A salvage pool shall sell a vehicle only with either of the following:

(a) A salvage certificate, except those vehicles described in subdivision (f) of Section 11515, which may be sold with a certificate of title.

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Terms Used In California Vehicle Code 11515.1

  • nonrepairable vehicle: is a vehicle of a type otherwise subject to registration that meets the criteria specified in subdivision (a), (b), or (c). See California Vehicle Code 431
  • Salvage pool: means a person engaged exclusively in the business of disposing of total loss salvage vehicles, nonrepairable vehicles, or recovered stolen vehicles sent to it by, or on behalf of, insurance companies, authorized adjusters, leasing companies, self-insured persons, or financial institutions. See California Vehicle Code 543
  • vehicle: is a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, excepting a device moved exclusively by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See California Vehicle Code 670

(b) A nonrepairable vehicle certificate, except those vehicles described in subdivision (f) of Section 11515.2, which may be sold with a certificate of title.

(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1008, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1995. Operative July 1, 1995, by Sec. 19 of Ch. 1008.)