Read about the different requirements for reporting abandoned and impounded vehicles, as well as how to claim a vehicle total loss.
Before you get started
File online
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Insurance Agents/Brokers/Companies
You will need to:
- Report within 15 days of settling a total loss claim on a vehicle.
Registered Tow Truck Operators
You will need to:
- Report any abandoned vehicle still in your possession after 120 hours of impound
- File affidavit of sale within 14 days of sale of the vehicle
- Report the surplus funds from the sale of an abandoned vehicle within 30 days of the sale
- Title a no-bid vehicle within 45 days after auction, if not sold to a vehicle wrecker, hulk hauler, or salvage processor.
Vehicle Wreckers/Salvage Processors
You will need to:
- By the 10th of the month, file a report of all the vehicles acquired the previous month.
Want to report by mail?
- Insurance Brokers/Agents/Companies
- Registered Tow Truck Operators
- Unauthorized Vehicle Impoundment Report
- Abandoned Vehicle Affidavit of Sale (Registered Tow Truck Operators Only) (must be notarized)
- Registered Tow Truck Operator Surplus Funds Report
- Vehicle Title Application (English, Español, Русский, and more) (must be notarized)
- Vehicle Wreckers/Salvage Processors
- Wrecker/Salvage Processor Monthly Report (must be notarized)