• Salvage cars must be sold with a salvage title in Kansas.old car image by Tijara Images from Fotolia.com
  
  Vehicles with a salvage title are those that have been deemed damaged or otherwise unrepairable by an insurance company that has paid a claim because of the damage. In Kansas, salvage vehicles can only be sold with a salvage car title. Kansas salvage title law and regulations are subject to change, so always make sure you check with the state motor vehicle office or county treasurer's office to be sure of the current requirements.
  
  

Definition

• According to Kansas Statutes section 8-197, a salvage vehicle is any motor vehicle that cannot be registered because it has sustained damage that has made it inoperable, or is a late-model vehicle that has sustained damage of 75 percent or more of its fair-market value. Such vehicles can only be registered in the state with either a salvage title or rebuilt salvage title.
  
  

Kansas Status

• According to the Kansas Department of Revenue, once a car titled in the state has been issued a salvage title, it can never again be titled or registered in Kansas or any other title jurisdiction. It can, however, be titled in any other state as long as the vehicle complies with that state's vehicle registration laws. For example, a car issued a salvage title in Kansas can be repaired and re-titled with a non-salvage title in another state as long as the repairs allow it to meet the other state's titling laws.
  
  

Rebuilt Salvage

• Kansas also allows salvage title cars to be re-titled as "Rebuilt Salvage" vehicles. According to the Kansas Department of Revenue. Owners must have the vehicle inspected by the Kansas Highway Patrol at an inspection station. Upon passing inspection, the owner can then go to the county treasurer's office or motor vehicle office and obtain a rebuilt salvage title.