{"id":14536,"date":"2020-04-15T15:35:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T22:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/salvage-nonrepairable-junk-vehicles\/definitions\/"},"modified":"2024-04-05T14:50:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T21:50:04","slug":"definitions","status":"publish","type":"dmv_handbook","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/salvage-nonrepairable-junk-vehicles\/definitions\/","title":{"rendered":"19.015 Definitions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Abated Vehicle (VC \u00a722660)<\/strong>\u2014A vehicle determined to be a public nuisance because it was abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative and was removed by ordinance of a city or county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Junk Vehicle<\/strong>\u2014A junk vehicle is one which has been dismantled because it was wrecked, abandoned, or inoperable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nonrepairable Vehicle (VC \u00a7431)<\/strong>\u2014A vehicle that meets one of the following criteria and has no resale value except as a source of parts or scrap metal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<strong>Surgical Strip<\/strong>\u2014A vehicle completely stripped when recovered from theft.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n<strong>Complete Burn<\/strong>\u2014A completely burned vehicle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n<strong>Owner Declared<\/strong>\u2014A vehicle irreversibly designated by the owner solely as a source of parts or scrap metal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Once declared nonrepairable, the vehicle cannot be titled or reregistered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nonrevivable Junk<\/strong>\u2014A vehicle valued at $500 or less that was abandoned and the removal and disposal by a licensed dismantler or scrap iron processor was authorized by a peace officer or any designated employee of a public agency (<strong>Example:<\/strong> an abated vehicle). Once declared nonrevivable, the vehicle cannot be titled or reregistered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Owner Retained Total Loss Salvage or Nonrepairable Vehicle (VC \u00a7\u00a711515 and 11515.2)<\/strong>\u2014A total loss salvage or nonrepairable vehicle that the owner retains as a portion of the settlement with an insurance company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Salvage Pool (VC \u00a7543)<\/strong>\u2014A person engaged exclusively in the business of disposing of total loss salvage vehicles, nonrepairable vehicles, or recovered stolen vehicles received from, or on behalf of, insurance companies, authorized adjusters, leasing companies, self-insured persons, or financial institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Self-Insurer (VC \u00a716052)<\/strong>\u2014Any person in whose name more than 25 vehicles are registered and who has obtained a Certificate of Self-Insurance (SR 27) from DMV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Total Loss Salvage Vehicle (VC \u00a7544)<\/strong>\u2014A vehicle that has been wrecked, destroyed, or damaged, to the extent that the owner or insurance company considers it uneconomical to repair and, because of this, the vehicle is not repaired for the owner. A salvage certificate is issued instead of an ownership certificate for a total loss salvage vehicle and becomes the ownership document. This certificate can only be issued in the name of the registered owner or insurance company. 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