Duty to notify lessors, purchasers, Department, of Flood Vehicle Status

1. Law
2. District of Columbia Code
3. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic
4. Salvage, Flood Notification and Non-Repairable Vehicle Certification
5. Duty to notify lessors, purchasers, Department, of Flood Vehicle Status

(a) An owner or lessor of a Flood Vehicle transferring ownership of the Flood Vehicle shall:

(1) Prior to the transfer, give the transferee written notice that the vehicle is a Flood Vehicle; and

(2) Notify the Department that the vehicle is a Flood Vehicle, in accordance with procedures established by the Department.

(b) A lessee of a vehicle that becomes a Flood Vehicle shall, within 30 days of the damage, give the lessor written notice that the vehicle is a Flood Vehicle.

(Apr. 8, 2005, D.C. Law 15-307, § 103, 52 DCR 1700.)

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