Assembled motor vehicles or motorcycles are defined in Georgia law as:

 

  • Any motor vehicle or motorcycle manufactured from a manufacturer’s kit or fabricated parts, including replicas and original designs
  • A new vehicle consisting of a prefabricated body, chassis, and drive train
  • Homemade and not mass-produced by any manufacturer for retail sale
  • Not otherwise excluded from emission requirements and in compliance with Chapter 8 Title 40 of Georgia code


Applying for a Title for an Assembled Vehicle


Subject to the same inspection process as Rebuilt Titles. To apply for a rebuilt title and vehicle
inspection, submit the following to one of the Department approved private inspectors or
stations:

 

  • Manufacturer’s Statement of Origin (MSO) or appropriate documentation of purchase of all major components. The vehicle must comply with:
    • Chapter 8 Title 40 of Georgia Code
    • Applicable Federal emissions standards
  • Completed and signed Form MV-1 Title/Tag Application.
  • Completed and signed Form MV-100 Affidavit of an Assembled Vehicle Inspection
  • Completed and signed Form T-129 Labor and Parts Certification.
  • Provide receipts for new or used parts used to build the vehicle including:
    • Part names and stock numbers
    • Show the vehicle owner or rebuilder as the purchaser of the parts. (The rebuilder’s name, as shown on the parts receipts, must be shown on Form T-129.)
    • For used parts, show the part name and the vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle from which the part was taken.
  • Parts vehicle must have a title on file with the Department or be submitted at the time of the application.
  • If the parts are from another state, provide a letter of certification from the other state.
  • Copy of Rebuilder’s License.
  • $100.00 inspection fee for the inspection station.


Note: All of the above items must be available at inspection. The vehicle must be towed, not
driven to the inspection site.


Once the vehicle passes inspection, all of the above paperwork along with the inspectors report
and registration must be submitted with:


$168.00 for motor vehicles ($18.00 title fee and $150 state processing fee) or $143.00 for
motorcycles ($18.00 title fee and $125 state processing fee) made payable to the Department
of Revenue.


Unconventional motor vehicles or motorcycles


Are not issued a certificate of title or registered in Georgia. These vehicles are manufactured
and not in compliance with:

Chapter 8 Title 40 of Georgia Code relating to equipment and inspection of motor vehicles

Applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards issued pursuant to 49 U.S.C.A. Section 30101
et seq., unless the U.S. Customs Service or the U.S. Department of Transportation has certified
that such vehicle complies with such applicable federal standards

Applicable federal emission standards

Does not qualify as an assembled motor vehicle or motorcycle


Titles for Rebuilt or Restored Vehicles

A salvage titled vehicle must go through the Rebuilt Inspection process before a rebuilt title can
be issued on vehicles that require titles.

To obtain a rebuilt title:

  • Be a Licensed Rebuilder – Anyone who purchases a salvage or wrecked vehicle for the purpose of restoring or rebuilding must be licensed as a rebuilder.
     
  • Pass Inspection – When the vehicle is restored but before it is painted, it must pass inspection by one of the Department’s approved private inspectors or stations.


To apply for a rebuilt title and vehicle inspection, submit the following to one of the
Department approved private inspectors or stations:

  1. One or more photographs of the vehicle in its salvaged/wrecked condition before any repairs are made.
  2. Completed and signed Form MV-1 Title/Tag Application.
  3. Original valid salvage title issued in the vehicle owner’s name or properly assigned to the owner.
  4. Completed and signed Form T-22R Request for Inspection of a Rebuilt Motor Vehicle.
  5. Completed and signed Form T-129 Labor and Parts Certification.
  6. Provide receipts for new or used parts used to restore/rebuild the vehicle should including:
    •  Part names and stock numbers
    • Show the vehicle owner or rebuilder as the purchaser of the parts. (The rebuilder’s name, as shown on the parts receipts must be shown of Form T-129.)
    • For used parts, show the part name and the vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle from which the part was taken.
      • Parts vehicle must have a title on file with the Department or submitted at the time of the application.
      • If the parts are from another state, provide a letter of certification from the other state.
  7. Copy of Rebuilder’s License.
  8. $100.00 inspection fee for the inspection station.

Note: All of the above items must be available at inspection. The vehicle must be towed, not
driven to the inspection site.


Once the vehicle passes inspection, all of the above paperwork along with the inspectors report
and registration must be submitted with:


$118.00 made payable to the Department of Revenue ($18.00 title fee and $100.00 state
inspection fee).


Submit to:

DOR/Motor Vehicle Division
Attn: Salvage Unit
P. O. Box 740384
Atlanta, Georgia 30374-0384


Vehicles must go through the Rebuilt process if:

  • Branded “Salvage” in Georgia.
  • Out of state branded “Salvage,” “Flood,” “Water,” “Fire,” and “Total Loss.”
  • Tractor cab restored with a glider kit.


If the out-of-state title is branded as “Rebuilt” or “Restored,” (indicating that the vehicle is no
longer in a damaged condition) the rebuilt vehicle procedures must be completed except for
the following:

 

  • Photographs of the vehicle in its salvaged/wrecked condition.
  • Receipts for parts used to restore the vehicle.
  • Form T-129 Labor and Parts Certification.


Titles Not Required

 

  • 1962 or older year model vehicles
  • Agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising equipment or vehicles not required to be registered
  • Airplanes or aircraft
  • All terrain and off-road vehicles
  • Boat trailers
  • Boats or watercraft
  • Buses owned and operated by an urban transit system
  • Cable cars and Trolleys
  • Cranes
  • Driver education vehicles used in public or private schools
  • Fifth wheels
  • Homemade car/tow dollies
  • Homemade trailers
  • Invalid tricycles
  • Mopeds
  • Nonresidents’ vehicles (vehicles owned by people that do not have a Georgia address)
  • Pole trailers
  • Self-propelled wheelchairs
  • Tow dollies (car) weighing 2,000 pounds or less
  • Trailers weighing 2,000 pounds or less
  • Vehicles not manufactured for highway use Titles Optional
  • You can title a 1963-1985 year model vehicle if:
  • You have a title issued in your name;
  • The owner on the front of the title has assigned the title to you;
  • The owner on the front of the title has assigned the title to a dealer and the dealer has assigned the title to you.
  • You cannot title a 1963-1985 year model vehicle if:
  • The vehicle has been registered in someone else’s name(s) other than the owner(s) shown on the face of the Georgia title.
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