Chapter 8 — AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES

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 for…

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. Histor…

8-170. Registration of antique vehicles; fee for transfer of ownership; fee and form for certificate of title. (a) Upon the transfer of ownership of any vehicle registered under this act, its registration and right to use the license plates on such vehicle shall expire. Upon such…

8-170a. History: L. 1955, ch. 62, § 5; L. 1959, ch. 46, § 10; L. 1980, ch. 31, § 3; L. 1985, ch. 43, § 10; L. 1987, ch. 42, § 4; L. 1993, ch. 176, § 7; L. 1996, ch. 260, § 5; L. 1998, ch. 140, § 11; L. 1999, ch. 114, § 6; L. 2002, ch. 134, § 8; L. 2002, ch. 190, § 2; L. 2003, ch.…

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 entitl…

8-172. Antique vehicles; license plates, design, fees; model year license plates; city issued license plates; decals; requirements. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), license plates issued for antique vehicles shall be distinctive and shall contain the words "Kansas" and "…

8-173. Registration of vehicles; proof of payment of personal property taxes or assessment and financial security required; verification of insurance by insurance company; proof of insurance by electronic means. (a) An application for registration of a vehicle as provided in arti…

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 pers…

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…

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, §…

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,…

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 re…

8-177b. History: L. 1979, ch. 34, § 2; Repealed, L. 1983, ch. 30, § 3; January 1, 1984. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Docum…

8-177c. Prisoner of war license plates; surviving spouse; no fee or charge; rules and regulations. (a) As used in this section, "prisoner of war" means any person who was held as a prisoner of war while serving in the army, navy, coast guard, air force or marine corps of the Unit…

8-177d. Gold star mother license plates; procedures; requirements. (a) On and after January 1, 2009, any owner or lessee of one or more passenger vehicles, trucks of a gross weight of 20,000 pounds or less or motorcycles, who is a resident of the state of Kansas, and who submits …

8-178. History: L. 1963, ch. 49, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 34, § 1; Repealed, L. 1980, ch. 36, § 24; July 1. Cross References to Related Sections: Later act, see 8-2401. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited as being supplementary to K.S.A. 8-126. Wilcox Trailer Sales, Inc. v. Miller, 200 Kan. 315, …

8-179. History: L. 1963, ch. 49, § 2; L. 1968, ch. 411, § 5; Repealed, L. 1980, ch. 36, § 24; July 1. Cross References to Related Sections: Later act, see 8-2403, 8-2404. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Me…

8-182. History: L. 1963, ch. 49, § 5; L. 1976, ch. 43, § 7; L. 1978, ch. 34, § 2; Repealed, L. 1980, ch. 36, § 24; July 1. Cross References to Related Sections: Later act, see 8-2406. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Ar…

8-183. History: L. 1963, ch. 49, § 6; Repealed, L. 1980, ch. 36, § 24; July 1. Cross References to Related Sections: Later act, see 8-2408 through 8-2411, 8-2418. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings R…

8-184. History: L. 1963, ch. 49, § 7; L. 1974, ch. 35, § 11; Repealed, L. 1980, ch. 36, § 24; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School…

8-185. History: L. 1963, ch. 49, § 8; L. 1967, ch. 59, § 1; Repealed, L. 1980, ch. 36, § 24; July 1. Cross References to Related Sections: Later act, see 8-2408 through 8-2411, 8-2418. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents A…

8-191. History: L. 1963, ch. 49, § 14; L. 1972, ch. 342, § 38; Repealed, L. 1980, ch. 36, § 24; July 1. Cross References to Related Sections: Later act, see 8-2408 through 8-2411, 8-2418. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Document…

8-194. Special interest vehicles; military surplus vehicles; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Collector" means the owner of one or more special interest vehicles, street rod vehicles or military surplus vehicles who acquires, collects, purchases, trades or disposes of such …

8-195. Special interest vehicles; military surplus vehicles; registration; fees; collector's identification number. (a) Any person who is the owner of a special interest vehicle, street rod vehicle or military surplus vehicle at the time of making application for registration or …

8-196. Same; processing fee. In addition to the fee in K.S.A. 8-195, and amendments thereto, there shall be an original, first time only, processing fee of $20 to defray the cost of issuing the original collector's special interest vehicle license plates or special interest vehic…

8-197. Definitions. (a) The provisions of K.S.A. 8-197 to 8-199, inclusive, and amendments thereto, shall be a part of and supplemental to the provisions of article 1 of chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, and as used in such sections, the words an…

8-198. Nonhighway and salvage vehicles exempt from registration; nonhighway certificates of title, salvage titles and dealer inventory-only titles; permit for temporary operation; rebuilt or restored salvage vehicle; rebuilt salvage title; notice attached to rebuilt vehicle; pena…

8-198a. History: L. 1975, ch. 31, § 3; L. 1976, ch. 45, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 41, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 38, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 39, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 35, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 25, § 10; L. 1988, ch. 44, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 35, § 4; L. 1993, ch. 176, § 9; L. 1996, ch. 220, § 6; Repealed, L. 1998,…

8-199. Unlawful acts; violations classified; sales tax act unaffected. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be unlawful for any person to sell or transfer the ownership of any nonhighway vehicle or salvage vehicle, unless such person shall give to the purchaser ther…

8-199a. Unlawful to remove notice required to be attached to rebuilt vehicles; penalty. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, obliterate or alter any notice required to be attached to a rebuilt salvage vehicle, as defined under K.S.A. 8-197, and amendments thereto, in ac…

8-2,100. Instruction permits; conditions, restrictions and requirements; under 17 years of age. (a) Any person who is at least 14 years of age, but less than 17 years of age may apply to the division for an instruction permit. The division may issue an instruction permit under th…

8-2,101. Restricted license; conditions, restrictions and requirements. (a) (1) The division of vehicles may issue a restricted class C or M driver's license in accordance with the provisions of this section. A restricted class C license issued under this section shall entitle th…

8-2,102. Cody's law. The provisions of K.S.A. 8-2,100 and 8-2,101, and amendments thereto, shall be known as Cody's law. History: L. 2009, ch. 34, § 10; January 1, 2010. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Mee…

8-2,125. Uniform commercial driver's license act; citation of act; effective date. K.S.A. 8-2,125 through 8-2,142 may be cited as the Kansas uniform commercial drivers' license act and shall govern commercial drivers' licenses on and after January 1, 1991. History: L. 1989, ch. 3…

8-2,126. Same; purpose of act. (a) The purpose of this act is to implement the federal commercial motor vehicle safety act of 1986 (title XII of public law 99-570) and reduce or prevent commercial motor vehicle accidents, fatalities and injuries by: (1) Permitting commercial driv…

8-2,127. Uniform commercial driver's license act; vehicles exempt from act. Vehicles that are exempt from this act include: (a) Farm vehicles, defined as follows: (1) Registered as a farm truck or truck tractor under K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto; (2) used to transport eit…

8-2,128. Same; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Alcohol" means any substance containing any form of alcohol including, but not limited to, ethanol, methanol, propanol and isopropanol; (b) "alcohol concentration" means: (1) The number of grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters …

8-2,129. Same; one driver's license restriction. No person who drives a commercial motor vehicle may have more than one driver's license, except during the ten-day period beginning on the date the person is issued a driver's license. History: L. 1989, ch. 38, § 5; July 1. Previou…

8-2,130. Same; driver must notify division and employer of traffic violations or suspensions, revocations or cancellations of driver's license; information required to be provided by driver to employer. (a) (1) Any driver of a commercial motor vehicle holding a driver's license i…

8-2,131. Same; requirements which must be complied with by employer of commercial driver. (a) An employer shall require the applicant to provide the information specified in subsection (c) of K.S.A. 8-2,130, and amendments thereto. (b) No employer shall knowingly allow, require, …

8-2,132. Same; driver of commercial vehicle must have a commercial class driver's license to operate vehicle; violations; penalty. (a) On and after April 1, 1992, except when driving under a commercial class A, B or C or class A or B instruction permit or a valid class C license …

8-2,133. Issuance of commercial driver's license; knowledge and skills test; administration of skills test; waivers. (a) Except as provided in K.S.A. 8-2,146, and amendments thereto, or as provided in K.S.A. 8-2,148, and amendments thereto, no person may be issued a commercial dr…

8-2,134. Same; applying for commercial license; replacement license, when; requiring state license, when. (a) When applying for a commercial driver's license or instruction permit, the requirements of K.S.A. 8-240, and amendments thereto, must be complied with. (b) When the holde…

8-2,135. Same; commercial driver's license, contents; endorsements or restrictions; expiration; renewal. (a) The commercial driver's license shall be marked "commercial driver's license" or "CDL," and must be, to the maximum extent practicable, tamper proof. It shall include, but…

8-2,136. Same; prohibiting driving with alcohol in person's system; out-of-service order. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act, a driver shall not drive, operate or be in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle while having alcohol in such driver's system. …

8-2,137. Same; tests for alcohol or drugs; consent implied. (a) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle within this state is deemed to have given consent, subject to provisions of K.S.A. 8-1001 et seq., and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 8-1567, and amendments thereto, to …

8-2,138. Same; notification of conviction of traffic control to licensing state. (a) Within 30 days after the conviction of any nonresident holder of a commercial driver's license for any violation of state law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other t…

8-2,139. Same; division to provide information to certain persons; fee. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the division must furnish full information regarding the driving record of any person who is the holder of a commercial driver's license: (a) To the…

8-2,140. Same; rules and regulations. The secretary may adopt any rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. History: L. 1989, ch. 38, § 16; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archive…

8-2,141. Same; exemption from state license. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person may drive a commercial motor vehicle if the person has a commercial driver's license issued by any state in accordance with the minimum federal standards for the issuance of commercial …