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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 20 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Powers Of State And Local Authorities › 8-2010a Designation of authorized emergency vehicle; application; vehicles which may be designated.

8-2010a.
Designation of authorized emergency vehicle; application; vehicles which may be designated.
(a) An application for the designation of a vehicle as an authorized emergency vehicle pursuant to K.S.A. 8-2010, and amendments thereto, shall be submitted to the board of county commissioners in the county in which such vehicle is located and shall be completed and signed: (1) By the individual applicant;
(2) if a partnership, by a member of the partnership or an authorized agent; or
(3) if a corporation or municipality, by an officer or authorized agent of the corporation or municipality.
(b) The following vehicles, upon approval by the board of county commissioners, may be designated as emergency vehicles:
(1) Civil defense vehicles;
(2) emergency vehicles operated by public utilities;
(3) the privately owned vehicles of firefighters or volunteer firefighters;
(4) the privately owned vehicles of police officers; or
(5) any other vehicle, when it is determined by the board of county commissioners that such designation is necessary to the preservation of life or property or carrying out of emergency governmental functions.
History:
L. 1992, ch. 141, § 1; L. 1993, ch. 199, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 180, § 4; L. 2003, ch. 61, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 20 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Powers Of State And Local Authorities › 8-2010b Operation of vehicle with red light prohibited unless approved emergency vehicle.

8-2010b.
Operation of vehicle with red light prohibited unless approved emergency vehicle.
A person, partnership, association, corporation, municipality or public official shall not operate, or cause to be operated upon a public highway, road or street within this state, a motor vehicle which is required to be designated under the provisions of K.S.A. 8-2010, and amendments thereto, with a red light, siren or both unless such vehicle has been designated as an authorized emergency vehicle pursuant to K.S.A. 8-2010, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1992, ch. 141, § 2; L. 1993, ch. 199, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 20 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Powers Of State And Local Authorities › 8-2010c Wreckers, tow trucks or car carriers; operation of emergency lights; when.

8-2010c.
Wreckers, tow trucks or car carriers; operation of emergency lights; when.
(a) Wreckers, tow trucks or car carriers designated as authorized emergency vehicles under subsection (c) of K.S.A. 8-2010, and amendments thereto, shall operate such lights authorized under K.S.A. 8-1720, and amendments thereto, only when such wreckers, tow trucks or car carriers are stationary and providing wrecker or towing service at the scene of a vehicle accident or providing emergency service on the side of a highway.
(b) The provisions of this section shall be part of and supplemental to the uniform act regulating traffic on highways.
History:
L. 2003, ch. 61, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 20 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Powers Of State And Local Authorities › 8-2011 Removal of traffic hazards on private property.

8-2011.
Removal of traffic hazards on private property.
(a) It shall be the duty of the owner of real property to remove from such property any tree, plant, shrub or other obstruction, or part thereof, which, by obstructing the view of any driver, constitutes a traffic hazard.
(b) When the secretary of transportation or any local authority determines upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that such a traffic hazard exists, the secretary or such local authority shall notify the owner and order that the hazard be removed within ten (10) days.
(c) The failure of the owner to remove such traffic hazard within ten (10) days shall constitute an offense punishable by a penalty of ten dollars ($10) and every day said owner shall fail to remove it shall be a separate and distinct offense.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2011; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 59; August 15.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 20 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Powers Of State And Local Authorities › 8-2012 Rights of owners of real property.

8-2012.
Rights of owners of real property.
Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent the owner of real property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel by permission of the owner, and not as a matter of right, from prohibiting such use, or from requiring other or different or additional conditions than those specified in this act, or otherwise regulating such use as may seem best to such owner.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2012; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 21 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Parties, Arrests, Citations, Procedures And Penalties › 8-2101 Parties to a crime established by uniform act.

8-2101.
Parties to a crime established by uniform act.
Every person who commits, attempts to commit, conspires to commit, or aids or abets in the commission of, any act declared in this act to be a crime, whether individually or in connection with one (1) or more other persons or as a principal, agent or accessory, shall be guilty of such offense, and every person who falsely, fraudulently, forcibly or willfully induces, causes, coerces, requires, permits or directs another to violate any provision of this act is likewise guilty of such offense.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2101; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 21 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Parties, Arrests, Citations, Procedures And Penalties › 8-2102 Offenses by persons owning or controlling vehicles.

8-2102.
Offenses by persons owning or controlling vehicles.
It is unlawful for the owner, or any other person, employing or otherwise directing the driver of any vehicle to require or knowingly to permit the operation of such vehicle upon a highway in any manner contrary to law.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2102; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 21 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Parties, Arrests, Citations, Procedures And Penalties › 8-2103 Application of act to public officers and employees.

8-2103.
Application of act to public officers and employees.
The provisions of this act which are applicable to drivers of vehicles upon the highways shall apply to the drivers of all vehicles owned or operated by the United States, this state or any county, city or any other political subdivision of the state, subject to such specific exceptions as are set forth in this act.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2103; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 21 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Parties, Arrests, Citations, Procedures And Penalties › 8-2104 When person to be taken before judge of district court; arrest at discretion of officer, when; traffic citation only in certain cases.

8-2104.
When person to be taken before judge of district court; arrest at discretion of officer, when; traffic citation only in certain cases.
(a) When a person is stopped by a law enforcement officer for any violation of any provision of the uniform act regulating traffic on highways not amounting to a felony, the person shall be taken into custody and taken without unnecessary delay before a judge of the district court, as specified in subsection (d) of K.S.A. 8-2106, and amendments thereto, if:
(1) Such person demands an immediate appearance before a judge; or
(2) such person is to be charged with a violation of K.S.A. 8-1567 and 8-1568, and amendments thereto.
(b) When any person is stopped by a law enforcement officer for any violation of any provision of the uniform act regulating traffic on highways, which violation is a misdemeanor, and is not required to be taken before a judge of the district court as provided in subsection (a), the person, in the discretion of the law enforcement officer, may be taken into custody and taken without unnecessary delay before a judge of the district court, as specified in subsection (d) of K.S.A. 8-2106, and amendments thereto.
(c) When any person is stopped by a law enforcement officer for any violation of any provision of the uniform act regulating traffic on highways, which violation is a traffic infraction, and is not required to be taken before a judge of the district court as provided in subsection (a), the person shall not be taken before a judge of the district court.
(d) When any person is stopped by a law enforcement officer and is to be charged with violation of any statute defining a traffic violation which is a felony, the person shall be taken without unnecessary delay before a judge of the district court as specified in subsection (d) of K.S.A. 8-2106, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2104; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 32; L. 1984, ch. 39, § 21; L. 1988, ch. 50, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 43, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 21 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Parties, Arrests, Citations, Procedures And Penalties › 8-2108 Citation deemed lawful complaint.

8-2108.
Citation deemed lawful complaint.
In the event the form of citation provided for in K.S.A. 8-2106, and amendments thereto, includes information required by law and is signed by the officer preparing it, such citation when filed with a court having jurisdiction shall be deemed to be a lawful complaint for the purpose of prosecution for the violation specified.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2108; L. 1975, ch. 39, § 36; L. 1977, ch. 44, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 50, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 21 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Parties, Arrests, Citations, Procedures And Penalties › 8-2109 Authority of officer at scene of accident.

8-2109.
Authority of officer at scene of accident.
(a) Except for felonies, a police officer at the scene of a traffic accident may issue a written traffic citation, as provided in K.S.A. 8-2106, and amendments thereto, to any driver of a vehicle involved in the accident when, based upon personal investigation, the officer has reasonable and probable grounds to believe that the person has committed any offense under the provisions of this act in connection with the accident.
(b) A police officer at the scene of a traffic accident may arrest any driver of a vehicle involved in the accident when, based upon personal investigation, the officer has reasonable and probable grounds to believe that the person has committed any offense under the provisions of the uniform vehicle code in connection with the accident, except when every such offense is a traffic infraction.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2109; L. 1982, ch. 48, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 39, § 24; January 1, 1985.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 21 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Parties, Arrests, Citations, Procedures And Penalties › 8-2111 Applicability of procedures in K.S.A. 8-2101 through 8-2110.

8-2111.
Applicability of procedures in K.S.A. 8-2101 through 8-2110.
The foregoing provisions of this article shall govern all police officers in making arrests without a warrant for violations of any provisions of article 15, 16, 17, 18 or 19 of chapter 8 of Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, but the procedure prescribed herein shall not otherwise be exclusive of any other method prescribed by law for the arrest and prosecution of a person for an offense of like grade. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, a police officer may arrest for a misdemeanor under K.S.A. 22-2401 on the basis that evidence will be irretrievably lost or that the person may cause self-injury or injury to others or damage to property.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2111; L. 1982, ch. 48, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 21 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Parties, Arrests, Citations, Procedures And Penalties › 8-2112 Citation for illegally parked, standing or stopped vehicle.

8-2112.
Citation for illegally parked, standing or stopped vehicle.
Whenever any motor vehicle without driver is found parked, standing or stopped in violation of this act or any ordinance, the officer finding such vehicle shall take its registration number and may take any other information displayed on the vehicle which may identify its user, and shall conspicuously affix to such vehicle a traffic citation.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2112; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 21 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Parties, Arrests, Citations, Procedures And Penalties › 8-2113 Same; failure to appear; notice.

8-2113.
Same; failure to appear; notice.
If a violator of state or local restrictions on stopping, standing or parking does not appear in response to a traffic citation affixed to such motor vehicle within a period of five (5) days, the clerk of the court, shall send to the owner of the motor vehicle to which the traffic citation was affixed a letter informing the owner of the violation and warning that in the event such letter is disregarded for a period of five (5) days a warrant of arrest will be issued.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2113; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 21 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Parties, Arrests, Citations, Procedures And Penalties › 8-2114 Same; prosecution; presumption of ownership.

8-2114.
Same; prosecution; presumption of ownership.
(a) In any prosecution charging a violation of any law or regulation governing the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle, proof that the particular vehicle described in the complaint was in violation of any such law or regulation, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time of the violation the registered owner of such vehicle, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of such vehicle was the person who parked or placed such vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which, such violation occurred.
(b) The foregoing stated presumption shall apply only when the procedure as prescribed in K.S.A. 8-2112 and 8-2113 has been followed.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2114; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 21 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Parties, Arrests, Citations, Procedures And Penalties › 8-2115 Records of traffic cases; transmittal of abstracts to division; form; effect of noncompliance; public inspection of records; notice of final disposition of appeals.

8-2115.
Records of traffic cases; transmittal of abstracts to division; form; effect of noncompliance; public inspection of records; notice of final disposition of appeals.
(a) Every municipal judge or judge of a court not of record and every clerk of a court of record shall keep a full record of every case in which a person is charged with any violation of this act or of any other law regulating the operation of vehicles on highways or for the violation of an ordinance of any city defining any offense the provisions of which are identical with provisions of this act, or fixing a limitation upon the speed of vehicles pursuant to the provisions of this act.
(b) Within 10 days after the conviction or forfeiture of bail or an appearance bond of a person upon a charge of violating any provisions of this act or other law or city ordinance regulating the operation of vehicles on highways, every judge or clerk of the court in which such conviction was had or bail or bond was forfeited shall prepare and immediately electronically forward to the division an abstract of the record of the court covering the case in which such person was so convicted or forfeited bail or bond. The abstract shall be forwarded in an electronic format approved by the division.
(c) Every court of record also shall forward a like electronic report to the division upon the conviction of any person of manslaughter or other felony in the commission of which a vehicle was used.
(d) The failure, refusal or neglect of any such judicial officer to comply with any of the requirements of this section shall constitute misconduct in office and shall be ground for removal therefrom.
(e) The division shall electronically file all abstracts received hereunder at its main office and the same shall be open to public inspection during reasonable business hours.
(f) The clerk of any court of record to which a conviction for violation of any of the laws described in subsection (a) has been appealed within 10 days of the final disposition of such appeal shall forward a notification of such final disposition to the division in an electronic format approved by the division.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2115; L. 1984, ch. 43, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 84, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 36, § 21; L. 1996, ch. 120, § 2; L. 2006, ch. 103, § 3; July 1, 2007.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 21 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Parties, Arrests, Citations, Procedures And Penalties › 8-2116 Classification of violations; traffic infractions; misdemeanors; repeat misdemeanor offenses.

8-2116. Classification of violations; traffic infractions; misdemeanors; repeat misdemeanor offenses.
(a) Every person convicted of violating K.S.A. 8-2503, and amendments thereto, or violating any of the sections listed in the uniform fine schedule in K.S.A. 8-2118, and amendments thereto, is guilty of a traffic infraction.
(b) Except where another penalty or class of misdemeanor is provided by statute, every person convicted of violating any provision of the uniform act regulating traffic on highways designated as a misdemeanor is guilty of a class C misdemeanor, except that upon a second such offense committed within one year after the date of the first such offense, upon conviction thereof, such person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor, and upon a third or subsequent such offense committed within one year after the first such offense, upon conviction thereof, such person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2116; L. 1975, ch. 39, § 37; L. 1984, ch. 39, § 26; L. 2019, ch. 8, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 21 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Parties, Arrests, Citations, Procedures And Penalties › 8-2119 Electronic citations.

8-2119.
Electronic citations.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) "Electronic citation" means a charging citation, complaint or notice to appear which is prepared by a law enforcement officer in an electronic data device with intent that the data collected will be electronically filed with a court or prosecutor for prosecution of a crime as provided in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-2106, and amendments thereto. The data elements collected shall conform to the requirements of the division of motor vehicles as the form of a paper citation and must be approved as provided in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-2106, and amendments thereto.
(2) "Electronic citation system" means the device, database or computer software used to create, store, transmit or exchange the data included in an electronic citation.
(3) "Electronic signature" means an electronic signature having legal effect pursuant to the Kansas uniform electronic transaction act, K.S.A. 16-1601 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(b) For purposes of an electronic citation issued under this section, an electronic signature indicated by the law enforcement officer's typed name, agency and agency number has the same effect and is as sufficient as a manual signature as required in K.S.A. 8-2106, 8-2108 or subsection (b) of 22-3201, and amendments thereto.
(c) A notice to appear, complaint or citation as provided in K.S.A. 8-2106, and amendments thereto, shall be deemed to be written if on a paper form or in a document printed from an electronic citation system.
(d) A person being charged by a law enforcement officer shall be deemed to have signed a citation or notice to appear as provided in K.S.A. 8-2106 and 8-2107, and amendments thereto, if the person physically signs the paper citation or notice to appear document or, in the case of an electronic citation or notice to appear, verbally acknowledges that the person promises to appear on or before the date set at or with the designated court. To secure a verbal promise to appear, the law enforcement officer shall ask, "Do you agree to appear before the            court on or before   (date) ?" The officer shall accurately record the response of the person being charged as: Yes, no or no response.
(e) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the uniform act regulating traffic on highways.
History:
L. 2010, ch. 56, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 22 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Application And Effect › 8-2201 Act not retroactive.

8-2201.
Act not retroactive.
This act shall not have a retroactive effect and shall not apply to any traffic accident, to any cause of action arising out of a traffic accident or judgment arising therefrom, or to any violation of the motor vehicle laws of this state, occurring prior to the effective date of this act.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2201; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 22 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Application And Effect › 8-2202 Reference to prior law construed as reference to corresponding section in 1974 act.

8-2202.
Reference to prior law construed as reference to corresponding section in 1974 act.
Whenever reference is made in any statute or rule or regulation of this state to any section or provision in article 5 of chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and any acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, such reference shall be deemed to be made to the corresponding section or provision in this act, and any such corresponding section or provision in this act shall be construed as a continuation of the prior section or provision. Any rule or regulation in effect on the effective date of this act, which was adopted under authority of any provision in article 5 of chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, shall continue in force and effect, unless the same is in conflict with the provisions of this act or until it shall be amended or repealed.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2202; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 22 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Application And Effect › 8-2203 Uniformity of interpretation.

8-2203.
Uniformity of interpretation.
This act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2203; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 22 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Application And Effect › 8-2204 Citation of act; sections included.

8-2204. Citation of act; sections included.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the uniform act regulating traffic on highways. The uniform act regulating traffic on highways includes all sections located in articles 10, 14 through 22 and 25 of chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, K.S.A. 8-1,129, 8-1,130a, 8-1428a, 8-1560a through 8-1560d, 8-1599, 8-1742a and 8-2118, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 8-2901 through 8-2910, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2204; L. 1984, ch. 44, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 39, § 49; L. 1988, ch. 45, § 4; L. 1993, ch. 259, § 9; L. 1994, ch. 353, § 13; L. 1996, ch. 15, § 10; L. 2011, ch. 45, § 8; L. 2022, ch. 93, § 13; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 24 - Licensure Of Vehicle Sales And Manufacture › 8-2402 Declaration of public policy.

8-2402.
Declaration of public policy.
It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state to provide for fair and impartial regulation of those persons engaged in manufacturing, distributing or selling of vehicles. The provisions of this act which are applicable to such activities shall be administered in such a manner as will continue to promote fair dealing and honesty in the vehicle industry and among those engaged therein without unfair or unreasonable discrimination or undue preference or advantage. It is further declared to be the policy of this state to protect the public interest in the purchase and trade of vehicles, so as to insure protection against irresponsible vendors and dishonest or fraudulent sales practices and to assist, provide and secure a stable, efficient, enforceable and verifiable method for the distribution of vehicles to consumers in the state of Kansas and provide a system of tracking the flow of vehicles and their parts as well as preserving supporting services for consumers purchasing or otherwise acquiring vehicles.
History:
L. 1980, ch. 36, § 2; L. 1981, ch. 48, § 2; L. 1990, ch. 52, § 2; L. 1991, ch. 33, § 19; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 24 - Licensure Of Vehicle Sales And Manufacture › 8-2403 Vehicle dealers required to have licenses; exceptions; supervision by director of vehicles.

8-2403.
Vehicle dealers required to have licenses; exceptions; supervision by director of vehicles.
(a) No person shall engage in the business of a vehicle dealer unless such person has complied with the applicable provisions of this act. The director shall issue licenses provided for by this act and shall have supervision over the licensees hereunder in respect to all the provisions of this act.
(b) This act shall not apply to:
(1) Vehicle dealers or manufacturers dealing exclusively in farm trailers or utility or boat trailers having a gross weight of 2,000 pounds or less and which are not required by law to be registered; or
(2) charitable organizations, which are exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) and are eligible recipients of charitable contributions pursuant to section 170(c)(2) of the federal internal revenue code, selling motor vehicles at a charitable auction.
History:
L. 1980, ch. 36, § 3; L. 1981, ch. 48, § 3; L. 1991, ch. 33, § 20; L. 1994, ch. 299, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 24 - Licensure Of Vehicle Sales And Manufacture › 8-2405 Insurance required of dealers; limitations on cancellation.

8-2405.
Insurance required of dealers; limitations on cancellation.
No dealer's license shall be issued or renewed unless the applicant or holder of the license shall have on file with the division an approved insurance policy, issued by an insurance carrier authorized to transact business within the state of Kansas. The term of the policy shall be continuous and shall remain in full force and effect until canceled under proper notice. All policies must be issued in the name of the holder or applicant for the vehicle dealer's license and shall provide public liability and property damage insurance for the operation of any vehicle by prospective purchasers, owned or being offered for sale by the dealer when being operated by the owner or seller, the seller's agent, servants, employees, prospective customers or other persons. The limits of liability shall correspond to the amount required by law in this state for bodily injury or death of any one person, bodily injury or death in any one accident and property damage. Such insurance may not be cancelled unless 30 days' notice by the insurance carrier has been given in writing to the director. Upon the effective date of cancellation of any insurance policy required under this section, the license to engage in business as a dealer shall be void.
History:
L. 1980, ch. 36, § 5; L. 1981, ch. 48, § 5; L. 1983, ch. 44, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 33, § 22; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 24 - Licensure Of Vehicle Sales And Manufacture › 8-2409 Temporary vehicle registration permits; cost; display; operation under laden conditions.

8-2409. Temporary vehicle registration permits; cost; display; operation under laden conditions.
(a) Any dealer may purchase from the division of vehicles sixty-day temporary registration permits, valid for 60 days at a cost of $3 each. Such dealer shall have completed the application and permit as required by the division. Such registration shall not extend the date when registration fees are due, but shall be valid registration for a period of 60 days from date of issuance. The dealer upon presentation of evidence of ownership in the applicant and evidence that the sales tax has been paid, if due, shall issue a sticker or paper registration as determined by the division. No dealer, or county treasurer, as authorized by K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, shall issue more than one sixty-day temporary registration permit to the purchaser of a vehicle.
(b) The division of vehicles may deny any dealer the authority to purchase sixty-day temporary permits if the vehicle dealer is delinquent in monthly sales reports to the division for two months or more or if the vehicle dealer is found to have issued more than one sixty-day permit to the purchaser of a vehicle.
(c) The temporary registration authorized by this section shall entitle a truck, truck tractor or any combination of truck or truck tractor and any type of trailer or semitrailer to be operated under laden conditions.
History:
L. 1980, ch. 36, § 9; L. 1983, ch. 45, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 31, § 3; L. 1988, ch. 52, § 3; L. 1989, ch. 209, § 27; L. 2010, ch. 71, § 1; L. 2012, ch. 130, § 6; L. 2013, ch. 8, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 24 - Licensure Of Vehicle Sales And Manufacture › 8-2411 Violations; hearing; penalties; appeals.

8-2411.
Violations; hearing; penalties; appeals.
(a) When any licensee is found to be allegedly violating any of the applicable provisions of this act, or any order or rule and regulation adopted pursuant thereto, the director upon the director's own motion or upon complaint may commence a hearing against the licensee, which hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act.
(b) Any person who is found to have violated any applicable provisions of this act, any rule and regulation adopted pursuant thereto or any applicable order of the director shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000 for each violation or such person's license may be suspended or revoked or both civil penalty and license suspension or revocation, except that in addition to any civil penalty imposed pursuant to this subsection, the director shall suspend or revoke the license of any person who is found to have violated the provisions of K.S.A. 79-3601 et seq., and amendments thereto, by the failure to file returns and remit sales tax as required pursuant to K.S.A. 79-3607, and amendments thereto, or the provisions of K.S.A. 79-3294 et seq., and amendments thereto, by the failure to file returns and remit withholding tax as required pursuant to K.S.A. 79-3298, and amendments thereto, for three consecutive months.
(c) Any party aggrieved by the decision of the director may appeal the same to the district court in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas judicial review act.
History:
L. 1980, ch. 36, § 11; L. 1981, ch. 48, § 9; L. 1983, ch. 43, § 2; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 48; L. 1990, ch. 43, § 8; L. 2004, ch. 173, § 1; L. 2010, ch. 17, § 21; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 24 - Licensure Of Vehicle Sales And Manufacture › 8-2413 Injunctions; jurisdiction of courts; mediation.

8-2413.
Injunctions; jurisdiction of courts; mediation.
(a) Upon application of the board, the director or any person having any interest in the subject matter, the district courts of this state may enjoin any person from violating any of the provisions of this act or any order or rule and regulation issued or adopted pursuant thereto.
(b) Notwithstanding any other statute, law or rule of court, any first or second stage manufacturer or distributor or new vehicle dealer which has entered a franchise agreement with the other under which a dispute has arisen with respect to the conduct of business or the business relationship between the parties shall participate in the mediation of the dispute upon the request of any party to the matter. In the event mediation is requested, any time frame applicable for taking action under the dealers and manufacturers licensing act shall be deemed stayed or tolled, as the case may be until the mediation is completed. The mediation shall be nonbinding, unless the parties reach agreement resolving the dispute.
History: L. 1980, ch. 36, § 13; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 49; L. 2010, ch. 71, § 3; April 15.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 24 - Licensure Of Vehicle Sales And Manufacture › 8-2417 Jurisdiction over licensees; service of process in secretary of state; limitation of rights.

8-2417.
Jurisdiction over licensees; service of process in secretary of state; limitation of rights.
(a) The obtaining of a license hereunder shall bring the applicant under the jurisdiction of the state of Kansas, and if no agent for service of process has been designated by a licensee, the licensee will be deemed to have designated the secretary of the state of Kansas as agent for receipt of service of process.
(b) No franchise agreement or other agreement between the parties to a franchise agreement may limit, waive or substitute the party's rights, duties or obligations under this act absent separate and additional, adequate consideration, nor compel a party to consent to jurisdiction or governance by the law of another state or territory outside Kansas, or to forego any right to trial by jury.
History: L. 1980, ch. 36, § 17; L. 2010, ch. 71, § 7; April 15.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 24 - Licensure Of Vehicle Sales And Manufacture › 8-2418 Disposition of moneys.

8-2418.
Disposition of moneys.
(a) The director shall remit all moneys received by or for the director from fees, charges or penalties under the provisions of this act to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state highway fund, except as provided in subsection (b).
(b) On and after July 1, 2002, $25 of each license fee collected under subsections (e) and (f) of K.S.A. 8-2404, and amendments thereto, except that $10 of each license fee collected under paragraph (14) of subsection (e) and subsection (h) of K.S.A. 8-2404, and amendments thereto, shall be remitted to the state treasurer who shall credit such amounts to the vehicle dealers and manufacturers fee fund.
History:
L. 1980, ch. 36, § 18; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 39; L. 2002, ch. 102, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 24 - Licensure Of Vehicle Sales And Manufacture › 8-2419 Liability of manufacturers and distributors for defects in equipment; indemnification for damages; when.

8-2419.
Liability of manufacturers and distributors for defects in equipment; indemnification for damages; when.
(a) All first or second stage manufacturers and distributors shall be liable for the full period of the warranty of the vehicle for all defects in any equipment attached to any vehicle at the factory and all defects in any equipment produced by or advertised as an accessory to a vehicle manufactured by such first or second stage manufacturer which is added at the dealership whether such equipment is added to a new or to a used vehicle so long as such equipment has been advertised as being either an "accessory" or an "option."
(b) All first stage manufacturers and second stage manufacturers and distributors shall, upon demand:
(1) Indemnify any existing or former licensee or party to a franchise agreement and the licensee or party's successors and assigns from any and all damages sustained and attorney's fees and other expenses reasonably incurred by the licensee or party that result from or relate to any claim made or asserted by a third party against the licensee or party to the extent the claim results from any of the following:
(A) The condition, characteristics, manufacture, assembly or design of any vehicle, parts, accessories, tools or equipment or the selection or combination of parts or components manufactured or distributed by the manufacturer or distributor;
(B) service systems, procedures or methods the franchisor required or recommended the licensee or party to use if the licensee or party properly uses the system, procedure or method;
(C) improper use or disclosure by a manufacturer or distributor of nonpublic personal information obtained from a licensee or party concerning any consumer, customer or employee of the licensee or party; and
(D) any act or omission of the manufacturer or distributor for which the licensee or party would have a claim for contribution or indemnity under applicable law or under the franchise, irrespective of and without regard to a prior termination or expiration of the franchise.
(2) This subsection does not limit in any way the existing rights, remedies or recourses available to any licensee, party or other person.
History: L. 1980, ch. 36, § 19; L. 2010, ch. 71, § 8; April 15.