Chapter 8 — AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES

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 b…

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 loca…

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 infor…

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 classi…

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, …

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 theret…

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 …

8-143j. Annual registration for trucks or truck tractors engaged in farm custom harvesting operations. (a) On and after January 1, 1991, any truck or truck tractor registered for a gross weight of more than 12,000 pounds which is engaged in farm custom harvesting operations may b…

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 op…

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…

8-143m. Annual commercial vehicle fee; issuance of commercial license plates; distribution of amounts collected. (a) On and after January 1, 2014, any truck or truck tractor registered for a gross weight of more than 10,000 pounds which is operating as a commercial vehicle shall,…

8-144. History: L. 1929, ch. 81, § 1; L. 1933, ch. 76, § 1; L. 1949, ch. 100, § 2; L. 1951, ch. 105, § 1; L. 1958, ch. 47, § 1 (Budget Session); Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 49, § 17; April 15. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Document…

8-145. Collection of fees; disposition of moneys; compensation of county treasurers; highway patrol motor vehicle fund; VIPS/CAMA technology hardware fund; commercial vehicle administrative fund; division of vehicles modernization fund; Kansas highway patrol staffing and training…

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 …

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 hereinbe…

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 r…

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 8-1,1…

8-145e. History: L. 1998, ch. 140, § 5; Repealed, L. 2017, ch. 74, § 9; 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 USE…

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 sh…

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 rep…

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 deposi…

8-147. Manufacture of license plates and decals for registered vehicles; shipping of manufactured plates. (a) As used in this section, "license plate" means the plate used to externally evidence registration of a vehicle under chapter 8 of Kansas Statutes Annotated. (b) Prior to …

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, re…

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…

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 …

8-149a. History: L. 1955, ch. 63, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 59, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 34, § 1; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 30, § 30; January 1, 1979. Cross References to Related Sections: Later act, see 8-1,101 through 8-1,123. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 202…

8-149b. History: L. 1955, ch. 63, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 426, § 33; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 30, § 30; January 1, 1979. Cross References to Related Sections: Later act, see 8-1,101 through 8-1,123. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Docum…

8-149c. History: L. 1955, ch. 63, § 3; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 180, § 6; 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 USE…

8-149f. History: L. 1961, ch. 59, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 51, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 180, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 426, § 34; L. 1977, ch. 304, § 15; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 30, § 30; January 1, 1979. Cross References to Related Sections: Later act, see 8-1,101 through 8-1,123. Previous | Next LEGI…

8-150. History: L. 1929, ch. 81, § 28; Repealed, L. 1937, ch. 283, § 135; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents …

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 p…

8-151a. History: L. 1956, ch. 48, § 5; Repealed, L. 1957, ch. 57, § 9; 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…

8-152. 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 insuranc…

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 certificat…

8-154. History: L. 1945, ch. 87, § 4; L. 1953, ch. 44, § 5; Repealed, L. 1961, ch. 51, § 6; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School F…

8-155. History: L. 1945, ch. 87, § 5; Repealed, L. 1953, ch. 44, § 7; April 6. 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…

8-156. 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, w…

8-157. History: L. 1945, ch. 87, § 7; L. 1947, ch. 98, § 3; L. 1951, ch. 106, § 2; L. 1953, ch. 44, § 2; Repealed, L. 1977, ch. 33, § 4; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Mentioned in automobile stop case, detention of passenger exceeded scope of stop; evidence suppressed. State v. Gro…

8-158. History: L. 1945, ch. 87, § 8; L. 1947, ch. 98, § 4; L. 1951, ch. 106, § 3; L. 1953, ch. 44, § 3; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 426, § 65; August 15. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STA…

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…

8-160. Free license plates for disabled veterans; definition of disabled veteran. As used in this act, "disabled veteran" means a person who: (a) Served in the active military, naval, air or space service, including those groups and individuals listed under 38 C.F.R. § 3.7, and w…

8-161. Disabled veterans registration and license plates; free; international symbol of access, printing restrictions; parking privileges; penalties. (a) Any disabled veteran as defined in K.S.A. 8-160, and amendments thereto, who resides in Kansas and who makes application to th…

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 …

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 passe…

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 …

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 f…

8-164. History: L. 1953, ch. 40, § 3; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 21, § 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 USEFU…

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. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL Genera…

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 3…

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…