Selling a junk car in Hutchinson

Whether a city notice has arrived or you simply want the car gone, we buy whole non-running and junk cars. You sell the whole car as it sits, with free pickup anywhere in the US, Reno County included.

How a Kansas city clears a junk car

The statute lets "any city" abate a motor vehicle found to be a nuisance on private property. Orders go out by certified mail or personal service, and a hearing is the owner's right. Ignore that order and Hutchinson removes the car, sends the owner a bill payable in 30 days, or adds the cost to the property.

After removal, the car goes through the same impound, notice and auction steps the state uses for abandoned cars. That is why the details of Hutchinson's own ordinance matter, and why we suggest calling the city before a car has sat long enough to draw a letter. See notice to remove a car.

On the street, and on other people's land

• 48 hours. Kansas lets a public agency impound a car left 48 hours on a public highway or ground the public uses, or sooner when it obstructs highway work.
• Unclaimed cars. After 30 days in impound, a certified notice goes to the last owner. Newspaper notices follow, and the car can then be sold at auction for cash.
• Trespass. Under K.S.A. 8-1102(b), leaving a car on land that you and the car's owner neither own nor lease counts as criminal trespass.

Reclaiming an impounded car takes proof of valid registration and ownership.

Reno County title, liens and plates

Hutchinson cars are titled through Reno County, and Kansas has you appear in person at the treasurer's motor vehicle office. The Division of Vehicles lists the seller's entries on the title's back: sale price, sale date, mileage, then each seller's and buyer's printed name and signature. Its warning is blunt: a title that isn't fully assigned should never leave your hands.

A lien adds a step. The buyer has to file a lien release with the application. It can be printed on the title, done on a notarized TR-150, or come as a letter from the lender. If the title is electronic, the seller must give the buyer that release or a clear paper title. Lien paperwork is the only place Kansas wants a notary. See lien still on the title.

The plate goes home with you, since state law ends the registration at the sale. Moving it onto a different car costs $1.50; turning it in closes your record and makes the TR-216 unnecessary. State details are on our Kansas page.

Nearby

As the crow flies, Wichita is 40.1 miles from Hutchinson, Derby 49.9, Salina 54.1 and Emporia 96.1.

Getting an offer

Use the form or call (877) 421-6008. Give us the make and model, if it runs, if a lender is still listed on the title, and if you have a letter from the city. Pickup is at the car, anywhere in Hutchinson.