Chapter 8 — AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES

8-1747. Air-conditioning equipment. (a) The term "air-conditioning equipment" as used or referred to in this section shall mean mechanical vapor compression refrigeration equipment which is used to cool the driver's or passenger compartment of any motor vehicle. (b) Air-condition…

8-1748. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1748; L. 1994, ch. 194, § 1; Repealed, L. 2007, ch. 140, § 19; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived…

8-1749. Safety belts and shoulder harnesses. (a) Every passenger car manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1965, shall be equipped with at least two (2) lap-type safety belt assemblies for use in the front seating positions. (b) Every passenger car manufactured or assembled …

8-1749a. One-way glass and sun screening devices; requirements; exceptions; penalties. (a) No motor vehicle required to be registered in this state and that is operated on the highways of this state shall be equipped with one-way glass or any sun screening device, as defined in K…

8-1749b. Sun screening devices; definitions. For the purpose of K.S.A. 8-1749a, and amendments thereto: (a) "Sun screening devices" means a film material or device that is designed to be used in conjunction with motor vehicle safety glazing materials for reducing the effects of t…

8-1749c. Unlawful installation of sun screening device; penalty. Any person who installs a sun screening device on a motor vehicle which is not in compliance with the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1749a, and amendments thereto, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor. …

8-1750. History: L. 1974, ch. 42, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 39, § 28; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 35, § 6; March 15. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Scho…

8-1751. History: L. 1974, ch. 42, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 40, § 1; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 35, § 6; March 15. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Schoo…

8-1751a. History: L. 1976, ch. 41, § 4; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 35, § 6; March 15. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

8-1754. History: L. 1974, ch. 42, § 5; L. 1975, ch. 40, § 4; L. 1976, ch. 45, § 3; L. 1976, ch. 52, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 38, § 2; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 35, § 6; March 15. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Duty to obtain certificate of approval per K.S.A. 8-1754 cannot be transferred to buyer eve…

8-1755. History: L. 1974, ch. 42, § 6; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 40, § 8; May 2. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFU…

8-1758. History: L. 1974, ch. 42, § 9; L. 1975, ch. 40, § 5; L. 1976, ch. 52, § 3; L. 1978, ch. 41, § 1; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 35, § 6; March 15. Source or prior law: 8-5,110, 8-5,111. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Duty to obtain certificate of approval per K.S.A. 8-1754 cannot be transfe…

8-1759. Spot inspections by highway patrol; penalties. (a) Every driver of a motor vehicle shall stop and submit such vehicle and its equipment to an inspection of the mechanical condition thereof and such test, with reference thereto, as may be appropriate at any location where …

8-1759a. Inspection by highway patrol upon reasonable cause; notice of defects; penalties. (a) Uniformed members of the highway patrol, at any time upon reasonable cause to believe that a vehicle is unsafe or not equipped as required by law, or that its equipment is not in proper…

8-1760. History: L. 1974, ch. 42, § 11; L. 1975, ch. 40, § 7; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 35, § 6; March 15. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Scho…

8-1761. Improper compression release engine braking system. (a) It shall be unlawful for the driver of any motor vehicle to use or cause to be used or operated any compression release engine braking system without such motor vehicle being equipped with a muffler in accordance wit…

8-1762. Transportation network company lighting device; city ordinance; requirements. (a) The governing body of a city may adopt an ordinance that allows a driver for a transportation network company, who is logged on to the transportation network company's digital network, to eq…

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8-1801. Headlamps; modulation systems. (a) Every motorcycle and every motor-driven cycle shall be equipped with at least one headlamp which shall comply with the requirements and limitations of this article. (b) Every headlamp upon every motorcycle and motor-driven cycle shall be…

8-1802. Tail lamps. (a) Every motorcycle and motor-driven cycle shall have at least one (1) tail lamp which shall be located at a height of not more than seventy-two (72) nor less than fifteen (15) inches. (b) Either a tail lamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and plac…

8-1803. Reflectors. Every motorcycle and motor-driven cycle shall carry on the rear, either as part of the tail lamp or separately, at least one (1) red reflector meeting the requirements of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-1707. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1803; July 1. Previous | N…

8-1804. Stop lamps, turn signals and side lamps. (a) Every motorcycle and motor-driven cycle shall be equipped with at least one stop lamp meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1721, and amendments thereto. (b) Every motorcycle manufactured after January 1, 1973,…

8-1805. Multiple-beam road-lighting equipment on motorcycles. Every motorcycle, other than a motor-driven cycle, shall be equipped with multiple-beam road-lighting equipment. Such equipment shall: (a) Reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least three hundred (300) feet …

8-1806. Road-lighting equipment on motor-driven cycles. The head lamp or head lamps upon every motor-driven cycle may be of the single-beam or multiple-beam type, but in either event shall comply with the requirements and limitations as follows: (a) Every such head lamp or head l…

8-1807. Brakes. Every motorcycle and motor-driven cycle shall comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1734, except that the wheel of a sidecar attached to a motorcycle or to a motor-driven cycle, and the front wheel of a motor-driven cycle need not be equipped wi…

8-1808. Performance ability of brakes. Upon application of the service brake, every motorcycle and motor-driven cycle, at all times and under all conditions of loading, shall be capable of stopping from a speed of twenty (20) miles per hour in not more than thirty (30) feet, such…

8-1809. Approval of braking systems on motor-driven cycles; suspension or revocation of registration; prohibited acts. (a) The secretary of transportation is authorized to require an inspection of the braking system on any motor-driven cycle and to disapprove the braking system o…

8-1810. Other equipment; compliance with sections in article 18; applicability of other equipment laws. (a) Every motorcycle and every motor-driven cycle shall comply with the requirements and limitations of K.S.A. 8-1738 on horns and warning devices, K.S.A. 8-1739 on noise preve…

8-1901. Criminal penalties for violation of size and weight laws; exceptions. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or move or for the owner or lessee to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or …

8-1902. Width of vehicles and loads thereon. (a) The total outside width of any vehicle or the load thereon shall not exceed 81/2 feet, except as otherwise provided in this section. (b) A farm tractor or a fertilizer dispensing machine shall not be permitted to travel on any high…

8-1903. Loads on passenger vehicles extending to either side. No passenger-type vehicle shall be operated on any highway with any load carried thereon extending beyond the left side of such vehicle nor extending more than six (6) inches beyond the right side thereof. History: L. …

8-1904. Height and length of vehicles and loads; exceptions to maximums. (a) No vehicle including any load thereon shall exceed a height of 14 feet, except that a vehicle transporting cylindrically shaped bales of hay as authorized by K.S.A. 8-1902(e), and amendments thereto, may…

8-1905. Projecting loads to the front and rear. (a) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not extend more than three feet beyond the front wheels of such vehicle or the front bumper of such vehicle if it i…

8-1906. Securing loads on vehicles; requirements for hauling livestock; exceptions. (a) No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom…

8-1907. Towing vehicles; connection and safety equipment; exceptions. (a) When one vehicle is towing another, the drawbar, towbar or other connections shall be of sufficient strength to pull, stop and hold all weight towed thereby, and so designed, constructed and installed as to…

8-1908. Gross weight limits on wheels and axles. (a) The gross weight upon any wheel of a vehicle shall not exceed 10,000 pounds. (b) The gross weight upon any one axle, including any one axle of a group of axles, of a vehicle shall not exceed 20,000 pounds. (c) Any axle located …

8-1909. Gross weight limits for vehicles; exceptions; safety of certain vehicles for operation. (a) No vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be moved or operated on any highway when the gross weight on two or more consecutive axles exceeds the limitations prescribed in the fol…

8-1909a. Vehicle operation on national system of interstate and defense highways; exceptions. Nothing in this act shall authorize any gross weight of a vehicle, combination of vehicles or axle or axles of a vehicle on the national system of interstate and defense highways greater…

8-1910. Enforcement of vehicle weight laws; officers may weigh vehicles; portable scales; required drive to stationary scales; off-loading or load redistribution required, when. (a) Any police officer having reason to believe that the gross weight of a vehicle or combination of v…

8-1911. Permits for oversize or overweight vehicles; fees. (a) The secretary of transportation with respect to highways under the secretary's jurisdiction and local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, in their discretion, upon application, may issue a s…

8-1912. When secretary of transportation or local authorities may restrict use of highways. (a) Local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction may prohibit, by ordinance or resolution, the operation of vehicles upon any such highway or impose restrictions as …

8-1913. Liability for damage to highway or structure. (a) Any person driving any vehicle, object or contrivance upon any highway or highway structure shall be liable for all damage which said highway or structure may sustain as a result of any illegal operation, driving or moving…

8-1914. Issuance of special permits for operation of vehicles from Kansas turnpike authority toll booths and motor-freight truck terminals. The secretary of transportation with respect to highways under the secretary's jurisdiction and local authorities with respect to highways u…

8-1915. Issuance of special vehicle combination permits; conditions; penalties; rules and regulations. (a) The secretary of transportation may issue a special vehicle combination permit pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1911, and amendments thereto, for the operation of a sp…

8-1916. Cotton modules; allowable movement. (a) Any person issued a special permit under the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1911, and amendments thereto, for the purpose of moving cotton modules on the highways of this state, shall be allowed to move such cotton modules 24-hours per day.…

8-1917. Idle reduction technology; maximum weight limit exception. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1908 and 8-1909, and amendments thereto, the maximum gross weight limit and axle weight limit for any vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with idle reduction …

8-1918. Implement dealers; permits; allowable movement. (a) An implement dealer who obtains an annual permit pursuant to K.S.A. 8-1911, and amendments thereto, shall be allowed to move or transport farm tractors, implements of husbandry, combines, fertilizer dispensing equipment …

8-1919. Issuance of special permits for certain vehicle combinations; fees; conditions. (a) The secretary of transportation, with respect to highways under the secretary's jurisdiction, including those highways designated as city connecting links, may issue an annual overweight d…

8-1920. Gross weight limits for emergency vehicles. (a) Notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary, an emergency vehicle may operate at a gross weight not exceeding 86,000 pounds, subject to a maximum weight of: (1) 24,000 pounds on a single steering axle; (2) 33,500 pounds o…

8-1921. Escort vehicle company registration; requirements; penalty. (a) Commencing on and after January 1, 2020, each company that operates an escort vehicle service in this state shall register annually with the secretary of transportation in accordance with rules and regulation…