49 U.S.C. § 30502
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE | ||
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
30502(a) | 15:2042(a)(1). | Oct. 25, 1992, Pub. L. 102-519, §202, 106 Stat. 3390. |
30502(b) | 15:2042(a)(2). | |
30502(c) | 15:2042(a)(3). | |
30502(d) | 15:2042(b). | |
30502(e) | 15:2042(c). |
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1997- Pub. L. 105-102 amended directory language of Pub. L. 104-152, §2(c). See 1996 Amendment notes below.1996- Pub. L. 104-152, §2(c), as amended by Pub. L. 105-102 substituted "Motor Vehicle" for "Automobile" in section catchline.Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 104-152, §3(a), which directed the amendment of this section by striking each reference to "Secretary of Transportation" or "Secretary" and inserting "Attorney General", and Pub. L. 104-152, §3(b), which directed the striking of each reference to "Attorney General" and inserting "Secretary of Transportation", were executed simultaneously, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. See below.Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 104-152, §3, substituted "Attorney General shall" for "Secretary of Transportation shall", "Attorney General decides" for "Secretary decides", "permit the Attorney General" for "permit the Secretary", and "Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation" for "Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General". Pub. L. 104-152, §2(c), as amended by Pub. L. 105-102 substituted "National Motor Vehicle Title Information System" for "National Automobile Title Information System" in two places. Pub. L. 104-152, §2(a), substituted "December 31, 1967" for "January 31, 1966".Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 104-152, §3, substituted "Secretary of Transportation" for "Attorney General" and "Attorney General" for "Secretary".Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-152, §3(a), substituted "Attorney General" for "Secretary".Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 104-152, §4, added subsec. (f).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1997 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 105-102, §3(b), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2215, provided that the amendment made by section 3(b) is effective July 2, 1996.Amendment by Pub. L. 105-102 effective as if included in the provisions of the Act to which the amendment relates, see section 3(f) of Pub. L. 105-102 set out as a note under section 106 of this title.
EFFECTIVENESS OF SYSTEM Pub. L. 104-152, §6(c), July 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1385, provided that: "The information system established under section 30502 of title 49, United States Code, shall be effective as provided in the rules promulgated by the Attorney General."
- State
- "State" means a State of the United States or the District of Columbia.
- certificate of title
- "certificate of title" means a document issued by a State showing ownership of an automobile.
- junk yard
- "junk yard" means an individual or entity engaged in the business of acquiring or owning junk automobiles for-(A) resale in their entirety or as spare parts; or(B) rebuilding, restoration, or crushing.
- operator
- "operator" means the individual or entity authorized or designated as the operator of the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System under section 30502(b) of this title, or the Attorney General, if there is no authorized or designated individual or entity.
- salvage automobile
- "salvage automobile" means an automobile that is damaged by collision, fire, flood, accident, trespass, or other event, to the extent that its fair salvage value plus the cost of repairing the automobile for legal operation on public streets, roads, and highways would be more than the fair market value of the automobile immediately before the event that caused the damage.
- salvage yard
- "salvage yard" means an individual or entity engaged in the business of acquiring or owning salvage automobiles for-(A) resale in their entirety or as spare parts; or(B) rebuilding, restoration, or crushing.