• is a salvage vehicle
• is rebuilt from salvage
• is non-repairable
• is flood damaged
• has had its odometer tampered with, or
• has a designation placed on the title by another jurisdiction

• is incapable of safe operation on the road and that has no resale value except as scrap or as a source of parts, or
• the owner has designated as scrap or as a source of parts

Non-repairable Title - means a title document issued by the director or authorized agent to indicate ownership of a non-repairable vehicle.

Salvage vehicle - means:

• a flood-damaged vehicle
• a vehicle branded as a salvage vehicle by another state, or
• a vehicle that is damaged by collision, fire, flood, accident, trespass, or other occurrence, excluding hail damage, to the extent that the cost of repairing the vehicle to a roadworthy condition and for legal operation on the highways exceeds the vehicle's retail fair market value immediately prior to the damage, as determined by the person who owns the vehicle at the time of the occurrence or by records in compliance with rules adopted by the director

If a vehicle shows a brand in its title history, or if the vehicle is subject to a brand, the department shall place the appropriate brand on the certificate of title. If the vehicle has multiple brands, the department shall place the most recent brand on the certificate of title and the notice: "other brands exist". If the brand is from a certificate of title issued in another jurisdiction, the brand must be carried forward to the Colorado Certificate of Title, along with the name of the jurisdiction originating the brand.

If an insurer or a salvage pool authorized by an insurer is unable to obtain the properly endorsed certificate of ownership or other evidence of ownership acceptable to the department within thirty days following oral or written acceptance by the owner of an offer of settlement of a total loss, that insurer or salvage pool may request the department to issue a salvage or non-repairable title for the vehicle. The request must include information declaring that the insurer or salvage pool has made at least two written attempts to obtain the certificate of ownership or other acceptable evidence of title, and must include the fee for a duplicate title. The form requesting a salvage or non-repairable title is the only evidence required to obtain a salvage or non-repairable title.

The owner of a motor or off-highway vehicle for which a Colorado certificate of title has been issued, upon the destruction or dismantling of the vehicle, or upon its being changed so that it is no longer a motor or off-highway vehicle, or upon its being sold or otherwise disposed of as salvage, shall surrender the certificate of title to the vehicle to be canceled. Upon receiving the surrendered certificate or the notice of loss, destruction, or dismantling, the director shall classify the vehicle as junk. The holder of a lien or mortgage secured by the vehicle's title for the purchase shall surrender the title to the department. The department shall cancel the title and remove the vehicle identification number from the motor vehicle database.

When a motor vehicle owner determines that a motor vehicle, for which a Colorado certificate of title has been issued, is non-repairable, the owner of the vehicle shall apply for a non-repairable title. To be issued a non-repairable title, an applicant must provide the director with evidence of ownership that satisfies the director of the applicant's right to have a non-repairable title filed in the applicant's favor. If a motor vehicle is non-repairable, the director shall issue the vehicle a non-repairable title.

House Bill 14-1299 was also signed by the Governor on April 25, 2014. This legislation has removed the six year limitation on applying for a salvage brand.