ARM 17.50.217. AUTHORIZED COUNTIES MAY SELL JUNK VEHICLES

(1) A county may sell junk vehicles from the motor vehicle graveyard to licensed motor vehicle wrecking facilities pursuant to this rule. (2) Prior to conducting a junk vehicle sale under this rule, the county shall submit a proposed sale plan to the department that includes information detailing how the vehicle sales will be noticed, administered, and conducted. (3) After approval by the department, the county may conduct sales in accordance with the approved plan. (4) A county conducting a junk vehicle sale under this rule shall comply with the following conditions: (a) junk vehicles sold must be accompanied by a properly completed certificate of title, sheriff's certificate of sale, or sheriff's release; (b) sales must be conducted on a competitive bidding basis; (c) junk vehicles may be sold only to licensed motor vehicle wrecking facilities; (d) junk vehicles must be sold as complete units. Portions or component parts of junk vehicles may not be sold; (e) the county shall provide the purchaser a properly completed title, sheriff's certificate of sale, or sheriff's release at the time the purchaser takes possession of the vehicle; and (f) the county shall provide the purchaser a sales receipt and a signed release of interest statement on a form provided by the department. (5) Within 30 days of a county junk vehicle sale, the county shall submit to the department: (a) a report of the sale on a form provided by the department, including a description of each vehicle sold and the sale price of the vehicle; and (b) payment for the salvage value of each vehicle sold, calculated under 75-10-534, MCA. Sale proceeds in excess of the salvage value of the vehicles may be retained by the county for use in the county’s junk vehicle program.