to the knowledge of the owner, been removed,18destroyed, falsified, altered or defaced;193. That the salvage certificate document or out-of-state title cer-20tificate attached to the application has not to the knowledge of the21owner been forged, falsified or altered; and224. That all information contained on the application and its attach-23ments is true and correct.24(4) Upon presentation of the documents required by the department, the25department shall issue a branded certificate of title which shall contain the26word "reconstructed vehicle" or "repaired vehicle."27(5) If an otherwise correct application is made for a certificate of28title on any salvage-certified vehicle which was not inspected as required by29the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, the department shall brand30the vehicle with a "reconstructed vehicle" decal and shall issue a branded31certificate of title.32(6)If an otherwise correct application is made for a certificate of 33 title on any salvage-certifiedvehicle,which is not required to be inspected34pursuant to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section,the department 35 shall issue a branded certificate of title as a "reconstructedrebuilt salvage 36 vehicle" if the application for a certificate of title is supported by awrit-37ten affirmation ofsalvage vehicle statement completed by the owner which 38 states: 39 (a) That the owner personally rebuilt or repaired the vehicle or person- 40 ally supervised its rebuilding or repairing and includes a description of 41 work done to restore the vehicle to the operating condition that existed 42 prior to the event which caused the salvage certificate to be issued; 43 (b) That the identification numbers of the restored vehicle and its parts 44 have not, to the knowledge of the owner, been removed, destroyed, falsi- 45 fied, altered or defaced; 46 (c) That the salvage certificate document or out-of-state title certifi- 47 cate attached to the application has not to the knowledge of the owner 48 been forged, falsified or altered; and 49 (d) That all information contained on the application and its attachments 50 is true and correct. 51 (73) Each branded certificate of title received from another jurisdiction 52 shall have its brand carried forward to all subsequent certificates of title 53 issued in this state. 54 (84) The department may promulgate rules as necessary to implement the 55 provisions of sections 49-524 and 49-525, Idaho Code.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17357
This proposal would eliminate the two step salvage vehicle
inspection process and application of branded decals that
applies to salvage vehicles which are less than five years old
or have a pre-crash value of more than $6,000. This would
provide for use of one uniform brand to identify all salvage
vehicles; reducing the time spent by investigators on the
increasing volume of salvage vehicles; allow investigators to
devote time to original duties including building and
maintaining dealer relations and resolving customer issues. The
proposal would increase the salvage title fee from $8 to $15 for
vehicles more than five years old but reduce the fee for newer
vehicles from $43 to $15. The result is revenue neutral.
FISCAL NOTE
Based upon changes necessary to utilize a uniform process,
eliminating the current $25 inspection fee and the $10 VIN
reassignment fee for newer vehicles, and replacing it with a
uniform $15 salvage vehicle certificate fee for all salvage
vehicles, revenue to the Department remains neutral.
CONTACT
Name: Amy Smith
Agency: Idaho Transportation Department
Phone: 334-8660
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 364