Here in MA if you choose to reconstruct a prior collision vehicle, You WILL supply an insurance company's appraisal of damage and a receipt for every new part used in the repair and the VIN of each used part incorporated or you WILL NOT receive a reconstructed title which is necessary to sell any vehicle less then ten years old. I'm sure there are exceptions but I'll bet they got more expensive after one of our inspectors was indicted last week.
The Horse is right try to get a clean title, while some states may be easier then others I can say that MA is a series of flaming hoops and that even the registry's agents dont seem to have a clear and consistent understanding of the protocal which is ambiguiously written at best. How can we laymen come to an agreement when even those in charge seem befuddled.