N.J. Admin. Code § 13:21-22.14

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:21-22.14 - Issuance of certificates of ownership without a salvage designation

(a) A certificate of ownership without a salvage designation shall be issued to the owner (or, if the motor vehicle is owned subject to a lien, a certificate of ownership without a salvage designation shall be issued in the name of the vehicle owner and shall be delivered to the lienholder of record) of the following motor vehicles:

1. A stolen motor vehicle that is subsequently recovered and which has not sustained damage to such an extent that it has been rendered economically impractical to repair, provided that the recovered stolen motor vehicle does not have a missing, altered or damaged vehicle identification number or plate.

2. A stolen motor vehicle that is subsequently recovered with a missing, altered or damaged vehicle identification number or plate after determination at a State inspection that such recovered motor vehicle is not a stolen motor vehicle, provided such vehicle has not sustained damage to such an extent that it has been rendered economically impractical to repair.

(b) No certificate of ownership without a salvage designation shall be issued unless the following documents are presented to the Commission:

1. Salvage certificate of title;

2. Copy of the report from the law enforcement agency which recovered the stolen motor vehicle; and

3. For vehicles described in (a)2 above, a vehicle identification number verification form or inspection report.

(c) A fee, as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:21-4.2, shall be charged for the issuance of a certificate of ownership without a salvage designation.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:21-22.14

Amended by R.2006 d.250, effective 7/3/2006.
See: 38 N.J.R. 445(a), 38 N.J.R. 2875(a).
In (b), substituted "Commission" for "Division".
Amended by R.2009 d.219, effective 7/6/2009.
See: 41 N.J.R. 862(a), 41 N.J.R. 2681(a).
In (c), updated the N.J.A.C. reference.