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Delaware: total loss threshold and rebuilt title rules
What Delaware’s own pages print, word for word. Kind of rule, by our sorting: Wording, no sum to do.
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When is a vehicle salvage or a total loss in Delaware, in the state’s words?
“when a registered or unregistered motor vehicle, for which a title has been issued by the Department, is transferred as salvage as a result of a total loss insurance settlement, the insurance company or its authorized agent shall send the certificate of title of the vehicle to the Department within 30 days from the date of settlement.”
Citation as the page prints it: 2512. Transfer for salvage.
(Delaware Code Title 21, chapter 25, § 2512, read November 11, 2026)
The fee sentence comes from the regulation on owner-retained salvage certificates. The Division of Motor Vehicles page did not send its other dollar amounts to a plain request.
Nothing to compute. We do not compute a money comparison from this quotation; the quoted words are what the state prints. States whose sentences can be computed are on the rule types page.
How do you get a rebuilt title in Delaware, in the state’s words?
“The vehicle cannot be driven until the vehicle has been reconstructed, presented to the Delaware State Police Auto Theft Unit for inspection, passed Delaware safety inspection, and is retitled.”
“All repairs performed must be documented, and receipts for all parts must be saved.”
“Receipts for used parts must have the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) of the vehicle from which the parts were taken.”
What fee does Delaware print?
“presented at the time of request in addition to a fee of $15.”
Read each fee sentence for what it covers: an inspection, a title, or something else.
Which form does Delaware name?
“The Delaware State Police Auto Theft Unit inspectors will provide you with an "Application for Title" (MV214) when the vehicle successfully passes their inspection.”
Where are Delaware’s official pages?
- Delaware Code Title 21, chapter 25, § 2512
- Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, Procedures for Owner Retained Salvage Vehicles
- Delaware Administrative Code, Title 2, 2283 Owner-Retained Salvage Certificates
Every quote above was matched word for word against its page on November 11, 2026. If one has changed, tell us.