Nevada § 487.810 - Salvage title: Issuance by state agency; contents; persons and entities to whom issued; documents required to be submitted with application; fee; title as prerequisite to transfer of ownership interest; authority to dismantle, scrap, process or wreck not conveyed by title unless person holds proper license; not to be issued for nonrepairable vehicle

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 487.810 — Salvage title: Issuance by state agency; contents; persons and entities to whom issued; documents required to be submitted with application; fee; title as prerequisite to transfer of ownership interest; authority to dismantle, scrap, process or wreck not conveyed by title unless person holds proper license; not to be issued for nonrepairable vehicle, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 487.810. Salvage title: Issuance by state agency; contents; persons and entities to whom issued; documents required to be submitted with application; fee; title as prerequisite to transfer of ownership interest; authority to dismantle, scrap, process or wreck not conveyed by title unless person holds proper license; not to be issued for nonrepairable vehicle

1. The state agency may issue a salvage title for a vehicle, which contains a brief

description of the vehicle, including, insofar as data may exist with respect to the

vehicle, the make, type, serial number and motor number, or any other number of the

vehicle, upon application, to: (a) The owner of the vehicle; (b) The person to whom the vehicle is titled; (c) An insurance company that acquires the vehicle as a salvage vehicle pursuant to

subsection 1 of NRS 487.800 ; (d) A lienholder who acquires title to the vehicle; (e) A salvage pool who acquires the vehicle pursuant to subsection 10 of NRS 487.800 ; or (f) An organization that acquires the vehicle pursuant to subsection 11 of NRS 487.800 . 2. A properly endorsed title, together with a disclosure of mileage, as required pursuant

to the provisions of 49 U.S.C. §§ 32701 et seq. and 49 C.F.R. § 580.5 , must be submitted with the application for salvage title. 3. Within 2 days after receiving all necessary documents, the state agency shall issue

a salvage title for the vehicle. 4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the state agency shall charge

and collect a fee of $10 for the issuance of a salvage title pursuant to this section. The state agency shall not charge a fee for the issuance of a salvage title to an

automobile wrecker licensed in this State. Fees collected by the state agency pursuant to this subsection must be deposited

with the State Treasurer for credit to the Revolving Account for the Issuance of Salvage

Titles created by NRS 487.825 . 5. Ownership interest in a salvage vehicle may not be transferred unless a salvage

title has been issued by the state agency for the vehicle. 6. Possession of a salvage title does not entitle a person to dismantle, scrap, process

or wreck any vehicle in this State unless the person holds a license issued pursuant

to NRS 487.050 . 7. The Department shall not issue a salvage title for a nonrepairable vehicle.

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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