NRS487.480. Sale of vehicle as salvage; operator of pool to provide salvage title to purchaser.

      1.  Before an operator of a salvage pool sells any vehicle subject to registration pursuant to the laws of this State, the operator must possess the certificate of title for a vehicle obtained pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 487.800 or the salvage title for that vehicle. The Department shall not issue a certificate of registration or certificate of title for a vehicle with the same identification number if the vehicle was manufactured in the 5 years preceding the date on which the salvage title was issued, unless the Department authorizes the restoration of the vehicle pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 482.553.

      2.  Upon sale of the vehicle, the operator of the salvage pool shall provide a salvage title to the licensed automobile wrecker, dealer of new or used motor vehicles or rebuilder or other person who purchased the vehicle.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1596; A 1989, 862; 1991, 1909; 1997, 2863; 1999, 620, 1923; 2003, 474, 1918; 2007, 227; 2009, 1748)