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§ 8-140 — Division to suspend registration upon notice of theft or embezzlement

Kansas § 8-140
JurisdictionKansas
Ch. 8AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES
Art. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-140 (2026).

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Whenever the owner of any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer which is stolen or embezzled files an affidavit alleging either said fact with the division, it shall immediately suspend the registration of such vehicle, and shall not transfer the registration of or reregister such vehicle until such time as it shall be notified that the owner has recovered such vehicle, but notices given as heretofore provided shall be effective only during the current registration year in which given, but if during such year such vehicle is not recovered a new affidavit may be filed with like effect during the ensuing year. Every owner who has filed an affidavit of theft or embezzlement must immediately notify the division of the recovery of such vehicle.

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Legislative History

L. 1929, ch. 81, § 18; December 1.

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