Chapter 66, PUBLIC UTILITIES

66-1,105. Service of orders and decisions; effective dates. The orders and decisions of the commission on the matters covered by this act shall be made in writing and copies of such decisions shall be served on motor carriers by electronic mail if authorized by the motor carrier …

66-1,107. Validity of 1925 act. If any section or provision of this act shall be found invalid by any court, it shall be conclusively presumed that this act would have been passed by the legislature without such invalid section or provision, and the act as a whole shall not be de…

66-1,108. Transportation by motor carriers; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Commission" means the corporation commission of the state of Kansas; (b) "household goods" means property and personal effects used or to be used in a dwelling, when a part of the equipment or supp…

66-1,108a. Regulation of motor carriers; powers granted to state corporation commission. As applied to the regulation of motor carriers, the provisions of this act and all grants of power, authority and jurisdiction herein made to the state corporation commission shall be liberal…

66-1,108b. Same; powers of state corporation commission. The state corporation commission is given full power, authority and jurisdiction to supervise and control motor carriers, as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 390.5, as in effect on July 1, 2017, or any later version as established in…

66-1,108c. Same; examination of accounts and records. The state corporation commission shall have the authority to examine all accounts and records pertaining to its regulation of motor carriers. The agents, accountants, examiners or inspectors designated by the commission shall …

66-1,109. Regulation of motor carriers; exemptions of certain carriers, certain transporters and certain uses from act. This act shall not require the following carriers to obtain a certificate, license or permit from the commission or file rates, tariffs, annual reports or provi…

66-1,110. Public motor carriers of property, of household goods or of passengers declared common carriers. All "public motor carriers of property, of household goods or of passengers" as defined in this act are hereby declared to be common carriers within the meaning of the publi…

66-1,111. Types of carriers which must comply with act and other applicable laws. No public motor carrier of property or passengers or private motor carrier of property shall operate any motor vehicle for the transportation of either persons or property on any public highway in t…

66-1,112. Authority of commission to regulate public motor carriers; rate-making procedures; exemption from state antitrust laws, when. (a) The commission is hereby vested with power and authority and it shall be its duty to license, supervise and regulate every public motor carr…

66-1,112g. Private motor carrier permits; rules and regulations. The commission shall issue permits to private motor carriers of property and require such additional data as may be required by the commission in carrying out the provisions of this act. The commission may adopt rul…

66-1,112h. Voluntary suspensions of permits or licenses; period; effect. Upon the request of the holder of any private carrier permit or interstate license, while serving in the armed forces of the United States, the commission is hereby authorized to grant to such holder a suspe…

66-1,112j. Suspension or revocation of permit, certificate or interstate license; notice and hearing. Upon failure to comply with the provisions of the motor carrier law or other laws of the state relating to motor carriers, or upon failure to comply with motor carrier rules and …

66-1,113. Unreasonable charges prohibited. All transportation charges made by any public motor carrier transporting household goods or passengers shall be just and reasonable. History: L. 1931, ch. 236, § 6; L. 1995, ch. 98, § 6; April 13. Source or Prior Law: 66-198. CASE ANNOTA…

66-1,114. Public motor carriers; certificates of convenience and necessity to transport household goods or passengers; procedure to obtain; basis for issuance. (a) Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful for any public motor carrier to operate as a carrier of househo…

66-1,114b. Public motor carrier of property other than household goods or passengers; certificate of public service; procedure to obtain; basis for issuance. (a) Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful for any public motor carrier to operate as a carrier of property …

66-1,115. Private motor carriers of property must secure licenses or permits. It shall be unlawful for any private motor carrier to operate as a carrier of property or passengers within this state either in intrastate commerce or in interstate commerce without first having obtain…

66-1,115a. Granting of certain permits and certificates without formal hearing, when; notice. Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 66-1,114, and amendments thereto, the commission may issue or grant public motor carrier certificates or abandonments thereof without a formal he…

66-1,116. Public motor carriers operating as common carriers in interstate commerce register in base state; exempt carriers shall provide certain information. (a) It shall be unlawful for a public motor carrier of property, of household goods or of passengers to operate in inters…

66-1,117. Forms of application; hearings concerning applications; written findings and recommendations to commission. The corporation commission shall prescribe forms of applications for certificates, permits and licenses for the use of prospective applicants and shall make regul…

66-1,119. Effect of failure to annually renew. Failure of any motor carrier to annually renew its authority, certificate or permit in a timely manner shall result in a termination of that motor carrier's authority by operation of law. History: L. 1931, ch. 236, § 12; L. 1941, ch.…

66-1,126. Violation of act relating to certificate, license, permit or report; failure to comply with certain commission orders; penalty. Any person who shall operate as any carrier to which this act applies without first obtaining a certificate, permit or license or in violation…

66-1,128. Motor carrier liability insurance requirements; self-insurance, when. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) or pursuant to federal statutes, no certificate, permit, or license shall be issued by the commission to any public motor carrier of property, household goods …

66-1,129. Motor carriers; safety rules and regulations adopted by commission; exceptions. (a) The commission shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. No public motor carrier of property, household goods or passengers or private motor ca…

66-1,129a. Motor carriers, suspension, revocation or amendment of certificate; notice; hearing; impoundment of motor carrier's vehicles; sale of such vehicles; proceeds; requirements. (a) The commission, at any time for good cause shown, may suspend the operation of any motor car…

66-1,129b. Intrastate transportation of certain hazardous materials; authorizing federal exemption. The provisions of 49 C.F.R. § 173.5-agricultural operations; 49 C.F.R. § 173.6-materials of trade; and 49 C.F.R. § 173.8-exceptions for nonspecification packagings used in intrasta…

66-1,130. Violation of act; penalty. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), every carrier to which this act applies and every person who violates or who procures, aids or abets in the violating of any provision of this act, or who fails to obey any order, decision or rule and …

66-1,131. Duty of sheriffs, peace officers and county attorneys. It shall be the duty of the sheriffs or other peace officers of any county or of this state to make arrests, and the county attorneys to prosecute all violations of the provisions of this act. History: L. 1931, ch. …

66-1,132. Former certificates remain in force. Certificates issued to public carriers by the commission under the authority of chapter 206 [66-196 to 66-1,107] of the Laws of 1925 shall remain in effect hereunder. History: L. 1931, ch. 236, § 25; July 1.

66-1,133. Sections K.S.A. 66-196 through 66-1,107 repealed in part. All parts of chapter 206 of the Laws of 1925 and chapter 222 of the Laws of 1929 (being sections 66-196 to 66-1,107, inclusive, of the 1930 Supplement to the Revised Statutes of Kansas, 1923), inconsistent or in …

66-1,134. Sections K.S.A. 66-196 through 66-1,133 repealed in part. Sections 66-1,108, 66-1,109, 66-1,112, 66-1,116, 66-1,118 and 66-1,131 of the Revised Statutes Supplement of 1931, and all parts of sections 66-196 to 66-1,133, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes Supplement of 19…

66-1,135. Invalidity of part. If any section, subsection, clause, sentence or phrase of this act is for any reason held to be unconstitutional and invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this act. The legislature hereby declares that it w…

66-1,138. Certain vehicles exempt from K.S.A. 66-1,139 and 66-1,140. K.S.A. 66-1,139 and 66-1,140 shall not apply to any truck, truck tractor or passenger vehicle used in operations exempt under the provisions of K.S.A. 66-1,109 and any amendments thereto. History: L. 1955, ch. 2…

66-1,139. Registration of interstate carriers in base state; registration of intrastate carriers with corporation commission; exemptions; application requirements; certain interstate carriers may display identification on side. (a) All interstate regulated public motor carriers o…

66-1,139a. Unified carrier registration clearing fund. All amounts collected under K.S.A. 66-1,139, and amendments thereto, for the purpose of registration of motor vehicles, pursuant to federal statutes, shall be remitted by the state corporation commission to the state treasure…

66-1,141. Provisions of K.S.A. 66-1,138 and 66-1,139 supplemental to chapter 66, article 1. The provisions of K.S.A. 66-1,138 and 66-1,139, and amendments thereto, shall be a part of and supplemental to article 1 of chapter 66 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments ther…

66-1,142. Biannual transfer of certain balances in motor carrier license fees fund to state highway fund; notice thereof, entry upon records. On July 30 and on January 30 of each year, the state treasurer shall transfer to the state highway fund all unencumbered balances in exces…

66-1,142a. Investigations conducted by highway patrol and commission for federal agency. The superintendent of the Kansas highway patrol and the commission are hereby authorized and empowered to enter into any contracts or agreements with the relevant federal agency that are appr…

66-1,142b. Civil penalties; motor carriers. (a) Any person violating any statute, commission orders or rules and regulations adopted by the state corporation commission pursuant to the motor carrier act and other laws relevant to motor carriers shall be subject to a civil penalty…

66-1,142c. Commission authorized to compromise civil penalty. Any civil penalty may be compromised by the state corporation commission. In determining the amount of the penalty or the amount agreed in compromise, the appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the business, the…

66-1,143. Radio common carriers; defined; limitation of KCC jurisdiction. (a) As used in this section and K.S.A. 66-1,145 and amendments thereto, "radio common carrier" shall include all persons and associations of persons, whether incorporated or not, operating a public "for hir…

66-1,145. Same; interconnection of system with telephone facilities; interconnection by agreement or by order of commission. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each radio common carrier may interconnect its common carrier radio telephone facilities with the telephone f…

66-1,145a. Same; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Radio common carrier" means any radio common carrier as defined in K.S.A. 66-1,143, and amendments thereto. (b) "Commission" means the state corporation commission. History: L. 1985, ch. 225, § 4; July 1. Revisor's Note: L. …

66-1,150. Pipeline safety; rules and regulations in conformance with federal act; application. (a) The state corporation commission is hereby authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to ensure conformance with the natural gas pipeline safety act of 1968,…

66-1,151. Violation of pipeline safety standards; penalty. Any person who violates any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this act, or any rule and regulation adopted by the commission and in effect on July 1, 1969, shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $200,000 f…

66-1,152. Same; compromise of penalty; alternative to civil penalty. Any civil penalty may be compromised by the state corporation commission. In determining the amount of the penalty or the amount agreed in compromise, the appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the busine…

66-1,153. Fees for inspection and supervision authorized; gas pipeline safety standards. As used in this section, terms have the meanings provided by 49 C.F.R. § 192.3, as in effect on July 1, 2013. Every person engaged in the operation of gas pipeline systems in this state subje…

66-1,154. Fees for inspection and supervision of gas pipeline safety standards. As used in this section, terms have the meanings provided by 49 C.F.R. § 192.3, as in effect on July 1, 2013. (a) The amount of such fee shall be fixed in relation to the number of active gas meters i…

66-1,155. Same; disposition of fees; gas pipeline inspection fee fund. The chairperson of the corporation commission shall remit all moneys received by or for it from fees, charges or penalties to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendm…

66-1,156. Same; frequency of remittances. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to authorize remittances to be made less frequently than is authorized under K.S.A. 75-4215. History: L. 1973, ch. 261, § 4; July 1.