Flood vehicles - 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1166

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     § 1166.  Flood vehicles.
        (a)  General rule.--Upon payment to the insured of the
     replacement value for a flood vehicle, the owner or insurer
     shall apply for a certificate of salvage branded as a flood
     vehicle.
        (b)  Assessing damage of flood vehicles.--A flood vehicle
     shall be assessed as to the level of damage by an insurer or
     licensed physical damage appraiser:
            (1)  If the cost of repairs exceeds the replacement value
        of the vehicle, the flood-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 flood vehicle.
            (2)  If the cost of repairs does not exceed the
        replacement value of the vehicle, the owner shall apply for a
        certificate of title branded flood 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 cash value of the vehicle.

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