How to fill out Georgia T-22R

Books the inspection that turns a salvage-branded Georgia vehicle back into one with an ordinary certificate of title. You choose between a private inspector and a state inspector on the first line, and that single choice changes the cost, the timing and where the paperwork goes.

Written against T-22R (Rev 08/2023), issued under the Motor Vehicle Division's Salvage Unit, or a private inspector working to its standard. This form is the difference between a car you can sell to anybody and a car you can only sell for parts, and the choice of inspector is made on line one. Read both columns before ticking either.

Two documents, and they are not the same thing. Take the blank T-22R from the dor.georgia.gov copy so you get the revision that is current today.

Step 1 · the form itself Blank T-22R — Request for an Inspection of a Rebuilt Motor Vehicle PDF at dor.georgia.gov · new tab

Filled in

What a completed one looks like

This is the actual T-22R, rendered from the PDF the Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division publishes and completed end to end: letterhead, every field, and the blocks at the foot.

Amber — you write it
Grey — not yours to fill
Numbered — explained below

A Georgia Form T-22R filled in: the private inspector box ticked, a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu, VIN 1G1ZC5E01CF193046, owner Alvin R. Pettigrew of 1240 Hazel St, Macon, GA 31201, vehicle located at Ocmulgee Collision Works, 4110 Eisenhower Pkwy, Macon, GA 31206, contact numbers completed, the Georgia tax number blocks greyed out and empty, and the owner's signature dated 07/24/2026. — The actual T-22R at revision 08/2023, completed for the private inspector route. The two Georgia tax number blocks in section E are shaded because a private owner has neither - they are there for a rebuilder filing on its own account.

Field by field

Every line, in the order you meet it

1
You fill this in
Section A, private or state inspector
One tick. Private is generally same day and paid to the inspector; state takes four to six weeks and is paid to the Department up front.
Watch out: This choice sets everything downstream - what you pay, where the form goes and how long the car sits. Decide it before filling anything else in.
2
You fill this in
Section B, the vehicle
Year and make of vehicle, and the vehicle identification number.
Watch out: The inspection is of a specific vehicle identification number, and a rebuilt car frequently has parts from others. The VIN that matters is the one on the salvage certificate.
3
You fill this in
Section C, owner information
Vehicle owner's names, street address, and city, state and zip.
Watch out: The owner named here is the person the reissued certificate goes to, so it has to match the salvage certificate rather than the shop that did the work.
4
You fill this in
Section D, vehicle location
Residence or business name, street address, and city, state and zip - where the vehicle physically is.
Watch out: This is where the inspector goes. If the car is at a body shop, name the shop, and warn the shop that somebody is coming.
5
You fill this in
Section E, Georgia tax numbers
A sales tax identification number and a withholding tax number, where they apply.
Watch out: A private owner leaves both empty. They are here for a business rebuilding vehicles on its own account.
6
You fill this in
Section H, signature and date
The owner signs and dates, directly under the agreement in section G.
Watch out: Section G is what you are signing: the inspection fee is payable every time the vehicle is inspected or re-inspected, and a failed inspection means paying again.

At a glance

What goes where

On the form	What to put in it
A - which inspector	Two boxes with their differences printed underneath. Private inspector: generally completed same day, take this form to the appointment, be prepared to pay the inspector a $100 inspection fee, and where the vehicle has an out-of-state rebuilt title the title may be applied for at a local county tag office instead of posting the documents in. State inspector: takes four to six weeks to process, inspections are scheduled between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm Monday to Friday excluding state holidays, and the inspector calls the named contact once the form arrives with payment and documentation.
The fee line	Printed between section A and section B: $18 title fee if the vehicle passed private inspection, or $118 if a state inspector is requested, which includes the title fee. Additional where applicable - $50 for an assembled vehicle, $25 for a motorcycle.
B - vehicle information	Year and make of vehicle, and the vehicle identification number.
C - owner information	Vehicle owner's names, street address, and city, state and zip.
D - vehicle location	Where the car actually is - residence or business name, street address, and city, state and zip. It is a separate block because a rebuilt car is usually sitting at the shop that rebuilt it.
E - Georgia tax numbers	A sales tax identification number and a withholding tax number, where those apply. A private owner leaves both empty.
F - contact information	Work phone, cell phone, and the name of the person to contact regarding the inspection.
G - agreement	An acknowledgement that a $100 inspection fee must be paid each time the vehicle is inspected or re-inspected, and that there is an $18 title fee for processing the application once the vehicle passes.
H - owner's signature	Signature and date.

What gets this one rejected

•Driving the car to the inspection. The line under section A says it is the applicant's responsibility to tow, not drive, the vehicle to the inspection location.
•Sending a state inspection request to a county tag office. It goes by post to the Salvage Unit at the Motor Vehicle Division, with the payment and all applicable documentation.
•Turning up to a private inspection without the form. The form itself says to take it to the inspection appointment.
•Expecting one fee to cover a re-inspection. The agreement in section G says the inspection fee is payable each time the vehicle is inspected or re-inspected.
•Leaving section D empty. The inspector needs to know where the vehicle is, and it is rarely the owner's home address.

Rules that decide whether it is accepted

•The two routes differ by weeks, not days. A private inspector is generally completed same day. A state inspector takes four to six weeks to process, and the inspection itself is only scheduled after the form arrives with payment.
•An out-of-state rebuilt title has a shortcut. Where the vehicle already carries an out-of-state rebuilt title and a private inspector is used, the title may be applied for at a local county tag office instead of posting everything to the Motor Vehicle Division.
•Assembled vehicles and motorcycles cost more. The fee line names both: an additional $50 for an assembled vehicle and $25 for a motorcycle, on top of whichever route was chosen.

Every line here was read off T-22R (Rev 08/2023) itself — the PDF is here — and off the Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division pages. This is plain-language help with a form, not legal advice, and where our wording and the agency's differ, theirs governs.

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How to fill out Georgia T-22R

What a completed one looks like

Every line, in the order you meet it

Section A, private or state inspector

Section B, the vehicle

Section C, owner information

Section D, vehicle location

Section E, Georgia tax numbers

Section H, signature and date

What goes where

What gets this one rejected

Rules that decide whether it is accepted

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