(a) Location. Applications for certified copies of
ownership documents for non-repairable or salvage motor vehicles will
only be processed at the department's Austin headquarters office.
(b) Notation. The certified copy will contain the words
"Certified Copy" and the date issued, and the motor vehicle record
will be noted accordingly until ownership of the non-repairable or
salvage motor vehicle is transferred. Then the notation will be eliminated
from the new certificate of title and from the motor vehicle record.
(c) Replacement of non-repairable or salvage vehicle
titles. If a non-repairable or salvage vehicle title is lost or destroyed,
the department will issue a certified copy of the ownership document
type originally issued, except as provided by subsection (d)(2) of
this section, to the motor vehicle owner, lienholder, or verifiable
agent on submission of verifiable proof and payment of the appropriate
fee as provided in §217.7 of this title (relating to Replacement
of Title).
(d) Replacement of non-repairable or salvage ownership
documents issued prior to September 1, 2003.
(1) If a salvage certificate of title issued by this
state prior to September 1, 2003, is lost or destroyed, the department
will issue a certified copy of a salvage vehicle title, to the motor
vehicle owner, lienholder, or verifiable agent on proper application,
submission of verifiable proof, and payment of the appropriate fee
as provided in §217.7.
(2) If a non-repairable certificate of title or salvage
certificate issued by this state prior to September 1, 2003, is lost
or destroyed, the department will issue a salvage vehicle title to
the motor vehicle owner, lienholder, or verifiable agent on proper
application, submission of verifiable proof, and payment of the appropriate
fee as provided in §217.7.
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