Selling a junk car without a title in Kansas

What do you do if you have the title?

Sign and print your name where the seller signs, fill in the odometer reading if there's a space for it, and leave the buyer section blank. If your title has a notary section, the signatures have to be notarized. If it doesn't, you sign in front of the driver at pickup. Don't sign the title until the driver is there and you've agreed the price.

What if the title is lost or damaged?

Kansas replacement titles come from the Kansas Department of Revenue, Division of Vehicles, using form TR-720B (Application for Secured/Duplicate/Reissue Title), for a fee of $10. You'll need the VIN, which is on the dashboard by the windshield, on the driver's door jamb and on your registration. If you're in a hurry, tell our buyer partner when it contacts you: it can buy some cars without a title, so ask whether that works for your car in Kansas.

For the full walkthrough, including the states that exempt older cars and what to avoid, read how to sell a junk car without a title.

What if there's a loan, or the owner has died?

If a lender is still listed on the title, you'll need its lien release, or the loan gets paid off as part of the sale. If the owner has died, only someone with legal authority, usually the executor, can sell the car, and the Kansas Department of Revenue, Division of Vehicles can tell you which estate papers Kansas accepts.

What do you do after the sale?

• Report the sale to Kansas (Seller's Notification of Sale (Form TR-216, optional)), so tickets and tolls for the car stop coming to you.
• Plates: The seller removes the plate once the title is assigned and the vehicle is delivered.
• Keep a photo of the signed title, and cancel the insurance once the car has been picked up.

Title rules change, so confirm them with the Kansas Department of Revenue, Division of Vehicles before you sell; this page is general information, not legal advice.