(a) Prior to operating a reconstructed vehicle or a rebuilt salvage vehicle, the owner shall present the vehicle, together with the salvage certificate if it is a rebuilt salvage vehicle, or the certificate of title if it is a reconstructed vehicle, and appropriate receipts or bills of sale establishing ownership and the source of all parts and component parts used to rebuild or reconstruct the vehicle to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles or other authorized governmental official for inspection.
(b) The Bureau of Motor Vehicles or other authorized governmental official shall inspect the vehicle to ascertain that it is in compliance with statutory equipment requirements; that if the vehicle is a rebuilt salvage vehicle, it is the same vehicle for which the salvage certificate has been issued; and, with respect to a reconstructed vehicle, that there is prima facie evidence of the vehicle's ownership. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles or other authorized governmental official shall verify the source and ownership of any parts and component parts used to rebuild or reconstruct the vehicle.
(c) Following inspection by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles or other authorized governmental official, and prior to operating a rebuilt salvage vehicle or reconstructed vehicle on the highways, the owner shall make application for a new certificate of title to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The owner shall submit the application, the salvage certificate if it is a rebuilt salvage vehicle, and all relevant receipts or bills of sale for parts or component parts together with a copy of the inspection report, and the appropriate fee to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
(d) If the vehicle identification number of the vehicle has been removed or falsified, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles shall, pursuant to the procedures of section 209, subsection (c) of this chapter affix to or inscribe on the vehicle the vehicle identification number of the vehicle if unknown, assign a vehicle identification number to the vehicle.
(e) Upon receipt of a properly completed application, together with the required documentation and fees, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles shall issue a certificate of title which shall include the notation “rebuilt salvage” or “reconstructed.” The Bureau of Motor Vehicles shall recognize other jurisdiction's title notations and carry forward such notations or equivalent notations on titles subsequently issued.