DaveB
Long Jeep Fan
- Location
- Holladay, Utah
I called around today to find out who would give me the most money for this old wagoneer I am scrapping out. When one of the scrap metal people found out I cut the thing up so that it would fit in my trailer they told me that I broke Utah state law. They said I couldn't cut it up unless I had a dismantle permit. So I went looking at the codes and here is what I found:
41-1a-1010. Permit required to dismantle vehicle -- Duties upon receiving the permit -- Exceptions.
(1) (a) A person may not scrap, dismantle, destroy, or otherwise change any vehicle so that it loses its character, until the person submits to the division:
(i) the certificate of title for the vehicle for cancellation; and
(ii) an application for a permit to dismantle the vehicle.
(b) Upon approval of the application, the division shall issue a permit to dismantle the vehicle.
(2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), if a permit to dismantle is issued under this section, the vehicle shall be destroyed and may not be rebuilt or reconstructed and may not be retitled or registered.
(3) A vehicle for which a permit to dismantle has been issued by the division may be retitled and the permit to dismantle rescinded if:
(a) prior to receiving a dismantling permit the vehicle had a Utah certificate of title;
(b) the vehicle has not been dismantled;
(c) an investigator for the Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division of the commission determines after a physical inspection of the vehicle that it is the same vehicle for which the permit to dismantle was issued; and
(d) the applicant pays the fee under Subsection (4).
(4) The commission may collect a fee established in accordance with Section 63-38-3.2 to cover the expenses of an inspection under Subsection (3).
Amended by Chapter 28, 1995 General Session
I had never heard of anything like this, and I guess I have been bad because I have torn apart lots of rigs to make most of my off road rigs.....Anyone ever run into trouble when you took scraps to the shredder ????
If you read the law there are lots of folks on the board who have violated this one, especially the ones who cut most of the body off and tubed out thier rigs.
Dave
41-1a-1010. Permit required to dismantle vehicle -- Duties upon receiving the permit -- Exceptions.
(1) (a) A person may not scrap, dismantle, destroy, or otherwise change any vehicle so that it loses its character, until the person submits to the division:
(i) the certificate of title for the vehicle for cancellation; and
(ii) an application for a permit to dismantle the vehicle.
(b) Upon approval of the application, the division shall issue a permit to dismantle the vehicle.
(2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), if a permit to dismantle is issued under this section, the vehicle shall be destroyed and may not be rebuilt or reconstructed and may not be retitled or registered.
(3) A vehicle for which a permit to dismantle has been issued by the division may be retitled and the permit to dismantle rescinded if:
(a) prior to receiving a dismantling permit the vehicle had a Utah certificate of title;
(b) the vehicle has not been dismantled;
(c) an investigator for the Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division of the commission determines after a physical inspection of the vehicle that it is the same vehicle for which the permit to dismantle was issued; and
(d) the applicant pays the fee under Subsection (4).
(4) The commission may collect a fee established in accordance with Section 63-38-3.2 to cover the expenses of an inspection under Subsection (3).
Amended by Chapter 28, 1995 General Session
I had never heard of anything like this, and I guess I have been bad because I have torn apart lots of rigs to make most of my off road rigs.....Anyone ever run into trouble when you took scraps to the shredder ????
If you read the law there are lots of folks on the board who have violated this one, especially the ones who cut most of the body off and tubed out thier rigs.
Dave
just keep your mouth shut 
