Selling a junk or dead car in Florence

Streets first

The 24-hour clock covers both "unattended" and "inoperative" cars, so a car with a dead battery counts just like one left on purpose. Section 70.24 lets the city impound a car parked against the chapter or any statute "at the time the citation is issued." It can also tow a car later if the owner has an unpaid parking penalty.

Snow. The mayor or the city coordinator can declare a snow emergency and tell local radio, TV and newspapers. Section 70.08 then says "no other notices of the existence of the snow emergency shall be required." From then on, a car parked anywhere it gets in the way of plowing or salting is a violation. A dead car at the curb is exactly that kind of car.

If the city impounds it: a longer timeline

Florence gives owners more time than Covington does. Section 70.28 has the city send a certified notice after ten business days with no one claiming the car. The owner and any lienholder then get ten days to come for it or request a hearing. The car is "deemed abandoned unless the charges thereon are paid within 90 days of receipt of the notice." After that, it becomes city property. One the city cannot use "may be sold for its scrap or junk value." The city holds a lien for fines, towing, handling and storage until then. More on that in towed or impounded.

Your yard: state law and the city's own rules

The Florence sections we reviewed do not cover a junk car on private land. In Kentucky this is mainly up to each town, so Florence might have a rule we haven't quoted. Check with the city before counting on a dead car being allowed in the driveway. State law does cover public roads. A car left looking abandoned on a city street or county road can cost its owner a $25 to $100 fine or 10 to 30 days. Three days in a row creates a presumption that it was abandoned.

Boone County title steps

Titles are handled by the Boone County Clerk. To sell:

• Have a notary watch you sign; the state requires it. A notarized affidavit, not white-out, fixes a slip of the pen.
• Complete the assignment for the buyer, disclose the mileage, and attach the TC 96-182 transaction record.
• Remove your plate. Since January 2024 the seller keeps it. Putting it on your next car costs a one-time $11.
• No filing from the buyer once 15 calendar days pass? Take a notarized TC 96-3 to the clerk. The clerk will then hold registration on the car.

Boone County once sat inside the Northern Kentucky emissions program, but it ended Nov. 2, 2005, so no test stands between you and the sale.

Erlanger is 4.1 miles away as the crow flies, Independence 6.0 and Covington 7.5. For statewide rules, see Kentucky.

Getting an offer

Reach us at (877) 421-6008 or through the form. A few lines about your Florence car on the form are plenty. With a one-day street clock here, a car stalled at the curb is the one to call about first.