PURPOSE: This rule clarifies when an original Missouri certificate of title versus a salvage certificate of title shall be issued to owners of vehicles purchased for junk, salvage or for the purpose of rebuilding in accordance with section 307.380, RSMo.

1. (1) If the purchaser (owner) of the vehicle declares that the vehicle requires only the repairs necessary to enable it to pass a safety inspection, the department may issue an original Missouri certificate of title in the owner’s name.
2. (2) If the purchaser (owner) of the vehicle declares that the vehicle requires reconstruction or rebuilding which would involve installation of new or used essential parts, the department may issue a salvage Missouri certificate of title in the owner’s name.

AUTHORITY: section 307.380, RSMo Supp. 1987.* Original rule filed April 21, 1986, effective Aug. 11, 1986.

*Original authority: 307.380, RSMo 1939, amended 1947, 1949, 1951, 1969, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987.