8-2601. Definitions.

8-2601

Chapter 8.--AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES
Article 26.--LICENSING OF TITLE SERVICE AGENTS

      8-2601.   Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 2009 Supp. 8-2601 through 8-2611, and amendments thereto:

      (a)   "Director" means the director of vehicles, or a designee of the director;

      (b)   "division" means the division of vehicles of the department of revenue;

      (c)   "person" means every natural person, firm, partnership, association or corporation;

      (d)   "vehicle" means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon or public highway and is required to have a certificate of title of ownership issued pursuant to article 1 of chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto;

      (e)   "vehicle dealer" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in K.S.A. 8-2401, and amendments thereto;

      (f)   "vehicle title service agent" means any person who acts as an agent for a fee in making application for or obtaining:

      (1)   A certificate of title of ownership of a vehicle;

      (2)   registration for or the license plate or plates for a vehicle;

      (3)   renewing the registration of a vehicle;

      (4)   temporary registrations for a licensed Kansas vehicle dealer;

      (5)   title assignment addendums for a licensed Kansas vehicle dealer; or

      (6)   sales tax receipt books for a licensed Kansas vehicle dealer.

      "Vehicle title service agent" shall not include any person who is licensed under the provisions of K.S.A. 8-2401 et seq., and amendments thereto, or any person who engages as a vehicle title service agent only for commercial vehicles, as defined under K.S.A. 8-1,100, and amendments thereto.

      History:   L. 2006, ch. 51, § 1; July 1.