State guide
Kansas
Kansas does not appear to provide a single statewide public search for all towed vehicles. State law instead ties private-property towing to local ordinances or county resolutions, and the Kansas Corporation Commission licenses wrecker or towing service providers.
Checked against official sources on October 4, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.
Try a ZIP like 30303, “Travis County” or “Columbus, OH”
- How to find a towed car
- Not published by an official source we could verify. Ask the office.
- State rules on tow and storage fees
- Kansas does not set one statewide dollar cap; instead, any city ordinance or county resolution authorizing private-property towing must specify the maximum towing and storage rates.
- Notice rules (police and owner)
- Known-owner lien notice is due within 15 days, storage-fee notice is due after 30 days by certified mail, and private-property tows must be reported to local law enforcement within 2 hours; drivers available at the tow must get written notice that storage fees will be charged.
- Who regulates tow companies
- Kansas Corporation Commission, Transportation Division
Official resources in Kansas
Kansas Statutes §58-247
Requires certified-mail notice to owners and lienholders when storage fees accumulate for 30 days.
Kansas Corporation Commission — Transportation
State transportation regulator page for motor carriers, licensing, and complaints.
Kansas Corporation Commission — Contact Us
Lists Transportation Division and consumer complaint contact information.
Key facts for Kansas
- Kansas law makes private-property tow fee caps local: an authorizing city ordinance or county resolution must specify the maximum towing and storage rates.
- If the vehicle owner is known, notice that the vehicle is being held subject to the lien must be given within 15 days.
- If storage fees accumulate for 30 days, notice to the owner and lienholder must be mailed by certified mail.
- Private-property tow ordinances must require release of personal property for 48 hours after the tow.
- Private-property tow ordinances must require the tow company to report the vehicle’s location to local law enforcement within two hours of the tow.
- Kansas law makes it unlawful to provide wrecker or towing service without a certificate of public service from the Kansas Corporation Commission.
City towed-car lookups and impound lots in Kansas
| City | city | phone | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private Property Tow Vehicles / Police Rotation Tow Vehicles Johnson | Overland Park | Not published* | Official municipal code pages covering Overland Park private-property and police-rotation towing requirements. |
| Police Property Johnson | Olathe | Not published* | Official Olathe Police property-release page for recovered property; a useful police contact when a vehicle is being held with police property/evidence. |
| Lawrence city code, Chapter 17 vehicle impoundment Douglas | Lawrence | Not published* | Official Lawrence code page covering impound authority, 48-hour personal-property access, and written police release authorization. |
* Not published: the official page doesn't list it. Call the office to confirm before you rely on it.
What to do next
- If a car was towed from private property, first check the city ordinance or county resolution where the tow occurred because local law sets the maximum tow and storage rates.
- Ask the tow company for the written storage-fee notice given at the time of tow if the driver was available, and keep the certified-mail notices.
- If the company is operating as a wrecker or towing service, you can file a Motor Carrier complaint with the Kansas Corporation Commission.
Not seeing your city or county?
Not every city publishes its rules online. Try these, in order:
- General Start with the statewide information above.
- Closest verified Nearest places where we have verified local data outside this state (distance from Kansas's population center, for comparison only):
- Kansas City Tow Bill of Rights, Missouri · about 111 miles
- Kansas City Public Tow Lot, Missouri · about 111 miles
- Lincoln Police Department, Nebraska · about 162 miles
- Call to confirm Ask the official office.Kansas Statutes §58-247
Website →Phone: (800) 432-3924 (as listed on that page, checked Oct 4, 2026)Your city or county office: Local governments →Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Kansas page on USA.gov can point you to the right office. - Know the current info? Tell us with a link to the official page.