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VIRP 19.050: Removing Salvage Retention Status

Chapter 19 Junk, Salvage, Nonrepairable

Executive Summary

California DMV VIRP section 19.050 (Removing Salvage Retention Status) covers insurance companies are required to report a vehicle as a total loss salvage when the vehicle has been wrecked, destroyed, or damaged to such an extent that. When DMV is notified by an insurance company that the vehicle has been damaged to such an extent that it is considered uneconomical to repair it, and…. Part of Chapter 19 Junk, Salvage, Nonrepairable. Tags Clinic hosts the official manual text unchanged below for dealers and registration services in California.

Key Takeaways

  • Insurance companies are required to report a vehicle as a total loss salvage when the vehicle has been wrecked, destroyed, or damaged to such an extent that….
  • When DMV is notified by an insurance company that the vehicle has been damaged to such an extent that it is considered uneconomical to repair it, and….
  • Sometimes, the registered owner believes that the salvage status of the vehicle was reported in error, and they want the record corrected.
  • However, there is no statutory authority that allows DMV to modify the total loss salvage status, except whenreported by the insurer in error.
  • Therefore, before DMV will remove the salvage status, the registered owner must provide appropriate documentation showing that the vehicle was erroneously….

Important Facts

Manual section
19.050
Chapter
Chapter 19 Junk, Salvage, Nonrepairable
Manual text
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