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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1594 Operation of motorcycles.

8-1594. Operation of motorcycles.
(a) A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and such operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle, unless such motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designed for two persons, or upon another seat firmly attached to the motorcycle at the rear or side of the operator.
(b) A person shall ride upon a motorcycle only while sitting astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on each side of the motorcycle. This subsection shall not apply to any person riding within an autocycle.
(c) No person shall operate a motorcycle while carrying any package, bundle, or other article which prevents such person from keeping both hands on the handlebars.
(d) No operator shall carry any person, nor shall any person ride, in a position that will interfere with the operation or control of the motorcycle or the view of the operator.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1594; L. 2015, ch. 48, § 6; May 14.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1595 Same; roadways laned for traffic.

8-1595.
Same; roadways laned for traffic.
(a) All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane, and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane. This subsection shall not apply to motorcycles operated two (2) abreast in a single lane.
(b) The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken.
(c) No person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.
(d) Motorcycles shall not be operated more than two (2) abreast in a single lane.
(e) Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to police officers in the performance of their official duties.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1595; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1596 Same; clinging to other vehicles prohibited.

8-1596.
Same; clinging to other vehicles prohibited.
No person riding upon a motorcycle shall attach himself, herself or the motorcycle to any other vehicle on a roadway.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1596; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1597 Same; equipment on motorcycles for passengers.

8-1597.
Same; equipment on motorcycles for passengers.
Any motorcycle carrying a passenger, other than in a sidecar or enclosed cab, shall be equipped with a seat and footrests for such passenger.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1597; L. 2006, ch. 219, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-1598 Operation of motorcycles; equipment required for operators and riders.

8-1598. Operation of motorcycles; equipment required for operators and riders.
(a) No person under the age of 18 years shall operate or ride upon a motorcycle or a motorized bicycle, unless wearing a helmet which complies with minimum guidelines established by the national highway traffic safety administration pursuant to the national traffic and motor vehicle safety act of 1966 for helmets designed for use by motorcyclists and other motor vehicle users.
(b) No person shall allow or permit any person under the age of 18 years to: (1) Operate a motorcycle or motorized bicycle or to ride as a passenger upon a motorcycle or motorized bicycle without being in compliance with the provisions of subsection (a); or (2) operate a motorcycle or to ride as a passenger upon a motorcycle without being in compliance with the provisions of subsection (c).
(c) (1) No person shall operate a motorcycle unless such person is wearing an eye-protective device which shall consist of protective glasses, goggles or transparent face shields which are shatter proof and impact resistant, except when the motorcycle is equipped with a windscreen which has a minimum height of 10 inches measured from the center of the handlebars.
(2) No person under the age of 18 years shall ride as a passenger on a motorcycle unless such person is wearing an eye-protective device which shall consist of protective glasses, goggles or transparent face shields which are shatter proof and impact resistant.
(d) This section shall not apply to persons riding within an enclosed cab, an autocycle or on a golf cart, nor shall it apply to any person operating or riding any industrial or cargo-type vehicle having three wheels and commonly known as a truckster.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1598; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 30; L. 1976, ch. 51, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 41, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 36, § 1; L. 1997, ch. 80, § 2; L. 2010, ch. 151, § 3; L. 2015, ch. 48, § 4; May 14.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-15,100 Operation of all-terrain vehicles; where; when; exceptions.

8-15,100. Operation of all-terrain vehicles; where; when; exceptions.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), (c) or (d), it shall be unlawful for any person to operate an all-terrain vehicle: (1) On any interstate highway, federal highway or state highway; or (2) within the corporate limits of any city unless authorized by such city.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), all-terrain vehicles owned and operated by a county noxious weed department, or all-terrain vehicles owned and operated by persons contracting with a county noxious weed department or the Kansas department of transportation may be allowed to operate such all-terrain vehicles upon the right-of-way of any federal highway or state highway for the purpose of eradicating noxious weeds and such all-terrain vehicles may be operated incidentally upon such federal highway or state highway.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), all-terrain vehicles may be operated to cross a federal highway or state highway.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(1), persons engaged in agricultural purposes may operate an all-terrain vehicle on a federal highway or state highway under the following conditions:
(1) The operator of the all-terrain vehicle must be a licensed driver and be operating within the restrictions of the operator's license;
(2) the federal highway or state highway must have a posted speed limit of 65 miles per hour or less;
(3) the operator of the all-terrain vehicle must operate the all-terrain vehicle as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, except when making or preparing to make a left turn; and
(4) the purpose of the trip using the all-terrain vehicle must be for agricultural purposes.
(e) No all-terrain vehicle shall be operated on any public highway, street or road between sunset and sunrise unless equipped with lights as required by law for motorcycles.
(f) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the uniform act regulating traffic on highways.
History:
L. 1996, ch. 220, § 2; L. 2007, ch. 140, § 7; L. 2019, ch. 61, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-15,101 Unlawful operation of low-speed vehicle.

8-15,101.
Unlawful operation of low-speed vehicle.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a low-speed vehicle on any street or highway with a posted speed limit greater than 40 miles per hour.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a), shall not prohibit a low-speed vehicle from crossing a street or highway with a posted speed limit in excess of 40 miles per hour.
(c) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the uniform act regulating traffic on highways.
History:
L. 2000, ch. 179, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-15,102 Littering.

8-15,102.
Littering.
(a) No person shall throw, place or drop litter or allow litter to be thrown, placed or dropped from a motor vehicle onto or upon any highway, road or street. The driver of the vehicle may be cited for any litter thrown, placed or dropped from the motor vehicle, unless any other person in the motor vehicle admits to or is identified as having committed the act.
(b) "Litter" means rubbish, refuse, waste material, garbage, trash or debris of whatever kind or description and includes improperly discarded paper, metal, plastic or glass.
(c) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the uniform act regulating traffic on highways.
History:
L. 2004, ch. 163, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-15,103 Failure to obey school crossing guard.

8-15,103.
Failure to obey school crossing guard.
(a) No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any uniformed school crossing guard invested by law with authority to direct, control or regulate traffic.
(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the uniform act regulating traffic.
History:
L. 2006, ch. 134, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-15,104 School crossing guards; appointment; training; limitations.

8-15,104. School crossing guards; appointment; training; limitations.
(a) The governing body of any school district, nonpublic school, city, township located in a county designated as an urban area pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2654, and amendments thereto, or county is hereby authorized to appoint and equip volunteers and designated employees of such school district, nonpublic school, city, township or county, and may provide training to such volunteers and employees as school crossing guards, as defined in K.S.A. 8-1492, and amendments thereto, and is further hereby authorized to retain any other individual, firm, partnership, corporation, public agency or other association of persons, by contract for services to direct traffic at school crossings, streets and highways in the vicinity of schools and bus stops, by means of lawful orders, signs or semaphores. Such persons shall wear a distinctive garb or insignia indicating such appointment.
(b) School crossing guards shall not have the power to issue citations or the power to arrest provided to law enforcement officers.
History:
L. 2006, ch. 134, § 3; L. 2014, ch. 60, § 1; April 24.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-15,106 Operation of micro utility trucks; where; when.

8-15,106.
Operation of micro utility trucks; where; when.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a micro utility truck: (1) On any interstate highway, federal highway or state highway; or (2) on any public highway or street within the corporate limits of any city unless authorized by such city.
(b) No micro utility truck shall be operated on any public highway or street, unless such truck complies with the equipment requirements under article 17 of chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
(c) The provisions of subsection (a), shall not prohibit a micro utility truck from crossing a federal or state highway.
(d) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the uniform act regulating traffic on highways.
History:
L. 2008, ch. 167, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-15,107 Removal of vehicles obstructing traffic; requirements.

8-15,107.
Removal of vehicles obstructing traffic; requirements.
(a) Except in the case of an accident involving death or apparent injury of any person, or the transportation of hazardous material, the owner or driver of a vehicle which obstructs the regular flow of traffic on any interstate highway, U.S. highway, or any multilane or divided roadway, shall make every reasonable effort to move the vehicle from the roadway, if, moving the vehicle may be done safely, does not require towing and may be operated under its own power without further damage to the vehicle or the roadway and without endangering other vehicles or persons upon the roadway.
(b) Except in the case of an accident involving death or apparent injury of any person or the transportation of hazardous material, authorized employees or agents of the Kansas department of transportation, Kansas highway patrol or other law enforcement agency without the consent of the driver or owner of the vehicle or property, may require, assist in or cause the removal from the roadway any vehicle, debris or any other property which is obstructing the regular flow of traffic, creating or aggravating an emergency situation or otherwise endangering public safety.
(c) No state, county or municipal agency nor their authorized employees or agents shall be held liable for any damages resulting from the reasonable exercise of authority granted under this section.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a driver is required to comply with the applicable provisions of K.S.A. 8-1601 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(e) From and after July 1, 2009, and prior to July 1, 2010, a law enforcement officer shall issue a warning citation to anyone violating subsection (a).
(f) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the uniform act regulating traffic on highways.
History:
L. 2009, ch. 6, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-15,108 Operation of golf cart; where; when.

8-15,108. Operation of golf cart; where; when.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a golf cart: (1) On any interstate highway, federal highway or state highway; (2) on any public highway or street within the corporate limits of any city unless authorized by such city; or (3) on any street or highway with a posted speed limit greater than 30 miles per hour.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not prohibit a golf cart from crossing a federal or state highway or a street or highway with a posted speed limit in excess of 30 miles per hour.
(c) A golf cart shall be operated on any public street or highway only during the hours between sunrise and sunset, unless equipped with: (1) Lights as required by law for motorcycles; and (2) a properly mounted slow-moving vehicle emblem as required by K.S.A. 8-1717, and amendments thereto.
(d) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the uniform act regulating traffic on highways.
History:
L. 2009, ch. 119, § 2; L. 2018, ch. 72, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-15,109 Operation of work-site utility vehicle; where; when; exceptions.

8-15,109. Operation of work-site utility vehicle; where; when; exceptions.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a work-site utility vehicle: (1) On any interstate highway, federal highway or state highway; or (2) within the corporate limits of any city unless authorized by such city.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), work-site utility vehicles may be operated to cross a federal highway or state highway.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(1), persons engaged in agricultural purposes may operate a work-site utility vehicle on a federal highway or state highway under the following conditions:
(1) The operator of the work-site utility vehicle must be a licensed driver and be operating within the restrictions of the operator's license;
(2) the federal highway or state highway must have a posted speed limit of 65 miles per hour or less;
(3) the operator of the work-site utility vehicle must operate the work-site utility vehicle as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, except when making or preparing to make a left turn; and
(4) the purpose of the trip using the work-site utility vehicle must be for agricultural purposes.
(d) No work-site utility vehicle shall be operated on any public highway, street or road between sunset and sunrise unless equipped with lights as required by law for motorcycles.
(e) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the uniform act regulating traffic on highways.
History:
L. 2009, ch. 119, § 3; L. 2019, ch. 61, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-15,110 Covering license plate with plastic-like material.

8-15,110.
Covering license plate with plastic-like material.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to attach and display on any vehicle a license plate, as required under article 1 of chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, which is covered, in whole or in part, with any clear or opaque material or any other plastic-like material that affects the plate's visibility or reflectivity.
(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the uniform act regulating traffic on highways.
History:
L. 2010, ch. 151, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-15,111 Text messaging, prohibited; exceptions.

8-15,111.
Text messaging, prohibited; exceptions.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) "Wireless communication device" means any wireless electronic communication device that provides for voice or data communication between two or more parties, including, but not limited to, a mobile or cellular telephone, a text messaging device, a personal digital assistant that sends or receives messages, an audio-video player that sends or receives messages or a laptop computer. "Wireless communication device" does not include a device which is voice-operated and which allows the user to send or receive a text based communication without the use of either hand, except to activate or deactivate a feature or function.
(2) "Write, send or read a written communication" means using a wireless communication device to manually type, send or read a written communication, including, but not limited to, a text message, instant message or electronic mail.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), no person shall operate a motor vehicle on a public road or highway while using a wireless communications device to write, send or read a written communication.
(c) The provisions of subsection (b) shall not apply to:
(1) A law enforcement officer or emergency service personnel acting within the course and scope of the law enforcement officer's or emergency service personnel's employment;
(2) a motor vehicle stopped off the regular traveled portion of the roadway;
(3) a person who reads, selects or enters a telephone number or name in a wireless communications device for the purpose of making or receiving a phone call;
(4) a person who receives an emergency, traffic or weather alert message; or
(5) a person receiving a message related to the operation or navigation of the motor vehicle.
(d) The provisions of subsection (b) shall not prohibit a person from using a wireless communications device while operating a moving motor vehicle to:
(1) Report current or ongoing illegal activity to law enforcement;
(2) prevent imminent injury to a person or property; or
(3) relay information between transit or for-hire operator and the operator's dispatcher, in which the device is permanently affixed to the motor vehicle.
(e) From and after the effective date of this act and prior to January 1, 2011, a law enforcement officer shall issue a warning citation to anyone violating subsection (b).
(f) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the uniform act regulating traffic on highways.
History:
L. 2010, ch. 151, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-15,112 Unlawful passing of a waste collection vehicle.

8-15,112. Unlawful passing of a waste collection vehicle.
(a) The driver of a motor vehicle, upon approaching a stationary waste collection vehicle obviously and actually engaged in waste collection and displaying vehicular hazard warning signal lamps as required by K.S.A. 8-1722, and amendments thereto, shall do either of the following:
(1) If the driver of the motor vehicle is traveling on a highway that consists of at least two lanes that carry traffic in the same direction of travel as that of the driver's motor vehicle, the driver shall proceed with due caution and, if possible and with due regard to the road, weather and traffic conditions, shall change lanes into a lane that is not adjacent to that of the stationary waste collection vehicle; or
(2) if the driver is not traveling on a highway of a type described in paragraph (1), or if the driver is traveling on a highway of that type but it is not possible to change lanes or if to do so would be unsafe, the driver shall proceed with due caution, reduce the speed of the motor vehicle and maintain a safe speed for the road, weather and traffic conditions.
(b) For purposes of this section, a waste collection vehicle is a vehicle specifically designed and equipped and used exclusively for garbage, refuse, recycling or solid waste collection or disposal operations.
(c) From and after the effective date of this act and prior to July 1, 2019, a law enforcement officer shall issue a warning citation to anyone violating the provisions of subsection (a).
(d) This section shall not operate to relieve the driver of a waste collection vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway.
(e) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the uniform act regulating traffic on highways.
History:
L. 2018, ch. 72, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-15,113 Operation of electric-assisted scooter; where; exceptions.

8-15,113. Operation of electric-assisted scooter; where; exceptions.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an electric-assisted scooter on any interstate highway, federal highway or state highway.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), traffic regulations applicable to bicycles shall apply to electric-assisted scooters.
(c) The governing body of a city or county may adopt an ordinance or resolution that further restricts or prohibits the operation of electric-assisted scooters on any public highway, street or sidewalk within such city or county.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), the provisions of subsection (a) shall not prohibit an electric-assisted scooter from crossing a federal or state highway.
(e) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the uniform act regulating traffic on highways.
History:
L. 2019, ch. 61, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 15 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Rules Of The Road › 8-15,115 Unlawful manufacture, importation, distribution, sale, offering for sale, installation or reinstallation of a counterfeit supplemental restraint system component or nonfunctional airbag.

8-15,115. Unlawful manufacture, importation, distribution, sale, offering for sale, installation or reinstallation of a counterfeit supplemental restraint system component or nonfunctional airbag.
(a) No person shall knowingly or intentionally manufacture, import, distribute, sell, offer for sale, install or reinstall a device intended to replace a supplemental restraint system component if the device is:
(1) A counterfeit supplemental restraint system component;
(2) a nonfunctional airbag; or
(3) any object in lieu of a supplemental restraint system component that was not designed in accordance with federal safety regulations for the make, model and year of the motor vehicle in which such device is or will be installed.
(b) Violation of subsection (a) shall be a class A nonperson misdemeanor.
(c) As used in this section:
(1) "Airbag" means a motor vehicle inflatable occupant restraint system device that is part of a supplemental restraint system.
(2) "Counterfeit supplemental restraint system component" means a replacement supplemental restraint system component that displays a mark identical or substantially similar to the genuine mark of a motor vehicle manufacturer or a supplier of parts to the manufacturer of a motor vehicle without authorization from that manufacturer or supplier.
(3) "Nonfunctional airbag" means a replacement airbag that:
(A) Was previously deployed or damaged;
(B) has an electric fault that is detected by the motor vehicle's diagnostic systems when the installation procedure is completed and the motor vehicle is returned to the customer who requested the work to be performed or when ownership is intended to be transferred;
(C) includes a part or object, including a supplemental restraint system component, installed in a motor vehicle to mislead the owner or operator of the motor vehicle into believing that a functional airbag has been installed; or
(D) is prohibited from being sold or leased in accordance with 49 U.S.C. § 30120(j).
(4) "Supplemental restraint system" means a passive inflatable motor vehicle occupant crash protection system designed for use in conjunction with active restraint systems as described in 49 C.F.R. § 571.208. A supplemental restraint system includes:
(A) Each airbag installed in accordance with the motor vehicle manufacturer's design; and
(B) all components required to ensure that an airbag operates as designed in the event of a crash and in accordance with the federal motor vehicle safety standards for the specific make, model and year of the motor vehicle.
(d) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the uniform act regulating traffic on highways.
History:
L. 2023, ch. 52, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 16 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Accidents And Accident Reports › 8-1601 Application of sections in article 16.

8-1601.
Application of sections in article 16.
The provisions of this article shall apply upon highways and elsewhere throughout the state.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1601; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 16 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Accidents And Accident Reports › 8-1602 Accident involving death or personal injury; duties of drivers, reports; penalties for violations; revocation of license, permit or driving privileges.

8-1602. Accident involving death or personal injury; duties of drivers, reports; penalties for violations; revocation of license, permit or driving privileges.
(a) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to, great bodily harm to or death of any person or damage to any attended vehicle or property shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident, or as close thereto as possible, but shall then immediately return to and in every event shall remain at the scene of the accident until the driver has fulfilled the requirements of K.S.A. 8-1604, and amendments thereto.
(b) A person who violates subsection (a) when an accident results in:
(1) Total property damages of less than $1,000 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in K.S.A. 8-2116, and amendments thereto.
(2) Injury to any person or total property damages in excess of $1,000 or more shall be guilty of a class A person misdemeanor.
(3) Great bodily harm to any person shall be guilty of a severity level 8, person felony.
(4) The death of any person shall be guilty of a severity level 6, person felony, except as provided in subsection (a)(5)*.
(5) The death of any person, if the person knew or reasonably should have known that such accident resulted in injury or death, shall be a level 5, person felony.
(c) The director may revoke the license or permit to drive or any nonresident operating privilege of any person so convicted.
(d) The driver shall comply with the provisions of K.S.A. 8-15,107, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1602; L. 2006, ch. 182, § 1; L. 2011, ch. 80, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 16 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Accidents And Accident Reports › 8-1605 Duty of driver upon damaging unattended vehicle or other property; misdemeanor.

8-1605. Duty of driver upon damaging unattended vehicle or other property; misdemeanor.
(a) The driver of any vehicle which collides with or is involved in an accident with any vehicle or other property which is unattended, resulting in any damage to such other vehicle or property, shall immediately stop and shall then and there either locate and notify the operator or owner of such vehicle or other property of such driver's name, address and the registration number of the vehicle such driver was driving, or shall attach securely in a conspicuous place in or on such vehicle or other property a written notice giving such driver's name, address and the registration number of the vehicle such driver was driving, and without unnecessary delay shall notify the nearest office of a duly authorized police authority. Violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor and, upon conviction shall be punished as provided in K.S.A. 8-2116, and amendments thereto.
(b) The driver under subsection (a), if possible, shall comply with the provisions of K.S.A. 8-15,107, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1605; L. 1984, ch. 39, § 11; L. 2009, ch. 6, § 3; L. 2011, ch. 80, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 16 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Accidents And Accident Reports › 8-1607 Division may require driver or owner to submit written accident report.

8-1607.
Division may require driver or owner to submit written accident report.
The division may require any driver or owner of a vehicle involved in an accident to file a written report whenever the division deems it necessary to satisfy the requirements of any other provision of law.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1607; L. 1978, ch. 38, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 16 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Accidents And Accident Reports › 8-1608 False information or report concerning accident; misdemeanor.

8-1608.
False information or report concerning accident; misdemeanor.
A person shall not give information in oral or written reports, as required in this article, knowing or having reason to believe that such information is false. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1608; L. 1984, ch. 39, § 13; January 1, 1985.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 16 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Accidents And Accident Reports › 8-1609 Failure to report; suspension of driver's license; penalty.

8-1609.
Failure to report; suspension of driver's license; penalty.
The director shall suspend the license or permit to drive and any nonresident operating privileges of any person failing to report an accident as herein provided until such report has been filed, and the director may extend such suspension not to exceed thirty (30) days. Any person who shall fail to make a written report as required in this article and who shall fail to file such report with the division within the time prescribed shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in K.S.A. 8-2116.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1609; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 16 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Accidents And Accident Reports › 8-1610 Reports by secretary of health and environment on deaths resulting from accidents.

8-1610.
Reports by secretary of health and environment on deaths resulting from accidents.
On or before the 10th day of each month, the secretary of health and environment shall report in writing to the department of transportation, the death of any person resulting from a vehicle accident, giving the time and place of the accident and the circumstances relating thereto.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1610; L. 1989, ch. 42, § 1; January 1, 1990.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 16 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Accidents And Accident Reports › 8-1611 Reports by law enforcement officers investigating accidents.

8-1611.
Reports by law enforcement officers investigating accidents.
(a) Every law enforcement officer who:
(1) Investigates a vehicle accident of which a report must be made as required in this article; or
(2) otherwise prepares a written report as a result of an investigation either at the time of and at the scene of the accident or thereafter by interviewing the participants or witnesses, when such accident under paragraphs (1) or (2) results in injury or death to any person or total damage to all property to an apparent extent of $1,000 or more, shall forward a written report of such accident to the department of transportation within 10 days after investigation of the accident.
(b) Such written reports required to be forwarded by law enforcement officers and the information contained therein shall not be privileged or held confidential.
(c) The provisions of this section shall be deemed to be satisfied by the electronic submission of reports prepared by computer and containing the information required to be included in written reports. The format of such electronic reports and the frequency of submission must be acceptable to the secretary of transportation.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1611; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 31; L. 1985, ch. 52, § 2; L. 1989, ch. 42, § 2; L. 2004, ch. 133, § 2; January 1, 2005.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 16 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Accidents And Accident Reports › 8-1612 Accident report forms; department of transportation to provide division of vehicles accident reports or data.

8-1612.
Accident report forms; department of transportation to provide division of vehicles accident reports or data.
(a) The department of transportation shall prepare and upon request supply to police departments, sheriffs and other appropriate agencies or individuals, forms for written accident reports as required in this article, suitable with respect to the persons required to make such reports and the purposes to be served. The written reports shall call for sufficiently detailed information to disclose, with reference to a vehicle accident, the cause, conditions then existing and the persons and vehicles involved.
(b) Every accident report required to be made in writing shall be made on the appropriate form approved by the department of transportation and shall contain all the information required therein unless not available.
(c) The department of transportation shall provide the division of vehicles with the necessary accident reports and accident data to satisfy the division's requirements as provided in K.S.A. 8-249, 40-3104 and 40-3118, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1612; L. 1989, ch. 42, § 3; January 1, 1990.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 16 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Accidents And Accident Reports › 8-1613 Tabulation and analysis of accident reports by secretary of transportation.

8-1613.
Tabulation and analysis of accident reports by secretary of transportation.
The secretary of transportation shall tabulate and may analyze all accident reports received in compliance with this article, and shall publish annually, or at more frequent intervals, statistical information based thereon as to the number and circumstances of vehicle accidents.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1613; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 32; August 15.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 17 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Equipment Of Vehicles › 8-1701 Scope and effect of sections in article 17; unlawful acts.

8-1701.
Scope and effect of sections in article 17; unlawful acts.
(a) It is unlawful for any person to drive or move or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles which does not contain those parts or is not at all times equipped with such lamps and other equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required in this article, or which is equipped in any manner in violation of any provision of any section of this article 17, or for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required by any provision of any section of this article 17. Except as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 8-1742a, 8-1743, 8-1746 and 8-1750 to 8-1760, inclusive, and amendments thereto, any violation of this subsection (a) or of any other provision of this article 17 is a traffic infraction.
(b) Nothing contained in this article 17 shall be construed to prohibit the use of additional parts and accessories on any vehicle not inconsistent with the provisions of this article.
(c) The provisions of this article 17 with respect to equipment required on vehicles shall not apply to implements of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers or farm tractors except as specifically made applicable in this act.
(d) The provisions of this article 17 with respect to equipment required on vehicles shall not apply to motorcycles or motor-driven cycles, except as specifically made applicable by law.
(e) A low-speed vehicle which is in compliance with the equipment requirements in 49 C.F.R. § 571.500 shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this article 17.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1701; L. 1984, ch. 39, § 14; L. 2000, ch. 179, § 22; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 17 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Equipment Of Vehicles › 8-1702 Approval or disapproval of equipment by secretary of transportation.

8-1702.
Approval or disapproval of equipment by secretary of transportation.
(a) The secretary of transportation is hereby required to approve or disapprove any lighting device or other safety equipment, components or assemblies of a type for which approval is specifically required in this act within a reasonable time after such approval has been requested. Such approvals may be based upon certificates of approval and test reports furnished to the secretary by the American association of motor vehicle administrators.
(b) The secretary of transportation is further authorized to establish the procedure to be followed when request for approval of any lighting device or other safety equipment, component or assembly is submitted under this section.
(c) The secretary of transportation shall maintain and publish lists of all such devices, components or assemblies which have been approved by the secretary or under authority contained in this act.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1702; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 33; August 15.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 17 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Equipment Of Vehicles › 8-1703 When lighted lamps required.

8-1703.
When lighted lamps required.
(a) Every vehicle, except as provided in subsection (b), upon a highway within this state, at all times shall display lighted head and other lamps and illuminating devices as required for different classes of vehicles, subject to exceptions with respect to parked vehicles:
(1) From sunset to sunrise;
(2) when due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, including smoke or fog, persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of 1,000 feet ahead; or
(3) when windshield wipers are in continuous use as a result of rain, sleet or snow.
Stop lights, turn signals and other signaling devices shall be lighted as prescribed for the use of such devices.
(b) Motorcycles, motor-driven cycles and motorized bicycles manufactured after January 1, 1978, shall display lighted head and tail lights at all times that such vehicles are operated on any highway.
(c) Law enforcement officers shall issue a warning citation to anyone violating subsection (a)(3).
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1703; L. 1982, ch. 45, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 49, § 1; L. 2006, ch. 182, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 17 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Equipment Of Vehicles › 8-1704 Visibility distance and mounted height of lamps; method and conditions of measuring.

8-1704.
Visibility distance and mounted height of lamps; method and conditions of measuring.
(a) Whenever any requirement is declared in this article as to distance from which certain lamps and devices shall render objects visible or within which such lamps or devices shall be visible, said provisions shall apply during the times stated in K.S.A. 8-1703 in respect to a vehicle without load when upon a straight, level, unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions, unless a different time or condition is expressly stated.
(b) Whenever any requirement is declared in this article as to the mounted height of lamps or devices it shall mean from the center of such lamp or device to the level ground upon which the vehicle stands when such vehicle is without a load.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1704; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 17 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Equipment Of Vehicles › 8-1705 Head lamps on motor vehicles.

8-1705.
Head lamps on motor vehicles.
(a) Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with at least two (2) head lamps with at least one (1) on each side of the front of the motor vehicle, which head lamps shall comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in this article.
(b) Every head lamp upon every motor vehicle manufactured or assembled after July 1, 1959, shall be located at a height of not more than fifty-four (54) inches nor less than twenty-four (24) inches to be measured as set forth in subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-1704.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1705; L. 1975, ch. 39, § 16; April 19.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 17 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Equipment Of Vehicles › 8-1706 Tail lamps.

8-1706.
Tail lamps.
(a) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer, and any other vehicle which is being drawn at the end of a combination of vehicles, shall be equipped with at least two (2) tail lamps mounted on the rear, which, when lighted as required in K.S.A. 8-1703, shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of one thousand (1,000) feet to the rear, except that passenger cars manufactured or assembled prior to July 1, 1959, shall have at least one (1) tail lamp. On a combination of vehicles, only the tail lamps on the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified. On vehicles equipped with more than one (1) tail lamp, the lamps shall be mounted on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable.
(b) Every tail lamp upon every vehicle shall be located at a height of not more than seventy-two (72) inches nor less than fifteen (15) inches.
(c) Either a tail lamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear registration plate and render it clearly legible from a distance of fifty (50) feet to the rear. Any tail lamp or tail lamps, together with any separate lamp or lamps for illuminating the rear registration plate, shall be so wired as to be lighted whenever the head lamps or auxiliary driving lamps are lighted.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1706; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 17 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Equipment Of Vehicles › 8-1707 Reflectors.

8-1707.
Reflectors.
(a) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer shall carry on the rear, either as a part of the tail lamps or separately, two (2) or more red reflectors meeting the requirements of this section: Provided, That vehicles of the types mentioned in K.S.A. 8-1710 shall be equipped with reflectors meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1712 and subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1713.
(b) Every such reflector shall be mounted on the vehicle at a height not less than fifteen (15) inches nor more than sixty (60) inches measured as set forth in subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-1704, and shall be of such size and characteristics and so mounted as to be visible at night from all distances within six hundred (600) feet to one hundred (100) feet from such vehicle when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps, except that reflectors on vehicles manufactured or assembled prior to January 1, 1970, shall be visible at night from all distances within three hundred fifty (350) feet to one hundred (100) feet when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1707; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 17 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Equipment Of Vehicles › 8-1708 Stop lamps and turn signals.

8-1708.
Stop lamps and turn signals.
(a) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer shall be equipped with two (2) or more stop lamps meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1721, except that passenger cars manufactured or assembled prior to January 1, 1953, shall be equipped with at least one stop lamp. On a combination of vehicles, only the stop lamps on the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1721.
(b) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer shall be equipped with electric turn signal lamps meeting the requirements of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-1721, except that passenger cars and trucks less than eighty (80) inches in width, manufactured or assembled prior to January 1, 1953, and vehicles registered under K.S.A. 8-194 need not be equipped with electric turn signal lamps.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1708; L. 1975, ch. 39, § 17; April 19.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 17 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Equipment Of Vehicles › 8-1709 Application of K.S.A. 8-1710 through 8-1714.

8-1709.
Application of K.S.A. 8-1710 through 8-1714.
K.S.A. 8-1710, 8-1711, 8-1712, 8-1713 and 8-1714, relating to clearance lamps, marker lamps and reflectors, shall apply as stated in said sections to vehicles of the type therein enumerated, namely buses, trucks, truck-tractors, motor homes, motor vehicles with mounted truck-campers, and trailers, semitrailers and pole trailers, respectively, when operated upon any highway, and said vehicle shall be equipped as required and all lamp equipment required shall be lighted at the times mentioned in K.S.A. 8-1703. For purposes of the sections enumerated above, a truck-camper, when mounted upon a motor vehicle, shall be considered part of the permanent structure of that motor vehicle.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1709; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 17 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Equipment Of Vehicles › 8-1711 Color of clearance lamps, identification lamps, side marker lamps and reflectors.

8-1711.
Color of clearance lamps, identification lamps, side marker lamps and reflectors.
(a) Front clearance lamps, identification lamps and those marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the front or on the side near the front of a vehicle shall display or reflect an amber color.
(b) Rear clearance lamps, identification lamps and those marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the rear or on the sides near the rear of a vehicle shall display or reflect a red color.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1711; July 1.