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Mississippi: total loss threshold and rebuilt title rules
What Mississippi’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 Mississippi, in the state’s words?
“Salvage vehicle means a motor vehicle that an insurance company obtains from the owner as a result of paying a total loss claim resulting from collision, fire, flood, accident, hail damage, trespass, un-recovered theft, or another occurrence.”
“A motor vehicle that is ten (10) years old or older with a value of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) or less or a motor vehicle with damage that will require the replacement or repair of five (5) or fewer minor component parts will not fall under the definition of salvage vehicle.”
Citation as the page prints it: Salvage Vehicles Regulations - Title 35 Part VII Subpart 6 Chapter 05
(Mississippi Department of Revenue, Salvage Vehicles, read November 11, 2026)
The fee sentence sits in the list the page heads with the words quoted just before it. The same page prints other fees under other headings, which are not quoted here.
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How do you get a rebuilt title in Mississippi, in the state’s words?
“Inspection of Motor Vehicle is conducted by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety . You must contact your regional office to make an appointment.”
“If the word "salvage" appears on the title, the vehicle has to be inspected.”
“Before either salvage or self-assembled inspections are conducted, all receipts and documents will be examined.”
What fee does Mississippi print?
“Salvage Inspection Required Documentation:”
“The inspection fee is $125.00. (Certified Check or Money Order)”
Read each fee sentence for what it covers: an inspection, a title, or something else.
Where are Mississippi’s official pages?
- Mississippi Department of Revenue, Salvage Vehicles
- Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Highway Patrol: Salvage Inspection Division
Every quote above was matched word for word against its page on November 11, 2026. If one has changed, tell us.