1. The owner/rebuilder of a motor vehicle
which is described in a salvage certificate of title shall after reconstruction
in this state and before sale of such vehicle present same to the Mississippi
Department of Public Safety at the appointed date, time, and place for the
purpose of inspection of said rebuilt vehicle, and he shall present his
Application for Inspection of Salvage Vehicle, including Salvage Certificate of
Title, notarized bills of sale for all major component parts used in the
reconstruction process, and invoices for minor component parts used in the
reconstruction process, except there shall be no notarization required on
invoices. Bills of sale and invoices shall include the name of the person from
whom parts were acquired, his address, telephone number, and in addition shall
include the year, make, model and the vehicle identification number of the
vehicle from which the parts were removed and sold. All such parts shall be
described in the Department form (78-021) as part of the application for
inspection.
The Department of Public Safety inspection officer shall
endorse the application for inspection, or make such notation on said
application, which describes why retitling should not occur. Upon successfully
passing inspection, the inspector will issue a Completion of Vehicle Inspection
form (78-022). The rebuilder shall then make application for certificate of
title as owner, surrendering the current title, Application for Inspection of a
Salvage Vehicle, Completion of Vehicle Inspection, and proof of ownership of
parts used in the rebuilding process. The application for certificate of title
shall also include the documentation prescribed in Section 110 paragraphs 1 and
2 hereof.
2. The inspection
and certification shall include an examination of the vehicle and its parts,
which the applicant for inspection has designated as replaced or repaired, to
determine that the identification numbers of the vehicle or its parts have not
been removed, falsified, altered defaced or destroyed; that the vehicle
information is true and correct; and that there are no indications that the
vehicle or any of its parts are stolen. Such certification shall not attest to
the roadworthiness or safety condition of the vehicle.
