Brief (1)
Senate Sub. for HB 2561 relates to motor vehicle certificates of title. The bill replaces nonhighway and formerly nonhighway certificate of titles with salvage and rebuilt titles, except for all-terrain vehicles, vehicles with no insurance, and vehicles not manufactured for street use. The bill also creates a "nonrepairable" certificate of title, which will designate vehicles which have been damaged, destroyed, wrecked, burned or submerged in water to the extent that they are incapable of safe operation on roads and highways and have no resale value except as a source of parts of scrap. These vehicles may also be irreversibly designated by the owner as a source of parts or scrap.
Background
Senate Sub. for HB 2561 is the result of deliberations of interested parties. The bill is principally intended to bring a measure of uniformity to Kansas' certificates of titles vis-a-vis other states. It has been pointed out that other states do not understand Kansas' nonhighway certificate of title, causing confusion about a vehicle's status. Kansas is currently the only state that issues a nonhighway title. All other states use salvage titles or other similar titles.
An updated fiscal note is pending. *Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at http://www.ink.org/public/legislative/bill_search.html