How do I have a lien-holder's name removed from my title and a paper title reissued to me?

To have a lien removed from a title without a change in ownership requires an application for a reissued title. Take the title and the lien release to your local county treasurer’s motor vehicle department and make application for a reissued title. There is a title fee for this transaction.

Since Kansas became a paperless title state in 2003, the only time a reissued title will be issued is when a paper title was issued with a lien (2002 and before) and the lien release and Kansas title are submitted to the county treasurer’s motor vehicle office, or if the paper title is lost and the lien release is submitted when making application for a replacement title.

NOTE: For titles issued prior to 2003, it is not required by Kansas law to have a lien removed from the vehicle’s title after the lien is released. However, since Kansas is now a paperless title state, if the paper title and/or the lien release were lost and the lien was still listed on the vehicle’s record, a lien release will be required in order to obtain a replacement title. A reissued title will be issued instead of a duplicate title.