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If the condition of the vehicle is such that there is no means of determining ownership, the public agency that removed the vehicle may give authorization to dispose of the vehicle on the Public Agency Authorization to Dispose of a Vehicle Valued at $500 or Less to a Scrap Iron Processor or Dismantler (REG 462) (PDF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If authorization for disposal is not issued, a vehicle identification number must be assigned prior to continuing the procedures in Chapter 7, Miscellaneous Originals.<\/p>\n\n\n
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