8-1,137. Vehicles sold for salvage, no certificate of title may be issued, exception; major component parts, selling. (a) Except as provided in K.S.A. 8-135c, and amendments thereto, if any vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued shall be crushed, dismantled, disassembled or recycled by selling such vehicle to a scrap processor for recycling after the salvageable parts have been removed by a licensed salvage vehicle dealer as defined in K.S.A. 8-2401, and amendments thereto, such dealer shall surrender the original or duplicate title to the division with the word salvage or junk written or stamped across its face and no certificate of title of any type shall be issued nor any registration allowed again for such vehicle.

(b) When any major component part, as defined in K.S.A. 8-2401, and amendments thereto, is sold by a licensed salvage vehicle dealer to a licensed vehicle dealer, a sales receipt and a copy of the vehicle title must accompany such major component part as proof of legal possession. Any major component part, as defined in K.S.A. 8-2401, and amendments thereto, sold by a licensed salvage dealer to any other person shall be accompanied by a bill of sale and a copy of the vehicle title as proof of legal possession of such major component part.

History: L. 1990, ch. 35, § 2; L. 1994, ch. 302, § 1; L. 2000, ch. 73, § 7; L. 2009, ch. 63, § 2; July 1.