PRINTER'S NO. 2595
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2240
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY ROWE, BERNSTINE, GLEIM, HERSHEY, KEEFER, LEWIS,
MAJOR, MILLARD, MUSTELLO AND SMITH, JANUARY 11, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 11, 2022
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in certificate of title and security interests,
further providing for certificate of salvage required, for
transfer to vehicle salvage dealer and for transfer to scrap
metal processor.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1161(b), 1162(b) and 1163(a) and (c) of
Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended
to read:
§ 1161. Certificate of salvage required.
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(b) Application for certificate of salvage.--An owner who
transfers a vehicle to be destroyed or dismantled, salvaged or
recycled shall assign the certificate of title to the person to
whom the vehicle is transferred. Except as provided in section
1163, the transferee shall [immediately] within 30 days present
the assigned certificate of title to the department or an
authorized agent of the department with an application for a
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certificate of salvage upon a form furnished and prescribed by
the department. An insurer as defined in section 1702 to which
title to a vehicle is assigned upon payment to the insured or
claimant of the replacement value of a vehicle shall be regarded
as a transferee under this subsection, and an assignment of
title to an insurer under this subsection is exempt from the
requirements of notarization and verification in section 1111(a)
(relating to transfer of ownership of vehicle). If an owner
retains possession of a vehicle which is damaged to the extent
that it qualifies for vehicle replacement payment, the owner
shall apply for a certificate of salvage [immediately] within 30
days. In this case, an insurer shall not pay vehicle replacement
value until the owner produces evidence to the insurer that the
certificate of salvage has been issued. A self-insurer as
defined in section 1702 shall apply for a certificate of salvage
when a vehicle is damaged to the extent that the cost of repairs
would exceed the replacement value of the vehicle as certified
by a licensed motor vehicle physical damage appraiser.
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§ 1162. Transfer to vehicle salvage dealer.
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(b) Certificate of title.--Upon transfer of a certificate of
title to a salvage vehicle dealer, the salvage vehicle dealer
shall [immediately] within 30 days send to the department or an
authorized agent of the department either of the following:
(1) The assigned certificate of title attached to a form
prescribed by the department indicating that the vehicle is
to be designated as a nonrepairable vehicle. A copy of the
form shall be retained for record in accordance with section
6308(d) (relating to investigation by police officers). The
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vehicle shall not be rebuilt, retitled or issued a
certificate of any kind.
(2) The assigned certificate of title with an
application for a certificate of salvage upon a form
prescribed by the department. The certificate of salvage,
when issued to the vehicle salvage dealer, shall have the
same effect as provided in section 1161(c) (relating to
certificate of salvage required).
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§ 1163. Transfer to scrap metal processor.
(a) Flattened vehicles.--When a vehicle has been flattened,
crushed or processed to the extent that it is no longer
identifiable as a vehicle, its certificate of title, certificate
of salvage or nonrepairable certificate shall be attached to a
form prescribed by the department and [immediately] within 30
days sent to the department. The form shall include such
information as the department shall require. A copy of the form
shall be retained for record in accordance with section 6308(d)
(relating to investigation by police officers). The vehicle
scrap material shall no longer be considered a vehicle and shall
not be reconstructed, retitled or issued a certificate of any
kind.
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(c) Certificate of title.--Upon transfer of a certificate of
title to a scrap metal processor, the scrap metal processor
shall [immediately] within 30 days send to the department or an
authorized agent of the department the assigned certificate of
title attached to a form prescribed by the department indicating
that the vehicle is to be designated as a nonrepairable vehicle.
A copy of the form shall be retained for record in accordance
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with section 6308(d). The vehicle shall not be rebuilt, retitled
or issued a certificate of any kind.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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