OAR 735-024-0140: Salvage Title — Application for Original Salvage Title

All of the following apply to the process of obtaining a salvage title from the Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division of the Department of Transportation (DMV): (1) The application shall be in writing, on a form provided by DMV, or other form acceptable to DMV. (2) Information required on the application shall include but shall not be limited to: (a) Information sufficient for DMV to identify the vehicle and to locate any current record DMV may have such as the vehicle make, year model, vehicle identification number and the Oregon registration plate number; (b) The name and address of the vehicle owner; (c) Information that indicates the vehicle is subject to salvage title requirements; and (d) The signature of the owner. (3) In addition, the information required in section (2) of this rule, the owner may provide a claim or policy number to be shown on the salvage title that shall: (a) Be limited to alphabetic or numeric characters (or both); and (b) Not exceed 16 characters. (4) Information or documents required to be submitted in support of the application shall include, but shall not be limited to: (a) The certificate of title or primary ownership document for the vehicle, unless previously surrendered to DMV; (b) An assignment or release of interest from prior owners, lessors or security interest holders, or other evidence that their interest no longer exists: (A) DMV may accept a certification from the insurer in lieu of individual releases when the original certificate of title is surrendered, and the application for salvage title is from an insurer who declared the vehicle to be a total loss or where the insurer otherwise took possession or title to the vehicle; (B) DMV may require additional evidence, affidavits or certifications if questions of ownership exist. (c) If the vehicle is a motor vehicle subject to odometer disclosure requirements, and the applicant for salvage title is someone other than the current owner of record, an odometer disclosure. (5) The application shall be accompanied by the fee for a salvage title as provided in ORS 803.090.