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Minnesota: total loss threshold and rebuilt title rules
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When is a vehicle salvage or a total loss in Minnesota, in the state’s words?
“A self-insured owner of a vehicle that sustains damage by collision or other occurrence which exceeds 80 percent of its actual cash value must:”
“When an insurer, licensed to conduct business in Minnesota, acquires ownership of a vehicle, excluding a recovered intact vehicle, through payment of damages, the insurer must:”
“for a late-model or high-value vehicle, immediately apply for a certificate of title that bears a "salvage" brand”
Citation as the page prints it: 168A.151 SALVAGE TITLE; JUNKING CERTIFICATE.
(Minnesota Statutes 168A.151, read November 11, 2026)
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How do you get a rebuilt title in Minnesota, in the state’s words?
“the commissioner must not issue a certificate of title that bears a "prior salvage" brand unless the application for title is accompanied by a certification of inspection in the form and content specified by the department.”
Where that is printed: 168A.152 USE AND CERTIFICATION OF TITLE; INSPECTION FEE.
(Minnesota Statutes 168A.152, Use and certification of title; inspection fee, read November 11, 2026)
What fee does Minnesota print?
“A fee of $35 must be paid to the department before the department issues a certificate of title for a vehicle that has been inspected and for which a certificate of inspection has been issued pursuant to subdivision 1.”
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Where are Minnesota’s official pages?
- Minnesota Statutes 168A.151
- Minnesota Statutes 168A.152, Use and certification of title; inspection fee
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