OAR 735-024-0070: Notice of Vehicles to be Wrecked, Dismantled, Disassembled, or Substantially Altered in Form - Responsibility of Parties

(1) The types of vehicles that are subject to the provisions of ORS 819.010 (wrecked, dismantled, disassembled or substantially altered) include: (a) Vehicles of the type that, when operated over the highways of this state, are required to be registered and titled; (b) Class I or III all-terrain vehicles; (c) Snowmobiles; and (d) Any other vehicle that has been issued a title by DMV or by another jurisdiction. (2) This rule does not apply to a person who holds a current valid dismantler certificate issued under ORS 822.110. (3) ORS 819.010 and any related rules apply if the activity described in 819.010 and OAR 735-024-0050 is performed in this state, and the vehicle is of a type covered in section (1) of this rule. This applies to vehicles titled in Oregon, those titled in another jurisdiction, and any vehicle not subject to title requirements. (4) Primary ownership documents for vehicles described in section (1) of this rule may be surrendered to DMV, in place of the certificate of title where a title does not exist, or where ownership is being transferred by operation of law and the title is not available. (5) The Oregon title certificate, foreign title certificate, or primary ownership document must be surrendered to DMV together with the application for salvage title, if a salvage title is required. (6) The Oregon title and, unless lost or completely destroyed, the vehicle’s registration card and registration plates must be surrendered to DMV along with a written statement that indicates the vehicle was dismantled, disassembled, wrecked or substantially altered, if a salvage title is not required. The statement must be submitted on a DMV Form 735-6017, “Notice of Vehicle to be Dismantled/Proof of Compliance.” (7) Vehicles that are subject to this rule may not be repaired, rebuilt, transferred, or the vehicle’s frame or unibody used for repairing or constructing another vehicle, until a salvage title is applied for and issued, consistent with ORS 819.016 and 819.018. (8) If a salvage title is not required, DMV may issue proof of compliance upon request, if: (a) The title or primary ownership document is surrendered to DMV; (b) DMV is provided with documentation that indicates the vehicle has been wrecked, dismantled, disassembled or substantially altered; and (c) DMV is satisfied that a salvage title is not required. (9) The act of wrecking, dismantling, disassembling or substantially altering a vehicle does not by itself cause a vehicle to be considered a totaled vehicle. Such a vehicle: (a) Is subject to the requirements under ORS 819.010 and DMV rules; and (b) Is not considered totaled, and is not subject to requirements that apply to totaled vehicles unless the vehicle was determined to be totaled before the vehicle was wrecked, dismantled, disassembled or substantially altered.