Apply for a Salvage Title

Apply for a Salvage Title

When an insurance company declares a non-exempt vehicle as a total loss, the company must submit the following documents to the Title Bureau at the DMV in Concord:

• An Application for a Salvage Certificate.
• Check or Money Order for $10.00 (Made out to "State of NH-DMV").
• The original Title for the vehicle, properly transferred.

A "Salvage Title" certificate will be issued and sent either to the insurance company or directly to the vehicle's owner at the insurance company's request. The salvage title certificate will serve as proof of ownership and will be branded "Salvage", indicating that the vehicle has been declared a total loss. Once a salvage title has been issued for a vehicle, the vehicle cannot be registered or titled until it has been rebuilt for road use and has undergone a salvage inspection.