Utah Code § 41-1a-1004

Certificate of title -- Salvage vehicles -- Buyer notification of salvage or total loss
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vehicle.
(1)
(a) If the division is able to determine the actual brand when an application is made for initial
registration or transfer of ownership of a salvage vehicle, the division shall label the title
certificate with the applicable brand.
(b) A motor vehicle that has, or qualifies for, a brand of fire damaged, flood damaged, or hail
damaged may receive a brand of rebuilt and restored if the vehicle is rebuilt or restored to a
degree that the motor vehicle may be safely operated on a highway.
(c) A motor vehicle that has, or qualifies for, a gray market brand may receive a brand of
compliant gray market if the motor vehicle:
(i) is altered to meet federal and state motor vehicle safety standards; and

(ii) successfully completes a safety inspection as described in Section 53-8-205.
(d) The division shall indicate on a title certificate, "Odometer discrepancy" if the motor vehicle
has an odometer discrepancy.
(e)
(i) The division shall ensure a brand of rebuilt and restored appears on a title certificate as
"Rebuilt and Restored --," followed by the brand that the motor vehicle had, or qualified for,
before receiving the rebuilt and restored brand.
(ii) A brand label following "Rebuilt and Restored --" shall appear as one of the following:
(A) "Fire";
(B) "Flood";
(C) "Hail"; or
(D) "Stolen."
(2)
(a)
(i) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), before the sale of a vehicle for which a salvage
certificate or branded title has been knowingly issued or knowingly declared a total loss
by an insurance company, the seller shall provide the prospective purchaser with written
notification that a salvage certificate or a branded title has been issued for the vehicle.
(ii) If the vehicle is a salvage vehicle or if the vehicle has been declared a total loss by an
insurance company, the notification shall be as required in Section 41-1a-1005.3.
(b) The requirement to provide written notification under Subsection (2)(a) does not apply if:
(i) the prospective purchaser, motor vehicle auction, or seller is:
(A) a licensed motor vehicle dealer whose primary business is auctioning salvage motor
vehicles to licensed salvage vehicle buyers; or
(B) an insurance company, if the sale of the vehicle is the result of a total loss settlement; or
(ii) the vehicle has been stolen, recovered, and declared a total loss by an insurance company
but does not meet the definition of a salvage vehicle.
(3)
(a) An advertisement for the sale of a vehicle for which a salvage certificate or branded title has
been issued shall disclose that a salvage certificate or branded title has been issued for the
vehicle.
(b)
(i) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b)(ii), an advertisement for a vehicle declared a total
loss by an insurance company shall disclose that the vehicle has been declared a total loss
by an insurance company.
(ii) A vehicle that has been stolen, recovered, and declared a total loss by an insurance
company but does not meet the definition of a salvage vehicle is exempted from the
advertising requirement described in Subsection (3)(b)(i).
(iii) Subsections (3)(a), (3)(b)(i), and (3)(b)(ii) do not apply to a motor vehicle auction
or a consigner to a motor vehicle auction if no disclosure is required under Section
41-1a-1005.3.
(c) The advertisement disclosure under Subsection (3)(a) or (b)(i) shall:
(i) be displayed at least as prominently as the description of the advertised vehicle is displayed;
and
(ii) if a salvage certificate or branded title has been issued or the vehicle has been declared a
total loss by an insurance company:
(A) use the words "salvage certificate" or "branded title" in the advertisement; or
(B) use the words "insurer declared total loss."

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