# Kentucky — How long before a car left on your property or towed from it can legally be sold — by US state

For Kentucky, minimum time before sale/disposal is forty-five (45) days; statutory citation is 376.275, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Kentucky _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum time before sale/disposal:** forty-five (45) days _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** 376.275 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 376.275 Lien on motor vehicles and contents for reasonable and applicable charges under KRS 281.920 to 281.936 -- Forfeiture and sale of contents -- Exempted contents -- Limitation of storage or towing company's liability. (1) (a) Any person engaged in the business of storing or towing motor vehicles, who has complied with the notification requirements of KRS 281.928, shall have a lien on the motor vehicle and its contents, except as set forth in subsection (2) of this section, for the applicable and reasonable charges assessed in accordance with KRS 281.926 and 281.932, as long as it remains in his or her possession. (b) If, after a period of forty-five (45) days, the applicable and reasonable charges assessed in accordance with KRS 281.926 and 281.932 have not been paid, the motor vehicle and its contents, except as set forth in subsection (2) of this section, may be sold to pay the charges after the owner and any lienholder have been notified by certified mail at the addresses speci

## Source

- https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54934

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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