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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-143c Temporary registration for foreign truck or truck tractor for interstate commerce operation; fee; rules and regulations; exception.

8-143c.
Temporary registration for foreign truck or truck tractor for interstate commerce operation; fee; rules and regulations; exception.
The owner of any truck or truck tractor, which is registered and licensed in some other state, not entitled to reciprocal privileges while being operated in interstate commerce on the highways of this state, and which truck or truck tractor has a gross weight, as defined in subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, in excess of 12,000 pounds, in lieu of payment of the annual license fee for such vehicle pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, or K.S.A. 8-1,101 to 8-1,123, inclusive, and amendments thereto, may register such vehicle and obtain temporary registration from the division of vehicles authorizing operation of such vehicle on the highways of this state in interstate commerce for a period of not to exceed 72 hours. The fee for such temporary registration is $26, on January 1, 2013, $36, on January 1, 2014, $46, which shall be deposited by the division as provided by K.S.A. 8-146, and amendments thereto. Where such fee is paid on a truck or truck tractor no registration or fee shall be required for a trailer or semitrailer duly registered in this or another state and propelled by such truck or truck tractor. The secretary of revenue shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purpose of this section. A temporary registration as provided in this section is not required for a truck or truck tractor which is registered and licensed in some other state and which operates between cities and villages in this state and cities and villages in another state which are within territory designated as a commercial zone by the interstate commerce commission.
History:
L. 1955, ch. 294, § 6; L. 1972, ch. 342, § 33; L. 1976, ch. 43, § 3; L. 1978, ch. 30, § 4; L. 1985, ch. 44, § 3; L. 1989, ch. 209, § 21; L. 2010, ch. 156, § 6; June 3.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-143d Licensing agents under K.S.A. 8-143b, 8-143c.

8-143d.
Licensing agents under K.S.A. 8-143b, 8-143c.
The secretary of revenue may designate agents or contract with private individuals, firms or corporations to issue the licenses described in K.S.A. 8-143b and 8-143c, so that such licenses will be obtainable at convenient locations. No such contract with a private individual, firm or corporation shall take effect prior to July 1, 1978.
History:
L. 1955, ch. 294, § 7; L. 1975, ch. 426, § 29; L. 1977, ch. 304, § 14; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-143e Registration receipts for truck or truck tractor; copies.

8-143e. Registration receipts for truck or truck tractor; copies.
The county treasurer shall issue to the owner a registration receipt on each application for a truck or truck tractor license. The registration application and receipt shall be in such number and contain such information as the division shall determine. Except as provided by K.S.A. 8-142 First, and amendments thereto, a copy of the registration receipt shall be carried in the cab of such truck or truck tractor during all the time the same is operated on the highways of this state.
History:
L. 1955, ch. 294, § 8; L. 1956, ch. 48, § 3; L. 1957, ch. 57, § 6; L. 1959, ch. 46, § 9; L. 1977, ch. 32, § 1; L. 2015, ch. 47, § 4; L. 2019, ch. 11, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-143f Distinctive plates for farm and local trucks.

8-143f.
Distinctive plates for farm and local trucks.
The director of vehicles shall prescribe and furnish distinctive number plates to be issued for all farm and local trucks sufficient to identify such trucks or truck tractors as registered under the farm and local truck classification.
History: L. 1955, ch. 294, § 9; L. 1975, ch. 426, § 30; August 15.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-143g Trip permits authorizing certain dealers to demonstrate trucks and truck tractors; fees; application; limitations; plate display; laws applicable; act supplemental; disposition of fees.

8-143g.
Trip permits authorizing certain dealers to demonstrate trucks and truck tractors; fees; application; limitations; plate display; laws applicable; act supplemental; disposition of fees.
A motor vehicle dealer licensed in this state or in a state contiguous to this state, who is the owner of a truck or truck tractor which the owner desires to demonstrate under actual working conditions by having it operated by the prospective purchaser in interstate or intrastate commerce on the highways of this state, in lieu of obtaining a regular registration for such vehicle, may obtain from the division, or an agent designated by director of vehicles, a trip permit authorizing such demonstration and operation for a period of: (a) Seventy-two hours upon making proper application and the payment of a fee of $26, on January 1, 2013, $36, on January 1, 2014, $46; or (b) fifteen days upon making proper application and the payment of a fee of $100, on January 1, 2013, $110, on January 1, 2014, $120. A dealer may purchase such demonstration permits in multiples of three upon making proper application and the payment of required fees. The application shall be to the division on a form prescribed and furnished by the director of vehicles. The name of the prospective purchaser must be shown on the application. A dealer purchasing permits in multiples, shall complete the application and permit as required by the division and mail a copy of such application to the division within 24 hours from the date of issuance of such permit. Only one such permit may be used by the same prospective purchaser on the same truck or truck tractor. Whenever a truck or truck tractor is operated under the authority of a trip permit issued hereunder it also shall have displayed thereon a dealer's registration plate which has been issued by this state or a state contiguous to this state to the dealer who is the owner of such truck or truck tractor. The provision of K.S.A. 8-136, and amendments thereto, prohibiting the hauling of commodities in excess of two tons by a vehicle displaying a dealer plate shall not apply to a truck or truck tractor being operated under a trip permit as authorized by this section. This section shall be construed as a part of and supplementary to the motor vehicle registration law of this state. The division shall remit all fees collected under this section 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.
History:
L. 1963, ch. 46, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 43, § 4; L. 1989, ch. 209, § 22; L. 1990, ch. 39, § 1; L. 2000, ch. 59, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 26; L. 2010, ch. 156, § 7; June 3.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-143h Temporary intrastate licensing of certain farm trucks; fee.

8-143h.
Temporary intrastate licensing of certain farm trucks; fee.
Except as provided in K.S.A. 8-143k, the owner of any duly registered and licensed farm truck in this state, engaged in the hauling of grain as provided by subsection (h) of K.S.A. 66-1,109, and amendments thereto, or chopped forage, and desiring to operate in intrastate commerce in this state for a temporary period only, in lieu of payment of the annual license fee, may register such farm truck and obtain a thirty-day license authorizing operation on the highways of this state for a period of only 30 days from the date of issuance of such license. The fee for such license shall be $26, on January 1, 2013, $36, on January 1, 2014, $46. Where such fee is paid on a farm truck no registration or fee shall be required for a trailer duly registered in this or another state and propelled by such farm truck. Application for such license shall be made to the division of vehicles on such form as the director of vehicles shall prescribe and shall be accompanied by the required fee, which shall be deposited by the division as provided by K.S.A. 8-146, and amendments thereto. The director of vehicles may designate agents to issue the licenses authorized by this act so that such licenses will be obtainable at convenient locations. This section shall be construed as supplemental to and a part of the motor vehicle registration laws of this state.
History: L. 1963, ch. 47, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 58, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 426, § 31; L. 1976, ch. 43, § 5; L. 1989, ch. 209, § 23; Revived and amended, L. 1990, ch. 38, § 5; L. 2010, ch. 156, § 8; June 3.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-143i Temporary permit for licensed truck or truck tractor authorizing use on highways beyond local radius; fee; disposition; limitations on use; identification.

8-143i.
Temporary permit for licensed truck or truck tractor authorizing use on highways beyond local radius; fee; disposition; limitations on use; identification.
The owner of any truck or truck tractor which is properly registered and licensed in this state as a local truck or truck tractor as provided in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, may secure a temporary permit authorizing operation of such vehicle on the highways of this state beyond the local radius authorized by such annual registration for a period only of 72 hours from the time of issuance of such permit. The fee for such permit shall be $26, on January 1, 2013, $36, on January 1, 2014, $46. Application for such permit shall be made to the division of vehicles on such form as the director of vehicles shall prescribe and shall be accompanied by the required fee, except that such owner shall not be entitled to more than 10 such permits in any calendar year. All such fees shall be deposited by the division as provided by K.S.A. 8-146, and amendments thereto. The division shall issue appropriate identification for such vehicle to authorize its operation under provisions of this act and to specify the expiration time of such permit. No truck or truck tractor shall be authorized to leave the territory of this state under any such 72-hour permit, nor shall any permit issued under authority of this act entitle any truck or truck tractor or the owner to reciprocity in any other state. Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the movement of any truck or truck tractor on the highways of this state in violation of any size, weight, safety or insurance requirement of the laws of this state applicable to such truck or truck tractor. Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the operation of any motor vehicle in violation of K.S.A. 66-1,111, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1969, ch. 48, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 426, § 32; L. 1976, ch. 43, § 6; L. 1991, ch. 34, § 1; L. 2010, ch. 156, § 9; June 3.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-143k Temporary harvest permit for trucks or truck tractors engaged in farm custom harvesting operations.

8-143k.
Temporary harvest permit for trucks or truck tractors engaged in farm custom harvesting operations.
(a) The owner of any truck or truck tractor which is duly registered and licensed in some other state and is engaged in farm custom harvesting operations and desiring to operate in intrastate commerce in this state for a temporary period only, may obtain a harvest permit, in lieu of the thirty-day license in K.S.A. 8-143b or 8-143h, and amendments thereto, authorizing the operation of such truck or truck tractor on the highways of this state for a period of not to exceed 60 days from the date of issuance of such permit. For a foreign-based truck or truck tractor, the fee for each permit shall be $26, on January 1, 2013, $36, on January 1, 2014, $46 or 1/6 of the annual license fee for such vehicle, whichever sum is the larger. Where such fee is paid on a truck or truck tractor, no registration or fee shall be required for a trailer or semitrailer duly registered in this or another state and propelled by such truck or truck tractor. Application for such harvest permit shall be made to the division of vehicles of the department of revenue. The secretary of revenue may adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section.
(b) For the purpose of this section, "farm custom harvesting operations" means a person, firm, partnership, association or corporation engaged in farm custom harvesting operations if the truck or truck tractor is used to:
(1) Transport farm machinery, supplies, or both, to or from a farm, for custom harvesting operations on a farm;
(2) transport custom harvested crops only from a harvested field to initial storage or to initial market locations; or
(3) transport agricultural products produced by such owner or commodities purchased by such owner for use on the farm owned or rented by the owner of such vehicle.
History:
L. 1990, ch. 38, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 38, § 3; L. 2010, ch. 156, § 11; June 3.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-143l Auction; 72-hour transport permits; conditions; fees.

8-143l.
Auction; 72-hour transport permits; conditions; fees.
(a) Any auctioneer conducting auctions under subparagraphs (D) or (E) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-2401, and amendments thereto, may obtain from the division, or an agent designated by the director of vehicles, a 72-hour transport permit authorizing the purchaser of a vehicle at an auction conducted by such auctioneer, to operate such vehicle for a period of 72 hours. In addition to the 72-hour transport permit, the purchaser shall have the bill of sale. The fee for each 72-hour transport permit shall be $3.
(b) An auctioneer under subsection (a) who is a Kansas resident, whose primary place of business is in Kansas and only for the purpose of conducting auctions in Kansas, may purchase such 72-hour transport permits in multiples of three upon making proper application and the payment of required fees. The application shall be to the division on a form prescribed and furnished by the director of vehicles. The name of the purchaser of the vehicle at the auction shall be shown on the 72-hour permit issued. An auctioneer purchasing permits shall complete the application and permit as required by the division and mail a copy of such application to the division within 24 hours from the date of issuance of such permit. Only one such permit may be used by the same purchaser on the same vehicle. The division of vehicles may deny any auctioneer the authority to purchase 72-hour transport permits if the auctioneer is found to have issued more than one 72-hour transport permit to the purchaser of a vehicle. This section shall be construed as a part of and supplementary to the motor vehicle registration law of this state. The division shall remit all fees collected under this section 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.
History:
L. 2002, ch. 34, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-145a Collection of insufficient or no-fund payment instrument or rejected or reversed credit card payment given for vehicle registration; notice; recovery of plates; return of check, when; criminal prosecution.

8-145a.
Collection of insufficient or no-fund payment instrument or rejected or reversed credit card payment given for vehicle registration; notice; recovery of plates; return of check, when; criminal prosecution.
(a) The county treasurer of any county who shall receive from any person, as payment of the annual license fee for the registration of any motorcycle or motor vehicle, a credit card payment that is subsequently rejected or reversed by the credit card issuer or a payment instrument drawn on or issued by a bank or other financial institution in which such person has no money on deposit or in which there is insufficient money on deposit for the payment of such payment instrument upon its presentation, shall upon the return of any such payment instrument by the bank or other financial institution or upon the rejection or reversal of the credit card transaction notify the person uttering the same. Such notice shall be given by first class mail and shall state that if within seven days of the date of mailing the notice, such person has not paid the amount of the license fee, the sheriff will recover the registration number plate for which the credit card transaction or payment instrument was submitted and return the same to the office of the county treasurer. If the amount of the license fee is received in the office of the county treasurer within such seven days, the county treasurer shall return such insufficient or no-fund payment instrument to the person from whom it was received. Nothing in this act is to be construed to exclude criminal prosecutions as in other cases involving insufficient or no-fund checks or other payment instruments.
(b) For the purposes of this section, "payment instrument" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in K.S.A. 9-508, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 359, § 1; L. 2008, ch. 102, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-145b Same; duties of treasurer and sheriff; criminal prosecution not excluded.

8-145b.
Same; duties of treasurer and sheriff; criminal prosecution not excluded.
If the full amount of the license fee for which an insufficient or no-fund check was given is not received in the office of the county treasurer, after the giving of notice, within the time hereinbefore prescribed, the county treasurer shall certify to the sheriff of the county, the name and address of the person uttering such insufficient or no-fund check together with the registration number and a description of the vehicle registered and it shall be the duty of the sheriff to recover the registration number plate for which such check was uttered: Provided, Nothing in this act is to be construed to exclude criminal prosecutions as in other cases involving insufficient or no-fund checks.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 359, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-145c Same; completion of registration by owner after plates recovered; penalty; disposition of fees.

8-145c.
Same; completion of registration by owner after plates recovered; penalty; disposition of fees.
The owner of any vehicle, the registration number plate of which has been removed and recovered by the sheriff, may complete the registration of such vehicle and receive such registration number plate by paying to the county treasurer the full amount of the license fee for the registration of such vehicle together with a penalty in the amount of five dollars ($5). The county treasurer shall deposit two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) of each such penalty in the salary fund of the county sheriff's department and two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) of each such penalty in the special fund created and established under the provisions of K.S.A. 8-145.
History:
L. 1968, ch. 359, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-145d Service fee in addition to registration fee; additional registration fee; deposit, use and appropriation thereof.

8-145d. Service fee in addition to registration fee; additional registration fee; deposit, use and appropriation thereof.
In addition to the annual vehicle registration fees prescribed by K.S.A. 8-143, 8-143b, 8-143c, 8-143g, 8-143h, 8-143i, 8-167, 8-172, 8-195, 8-1,103 and 8-1,108, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 8-143l, and amendments thereto, any applicant for vehicle registration or renewal thereof for registration shall pay a service fee in the amount of $5 to the county treasurer, the division of vehicles or a contractor of the division at the time of making such application. In addition to such service fee, the county treasurer may charge any applicant for vehicle registration or renewal thereof for registration, a registration fee as follows: (1) In an amount not to exceed $5 per vehicle registration or renewal thereof for registration, when such application is made at a registration facility in a county with multiple vehicle registration facilities as established by the county treasurer; and (2) in an amount not to exceed $2.50 per vehicle registration or renewal thereof for registration, when such application is made at a registration facility in a county with a single vehicle registration facility as established by the county treasurer. The county treasurer, division or contractor shall deposit all amounts received under this section in the special fund created pursuant to K.S.A. 8-145, and amendments thereto, and such amounts shall be used by the county treasurer, division or contractor for all purposes for which such fund has been appropriated by law, and such additional amounts are hereby appropriated as other amounts deposited in such fund.
History:
L. 1982, ch. 34, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 45, § 2; L. 1989, ch. 37, § 2; L. 1992, ch. 105, § 10; L. 1997, ch. 109, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 114, § 5; L. 2002, ch. 70, § 1; L. 2002, ch. 134, § 7; L. 2006, ch. 136, § 6; L. 2010, ch. 164, § 5; L. 2013, ch. 91, § 1; L. 2017, ch. 74, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-145f Commercial vehicle registration service fee; commercial vehicle administrative system fund; purpose.

8-145f. Commercial vehicle registration service fee; commercial vehicle administrative system fund; purpose.
Each commercial vehicle registering under the provisions of K.S.A. 8-143, 8-1,100, or 8-1,152, and amendments thereto, shall be assessed a fee of four dollars. Such fee shall be collected by the county treasurer and shall be remitted in the following manner:
(a) Two dollars of such fee assessed and collected pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto, who shall then credit the entire amount thereof to the commercial vehicle administrative system fund, which fund is hereby established in the state treasury. All moneys deposited in such fund shall be used by the Kansas department of revenue solely for the operation, maintenance and enhancement of the work processes, computer hardware and software and related equipment associated with the division of vehicles' functions related to commercial motor vehicles.
(b) Two dollars shall be deposited by the county treasurer in the special fund created pursuant to K.S.A. 8-145, and amendments thereto, and such amounts shall be used by the county treasurer for all purposes for which such fund has been appropriated by law.
History:
L. 2012, ch. 87, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-145g Repossessed certificates of title fee fund; abolished.

8-145g. Repossessed certificates of title fee fund; abolished.
On July 1, 2017, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer all moneys in the repossessed certificates of title fee fund to the division of vehicles operating fund. On July 1, 2017, all liabilities of the repossessed certificates of title fee fund are hereby transferred to and imposed on the division of vehicles operating fund, and the repossessed certificates of title fee fund is hereby abolished.
History:
L. 2017, ch. 74, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-146 Deposit of fees.

8-146.
Deposit of fees.
The division of vehicles shall remit all fees received by the division under 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 and credit such fees in accordance with K.S.A. 8-145, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1929, ch. 81, § 24; L. 1937, ch. 72, § 9; L. 1949, ch. 100, § 3; L. 1953, ch. 42, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 342, § 35; L. 1993, ch. 176, § 6; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 28; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-147a Inapplicability of K.S.A. 75-5277 to manufacture of number plates, decals, prorate plates, corporation commission identification tags, highway signs and markers.

8-147a.
Inapplicability of K.S.A. 75-5277 to manufacture of number plates, decals, prorate plates, corporation commission identification tags, highway signs and markers.
The provisions of K.S.A. 75-5277 shall not be applicable to the manufacture of motor vehicle number plates, registration decals, prorate license and backing plates, highway signs and markers and state corporation commission identification tags.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 35, § 12; L. 1977, ch. 33, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-148 Issuance and record of license plates; records open to public.

8-148.
Issuance and record of license plates; records open to public.
When application is made to any county treasurer for a motor-vehicle license, as provided in K.S.A. 8-130, the county treasurer shall designate upon such application and a receipt therefor the number of the tag issued, and shall deliver the tag at the time application is made. The names of registered owners of motor vehicles and the records in the office of the county treasurer shall at all times be open to inspection by the public.
History:
L. 1929, ch. 81, § 26; L. 1933, ch. 77, § 1; June 5.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-149 Violation of act; penalty.

8-149.
Violation of act; penalty.
It shall be unlawful and constitute a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding $2,500, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months, or both such fine and imprisonment, for any person to violate any of the provisions of K.S.A. 8-126 et seq., and amendments thereto, unless a different penalty is by this act otherwise prescribed.
History:
L. 1929, ch. 81, § 27; L. 1990, ch. 34, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-151 Constitutionality.

8-151.
Constitutionality.
If any section, subsection, paragraph or provision of this act* shall be held to be invalid by any court for any reason, it shall be presumed that this act would have been passed by the legislature without such invalid section, subsection, paragraph or provision, and such finding or construction shall not in any way affect the remainder of this act.
History: L. 1929, ch. 81, § 29; December 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-152 Effect of noncompliance.

8-152.
Effect of noncompliance.
The operation of a vehicle in this state without complying with the provisions of this act* shall not be considered as operating the same unlawfully or in violation of law so as to affect the validity of any contract or policy of liability insurance or indemnity against liability for personal injuries or damages to property, fire, theft or collision insurance carried on such vehicle.
History:
L. 1937, ch. 72, § 10; March 31.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-153 Proof of payment of sales tax required.

8-153.
Proof of payment of sales tax required.
No certificate of registration or ownership of any motor vehicle or trailer shall hereafter be issued by the county treasurer of any county of this state or the division of vehicles, unless and until the applicant for such certificate shall produce evidence satisfactory to the county treasurer or division that the state sales tax, or, in the event the said motor vehicle was purchased outside this state, the tax provided for by the provisions of K.S.A. 79-3701 to 79-3711, and acts amendatory thereto, has been paid by said applicant, or that said motor vehicle is exempt from the payment thereof: Provided, That no certificate of registration or ownership shall be issued for a vehicle which was last titled or titled and registered in a foreign state or registered only if such foreign state has no title law, until satisfactory proof, by affidavit of the applicant has been made, that sales tax on such vehicle has been paid in a foreign state or compensating tax has been paid in Kansas, except in such instances where the applicant for registration or title shall prove by affidavit, that he or she was a bona fide resident of such foreign state at the time of the registration.
History:
L. 1939, ch. 85, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 48, § 1; May 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-156 Manufacture of highway markers and signs; powers and duties of secretary of transportation and secretary of corrections.

8-156.
Manufacture of highway markers and signs; powers and duties of secretary of transportation and secretary of corrections.
Prior to November first of each year, the secretary of transportation shall furnish the secretary of corrections complete and detailed specifications, with an estimate of the number required, for the manufacture of all highway markers or signs to be delivered during the ensuing year for use the following year. The secretary of corrections shall cause the same to be manufactured on the basis of said specifications and estimate and shall cause the same to be packed in suitable containers and shipped, prepaid, to the designated destination as they are finished, which shall not be later than December fifteenth of the year of manufacture: Provided, That all additional orders for extra markers or signs and "miss-outs" shall be manufactured and shipped as soon as convenient after the order is received. Annually, on June 1, the secretary of corrections shall file a verified statement with the secretary of transportation showing the total number of highway markers and signs manufactured and delivered during the preceding twelve (12) months.
History: L. 1945, ch. 87, § 6; L. 1947, ch. 98, § 2; L. 1951, ch. 106, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 44, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 35, § 10; L. 1975, ch. 35, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 5; August 15.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-159 Purchase of materials for manufacture; approval of secretary of transportation.

8-159.
Purchase of materials for manufacture; approval of secretary of transportation.
The secretary of corrections shall purchase all materials necessary for the manufacture of all items contemplated in K.S.A. 8-156, including steel, background paint, numeral paint and necessary dies. All such materials shall be purchased subject to inspection and approval by the secretary of transportation and upon specifications written and provided by the secretary of transportation.
History:
L. 1953, ch. 44, § 4; L. 1955, ch. 49, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 51, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 426, § 36; L. 1977, ch. 33, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-160 Free license plates for disabled veterans; definition.

8-160.
Free license plates for disabled veterans; definition.
As used in this act, the term "disabled veteran" means a person who has served in the armed forces of the United States and who is entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability of at least 50% and the laws administered by the veterans administration or who is entitled to compensation for the loss, or permanent loss of use, of one or both feet or one or both hands, or for permanent visual impairment of both eyes to a prescribed degree.
History: L. 1951, ch. 102, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 45, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 48, § 1; L. 2009, ch. 89, § 3; April 23.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-161a Free license plates for disabled citizens organizations; definition.

8-161a.
Free license plates for disabled citizens organizations; definition.
As used in this act, the term "disabled citizens organization" means any nonprofit corporation duly authorized to operate in this state for the purpose of training the physically handicapped citizens to become self-supporting and which assists such persons by conducting drivers training courses for the operation of motor vehicles.
History:
L. 1963, ch. 45, § 1; April 8.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-161b Same; application; issuance; nontransferable; proof of eligibility.

8-161b.
Same; application; issuance; nontransferable; proof of eligibility.
Any such disabled citizens organization which makes application to the division of vehicles of the Kansas department of revenue on a form prescribed and furnished by said division of registration of passenger motor vehicles and trucks owned and used by said organization shall be entitled to have two (2) such passenger vehicles and two (2) trucks registered, and the division shall issue distinctive license plates or tags for such motor vehicles. Such license plates or tags shall be issued for the same period of time as other license plates or tags are issued. Such registration shall be made and such license plates or tags issued free of charge to such disabled citizens organization. Said division of vehicles shall design a special license plate or tag, and no plate or tag issued under authority of this act shall be transferable to any other person, firm or corporation. Before such registration or issuance of plates or tags shall be made, such disabled citizens organization shall have filed acceptable proof that it is duly authorized to operate in the state of Kansas as a nonprofit organization and that it has actually established and is operating such motor vehicle drivers training courses for disabled citizens who are residents of this state.
History:
L. 1963, ch. 45, § 2; April 8.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-162 License plates with amateur radio call letters; fee.

8-162.
License plates with amateur radio call letters; fee.
Any owner or lessee of one or more passenger motor vehicles or trucks licensed for a gross weight of not more than 20,000 pounds who are residents of the state of Kansas, and who hold an unrevoked and unexpired official amateur radio station license issued by the federal communications commission, upon application, accompanied by proof of ownership of such amateur radio station license, complying with the state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, and upon the payment of the regular license fee for plates, as prescribed under K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and the payment of an additional fee of $1, shall be issued license plates as prescribed under K.S.A. 8-147, and amendments thereto, upon which, in lieu of the letters and numbers as prescribed by K.S.A. 8-147, and amendments thereto, shall be inscribed the official amateur radio call letters of such applicant as assigned by the federal communications commission.
History:
L. 1953, ch. 40, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 34, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 125, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-163 License plates with amateur radio call letters; rules and regulations.

8-163. License plates with amateur radio call letters; rules and regulations.
The secretary of revenue shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to obtain compliance with all state licensing laws relating to use and operation of a private passenger vehicle or a truck licensed for a gross weight of not more than 20,000 pounds before issuing these plates in lieu of the regular Kansas license plates, and all applications for such plates shall be made in a manner prescribed by the division of vehicles.
History:
L. 1953, ch. 40, § 2; L. 1972, ch. 342, § 36; L. 1980, ch. 34, § 2; L. 1985, ch. 43, § 9; L. 2013, ch. 8, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-165 Same; act supplemental.

8-165.
Same; act supplemental.
This act is supplementary to the motor vehicle licensing laws of Kansas and nothing herein shall be construed as abridging or amending such laws.
History: L. 1953, ch. 40, § 4; January 1, 1954.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-166 Registration of antique vehicles; antique military vehicles; definitions.

8-166. Registration of antique vehicles; antique military vehicles; definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall for the purpose of this act have the following meaning:
(a) "Antique" means any vehicle, including an antique military vehicle, more than 35 years old, propelled by a motor using petroleum fuel, steam or electricity, or any combination thereof, regardless of the age or type of the components or equipment installed on the vehicle.
(b) "Person" means every natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, club or organization.
(c) "Antique military vehicle" means a vehicle, regardless of the vehicle's size or weight, that was manufactured for use in any country's military forces and is maintained to represent its military design, except that an antique military vehicle shall not include a fully tracked vehicle.
(d) The words and phrases defined in K.S.A. 8-126 and 8-126a, and amendments thereto, when used in this act, shall mean the same as defined by such sections.
History:
L. 1955, ch. 62, § 1; L. 2006, ch. 136, § 4; L. 2021, ch. 51, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-167 Registration of antique vehicles; registration for operation on highway; registration for the purpose of taxation, registration fee.

8-167. Registration of antique vehicles; registration for operation on highway; registration for the purpose of taxation, registration fee.
(a) Every owner of an antique motor vehicle intended to be operated upon any highway in this state shall, before the same is operated, apply for the registration thereof, as provided by this act.
(b) In addition to the registration required under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and K.S.A. 8-168 et seq., and amendments thereto, each antique vehicle shall be registered for the purpose of taxation as prescribed by article 51 of chapter 79 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, at the time such owner intends to commence the operation of the same upon the highways of the state and at the times prescribed by K.S.A. 8-134, and amendments thereto, for the registration of any other motor vehicle owned by the owner of such antique vehicle. The fee for registration of an antique vehicle under the provisions of this subsection shall be five dollars.
History:
L. 1955, ch. 62, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 325, § 7; L. 2013, ch. 8, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-168 Same; how application made.

8-168.
Same; how application made.
Application for the registration of a vehicle required to be registered hereunder shall be made by the owner thereof, by mail or otherwise, in the office of the county treasurer of the county in which such owner resides, upon the appropriate form furnished by the division of vehicles.
History:
L. 1955, ch. 62, § 3; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-169 Same; issuance of receipt.

8-169.
Same; issuance of receipt.
Upon the filing of such application for registration and payment of the fees hereinafter provided the division shall register the vehicle and shall issue to the owner a registration receipt in such form as the division shall deem adequate.
History:
L. 1955, ch. 62, § 4; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-171 Same; lost license plate, certificate of title or registration receipt; fee for duplicate.

8-171. Same; lost license plate, certificate of title or registration receipt; fee for duplicate.
In the event that any license plate, certificate of title or registration receipt issued hereunder, shall be lost, mutilated, or shall have become illegible, the person who is entitled thereto shall make immediate application for and obtain a duplicate therefor, upon furnishing information of such fact satisfactory to the division and upon payment of the required fees: Namely, the same fees for certificate of title, registration receipt and license plates as listed in K.S.A. 8-139, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1955, ch. 62, § 6; L. 1959, ch. 46, § 11; L. 1972, ch. 22, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 31, § 4; L. 1987, ch. 42, § 5; L. 1993, ch. 176, § 8; L. 1996, ch. 260, § 6; L. 1999, ch. 114, § 7; L. 2002, ch. 134, § 9; L. 2003, ch. 30, § 6; L. 2013, ch. 8, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-174 Same; duty of county clerk; receipt by county treasurer.

8-174.
Same; duty of county clerk; receipt by county treasurer.
The county clerk shall show on the tax rolls or by separate listing which he or she delivers to the county treasurer each year the make, model and year of each vehicle assessed in the county. Upon the payment of personal property taxes by any person including personal property taxes upon a vehicle, the county treasurer shall issue a receipt showing the foregoing information concerning the vehicle upon which taxes are being paid.
History: L. 1957, ch. 56, § 2; January 1, 1958.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-175 Registration of vehicles; application to appraiser for appraisal; preparation of tax bill.

8-175.
Registration of vehicles; application to appraiser for appraisal; preparation of tax bill.
Any person applying for registration of a vehicle who is unable to comply with any of the requirements of K.S.A. 8-173, and amendments thereto, by reason of the fact that such person resided in another county in this state on January 1 of the preceding year and did not list the vehicle for taxation purposes, shall make application to the county appraiser in the county in which the registration is desired, who shall immediately appraise such vehicle and cause a tax bill to be prepared therefor, to enable such applicant to pay personal property taxes upon such vehicle. Any person applying for registration of a vehicle who is unable to comply with any of the requirements of K.S.A. 8-173, and amendments thereto, for any other reason, shall make application to the county appraiser in the county in which the registration is desired, who shall appraise the personal property of such person including such vehicle, as of January 1 of the preceding year, and cause a tax bill to be prepared therefor to enable such applicant to pay personal property taxes. In cases where registration is made without regard to county designation, the personal property of the person making application for registration shall be valued in, and personal property taxes shall be paid to, the county in which the personal property had situs on January 1 of the preceding year.
History:
L. 1957, ch. 56, § 3; L. 1960, ch. 45, § 2; L. 1982, ch. 391, § 21; L. 1985, ch. 46, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-176 Rules and regulations; forms.

8-176.
Rules and regulations; forms.
The secretary of revenue shall adopt rules and regulations for the administration of this act. The director of property valuation shall prescribe and furnish forms for use of county officials.
History:
L. 1957, ch. 56, § 4; L. 1972, ch. 342, § 37; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-177 Same; false affidavit; penalty.

8-177.
Same; false affidavit; penalty.
Any person swearing falsely to any affidavit required herein shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500).
History: L. 1957, ch. 56, § 5; January 1, 1958.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles › Article 1 - General Provisions › 8-177a License plates for members or retired members of Kansas national guard; application; issuance; nontransferability; design of plate.

8-177a.
License plates for members or retired members of Kansas national guard; application; issuance; nontransferability; design of plate.
(a) Any owner or lessee of one or more passenger vehicles or trucks registered for a gross weight of not more than 20,000 pounds who is a resident of the state of Kansas, and who is a regularly enlisted or retired, warrant or commissioned member of the Kansas national guard, upon compliance with the provisions of this section, may be issued one distinctive license plate for each such motor vehicle or truck that is not required to be registered with the state corporation commission designating the owner or lessee of such vehicle as a member or retired member of the Kansas national guard. Such license plates shall be issued for the same period of time as other license plates upon proper registration and payment of the regular license fee as provided in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto.
(b) Any such member or retired member of the Kansas national guard may make application for such distinctive license plates, not less than 60 days prior to such member's renewal of registration date, on a form furnished by the director of vehicles, and any applicant for such distinctive license plates shall furnish the director with such applicant's armed forces of the United States identification card as proof that the applicant is a member or a retired member of the Kansas national guard. Application for the registration of passenger vehicles or trucks and issuance of the distinctive license plates under this section shall be made by the owner or lessee in a manner prescribed by the director of vehicles upon forms furnished by the director.
(c) No registration or distinctive license plate issued under this section shall be transferable to any other person.
(d) Renewals of registration under this section shall be made annually, upon payment of the fee prescribed in subsection (a), in the manner prescribed in subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-132, and amendments thereto. No renewal of registration shall be made to any applicant until such applicant has filed with the director a form as provided in subsection (b). If such form is not filed, the applicant shall be required to comply with K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and return the distinctive license plates to the county treasurer of such person's residence.
(e) The adjutant general, with the approval of the director of vehicles and subject to the availability of materials and equipment, shall design a distinctive license plate for issuance to members and retired members of the Kansas national guard.
History:
L. 1979, ch. 34, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 34, § 3; L. 1982, ch. 38, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 43, § 12; L. 1993, ch. 252, § 3; L. 1997, ch. 79, § 2; L. 1999, ch. 125, § 6; July 1.