1-3 thereof the date issued, the registration number assigned to the vehicle, the

1-4 legal name and address of the registered owner, the county where the

1-5 vehicle is to be based unless it is deemed to have no base, a description of

1-6 the registered vehicle and such other statement of facts as may be

1-7 determined by the department.

1-8 2. The certificate of ownership must contain upon the face thereof the

1-9 date issued, the name and address of the registered owner and the owner or

1-10 lienholder, if any, a description of the vehicle, any entries required by NRS

1-11 482.423 to 482.428, inclusive, a reading of the vehicle’s odometer as

1-12 provided to the department by the person making the sale or transfer, the

1-13 word "rebuilt" if it is a rebuilt vehicle, and such other statement of facts as

1-14 may be determined by the department. The reverse side of the certificate of

1-15 ownership must contain forms for notice to the department of a transfer of

1-16 the title or interest of the owner or lienholder and application for

2-12 inoperative and unfit for further use in accordance with the original purpose

2-13 for which it was constructed, the owner shall deliver to the department any

2-14 certificate of registration and certificate of ownership issued by the

2-15 department or any other jurisdiction, unless the certificate of ownership is

2-16 required for the collection of any insurance or other indemnity for the loss

2-17 of the vehicle, or for transfer in order to dispose of the vehicle.

2-18 2. Any other person taking possession of a vehicle described in

2-19 subsection 1 shall immediately deliver to the department any license plate

2-20 or plates, certificate of registration or certificate of ownership issued by the

2-21 department or any other jurisdiction, if he has acquired possession of any of

2-22 these and unless the certificate of ownership is required for a further

2-23 transfer in the ultimate disposition of the vehicle.

2-24 3. The department may issue a [certificate of dismantling,] salvage title

2-25 as provided in chapter 487 of NRS. The department shall not charge a fee

2-26 for the issuance of the [certificate.] salvage title.

2-27 4. The department shall destroy any plate or plates, certificate of

2-28 registration or certificate of ownership that is returned in a manner

2-29 described in subsections 1 and 2. The department shall not issue a

2-30 certificate of registration or certificate of ownership for a vehicle with the

2-31 same identification number as the dismantled, junked or inoperative vehicle

2-32 if the vehicle was manufactured in the 5 years preceding the date on which

2-33 it was dismantled, junked or otherwise rendered inoperative, unless the

2-34 department authorizes the restoration of the vehicle pursuant to subsection

2-38 automobile wrecker purchasing from any person other than a licensed

2-39 operator of a salvage pool, any vehicle subject to registration pursuant to

2-40 the laws of this state shall forward to the department the certificates of

3-12 title is unable to furnish the certificates of ownership and registration last

3-13 issued for the vehicle or a bill of sale of salvage, the state agency may

3-14 accept the application, examine the circumstances of the case and require

3-15 the filing of suitable affidavits or other information or documents. If

3-16 satisfied that the applicant is entitled to a [certificate of dismantling,]

3-17 salvage title, the state agency may issue the [certificate.] salvage title.

3-18 2. No duplicate certificate of ownership or registration may be issued

3-19 when a [certificate of dismantling] salvage title is applied for, and no fees

3-20 are required for the affidavits of any stolen, lost or damaged certificate, or

3-24 of dismantling or wrecking [the same,] it, the title to the vehicle [shall]

3-25 must be transferred to the person without payment of any fee upon

3-29 title has been issued may subsequently be registered until it has been

3-30 inspected by the department and found to be in a safe mechanical condition

3-34 revoke or refuse to renew a license of an automobile wrecker upon

3-35 determining that the automobile wrecker:

3-36 (a) Is not lawfully entitled thereto;

3-37 (b) Has made, or knowingly or negligently permitted, any illegal use of

3-38 that license;

3-39 (c) Has failed to return a [certificate of dismantling] salvage title to the

3-40 state agency when and as required of him by NRS 487.045 to 487.190,

3-41 inclusive; or

3-42 (d) Has failed to surrender to the state agency certificates of ownership

5-10 hours after the appraisal , notify the head of the state agency of the removal

5-11 of the vehicle. The notice must contain:

5-12 (a) A description of the vehicle.

5-13 (b) The appraised value of the vehicle.

5-14 (c) A statement as to whether the vehicle will be junked, dismantled or

5-15 otherwise disposed of.

5-16 2. The person who removed the vehicle must notify the registered

5-17 owner and any person having a security interest in the vehicle by registered

5-18 or certified mail that the vehicle has been removed and will be junked or

5-19 dismantled or otherwise disposed of unless the registered owner or the

5-20 person having a security interest in the vehicle responds and pays the costs

5-21 of removal.

5-22 3. Failure to reclaim within 15 days after notification a vehicle

5-23 appraised at $500 or less constitutes a waiver of interest in the vehicle by

5-24 any person having an interest in the vehicle.

5-25 4. If all recorded interests in a vehicle appraised at $500 or less are

5-26 waived, either as provided in subsection 3 or by written disclaimer by any

5-27 person having an interest in the vehicle, the state agency shall issue a

5-28 [certificate of dismantling] salvage title to the automobile wrecker who

5-29 towed the vehicle or to whom the vehicle may have been delivered, or a

5-30 certificate of ownership to the garage owner if he elects to retain the vehicle

5-34 other place as provided by NRS 487.230, the owner of the garage or the

5-35 automobile wrecker who towed the vehicle has a lien on the vehicle for the

5-36 costs of towing and storing for a period not exceeding 90 days.

5-37 2. If the vehicle is appraised at a value of $500 or less and is not

5-38 reclaimed within the period prescribed in NRS 487.250, the owner of the

5-39 garage or automobile wrecker may satisfy his lien by retaining the vehicle

5-40 and obtaining a certificate of ownership thereto or a [certificate of

5-41 dismantling] salvage title as provided in NRS 487.250.

5-42 3. If the vehicle is appraised at a value of more than $500 and is not

6-5 subject to registration pursuant to the laws of this state, he must have in his

6-6 possession the certificate of ownership or a bill of sale of salvage for that

6-7 vehicle. He shall, within 10 days after completion of the transaction,

6-8 forward the certificate of ownership or bill of sale of salvage to the

6-9 department. The department shall not issue a certificate of registration or

6-10 certificate of ownership for a vehicle with the same identification number if

6-11 the vehicle was manufactured in the 5 years preceding the date on which

6-12 the operator forwards the certificates to the department, unless the

6-13 department authorizes the restoration of the vehicle pursuant to subsection

6-14 2 of NRS 482.553.

6-15 2. Upon sale of the vehicle, the operator of the salvage pool shall

6-16 provide a bill of sale of salvage to the licensed automobile wrecker, dealer

6-17 of new or used motor vehicles or rebuilder on a form prescribed and

6-18 supplied by the department. The department shall accept the bill of sale of

6-19 salvage in lieu of the certificate of ownership or other evidence of title

6-20 from the:

6-21 (a) Automobile wrecker , if the bill of sale of salvage is accompanied by

6-22 an appropriate application for a [certificate of dismantling;] salvage title;

6-23 or

6-24 (b) Dealer of new or used motor vehicles or rebuilder when he licenses

6-25 the vehicle for operation or transfers ownership of it, if the bill of sale of

6-26 salvage is accompanied by an appropriate application, all other required

6-27 documents and fees, and a certificate of inspection signed by an employee

6-28 of the department attesting to the mechanical fitness and safety of the

6-29 vehicle.

6-30 3. The department may issue to:

6-31 (a) The licensed automobile wrecker;

6-32 (b) A licensed operator of a salvage pool;

6-33 (c) A dealer of new or used motor vehicles who is licensed in another

6-34 state [;] or foreign country and is registered with a salvage pool; or

6-35 (d) An automobile wrecker or dismantler who is licensed in another

6-36 state [, a certificate of dismantling] or foreign country and is registered

6-37 with a salvage pool,

6-38 a salvage title that contains a brief description of the vehicle, including,

6-39 insofar as data may exist with respect to the vehicle, the make, type, serial

6-40 number and motor number, or any other number of the vehicle. Except as

6-41 otherwise provided in this subsection, the department shall charge and

6-42 collect a fee of $10 for the issuance of a [certificate of dismantling] salvage