Subdivision 1. Salvage and prior salvage brands. (a) When an insurer, licensed to conduct business in Minnesota, acquires ownership of a vehicle, excluding a recovered intact vehicle, through payment of damages, the insurer must:
(1) for a late-model or high-value vehicle, immediately apply for a certificate of title that bears a "salvage" brand or stamp the existing certificate of title with "salvage" in a manner prescribed by the department; or
(2) for a vehicle that is not subject to clause (1), immediately apply for a certificate of title that bears a "prior salvage" brand or stamp the existing certificate of title with "prior salvage" in a manner prescribed by the department.
(b) Within ten days of obtaining the title of a vehicle through payment of damages, an insurer must notify the department in a manner prescribed by the department.
(c) Except as provided in section 168A.11, subdivision 1, a person must immediately apply for a certificate of title that bears a "salvage" brand if the person acquires a damaged late-model or high-value vehicle that:
(1) was acquired by an insurer through payment of damages;
(2) will incur a cost of repairs that exceeds the value of the damaged vehicle;
(3) has an out-of-state salvage certificate of title as proof of ownership; or
(4) bears the brand "damaged," "repairable," "salvage," or any similar term on the certificate of title.
(d) Except as provided in section 168A.11, subdivision 1, a person must immediately apply for a certificate of title that bears a "prior salvage" brand if the person acquires a damaged vehicle and:
(1) a "salvage" brand is not required under paragraph (c); and
(2) the vehicle:
(i) bears the brand "damaged," "repairable," "salvage," "rebuilt," "reconditioned," or any similar term on the certificate of title; or
(ii) had a salvage certificate of title or brand issued at any time in the vehicle's history by any other jurisdiction.
(e) A self-insured owner of a vehicle that sustains damage by collision or other occurrence which exceeds 80 percent of its actual cash value must:
(1) for a late-model or high-value vehicle, immediately apply for a certificate of title that bears a "salvage" brand; or
(2) for a vehicle that is not subject to clause (1), immediately apply for a certificate of title that bears a "prior salvage" brand.
Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1993 c 93 s 20]
Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1993 c 93 s 20]
Subd. 4. Junking certificate required. When a person acquires ownership of a vehicle that is an unrepairable total loss vehicle, the person shall surrender the assigned certificate of title to the department and apply for a junking certificate of title.
Subd. 5. [Repealed, 1993 c 93 s 20]
Subd. 6. Authority under junking certificate. A junking certificate authorizes the holder only to possess and transport the vehicle, except that a salvage pool or insurance company, or its agent, may sell an unrepairable total loss vehicle with a junking certificate to a licensed used parts dealer or a licensed scrap metal processor.
1988 c 496 s 19; 1989 c 342 s 14; 1993 c 93 s 9-11; 2005 c 94 s 2; 2008 c 287 art 1 s 30; 2012 c 163 s 4; 2012 c 267 s 4; 2022 c 57 s 6
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation
Section 168A.01 — Definitions.
Section 168A.02 — Application; Registration And Renewal.
Section 168A.03 — Exempt Vehicles.
Section 168A.04 — Form And Content Of Application.
Section 168A.05 — Certificate Of Title.
Section 168A.06 — Delivery Of Certificate.
Section 168A.07 — Conditional Registration.
Section 168A.08 — Grounds For Refusal To Issue Certificate.
Section 168A.085 — Application For Title Or Registration, Certain Cases.
Section 168A.09 — Duplicate Certificate.
Section 168A.10 — Transfer Of Interest By Owner.
Section 168A.101 — Cancellation Of Motor Vehicle Sale.
Section 168A.11 — Purchase Of Vehicle By Dealer.
Section 168A.12 — Interest Passing By Nonvoluntary Transfer.
Section 168A.125 — Transfer-on-death Title To Motor Vehicle.
Section 168A.13 — Fee Accompanies Application; Delivery Of Registration Card And Plates.
Section 168A.14 — New Certificates Issued, Old Certificates Surrendered.
Section 168A.1411 — Manufactured Home Affixed To Real Property Owned By Cooperative.
Section 168A.1412 — Manufactured Home Affixed To Real Property.
Section 168A.142 — Manufactured Home Unaffixed From Realty.
Section 168A.143 — Manufactured Homes; Ownership At Issue.
Section 168A.15 — Reconstructed, Scrapped, Dismantled, Or Destroyed Vehicle.
Section 168A.1501 — Scrapped, Dismantled, Or Destroyed Vehicle.
Section 168A.151 — Salvage Title; Junking Certificate.
Section 168A.152 — Use And Certification Of Title; Inspection Fee.
Section 168A.153 — Report Of Vehicle Receipt.
Section 168A.154 — Salvage Vehicle Taken Out Of State.
Section 168A.16 — Inapplicable Lien Or Security Interest.
Section 168A.17 — Security Interest.
Section 168A.172 — Charitable Interest.
Section 168A.18 — Duties Of Parties Relating To Security Interest.
Section 168A.19 — Assignment Of Security Interest.
Section 168A.20 — Satisfaction Of Security Interest.
Section 168A.21 — Disclosure Of Security Interest.
Section 168A.22 — Exclusive Method Of Perfecting Security Interest.
Section 168A.23 — Suspension Or Revocation Of Certificate.
Section 168A.24 — Duties And Powers Of Department.
Section 168A.25 — Review By District Court.