MVD | Needed For Rebuilt Car?

**MVD Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday excluding state holidays **

What is needed to apply for a title for a vehicle that has been rebuilt or restored?

Any one who rebuilds or repairs a salvage vehicle is required to apply for a rebuilt title, when a Georgia title is required, and an inspection of the vehicle at the same time once the vehicle has been restored but before the vehicle is painted. Click here to view a list of vehicles that require a Georgia title.

A rebuilt vehicle must pass an inspection by this Department's Inspection Section of the Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) before a Georgia title (when a Georgia title is required) and/or license plate can be issued.

Your vehicle may be inspected at one of the privately owned inspection stations approved by the state or at your home or business, located in Georgia.

Re-builder must be Licensed

Anyone who purchases a salvage or wrecked motor vehicle for the purpose of restoring or rebuilding it must be licensed as a re-builder. For licensing requirements, please contact the State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers & Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers.

How to apply for a Rebuilt Georgia Title & an MVD Inspection

To apply for a rebuilt title and an MVD inspection, submit the following to either one of the privately-owned Inspection Stations approved by the state with the vehicle (towed not driven) or to this Department's Salvage Section of the Motor Vehicle Division at the following address:

Attention: Salvage Section
DOR/ Motor Vehicle Division
PO Box 740384
Atlanta, GA 30374-0384.

The vehicle and the paperwork must be present at the same time for the vehicle to be inspected at an Inspection Station. Please do not submit the paperwork to the station ahead of time. Click here for the name, address and telephone number of each of the state-approved Inspection Stations. The Inspection Stations charge a fee for the use of their facilities. Contact the station for additional information. For example: Their fee; acceptable methods of payment; directions to their station; the days and hours they are open for inspections, etc.

One or more photographs of the vehicle in its salvaged/wrecked condition before any repairs are made.
A completed tag and/or title application (Form MV-1) - Except for the signature, this application must be typed, completed electronically and printed, or printed legibly by-hand in blue or black ink in the vehicle owner' s full legal name. The owner must sign this completed application. If jointly owned, individual owner's full legal name, valid driver's license number and signature is required. An individual's full legal name is his/her complete name as it appears on his/her valid driver's license. Click on any form name or number on this page to electronically complete it for signing and submission by mail or in-person.
Original valid salvage title issued in the vehicle owner's name or properly assigned to the vehicle owner, using his/her legal name.
A completed Form T-22R, Request for Inspection of a Rebuilt Motor Vehicle, must be submitted. Except for the signature, this form must be typed, electronically completed and printed, or printed legibly by-hand in blue or black ink.
A completed Labor and Parts Certification, Form T-129. Except for the signature, this form must be typed, completed electronically and printed or printed legibly by-hand in blue or black ink for submission by mail or in-person.
Bills of sale for all parts used to restore/rebuild the vehicle showing the vehicle owner or the re-builder as the purchaser. The re-builder's name, as shown on the parts' bills of sale, must be shown on the Labor and Parts Certification, Form T-129. For all new parts used in restoring the vehicle, the part's name and stock number must be shown on the bill of sale. All bills of sale for used parts must show the part's name and the VIN (vehicle's identification number) of the vehicle from which the part was taken. The title for the part's vehicle must be on file with this Department or submitted at the time of application. Click here to read §40-3-36 of Georgia law regarding dismantled vehicles. If the title for the vehicle the parts were taken from was surrendered to another state, a letter of certification must be obtained and submitted at the time of application.
A check or money order in the amount of $118 made payable to the Department of Revenue. This fee includes the $18 title fee and the $100 inspection fee. An inspection fee ($100) is required each time the vehicle is inspected.

Important: A vehicle cannot be driven to an inspection station; it must be towed.

Branded Out-of-State Titles

A vehicle whose current out-of-state title is branded "Salvage", "Rebuilt", "Restored" or any similar brand must pass an inspection by this Department's Inspection Section of the Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) before a Georgia title and/or license plate (tag) will be issued.

If the out-of-state title is branded "Salvage", "Permit to Dismantle" or any other brand indicating the vehicle has not been rebuilt or restored, you must comply with the entire procedures, as shown above, after the vehicle is rebuilt/restored.

If the out-of-state title is branded "Rebuilt", "Restored", or any other brand, indicating the vehicle is no longer in a damaged condition, the procedures, as shown above, must be complied with except for the following:

Photographs of the vehicle in its salvaged/wrecked condition are not required.
Bills of sale for parts used to restore the vehicle are not required.
A Labor and Parts Certification, Form 129, is not required.

Inspections at Your Home or Business

Once the required forms, documents and fees have been received, this Department's Inspection Section will be notified. An inspector will telephone your contact person at the telephone numbers listed on your Request for an Inspection, Form T-22R, during business hours to set up an appointment for an inspection of your vehicle. Vehicles are inspected during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, except for state holidays, unless otherwise instructed by the Inspector.

Types of Title Brands

As of July 1, 2004, if the restored vehicle was issued salvage title and passed the Georgia a Motor Vehicle ? insert: Division Inspection, the new title, when issued, will reflect the brand Rebuilt'.

Fire or Water Damaged Vehicles

If the vehicle was damaged in shipment or as the result of fire or flood/water, the title, when issued, will reflect a brand indicating the type of damage, i.e. "Fire Damage" or "Flood Damage", regardless of the number of major component parts used to restore the vehicle.

Glider Kit

A Georgia title, when issued, for a tractor cab restored with a glider kit*** will always be branded Rebuilt'. See the definition of a glider kit*** below.

Definitions

***A glider kit is a new tractor cab and tractor front axle used to replace a wrecked or retired cab and front axle.

***A major component part is any one of the following sub-assemblies of a motor vehicle: (A) Front clip assembly (Fenders, hood and bumper); (B) Rear clip assembly (Quarter panels, floor panel assembly and the roof assembly, excluding soft tops); (C) Engine and transmission; (D) Frame; or a (E) Complete side (Fender, door, and quarter) of a vehicle (including fenders, door(s) and quarter panel).