Andrea Joy Campbell: “Today I express my appreciation to the majority leader, Senator Ford, Senator Gorton, and Senator McCain for their hard…”

“Today I express my appreciation to the majority leader, Senator Ford, Senator Gorton, and Senator McCain for their hard work and efforts on S. 852, the National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act. I believe S. 852 will deter automobile theft and protect consumers by providing them with notice of severely damaged vehicles. I would like to emphasize one provision contained in the bill. It is my understanding that the process of reducing salvage and nonrepairable vehicles to parts cannot begin before receipt of a salvage title, nonrepairable vehicle certificate, or other appropriate ownership documentation under state law. If a vehicle could be dismantled prior to the receipt of the appropriate ownership documents, then the parts from a severely damaged vehicle could skirt the titling system which this bill has put in place to deter automobile theft. Is my understanding correct?”