La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § III-397

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section III-397 - Water Damaged Vehicles

A. A motor vehicle whose power train, computer, or electrical systems have sustained water damage that does not meet the criteria for a salvage title or a certificate of destruction, shall be issued a branded title indicating the vehicle has sustained water damage.

B. The power train shall include the main components that generate power and deliver the power to the road surface, including but not limited to the engine, the transmission or transaxle including associated axles and CV joints, the drive shafts, and the differentials.

C. The insurance company, owner, or dealer, applying for the water damage brand on a motor vehicle which does not meet the criteria for a salvage title or certificate of destruction shall provide documentation satisfactory to the Office of Motor Vehicle documenting the value of the vehicle, the damages sustained, the circumstance that caused the damage, and the amount of the costs of the repairs to the vehicle which establish the vehicles eligibility for the brand authorized in this Section.

D. A vehicle which meets the criteria for a salvage title or a certificate of destructions shall not be issue the certificate of title with the water damage brand authorized in this section. A vehicle which meets the criteria salvage title or certificate of destruction shall be issued the respective title document associated with its damages and the circumstances that caused the damages.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § III-397

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles, LR 40:2608 (12/1/2014).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 32:707(O).