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Terms Used In Utah Code 41-1a-1010- Certificate of title: means a document issued by a jurisdiction to establish a record of ownership between an identified owner and the described vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
- Commission: means the State Tax Commission. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
- Division: means the Motor Vehicle Division of the commission, created in Section 41-1a-106. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Title: means the right to or ownership of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
- Vehicle: includes a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, off-highway vehicle, camper, park model recreational vehicle, manufactured home, and mobile home. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
| (a) |
A person may not scrap, dismantle, destroy, or otherwise change any vehicle so that it loses its character, until the person submits to the division:
| (i) |
the certificate of title for the vehicle for cancellation; and |
| (ii) |
an application for a permit to dismantle the vehicle. |
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| (b) |
Upon approval of the application, the division shall issue a permit to dismantle the vehicle. |
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| (2) |
Except as provided in Subsection (3), if a permit to dismantle is issued under this section, the vehicle shall be destroyed and may not be rebuilt or reconstructed and may not be retitled or registered. |
| (3) |
A vehicle for which a permit to dismantle has been issued by the division may be retitled and the permit to dismantle rescinded if:
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prior to receiving a dismantling permit the vehicle had a Utah certificate of title; |
| (b) |
the vehicle has not been dismantled; |
| (c) |
an investigator for the Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division of the commission determines after a physical inspection of the vehicle that it is the same vehicle for which the permit to dismantle was issued; and |
| (d) |
the applicant pays the fee under Subsection (4). |
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| (4) |
The commission may collect a fee established in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 to cover the expenses of an inspection under Subsection (3). |
Amended by Chapter 183, 2009 General Session
