Nevada § 482.470 - Disposition of certificates of registration and title and license plates if vehicle dismantled, junked or rendered inoperative; issuance of salvage title; destruction of returned plates
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 482.470 — Disposition of certificates of registration and title and license plates if vehicle dismantled, junked or rendered inoperative; issuance of salvage title; destruction of returned plates, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 482.470. Disposition of certificates of registration and title and license plates if vehicle dismantled, junked or rendered inoperative; issuance of salvage title; destruction of returned plates
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 487.105 , if any vehicle is dismantled, junked or rendered inoperative and unfit for further
use in accordance with the original purpose for which it was constructed, the owner
shall deliver to the Department any certificate of registration and certificate of
title issued by the Department or any other jurisdiction, unless the certificate of
title is required for the collection of any insurance or other indemnity for the loss
of the vehicle, or for transfer in order to dispose of the vehicle. 2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 487.105 , any other person taking possession of a vehicle described in subsection 1 shall
immediately deliver to the Department any license plate or plates, certificate of
registration or certificate of title issued by the Department or any other jurisdiction,
if the person has acquired possession of any of these and unless the certificate of
title is required for a further transfer in the ultimate disposition of the vehicle. 3. The Department may issue a salvage title as provided in chapter 487 of NRS . 4. The Department shall destroy any plate or plates that are returned in a manner
described in subsections 1 and 2.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 482.470 ("Disposition of certificates of registration and title and license plates if vehicle dismantled, junked or rendered inoperative; issuance of salvage title; destruction of returned plates") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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