Chapter 8, AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES

8-266b. Drivers' manual. The director of vehicles shall cause to be prepared and printed a suitable Kansas drivers' manual. It shall be the duty of the division to distribute the manual in such manner that each applicant for a driver's license, upon request, may be presented with…

8-267. Disposition and use of moneys; state safety fund, motorcycle safety fund, truck driver training fund, photo fee fund, hazmat fee fund, state highway fund, division of vehicles operating fund and correctional services special revenue fund. All moneys received under this act…

8-268. Penalties for violations. Any person who shall violate any provision of this act, unless otherwise specifically provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction, unless otherwise specifically provided, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) o…

8-268a. Invalidity of part. If any part or parts of this act shall be held to be unconstitutional, such unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts of this act and the legislature hereby declares that it would have passed the remaining parts of this a…

8-269. Uniformity of interpretation. This act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. History: L. 1937, ch. 73, § 36; July 1.

8-270. 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 insurance…

8-271. Title of act. This act and the acts of which this act is amendatory shall be known and may be cited as the motor vehicle drivers' license act. History: L. 1937, ch. 73, § 38; L. 1974, ch. 38, § 6; July 1.

8-272. State safety fund, motorcycle safety fund and truck driver training fund; entitlements; certification of amounts; distribution; proration of insufficient appropriations; motorcycle safety courses and instructors; institutions, truck driver training. (a) Any school district…

8-273. Drivers' training schools; definitions. As used in this act*: (a) "Motor vehicle" means every vehicle that is self-propelled upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway except devices used exclusively upon stationary rail…

8-274. Same; license to operate. No person shall operate a driver training school or engage in the business of giving instruction for hire in the driving of motor vehicles or in the preparation of an applicant for examination given by driver license examiners for an operator's or…

8-275. Same; qualifications to operate school. In order for a person to qualify to operate a driving school, such person shall meet the following requirements: (a) Be of good moral character; (b) maintain an established place of business to the public; (c) maintain bodily injury …

8-276. Drivers' training schools; qualifications for instructor of school. (a) In order for a person to qualify as an instructor for a driving school, such person shall meet the following requirements: (1) Present to the department evidence of: (A) Credit in driver education and …

8-277. Same; issuance of certificate, when; expiration; renewal of licenses. (a) The department shall issue a license certificate to each applicant to conduct a driver training school or to each driver training instructor when the department is satisfied that such applicant has m…

8-278. Same; rules and regulations. (a) The department is authorized to prescribe by rules and regulations, standards for the eligibility, conduct and operation of driver training schools and instructors and to adopt other reasonable rules and regulations to carry out the provisi…

8-279. Same; cancellation, suspension, revocation or refusal to issue license, when. The department may cancel, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew any driver's training school or driver's training instructor license if any of the following occurs: (a) The department is satisfied …

8-280. Same; commercial driver education fund; disposition of moneys. (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the commercial driver education fund. The commercial driver education fund shall be administered by the department of revenue. All expenditures from the commerc…

8-281. Same; penalty for violations. Any person violating any provision of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or be sentenced to the county jail for not more than six (6) months or both su…

8-282. Same; act inapplicable to certain schools. This act shall not apply to an accredited grade school, high school, junior college or college conducting a driver's training course; nor shall it apply to driver improvement schools operated by this state or a municipality thereo…

8-283. Same; citation of act. This act may be cited as the drivers' training school license act. History: L. 1965, ch. 72, § 11; June 30.

8-284. Public policy of state. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state of Kansas: (a) To provide maximum safety for all persons who travel or otherwise use the public highways of the state; (b) To deny the privilege of operating motor vehicles on such highways …

8-285. "Habitual violator" defined; other definitions. Except as otherwise provided in this section, as used in this act, the words and phrases defined in K.S.A. 8-234a, and amendments thereto, shall have the meanings ascribed to them therein. The term "habitual violator" means a…

8-286. Habitual violator; revocation of driving privileges; exceptions. Whenever the files and records of the division shall disclose that the record of convictions of any person is such that the person is an habitual violator, as prescribed by K.S.A. 8-285, and amendments theret…

8-287. Habitual violator; penalty. Except as allowed under subsection (d)(4) of K.S.A. 8-235, and amendments thereto, operation of a motor vehicle in this state while one's driving privileges are revoked pursuant to K.S.A. 8-286, and amendments thereto, is a class A nonperson mis…

8-288. Same; restriction of driver's license; exception. Except as allowed under subsection (d)(4) of K.S.A. 8-235, and amendments thereto, no license to operate a motor vehicle in Kansas shall be issued to a person for a period of three years from the date of the division's orde…

8-291. Violation of restrictions on driver's license or permit; misdemeanor; penalties. (a) It is a misdemeanor for any person to operate a motor vehicle in violation of the restrictions on any driver's license or permit imposed pursuant to any statute. (b) Except as provided in …

8-292. Court imposition of driving privilege restrictions; duration; procedure; violation; penalty. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, whenever a statute authorizes the court to place restrictions on a person's driving privileges or whenever a municipal ordinance which proh…

8-293. Driver's license; nonissuance of new or replacement license; exception. Except as provided in paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of K.S.A. 8-235, and amendments thereto, no licensee shall be issued a new or replacement driver's license if: (a) The license has been surrendered…

8-294. Instruction permit for commercial class motor vehicles or class A or class B motor vehicles. (a) Any person who is at least 18 years of age may apply to the division for an instruction permit to operate a commercial class A, B or C motor vehicle or a class A or class B mot…

8-295. Vision standards for drivers' licenses. Each driver's license examiner shall use the following vision standards for driver's license applicants: (a) Each applicant testing 20/40 or better in at least one eye at the examination station shall meet the vision requirements. Th…

8-296. Farm permit; requirements; procedure. (a) Any person who is less than 17 years of age but is at least 14 years of age and who resides upon a farm in this state or is employed for compensation upon a farm in this state may apply to the division of vehicles for a farm permit…

8-297. Continuation of driving privileges for certain drivers' licenses. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act, any person who held any valid restricted class C or class M driver's license, instruction permit, restricted instruction permit or farm permit on the effecti…

8-298. Voluntary surrender of driver's license. (a) The division of vehicles shall accept any voluntary surrender of a driver's license by the licensee. (b) A licensee may surrender such licensee's driver's license at any driver license examination station and such driver's licen…

8-299. Photo fee fund; expenditures. There is hereby created in the state treasury the photo fee fund. All moneys credited to the photo fee fund shall be used by the department of revenue only for the purpose of funding the administration and operation, including equipment, assoc…

8-301. Private use forbidden. No person or employee of the state or county or any governmental subdivision shall operate or drive or cause to be operated or driven any state, county or other publicly owned automobile, automobile bus, motor bus, or other motor vehicle for private …

8-303. Enforcement of act. It is hereby made the duty of every sheriff, deputy sheriff, and every and all other law-enforcement officers of any county, city or township in this state to enforce the provisions of this act. History: L. 1933, ch. 174, § 3; March 7.

8-304. Marking of vehicles of political subdivisions; vehicle defined. As used in this act, "vehicle" means a passenger motor vehicle having a seating capacity of less than eight (8) persons and which is the property of a political subdivision of the state of Kansas. History: L. …

8-305. Same; how marked; exceptions. All motor vehicles owned or leased by any political subdivision of the state of Kansas shall bear the name of the political subdivision owning or leasing such vehicle plainly printed on both sides thereof. This act shall not apply to the follo…

8-306. Same; operation or control of unmarked vehicle; removal of officer or employee from office. Any officer or employee of any political subdivision who operates or has under control any vehicle not lettered or numbered as required by this act or who violates any of the other …

8-401. Service of process against nonresidents or their representatives; definitions. (a) As used in this act, each of the following words and terms, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to it in this section: (1) "Nonresiden…

8-402. Procedure in procuring service pursuant to K.S.A. 8-401; form of notice of service; record of all process served kept by secretary of state. Service of process under K.S.A. 8-401, and amendments thereto, shall be made as follows: (a) (1) The plaintiff shall file a verified…

8-403. Consent to personal service of process by acceptance of title or registration certificate by resident of state; additional method for serving process. The acceptance by a resident of this state of a certificate of title or ownership or a certificate of registration or any …

8-404. Consent to personal service of process by acceptance of operator's or chauffeur's license by resident of state; additional method for serving process. The acceptance or retention by a resident of this state of an operator's or chauffeur's license issued pursuant to the ope…

8-405. Invalidity of part. If any section or part of a section of this act shall be held unconstitutional by any court, it shall be conclusively presumed that the legislature would have passed this act without such invalid section or part of a section, and the remaining provision…

8-601. Definition of words and phrases. The following words and phrases when used in this act shall, for the purpose of this act, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section: Person. The term "person" shall mean any individual or individuals, firm, corporation…

8-602. Free competition. It hereby is declared to be the policy of this state that free and unrestricted competition shall prevail in the business of financing the purchase or sale of motor vehicles and other specific commodities. History: L. 1937, ch. 166, § 2; June 30.

8-603. Certain financing agreements declared void. It shall be unlawful for any manufacturer to sell or enter into a contract to sell any motor vehicle or vehicles or other specific commodities to any dealer on the condition or under an agreement, either express or implied, that …

8-604. Same; prima facie evidence of sale prohibited under K.S.A. 8-603. Any threat, expressed or implied, made directly or indirectly to any dealer by any manufacturer, or by any person who is engaged in the business of financing the purchase or sale of motor vehicles or other s…

8-605. Duty of attorney general or county attorney. For a violation of any of the provisions of this act by any corporation or association mentioned herein, it shall be the duty of the attorney general or the county attorney of the proper county, to institute proper suits or quo …

8-606. Violations by foreign corporations and associations; injunction; revocation of license. Every foreign corporation, as well as every foreign association, exercising any of the powers, franchises or functions of a corporation in this state, violating any of the provisions of…

8-607. Penalty for violating K.S.A. 8-601 through 8-610. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this act, and any employee, agent or officer of any such person who shall participate, in any manner, in making, enforcing or performing, or in aiding or abetting, in th…