Colorado Department of Revenue
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Salvage Titles

Form with Pencil, Post It Notes, and Erasers    

Requirements for Processing

 

Certificates of title for:

 

 

Salvage Vehicle

A salvage vehicle is a vehicle whose model year of manufacture is less than six years at the time of damage and is damaged by collision, fire, flood, accident, trespass, or other occurrence, excluding hail damage, to the extent that the cost of repairing the vehicle to a roadworthy condition and for legal operation on the highways exceeds the vehicle’s retail fair market value immediately prior to such damage, as determined by the person who owns the vehicle at the time of such occurrence or by the insurer or other person acting on behalf of such owner.  (See C.R.S. 42-6-102(17)(a))

 

Titles for these vehicles shall be surrendered to DMV for the record to be marked salvage.

Vehicles Sold on a Bill of Sale as parts only can not titled in Colorado. These vehicles may be used a source of parts to complete restoration of another vehicle.

Information: Research Colorado Revised Statute 42-6-102 and 42-6-136.