8-199. Unlawful acts; violations classified; sales tax act unaffected.
8-199
8-199. Unlawful acts; violations classified; sales tax act
unaffected.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be unlawful for any
person to sell or transfer the ownership of any nonhighway vehicle
or salvage vehicle, unless such person shall give to the purchaser
thereof an assigned
nonhighway certificate of title or salvage title.
(b) The sale or transfer of ownership of a nonhighway vehicle or salvage
vehicle shall
include the acquisition of any such vehicle by an insurer, as defined by
K.S.A. 40-3103, and amendments thereto, from any person upon payment of
consideration
therefor in satisfaction of such insurer's obligation under a policy of
motor vehicle insurance but the transferor of a vehicle for which a
title has been issued under K.S.A. 8-135, and amendments thereto, shall
not be required to obtain
a nonhighway certificate of title or salvage title for such vehicle and
may assign to
the insurer the certificate of title issued pursuant to K.S.A. 8-135, and
amendments thereto.
It shall be unlawful for any insurer to sell or attempt to sell any
nonhighway vehicle or salvage vehicle, through power of attorney or
otherwise, unless such
insurer shall obtain a nonhighway certificate of title or salvage title
issued in the
name of the insurer.
(c) Any person, firm, company, corporation, partnership,
association
or other legal entity who violates the provisions of this section shall
be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
(d) Nothing in this act shall be construed as relieving any
person
of the payment of the tax imposed on the sale of a motor vehicle
pursuant to K.S.A. 79-3603, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1975, ch. 31, § 4; L. 1976, ch. 45, § 2;
L. 2000, ch. 73, § 6; July 1.