§ 41-1a-1004. Certificate of title -- Salvage vehicles.

(1) If the division is able to ascertain the fact, at the time application is made for initial registration or transfer of ownership of a salvage vehicle, the title shall be branded:

(a) rebuilt and restored to operation;

(b) in a flood and restored to operation; or

(c) not restored to operation.

(2)

(a)

(i) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), before the sale of a vehicle for which a salvage certificate or branded title has been issued, the seller shall provide the prospective purchaser with written notification that a salvage certificate or a branded title has been issued for the vehicle.

(ii) If the vehicle is a salvage vehicle, the notification shall be as required in Section 41-1a-1005.3.

(b) The requirement to provide written notification under Subsection (2)(a) does not apply if the prospective purchaser is:

(i) a licensed motor vehicle dealer whose primary business is auctioning salvage motor vehicles to licensed salvage vehicle buyers; or

(ii) an insurance company, if the sale of the vehicle is the result of a total loss settlement.

(3)

(a) An advertisement for the sale of a vehicle for which a salvage certificate or branded title has been issued shall disclose that a salvage certificate or branded title has been issued for the vehicle.

(b) The advertisement disclosure under Subsection (3)(a) shall:

(i) be displayed at least as prominently as the description of the advertised vehicle is displayed; and

(ii) use the words "salvage certificate" or "branded title" in the advertisement.

Amended by Chapter 463, 2013 General Session