Title 41 Chapter 1a Part 10 Section 1004

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Index	Utah Code
Title 41	Motor Vehicles
Chapter 1a	Motor Vehicle Act
Part 10	Salvage Vehicles - Junk and Dismantled Vehicles
Section 1004	Certificate of title -- Salvage vehicles -- Buyer notification of salvage or total loss vehicle. *(Effective 1/1/2027)*

Effective 1/1/2027
41-1a-1004. Certificate of title -- Salvage vehicles -- Buyer notification of salvage or total loss vehicle.

(1)

(a)	If the division is able to determine the actual brand when an application is made for initial registration or transfer of ownership of a salvage vehicle, the division shall label the title certificate with the applicable brand.

(b)	A motor vehicle that has, or qualifies for, a brand of fire damaged, flood damaged, or hail damaged may receive a brand of rebuilt and restored if the vehicle is rebuilt or restored to a degree that the motor vehicle may be safely operated on a highway.

(c)

A motor vehicle that has, or qualifies for, a gray market brand may receive a brand of compliant gray market if the motor vehicle:

(i)	is altered to meet federal and state motor vehicle safety standards; and

(ii)	successfully completes a safety inspection as described in Section 53-8-205.

(d)	The division shall indicate on a title certificate, "Odometer discrepancy" if the motor vehicle has an odometer discrepancy.

(e)

(i)	The division shall ensure a brand of rebuilt and restored appears on a title certificate as "Rebuilt and Restored --," followed by the brand that the motor vehicle had, or qualified for, before receiving the rebuilt and restored brand.

(ii)

A brand label following "Rebuilt and Restored --" shall appear as one of the following:

(A)

"Fire";

(B)

"Flood";

(C)	"Hail"; or

(D)

"Stolen."

(2)

(a)

(i)

Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), before the sale of a vehicle for which a salvage certificate or branded title has been knowingly issued or knowingly declared a total loss by an insurance company, the seller shall provide the prospective purchaser with written notification that a salvage certificate or a branded title has been issued for the vehicle.

(ii)	If the vehicle is a salvage vehicle or if the vehicle has been declared a total loss by an insurance company, the notification shall be as required in Section 41-1a-1005.3.

(b)

The requirement to provide written notification under Subsection (2)(a) does not apply if:

(i)

the prospective purchaser, motor vehicle auction, or seller is:

(A)	a licensed motor vehicle dealer whose primary business is auctioning salvage motor vehicles to licensed salvage vehicle buyers; or

(B)	an insurance company, if the sale of the vehicle is the result of a total loss settlement; or

(ii)	the vehicle has been stolen, recovered, and declared a total loss by an insurance company but does not meet the definition of a salvage vehicle.

(3)

(a)	An advertisement for the sale of a vehicle for which a salvage certificate or branded title has been issued shall disclose that a salvage certificate or branded title has been issued for the vehicle.

(b)

(i)	Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b)(ii), an advertisement for a vehicle declared a total loss by an insurance company shall disclose that the vehicle has been declared a total loss by an insurance company.

(ii)	A vehicle that has been stolen, recovered, and declared a total loss by an insurance company but does not meet the definition of a salvage vehicle is exempted from the advertising requirement described in Subsection (3)(b)(i).

(iii)

Subsections (3)(a), (3)(b)(i), and (3)(b)(ii) do not apply to a motor vehicle auction or a consigner to a motor vehicle auction if no disclosure is required under Section 41-1a-1005.3.

(c)

The advertisement disclosure under Subsection (3)(a) or (b)(i) shall:

(i)	be displayed at least as prominently as the description of the advertised vehicle is displayed; and

(ii)

if a salvage certificate or branded title has been issued or the vehicle has been declared a total loss by an insurance company:

(A)	use the words "salvage certificate" or "branded title" in the advertisement; or

(B)	use the words "insurer declared total loss."

Amended by Chapter 305, 2026 General Session

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