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Kansas: total loss threshold and rebuilt title rules
What Kansas’s own pages print, word for word. Kind of rule, by our sorting: Percentage.
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When is a vehicle salvage or a total loss in Kansas, in the state’s words?
“a late model vehicle which is of a type required to be registered in this state and which has been wrecked or damaged to the extent that the total cost of repair is 75% or more of the fair market value of the motor vehicle immediately preceding the time it was wrecked or damaged and such condition was not merely exterior cosmetic damage to such vehicle as a result of windstorm or hail;”
Citation as the page prints it: 8-197. Definitions.
(Kansas Statutes Annotated 8-197, read November 11, 2026)
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How do you get a rebuilt title in Kansas, in the state’s words?
“The owner of the vehicle shall request the Kansas highway patrol to check the vehicle and the highway patrol shall within a reasonable period of time perform such vehicle check.”
“the Kansas highway patrol shall attach a notice affixed to the left door frame of the rebuilt salvage vehicle indicating the vehicle identification number of such vehicle and that such vehicle is a rebuilt salvage vehicle.”
What fee does Kansas print?
“A charge of $20 per hour or part thereof, with a minimum charge of $20, shall be made to the owner of a vehicle requesting check under this subsection, and such charge shall be paid prior to the check under this section.”
“a fee of $5 shall be collected from the owner of such vehicle requesting the inspection for the notice required under this paragraph.”
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What do the pages print about the title afterwards?
“Once a vehicle's title has been branded as salvage, all succeeding titles will reflect this condition while titled in Kansas.”
Where are Kansas’s official pages?
- Kansas Statutes Annotated 8-197
- Kansas Statutes Annotated 8-116a
- Kansas Statutes Annotated 8-198
- Kansas Department of Revenue, Frequently Asked Questions: Titling a Vehicle
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