Kansas · Kansas Statutes Annotated — Chapter 8, Automobiles and Other Vehicles

K.S.A. Ch. 8 § 8-1102: Motor vehicle abandoned on public highway or property open to use by public; public agency may impound; disposition; motor vehicle abandoned on private property; criminal trespass; impounding and disposition of vehicle; notice; required certificate of compliance to a purchaser; recovery from impound

Infraction

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits a violation by abandoning a motor vehicle on a public highway or leaving it unattended in a way that interferes with highway operations. Public agencies may impound abandoned vehicles after 48 hours and dispose of them through auction after notice procedures.

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