my car was salvaged and the insurance company lost the title. what now?

Hi, My husband totaled our Saturn. It still runs great and pretty much needs a new hood and front bumper. He bought it back from the insurance company. Now his brother wants it, but they (the insurance co.) lost or misplaced the title for it. My husband wants me to apply for a new title and sign it over to his brother without saying it was salvaged, so they can avoid the extra trouble and cost of registering it. What if the other one shows up at the dmv? People have told me if a red flag goes up, I can get fined and be in big trouble for selling a car to him without marking the back salvaged, because I am swearing that all the info is correct. Not to mention that his family doesn’t really like me. Also, I work for a school district. Any legal trouble can get me kicked out and banned. You have to have a very clean record. Help, what should I do?

Requests for legal advice are pretty much frowned upon here, so I’m closing this one. Find a lawyer.

samclem, Moderator, General Questions