“Revived salvage vehicle” means a total loss salvage vehicle as defined in Section 544, or a vehicle reported for dismantling pursuant to Section 5500 or 11520, that has been rebuilt or restored to legal operating condition with new or used component parts.

(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 670, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)

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Terms Used In California Vehicle Code 521.5

  • Total loss salvage vehicle: means either of the following:

    California Vehicle Code 544

  • vehicle: is a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, excepting a device moved exclusively by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See California Vehicle Code 670