Chapter 8 — AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES

8-111. History: L. 1921, ch. 69, § 9; R.S. 1923, §§ 8-111; Repealed, L. 1929, ch. 81, § 30; December 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Scho…

8-112. History: L. 1921, ch. 69, § 10; R.S. 1923, §§ 8-112; Repealed, L. 1929, ch. 81, § 30; December 1. Cross References to Related Sections: Later act, see 8-132, 8-133. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. City license tax on business using motor vehicles held valid. Produce Co. v. City of Wic…

8-113. Identity of vehicles; unlawful acts; penalty. Any person who shall destroy or cause to be destroyed, remove or cause to be removed, alter or deface, or cause to be altered or defaced, the engine number, identification number, or serial number of any motor vehicle in this s…

8-113a. Reporting stored, unclaimed vehicles to department, when; penalty for failure. An operator of a place of business for garaging, repairing, parking or storing vehicles for the public, in which a vehicle remains unclaimed for a period of 30 days, shall within seven days aft…

8-114. History: L. 1921, ch. 69, § 12; R.S. 1923, §§ 8-114; Repealed, L. 1929, ch. 81, § 30; December 1. Cross References to Related Sections: Later act, see 8-139. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings…

8-115. History: L. 1921, ch. 69, § 13; R.S. 1923, §§ 8-115; Repealed, L. 1929, ch. 81, § 30; December 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sch…

8-116. Vehicle identification number offenses; possession or sale of vehicle without original VIN; removing or altering VIN; penalties; vehicle seizure and disposition; application to repairs and restorations of antique vehicles. (a) It is unlawful to sell, barter or exchange any…

8-116a. Vehicle identification number; check of vehicles by highway patrol; original Kansas certificates of title on out-of-state vehicles; check by designee or employee of new vehicle dealer, when; fees and disposition thereof. (a) Except as provided in K.S.A. 8-170, and amendme…

8-119. Penalty for violating K.S.A. 8-113 and 8-116. The violation of any of the provisions of this act, except as otherwise herein provided, shall be deemed a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable by a fine not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or …

8-120. Validity of K.S.A. 8-113, 8-116 and 8-119. 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 whol…

8-121. History: L. 1913, ch. 65, § 6; R.S. 1923, § 8-121; Repealed, L. 1937, ch. 283, § 135; June 30. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Petition states cause against owner permitting operation by son under fourteen. Burrell v. Horchem, 117 Kan. 678, 232 P. 1042. 2. Section cited in determining…

8-122. History: R.S. 1923, § 8-122; L. 1925, ch. 84, § 1; L. 1929, ch. 83, § 1; Repealed, L. 1937, ch. 283, § 135; June 30. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Question of proper care and prudence question for the jury. Super v. Modell Township, 88 Kan. 698, 702, 129 P. 1162. 2. Speed of fifteen…

8-122a. History: L. 1929, ch. 83, § 2; Repealed, L. 1937, ch. 283, § 135; June 30. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Does not violate section 10, bill of rights, against compulsory self-incrimination. State v. Razey, 129 Kan. 328, 282 P. 755. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL Ge…

8-122b. History: L. 1931, ch. 81, § 1; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 32, § 1; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Section discussed prior to its effective date. Howse v. Weinrich, 133 Kan. 132, 134, 298 P. 766. 2. Section construed; operator not liable unless guilty of wantonness. Stout v. Gall…

8-123. History: L. 1913, ch. 65, § 8; R.S. 1923, § 8-123; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2205; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1903, ch. 67, §§ 3, 6, 7. Cross References to Related Sections: Later act, see 8-1516. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Duty of driver to look ahead for other vehicle…

8-124. History: L. 1903, ch. 67, § 8; L. 1917, ch. 74, § 7; R.S. 1923, § 8-124; Repealed, L. 1937, ch. 283, § 135; June 30. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Ordinance regulating use of streets by oil transport trucks held valid. Ash v. Gibson 145 Kan. 825, 829, 830, 67 P.2d 1101. 2. Uniform a…

8-125. History: L. 1925, ch. 103, § 1; Repealed, L. 1947, ch. 95, § 1; June 30. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Ordinance regulating use of streets by oil transport trucks held valid. Ash v. Gibson, 145 Kan. 825, 828, 829, 830, 67 P.2d 1101. 2. Uniform act regulating traffic abrogated and su…

8-126. Registration of vehicles; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "All-terrain vehicle" means any motorized nonhighway vehicle, other than an electric-assisted bicycle, that is 55 inches or less in width measured from the outside of one tire rim to the outside of the other t…

8-126a. Number plates or tags; definitions. Whenever in this act or in any other law of this state relating to registration of motor vehicles any of the following words or terms are used: 1. Number plate or plates. 2. License number plates. 3. License number plate. 4. Number plat…

8-127. Registration of vehicles operated in this state; exceptions; temporary operation of certain vehicles without registration, when. (a) Every owner of a motor vehicle, motorized bicycle, trailer or semitrailer intended to be operated upon any highway in this state, whether su…

8-127a. Registration prohibited for vehicle subject to federal use tax, when; proof of payment of tax. No vehicle, subject to the use tax imposed by section 4481 of the internal revenue code of 1954, shall be registered in this state without presentation of proof of payment of su…

8-128. Same; exceptions. (a) The following need not be registered under this act, any: (1) Implement of husbandry; (2) all-terrain vehicle; (3) micro utility truck; (4) golf cart; (5) work-site utility vehicle; (6) road roller or road machinery temporarily operated or moved upon …

8-129. Application for registration; certificate of title; administration of motor vehicle functions. (a) Applications for the registration of a vehicle required to be registered shall be made by the owner, by mail, on-line, electronically or otherwise, in the office of the count…

8-130. Register of applications to be kept by division of vehicles. The division of vehicles shall maintain a register of applications received, and when satisfied as to the genuineness and regularity thereof, and that the applicant is entitled thereto, shall register the vehicle…

8-131. Registration receipts. (a) Upon the filing of such application for registration, payment of the fees hereinafter provided the division of vehicles shall register the vehicle and shall issue to the owner a registration receipt which shall contain upon the face thereof the r…

8-131a. History: L. 1969, ch. 47, § 4; Repealed, L. 1970, ch. 45, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEF…

8-131b. Invalidity of part. If any clause, paragraph, subsection or section of this act shall be held invalid or unconstitutional, it shall be conclusively presumed that the legislature would have enacted the remainder of this act without such invalid or unconstitutional clause, …

8-132. License plates or decals to be furnished; time for new license plates; personalized license plates, display and cost; rules and regulations. (a) Subject to the provisions of this section and K.S.A. 8-1,125, and amendments thereto, the division of vehicles shall furnish to …

8-132a. History: L. 1978, ch. 31, § 2; L. 1981, ch. 35, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 30, § 1; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 36, § 14; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Doc…

8-133. Display of license plate. (a) The license plate assigned to the vehicle shall be attached to the rear of the vehicle and shall be displayed during the current registration year or years. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a Kansas registered vehicle shall not …

8-134. Renewal of registration of certain vehicles; registration and reregistration of passenger vehicles; monthly system; park and recreation motor vehicle permits; decals for license plates; rules and regulations. (a) Every vehicle registration under this act shall expire Decem…

8-134a. Registration and reregistration of pickup trucks, motorcycles, motorized bicycles and recreational vehicles; rules and regulations. (a) On and after January 1, 1999, any truck or truck tractor registered for a gross weight of 12,000 pounds or less, motorcycles, motorized …

8-135. Transfer of ownership of vehicles; registration; fees and penalties; certificate of title, form, fee; assignment and reassignment; liens, statement of, release of, liability for failure to comply, notice of security interest, execution; purchase and sale of vehicle, requir…

8-135a. Adding names of family members to titles and registrations. A person in whose name a vehicle is titled and registered may add their spouse's name by assigning the title from the titleholder to titleholder and spouse and by applying for a name change title and registration…

8-135b. History: L. 1929, ch. 81, § 13; L. 1937, ch. 72, § 5; L. 1938, ch. 12, § 1; L. 1941, ch. 93, § 1; L. 1943, ch. 79, § 2; L. 1955, ch. 47, § 1; L. 1959, ch. 46, § 7; L. 1961, ch. 47, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 48, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 60, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 411, § 2; L. 1970, ch. 46, § …

8-135c. Nonrepairable vehicle certificate; definitions; requirements; application; penalties. (a) The provisions of this section shall be a part of and supplemental to the provisions of article 1 of chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and as used in this section, the word…

8-135d. Electronic certificates of title. (a) On and after January 1, 2003, when an assignment of title or manufacturer's statement of origin indicates that there is a lien or encumbrance on a vehicle or if a notice of security interest has been filed with the division, the divis…

8-135e. History: L. 1929, ch. 81, § 13; L. 1937, ch. 72, § 5; L. 1938, ch. 12, § 1; L. 1941, ch. 93, § 1; L. 1943, ch. 79, § 2; L. 1955, ch. 47, § 1; L. 1959, ch. 46, § 7; L. 1961, ch. 47, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 48, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 60, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 411, § 2; L. 1970, ch. 46, § …

8-136. Dealer license plates; manufacturers' and dealers' use and limitations on use; display; proof of payment of personal property tax before issuance; transportation of certain trailers. (a) A licensed manufacturer of or licensed dealer in vehicles demonstrating, displaying or…

8-137. History: L. 1929, ch. 81, § 15; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 49, § 17; April 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…

8-138. History: L. 1929, ch. 81, § 16; L. 1933, ch. 21, § 1 (Special Session); L. 1955, ch. 294, § 2; L. 1957, ch. 57, § 3; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 180, § 7; July 1. Source or prior law: 8-109. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "The Tenth Circuit's Obscured Vision: Losing Sig…

8-138a. Nonresident owners licensed in state of residence; reciprocal privileges. The provisions of this section shall apply only to the nonresident owner or owners of any motor vehicle constructed and operated primarily for the transportation of the driver or the driver and one …

8-139. Lost license plates, certificate of title, registration decal or registration receipts; fees for duplicates; exception. In the event that any license plate, certificate of title, registration decal or registration receipt issued hereunder, shall be lost, mutilated, or shal…

8-140. Division to suspend registration upon notice of theft or embezzlement. Whenever the owner of any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer which is stolen or embezzled files an affidavit alleging either said fact with the division, it shall immediately suspend the registration…

8-141. When registration shall be refused; suspension of registration for failure to pay fees. (a) The division shall not grant an application for the registration of a vehicle when: (1) The applicant therefor is not entitled thereto under the provisions of this act; (2) the appl…

8-141a. Classification change within registration year; limitations; minimum fees. The owner of any truck or truck tractor with local, farm or 6,000-mile class of registration, who desires to transfer or change the classification of registration at any time during the calendar ye…

8-142. Unlawful acts. It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any of the following acts and except as otherwise provided, violation is subject to penalties provided in K.S.A. 8-149, and amendments thereto: First: To operate, or for the owner thereof knowingly to permit the …

8-143. Annual registration or license fees for motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, motorized bicycles, travel trailers and trucks and truck tractors; gross weight defined; rules and regulations, refunds, exemptions; penalties; temporary registration; registration after nonope…

8-143a. Quarterly payment of annual registration fee by resident owner of truck or truck tractor; delinquent payments, fees and penalties; enforcement; notice of lien; tax warrants; collection; seizure of property subject to lien; application of lien; enforcement provisions. (a) …

8-143b. Temporary intrastate registration or license for truck or truck tractor registered in another state; fee in lieu of annual license fee; application; ambulances, rescue vehicles and utility vehicles exempt from fee in certain cases. (a) Except as provided in K.S.A. 8-143k,…