§ 31-46-7 - Repair of salvaged vehicles – Licenses.
SECTION 31-46-7
§ 31-46-7 Repair of salvaged vehicles– Licenses. – (a) A salvage rebuilders' license shall be established and issued to alllicensed auto body repair facilities that qualify under established guidelines.The regulations shall outline equipment and training necessary to rebuild(total loss) salvage vehicles prior to the issuance of a certificate of salvagetitle by the division of motor vehicles under § 31-46-4. The guidelinesshall be promulgated by and the license shall be issued by the department ofbusiness regulation.
(b) No company, corporation, business or person(s) shallrebuild salvage vehicles unless in possession of a valid salvage rebuilderslicense.
(c) Any vehicle repaired or rebuilt by person(s) not inpossession of this license shall have its title stamped "FOR PARTS ONLY".
(d) Any company, agency or person(s) found in violation ofthis section shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonmentfor not more than two (2) years, or a fine of five thousand dollars ($5,000),or both.
(e) The director of the department of business regulationshall be required to issue a "salvage rebuilders license form" which for thepurposes of record keeping shall be numbered. Any salvage vehicle sold to asalvage rebuilder licensee shall be assigned a salvage rebuilders license formwhich shall be presented at the time of registration of any salvage vehicle.