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New Hampshire: total loss threshold and rebuilt title rules
What New Hampshire’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 New Hampshire, in the state’s words?
“Any insurance firm or representative thereof who shall declare a motor vehicle other than an exempt vehicle as provided in RSA 261:3 as having been a total loss shall make application for a salvage certificate of title within 20 days of the total loss payment.”
Citation as the page prints it: 261:22 Destruction of Vehicles; Total Loss, Salvage, and Rebuilt Vehicles.
(New Hampshire RSA 261:22, read November 11, 2026)
No fee is quoted. The Division of Motor Vehicles and State Police pages refused our 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 New Hampshire, in the state’s words?
“If the department has issued a salvage certificate of title after the vehicle has been declared a total loss, the owner shall not apply for title or registration again until the vehicle has been inspected by the director or the director's authorized representative.”
“The inspection of the vehicle shall include verification of the vehicle identification number and bills of sale or titles for major component parts used to rebuild the vehicle.”
What fee does New Hampshire print?
We did not find a fee sentence on an official page a plain request could read. That is our search coming up empty on November 11, 2026, not a statement that there is no fee.
Which form does New Hampshire name?
“The applicant for a title to a rebuilt vehicle shall complete, under the penalties of unsworn falsification, and submit a salvage affidavit, form DSMV 545A,”
What do the pages print about the title afterwards?
“Any new title and registration issued for a rebuilt vehicle shall contain the legend "rebuilt vehicle."”
Where are New Hampshire’s official pages?
Official pages we asked for and could not read:
- New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles, salvage and rebuilt vehicles: on November 11, 2026 it refused our plain request.
Every quote above was matched word for word against its page on November 11, 2026. If one has changed, tell us.