North Dakota Code § 39-05-20.2

1. The owner of a vehicle that is damaged in excess of seventy -five percent of the 
vehicle's retail value as determined by the national automobile dealers association 
official used car guide shall forward the title for that vehicle to the department within 
ten days and the department shall issue a salvage certificate of title. Glass damage 
and hail damage must be excluded in the determination of whether a vehicle has been 
damaged in excess of seventy-five percent of the vehicle's retail value.
2. If a vehicle for which a salvage certificate of title has been issued is reconstructed, a 
regular certificate of title may be obtained by completing an application for the 
certificate. The applicant shall include with the application a certificate of inspection in 
the form required by the department, the salvage certificate of title, and a five dollar 
fee. The department shall place on the regular certificate of title and on all subsequent 
certificates of title issued for the vehicle the words "previously salvaged" and a 
notation that damage disclosure information is available from the department. The 
department may not issue a new certificate unless the vehicle identification number of 
the vehicle has been inspected and found to conform to the description given in the 
application or unless other proof of the identity of the vehicle has been provided to the 
satisfaction of the department.
3. The certificate of inspection required under this section must be completed by a 
business that is registered with the secretary of state, is in good standing, and offers 
motor vehicle repair to the public. The business completing the certificate of inspection 
may not be the business that reconstructed the vehicle and must state the vehicle is in 
compliance with the requirements of chapter 39-21.

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