Theft vehicles - 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1164

Legal Research Home > Pennsylvania Statutes

     § 1164.  Theft vehicles.
        (a)  General rule.--Upon payment to the insured of the
     replacement value for a theft vehicle, the owner or insurer
     shall apply for a certificate of salvage branded as a theft
     vehicle.
        (b)  Assessing damage on recovered theft vehicles.--If a
     theft vehicle has been recovered, the vehicle shall be assessed
     as to the level of damage at the time of recovery by an insurer
     or licensed physical damage appraiser:
            (1)  If the cost of repairs exceeds the replacement value
        of the vehicle, the theft-branded certificate of salvage
        shall serve as an ownership document. If the vehicle
        thereafter passes the reconstructed salvage vehicle
        inspection requirements under section 1165 (relating to
        reconstructed vehicles), it shall receive a certificate of
        title branded reconstructed and recovered-theft vehicle.
            (2)  If the cost of repairs is less than the replacement
        value of the vehicle, the owner shall apply for a certificate
        of title branded recovered-theft vehicle. A legible copy of
        the vehicle damage appraisal report completed by an insurer
        or licensed physical damage appraiser must accompany an
        application under this paragraph. The damage appraisal report
        shall include the replacement value of the vehicle.

Last modified: November 27, 2007