Title 50 — Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.
39 chapters · 624 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 50-1331.01 Definitions
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(1) “Department” means the Department of Motor Vehicles. (2) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles. (3) “Flood Vehicle” means a motor vehicle that has been submerged to the point that water entered the passenger or trunk compartments. (4) “Motor Vehicl…
D.C. Code § 50-1331.02 Duty to apply for Salvage Vehicle Title, Non-repairable Vehicle Certificate
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(a) An owner of a Salvage Vehicle shall apply to the Department for a Salvage Title before the vehicle is repaired and within 30 days of the vehicle being damaged. (b) An owner of a Non-repairable Vehicle shall apply for a Non-repairable Vehicle Certificate before ownership is tr…
D.C. Code § 50-1331.03 Duty to notify lessors, purchasers, Department, of Flood Vehicle Status
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(a) An owner or lessor of a Flood Vehicle transferring ownership of the Flood Vehicle shall: (1) Prior to the transfer, give the transferee written notice that the vehicle is a Flood Vehicle; and (2) Notify the Department that the vehicle is a Flood Vehicle, in accordance with pr…
D.C. Code § 50-1331.04 Department authority to designate vehicles salvage, non-repairable, and flood and to include certain information on a title
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(a) Upon application by the owner or lessor, or upon an inspection and determination by the Department that a motor vehicle is a Salvage Vehicle or Non-repairable Vehicle, the Department shall issue a Salvage Title or Non-repairable Vehicle Certificate, whichever is applicable. (…
D.C. Code § 50-1331.05 Restrictions on use and transfer of Salvage Vehicles
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(a) No Salvage Vehicle may be registered under subchapter I of Chapter 15 of this title. (b) Ownership of a Salvage Vehicle shall be transferred only through the use of a Salvage Title.
D.C. Code § 50-1331.06 Titling Rebuilt Salvage Vehicles
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(a) The Department shall issue a Rebuilt Salvage Title if the owner has been issued a Salvage Title and passed inspection. (b) Ownership of a Rebuilt Salvage Vehicle shall be transferred only through the use of a Rebuilt Salvage Title.
D.C. Code § 50-1331.07 Restrictions on use and transfer of Non-repairable Vehicles
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(a) No motor vehicle for which a Non-repairable Vehicle Certificate has been issued shall be titled or registered by the Department. (b) Ownership of a motor vehicle for which a Non-repairable Vehicle Certificate has been issued may only be transferred once. (c) Whenever a motor …
D.C. Code § 50-1331.08 Penalties
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(a) It shall be unlawful to: (1) Make or cause to be made any false statement: (A) On an application for a title or duplicate title; or (B) In conjunction with any disclosure required under this chapter; (2) Alter, forge, or counterfeit: (A) A motor vehicle title or an assignment…
D.C. Code § 50-1331.09 Rules and regulations
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The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter 1 of Chapter 15 of Title 2, shall make such regulations and establish such fees as in the Mayor’s judgment are necessary for the administration of this chapter. The Mayor may issue any rules or regulations or amend any existing rules or regulatio…