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[CITE: 49USC30504]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
             SUBTITLE VI--MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS
 
                             PART A--GENERAL
 
      CHAPTER 305--NATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE INFORMATION SYSTEM
 
Sec. 30504. Reporting requirements

    (a) Junk Yard and Salvage Yard Operators.--(1) Beginning at a time 
established by the Attorney General that is not sooner than the 3d month 
before the establishment or designation of the National Motor Vehicle 
Title Information System under section 30502 of this title, an 
individual or entity engaged in the business of operating a junk yard or 
salvage yard shall file a monthly report with the operator of the 
System. The report shall contain an inventory of all junk automobiles or 
salvage automobiles obtained by the junk yard or salvage yard during the 
prior month. The inventory shall contain--
        (A) the vehicle identification number of each automobile 
    obtained;
        (B) the date on which the automobile was obtained;
        (C) the name of the individual or entity from whom the 
    automobile was obtained; and
        (D) a statement of whether the automobile was crushed or 
    disposed of for sale or other purposes.

    (2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to an individual 
or entity--
        (A) required by State law to report the acquisition of junk 
    automobiles or salvage automobiles to State or local authorities if 
    those authorities make that information available to the operator; 
    or
        (B) issued a verification under section 33110 of this title 
    stating that the automobile or parts from the automobile are not 
    reported as stolen.

    (b) Insurance Carriers.--Beginning at a time established by the 
Attorney General that is not sooner than the 3d month before the 
establishment or designation of the System, an individual or entity 
engaged in business as an insurance carrier shall file a monthly report 
with the operator. The report may be filed directly or through a 
designated agent. The report shall contain an inventory of all 
automobiles of the current model year or any of the 4 prior model years 
that the carrier, during the prior month, has obtained possession of and 
has decided are junk automobiles or salvage automobiles. The inventory 
shall contain--
        (1) the vehicle identification number of each automobile 
    obtained;
        (2) the date on which the automobile was obtained;
        (3) the name of the individual or entity from whom the 
    automobile was obtained; and
        (4) the name of the owner of the automobile at the time of the 
    filing of the report.

    (c) Procedures and Practices.--The Attorney General shall establish 
by regulation procedures and practices to facilitate reporting in the 
least burdensome and costly fashion.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 982; Pub. L. 104-
152, Secs. 2(c), 3(a), July 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1384; Pub. L. 105-102, 
Sec. 3(b), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2215.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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30504(a)..............................  15:2044(a).                      Oct. 2
5, 1992, Pub. L. 102-519, Sec.
                                                                          204(a
), (b), (d), 106 Stat. 3392,
                                                                          3393.
30504(b)..............................  15:2044(b).
30504(c)..............................  15:2044(d).
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    In subsections (a)(1), before clause (A), the words ``Beginning at a 
time established by the Secretary of Transportation that is not sooner 
than the 3d month before the establishment or designation of'' are 
substituted for ``Beginning at a time determined by the Secretary, but 
no earlier than 3 months prior to the establishment of'' for clarity and 
consistency with the source provisions restated in section 30502 of the 
revised title. The words ``engaged in the business'' are substituted for 
``in the business'' for consistency in the revised chapter. The words 
``junk yard or salvage yard'' are substituted for ``automobile junk yard 
or automobile salvage yard'' because of the definitions of ``junk yard'' 
and ``salvage yard'' in section 30501 of the revised title. The words 
``with the operator of the System'' are substituted for ``with the 
operator'' for clarity. In clauses (A), (C), and (D), the words ``each 
automobile'' are substituted for ``each vehicle'', and the words ``the 
automobile'' are substituted for ``the vehicle'', for consistency in the 
revised title.
    In subsection (a)(2)(B), the word ``automobile'' is substituted for 
``vehicle'' for consistency in the revised title.
    In subsections (b), before clause (1), the words ``Beginning at a 
time established by the Secretary that is not sooner than the 3d month 
before the establishment or designation of'' are substituted for 
``Beginning at a time determined by the Secretary, but no earlier than 3 
months prior to the establishment of'' for clarity and consistency with 
the source provisions restated in section 30502 of the revised title. In 
clauses (1), (3), and (4), the words ``each automobile'' are substituted 
for ``each vehicle'', and the words ``the automobile'' are substituted 
for ``the vehicle'', for consistency in the revised title.


                               Amendments

    1997--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 105-102 amended directory language of 
Pub. L. 104-152, Sec. 2(c). See 1996 Amendment note below.
    1996--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 104-152, Sec. 3(a), substituted 
``Attorney General'' for ``Secretary of Transportation''.
    Pub. L. 104-152, Sec. 2(c), as amended by Pub. L. 105-102, 
substituted ``National Motor Vehicle Title Information System'' for 
``National Automobile Title Information System''.
    Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 104-152, Sec. 3(a), substituted 
``Attorney General'' for ``Secretary''.


                    Effective Date of 1997 Amendment

    Pub. L. 105-102, Sec. 3(b), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2215, provided 
that the amendment made by section 3(b) is effective July 2, 1996.
    Amendment by Pub. L. 105-102 effective as if included in the 
provisions of the Act to which the amendment relates, see section 3(f) 
of Pub. L. 105-102, set out as a note under section 106 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 30502 of this title.
