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KS Stat § 8-1914 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles|Article 19 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Size, Weight And Load Of Vehicles|8-1914 Issuance of special permits for operation of vehicles from Kansas turnpike authority toll booths and motor-freight truck terminals.

8-1914. Issuance of special permits for operation of vehicles from Kansas turnpike authority toll booths and motor-freight truck terminals. The secretary of transportation with respect to highways under the secretary's jurisdiction and local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction may issue permits authorized under the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1911, and amendments thereto, for the operation of combinations of vehicles operating on a route designated by the secretary or local authority between a Kansas turnpike authority toll booth and a motor-freight truck terminal located within a ten-mile radius of any such toll booth, except at the northeastern end of the turnpike at which location a twenty-mile radius shall apply.History: L. 1990, ch. 50, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 138, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 8-1915 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles|Article 19 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Size, Weight And Load Of Vehicles|8-1915 Issuance of special vehicle combination permits; conditions; penalties; rules and regulations.

8-1915. Issuance of special vehicle combination permits; conditions; penalties; rules and regulations. (a) The secretary of transportation may issue a special vehicle combination permit pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1911, and amendments thereto, for the operation of a special vehicle combination consisting of a truck tractor, semitrailer, trailer and trailer. In addition to the conditions the secretary may establish under K.S.A. 8-1911, and amendments thereto, such vehicle combinations shall also be required to operate under the following conditions:(1) The special vehicle combination may be operated only on:(A) United States highway 69 alternate between a motor-freight truck terminal located at the city of Baxter Springs and the Kansas-Oklahoma line; and(B) interstate highway 70 between a motor-freight truck terminal located within a five-mile radius of such interstate at the city of Goodland and the Kansas-Colorado line;(2) any semitrailer or trailer used in such special vehicle combination, shall not exceed 281/2 feet in length;(3) travel of such special vehicle combination may be restricted to specific routes, hours of operation, specific days or seasonal periods; and(4) the secretary may enforce any other restrictions determined by the secretary to be necessary.(b) The secretary of transportation may adopt rules and regulations implementing the provisions of subsection (a), including prescribing standards for the qualifications of drivers operating such special vehicle combinations and the equipping and operation of such special vehicle combinations to enhance highway traffic safety.(c) A person, firm or corporation convicted of violating any provision of this section or any restriction on the special permits issued by the secretary under this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 and all special permits issued for the operation of such special vehicle combinations in violation shall be confiscated. The special vehicle combination must be separated into combinations of legal length before the units may proceed.(d) The provisions of this section shall not govern the operations of combinations of vehicles authorized to be operated under the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1914.History: L. 1990, ch. 50, § 2; April 19.
KS Stat § 8-1916 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles|Article 19 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Size, Weight And Load Of Vehicles|8-1916 Cotton modules; allowable movement.

8-1916. Cotton modules; allowable movement. (a) Any person issued a special permit under the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1911, and amendments thereto, for the purpose of moving cotton modules on the highways of this state, shall be allowed to move such cotton modules 24-hours per day. Such person shall comply with all applicable provisions of K.S.A. 8-1911, and amendments thereto, and rules and regulations adopted by the secretary.(b) The gross weight on tandem axles of a cotton module issued a special permit under K.S.A. 8-1911, and amendments thereto, shall not exceed 50,000 pounds. A cotton module with a tandem gross axle weight of 50,000 pounds or less shall not be considered a superload as defined in rules and regulations of the Kansas department of transportation.(c) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the uniform act regulating traffic on highways.History: L. 2004, ch. 152, § 1; L. 2009, ch. 108, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 8-1917 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles|Article 19 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Size, Weight And Load Of Vehicles|8-1917 Idle reduction technology; maximum weight limit exception.

8-1917. Idle reduction technology; maximum weight limit exception. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1908 and 8-1909, and amendments thereto, the maximum gross weight limit and axle weight limit for any vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with idle reduction technology may be increased by a quantity necessary to compensate for the additional weight of such idle reduction technology as provided for in 23 U.S.C. § 658.17. In no case shall the additional weight increase allowed by this section be greater than 400 pounds.(b) Upon request by an appropriate law enforcement officer, the vehicle operator shall provide proof:(1) By written certification, the weight of the idle reduction technology;(2) by demonstration or certification, that the idle reduction technology is fully functional at all times; and(3) that the gross weight increase is not used for any purpose other than for the use of idle reduction technology.(c) As used in this section, "idle reduction technology" means any device or system of devices that:(1) Is installed on a heavy-duty diesel-powered on-highway truck or truck tractor; and(2) is designed to provide to such truck or truck tractor those services, such as heat, air conditioning or electricity, that would otherwise require the operation of the main drive engine while the truck or truck tractor is temporarily parked or remains stationary.(d) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the uniform act regulating traffic on highways.History: L. 2007, ch. 140, § 2; April 26.
KS Stat § 8-1918 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles|Article 19 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Size, Weight And Load Of Vehicles|8-1918 Implement dealers; permits; allowable movement.

8-1918. Implement dealers; permits; allowable movement. (a) An implement dealer who obtains an annual permit pursuant to K.S.A. 8-1911, and amendments thereto, shall be allowed to move or transport farm tractors, implements of husbandry, combines, fertilizer dispensing equipment or other farm machinery on highways under the jurisdiction of the secretary of transportation.(b) Such annual permit shall allow an implement dealer to move such equipment or machinery subject to the following conditions:(1) Except as provided in subsection (e), loads being moved or transported shall not exceed a width of 17 feet, nine inches;(2) except as provided in subsection (e), movement of loads exceeding a width of 14 feet shall use escort vehicles as required by the rules and regulations of the Kansas department of transportation;(3) moves shall not be made within 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise; and(4) loads cannot be moved on any highway that is part of the national systems of interstate and defense highways.(c) An implement dealer, or employee thereof, moving farm equipment or machinery on highways under the jurisdiction of the secretary of transportation that exceed the weight limits established by K.S.A. 8-1908 or 8-1909, and amendments thereto, or the height and length limits established by K.S.A. 8-1904, and amendments thereto, shall obtain an appropriate permit under K.S.A. 8-1911, and amendments thereto, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Kansas department of transportation.(d) Except as provided in subsection (e), the provisions of this section shall apply whether the implement dealer, or employees thereof, moves the equipment or machinery either:(1) On a trailer or semi-trailer;(2) pinning the equipment or machinery onto a truck or truck tractor with the item traveling on the item's wheels; or(3) under the machinery or equipment's own power.(e) An implement dealer, or employees thereof, may move farm machinery when towing such machinery behind a farm tractor within a 100 mile radius of any of the implement dealer's places of business when such farm tractor and equipment or machinery are equipped with flashing lights on both the front and rear and towed in accordance with subsections (b)(3), (b)(4) and (c).(f) An implement dealer, or employee thereof, moving farm machinery designed for use at speeds of less than 25 miles per hour, or which is normally moved at speeds less than 25 miles per hour, shall have displayed on the farm machinery a slow-moving vehicle emblem, as defined in K.S.A. 8-1717(e)(2), and amendments thereto, which shall be clearly visible from the rear of the farm machinery.(g) As used in this section, "implement dealer" shall mean a person, firm, organization or business that buys, sells or services farm tractors, implements of husbandry, combines, fertilizer dispensing equipment or other farm machinery in the regular course of business.History: L. 2014, ch. 14, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 8-1920 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles|Article 19 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Size, Weight And Load Of Vehicles|8-1920 Gross weight limits for emergency vehicles.

8-1920. Gross weight limits for emergency vehicles. (a) Notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary, an emergency vehicle may operate at a gross weight not exceeding 86,000 pounds, subject to a maximum weight of:(1) 24,000 pounds on a single steering axle;(2) 33,500 pounds on a single drive axle;(3) 62,000 pounds on a tandem axle;(4) 52,000 pounds on a tandem rear drive steer axle.(b) As used in this section, "emergency vehicle" means a vehicle designed to be used under emergency conditions to:(1) Transport personnel and equipment; and(2) support the suppression of fires and mitigation of other hazardous situations.History: L. 2018, ch. 72, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 8-1921 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles|Article 19 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Size, Weight And Load Of Vehicles|8-1921 Escort vehicle company registration; requirements; penalty.

8-1921. Escort vehicle company registration; requirements; penalty. (a) Commencing on and after January 1, 2020, each company that operates an escort vehicle service in this state shall register annually with the secretary of transportation in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the secretary.(b) Each application for registration shall be accompanied by the following:(1) The name and address of the agent for service of process;(2) proof that each vehicle operated in this state by the applicant maintains the required insurance, self-insurance or other financial security required pursuant to K.S.A. 40-3104, and amendments thereto;(3) proof that each driver of an escort vehicle has a valid operator's license issued by a state or territory of the United States;(4) proof that each driver has successfully completed an escort vehicle training course approved by the secretary; and(5) such other information as the secretary may require.(c) The secretary may revoke, suspend or refuse to issue a registration for any violation of this section.History: L. 2019, ch. 51, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 8-2001 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles|Article 20 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Powers Of State And Local Authorities|8-2001 Provisions of act uniform throughout state; local traffic regulations.

8-2001. Provisions of act uniform throughout state; local traffic regulations. The provisions of this act shall be applicable and uniform throughout this state and in all cities and other political subdivisions therein, and no local authority shall enact or enforce any ordinance in conflict with the provisions of this act unless expressly authorized; however, local authorities may adopt additional traffic regulations which are not in conflict with the provisions of this act.History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2001; July 1.
KS Stat § 8-2003 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles|Article 20 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Powers Of State And Local Authorities|8-2003 Secretary of transportation to adopt sign manual.

8-2003. Secretary of transportation to adopt sign manual. The secretary of transportation shall adopt a manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic-control devices consistent with the provisions of this act for use upon highways within this state. Such uniform system shall correlate with and so far as possible conform to the system set forth in the most recent edition of the manual on uniform traffic-control devices for streets and highways and other standards issued or endorsed by the federal highway administrator.History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2003; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 53; August 15.
KS Stat § 8-2004 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles|Article 20 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Powers Of State And Local Authorities|8-2004 Traffic-control devices on state highways; doubling of fine in road construction zone.

8-2004. Traffic-control devices on state highways; doubling of fine in road construction zone. (a) The secretary of transportation shall place and maintain such traffic-control devices, conforming to the manual and specifications adopted under K.S.A. 8-2003, and amendments thereto, upon all state highways as the secretary shall deem necessary to indicate and to carry out the provisions of this act or to regulate, warn or guide traffic.(b) No local authority shall place or maintain any traffic-control device upon any highway under the jurisdiction of the secretary of transportation, except by the latter's permission.(c) The secretary of transportation shall post signs informing motorists that conviction of a traffic infraction, which is defined as a moving violation in accordance with rules and regulations adopted pursuant to K.S.A. 8-249, and amendments thereto, committed within a road construction zone, as defined in K.S.A. 8-1458a, shall result in a fine which is double the fine listed in the uniform fine schedule in K.S.A. 8-2118, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2004; L. 1975, ch. 426, § 50; L. 1994, ch. 220, § 9; April 21.
KS Stat § 8-2006 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles|Article 20 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Powers Of State And Local Authorities|8-2006 Restrictions on pedestrian crossings.

8-2006. Restrictions on pedestrian crossings. Local authorities, by ordinance or resolution, and the secretary of transportation, by erecting appropriate official traffic-control devices, are hereby empowered within their respective jurisdictions to prohibit pedestrians from crossing any roadway in a business district or any designated highways except in a crosswalk.History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2006; L. 1975, ch. 39, § 34; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 55; August 15.
KS Stat § 8-2007 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles|Article 20 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Powers Of State And Local Authorities|8-2007 Same; unmarked crosswalks.

8-2007. Same; unmarked crosswalks. The secretary of transportation and local authorities in their respective jurisdictions, after an engineering and traffic investigation, may designate unmarked crosswalk locations where pedestrian crossing is prohibited or where pedestrians must yield the right-of-way to vehicles. Such restrictions shall be effective only when official traffic-control devices indicating the restrictions are in place.History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2007; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 56; August 15.
KS Stat § 8-2008 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles|Article 20 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Powers Of State And Local Authorities|8-2008 Erection and maintenance of stop signs, yield signs and traffic-control devices.

8-2008. Erection and maintenance of stop signs, yield signs and traffic-control devices. The secretary of transportation, with reference to state highways, and local authorities with reference to highways under their jurisdiction may erect and maintain stop signs, yield signs, or other official traffic-control devices to designate through highways, or to designate intersections or other roadway junctions at which vehicular traffic on one (1) or more of the roadways shall yield or stop and yield before entering the intersection or junction.History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2008; L. 1975, ch. 39, § 35; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 57; August 15.
KS Stat § 8-2009 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles|Article 20 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Powers Of State And Local Authorities|8-2009 Regulations governing design and operation of school buses; effect of noncompliance.

8-2009. Regulations governing design and operation of school buses; effect of noncompliance. (a) All seats on school buses shall be forward-facing and shall be securely fastened to that part or parts of the school bus which support them, and any rule and regulation of the state board of education providing for any other seating arrangement shall be null and void. The state board of education shall adopt and enforce rules and regulations not inconsistent with this act to govern the design and operation of all school buses. The state board of education shall confer and consult, at such time or times as deemed necessary or advisable, with school officers and administrators and other persons responsible for school transportation services as to the effect of such rules and regulations. When any privately owned school bus is operated under contract with any school district or nonpublic school in this state, such rules and regulations shall by reference be made a part of any such contract with a school district or with a nonpublic school. Every school district, its officers and employees, and every nonpublic school, its officers and employees, and every person employed under contract by a school district or a nonpublic school shall be subject to such rules and regulations.(b) Any officer or employee of any school district who violates any of the rules and regulations or fails to include obligation to comply with such rules and regulations in any contract executed on behalf of a school district shall be guilty of misconduct and subject to removal from office or employment. Any person operating a school bus under contract with a school district who fails to comply with any of the rules and regulations shall be guilty of breach of contract and such contract shall be canceled after notice and hearing by the responsible officers of such school district.(c) The provisions of this section shall be subject to the provisions contained in K.S.A. 8-2009a, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2009; L. 1975, ch. 426, § 51; L. 1976, ch. 40, § 10; L. 1994, ch. 201, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 8-2009a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles|Article 20 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Powers Of State And Local Authorities|8-2009a School buses; exemptions from requirements of law and regulations; approval by state board of education.

8-2009a. School buses; exemptions from requirements of law and regulations; approval by state board of education. (a) Every school bus, as defined in K.S.A. 8-1461, and amendments thereto, shall be governed by the requirements of law and rules and regulations of the state board of education applicable to design, lighting equipment, distinctive markings, special warning devices, and any other equipment which are in effect on the date any such school bus is purchased or otherwise acquired, and shall be exempt from the requirements of law and rules and regulations which become effective at any time during a period of 25 years from the date of manufacture of such school bus. The state board of education is hereby required to approve any such school bus as to design, and as to lighting equipment, special warning devices, distinctive markings, and any other equipment required by law and rules and regulations, for operation as a school bus during such exemption period upon submission of a request for such approval.(b) The state board of education is authorized to establish the procedure to be followed when request for approval of any such school bus is submitted under this section. The approval shall be in writing and a copy of the written approval shall be carried in the school bus at all times, but failure to carry such copy of the written approval shall not affect the status of the school bus as an approved school bus. The state board of education shall maintain a list of all such school buses which have been approved by the board.History: L. 1976, ch. 40, § 11; L. 1994, ch. 201, § 6; L. 1997, ch. 133, § 3; L. 2010, ch. 151, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 8-2010 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles|Article 20 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Powers Of State And Local Authorities|8-2010 Designation of authorized emergency vehicles.

8-2010. Designation of authorized emergency vehicles. (a) Any particular vehicle listed in subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-2010a, and amendments thereto, shall be designated, by the board of county commissioners in which such vehicle is located, as an authorized emergency vehicle upon the filing of an application pursuant to K.S.A. 8-2010a, and amendments thereto and a finding that designation of such vehicle is necessary to the preservation of life or property or to the execution of emergency governmental functions. The designation shall be in writing and the written designation shall be carried in the vehicle at all times, but failure to carry the written designation shall not affect the status of the vehicle as an authorized emergency vehicle.(b) Any vehicle designated as an authorized emergency vehicle prior to the effective date of this act, may continue to operate as an authorized emergency vehicle, as long as: (1) The ownership of such vehicle remains unchanged; and (2) the use of such vehicle for purposes for which such vehicle was designated remains unchanged, except that all future operation of such vehicle as an authorized emergency vehicle shall be in accordance with this section and such other applicable provisions of law.(c) The following vehicles shall not be required to be designated by the board of county commissioners as authorized emergency vehicles:(1) Fire department vehicles or police vehicles which are publicly owned;(2) motor vehicles operated by ambulance services permitted by the emergency medical services board under the provisions of K.S.A. 65-6101 et seq., and amendments thereto; and(3) wreckers, tow trucks or car carriers, as defined by K.S.A. 66-1329, and amendments thereto, and having a certificate of public service from the state corporation commission.(d) Any vehicle designated under the provisions of this section, as an authorized emergency vehicle in the county in which such vehicle is located, shall be a valid designation of such vehicle in any other county and such vehicle shall be authorized to operate as an authorized emergency vehicle without being required to obtain any additional designation in any other county.History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2010; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 58; L. 1992, ch. 141, § 4; L. 1993, ch. 199, § 2; L. 1996, ch. 180, § 3; L. 2003, ch. 61, § 3; July 1.