Chapter 8 — AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES

8-1491. "Electric personal assistive mobility device" defined. "Electric personal assistive mobility device" means a self-balancing two nontandem wheeled device, designed to transport only one person, with an electric propulsion system that limits the maximum speed of the device …

8-1492. "School crossing guard" defined. "School crossing guard" means any person 18 years of age and older or any person under 18 years of age who is being directly supervised by a person at least 18 years of age, acting with or without compensation and who is authorized under K…

8-1493. "Work-site utility vehicle" defined. "Work-site utility vehicle" means any motor vehicle which is not less than 48 inches in width, has an unladen weight, including fuel and fluids, of more than 800 pounds and is equipped with four or more nonhighway tires, a steering whe…

8-1494. "Micro utility truck" defined. "Micro utility truck" means any motor vehicle which is not less than 48 inches in width, has an overall length, including the bumper, of not more than 160 inches, has an unladen weight, including fuel and fluids, of more than 1,500 pounds, c…

8-1495. "Golf cart" defined. "Golf cart" means a motor vehicle that has not less than three wheels in contact with the ground, an unladen weight of not more than 1,800 pounds, is designed to be and is operated at not more than 25 miles per hour and is designed to carry not more t…

8-1496. "Lightweight roadable vehicle" defined. "Lightweight roadable vehicle" means a multipurpose motor vehicle that is allowed to be driven on public roadways and is required to be registered with, and flown under the direction of, the federal aviation administration. History:…

8-1497. "Autocycle" defined. "Autocycle" means a three-wheel motorcycle that has a steering wheel and seating that does not require the operator to straddle or sit astride it. History: L. 2015, ch. 48, § 1; May 14. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies…

8-1498. "Electric-assisted scooter" defined. "Electric-assisted scooter" means every self-propelled vehicle, other than an electric-assisted bicycle, that has at least two wheels in contact with the ground, an electric motor, handlebars, a brake and a deck that is designed to be …

8-1499. "Military surplus vehicle" defined. "Military surplus vehicle" means a vehicle with three axles or fewer that meets the legal size and weight limits set forth in K.S.A. 8-1902(a), 8-1904(a) and (b), 8-1908 and 8-1909, and amendments thereto, is less than 35 years old and …

8-15,100. Operation of all-terrain vehicles; where; when; exceptions. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), (c) or (d), it shall be unlawful for any person to operate an all-terrain vehicle: (1) On any interstate highway, federal highway or state highway; or (2) within the co…

8-15,101. Unlawful operation of low-speed vehicle. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a low-speed vehicle on any street or highway with a posted speed limit greater than 40 miles per hour. (b) The provisions of subsection (a), shall not prohibit a low-speed vehicl…

8-15,102. Littering. (a) No person shall throw, place or drop litter or allow litter to be thrown, placed or dropped from a motor vehicle onto or upon any highway, road or street. The driver of the vehicle may be cited for any litter thrown, placed or dropped from the motor vehic…

8-15,103. Failure to obey school crossing guard. (a) No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any uniformed school crossing guard invested by law with authority to direct, control or regulate traffic. (b) This section shall be part …

8-15,104. School crossing guards; appointment; training; limitations. (a) The governing body of any school district, nonpublic school, city, township located in a county designated as an urban area pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2654, and amendments thereto, or county is hereby authorized…

8-15,105. History: L. 2007, ch. 140, § 3; Repealed, L. 2008, ch. 167, § 10; 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…

8-15,106. Operation of micro utility trucks; where; when. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a micro utility truck: (1) On any interstate highway, federal highway or state highway; or (2) on any public highway or street within the corporate limits of any city unle…

8-15,107. Removal of vehicles obstructing traffic; requirements. (a) Except in the case of an accident involving death or apparent injury of any person, or the transportation of hazardous material, the owner or driver of a vehicle which obstructs the regular flow of traffic on an…

8-15,108. Operation of golf cart; where; when. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a golf cart: (1) On any interstate highway, federal highway or state highway; (2) on any public highway or street within the corporate limits of any city unless authorized by such ci…

8-15,109. Operation of work-site utility vehicle; where; when; exceptions. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a work-site utility vehicle: (1) On any interstate highway, federal highway or state highway; or (2) within the corporate limits of any city unless author…

8-15,110. Covering license plate with plastic-like material. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to attach and display on any vehicle a license plate, as required under article 1 of chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, which is covered, in whole or in part, with any cl…

8-15,111. Text messaging, prohibited; exceptions. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Wireless communication device" means any wireless electronic communication device that provides for voice or data communication between two or more parties, including, but not limited to, a mobile…

8-15,112. Unlawful passing of a waste collection vehicle. (a) The driver of a motor vehicle, upon approaching a stationary waste collection vehicle obviously and actually engaged in waste collection and displaying vehicular hazard warning signal lamps as required by K.S.A. 8-1722…

8-15,113. Operation of electric-assisted scooter; where; exceptions. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an electric-assisted scooter on any interstate highway, federal highway or state highway. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), traffic regulati…

8-15,114. Unlawful passing of an authorized utility or telecommunications vehicle. (a) The driver of a vehicle shall not overtake and pass another vehicle when approaching within 100 feet of a stationary authorized utility or telecommunications vehicle. (b) The driver of a vehicl…

8-15,115. Unlawful manufacture, importation, distribution, sale, offering for sale, installation or reinstallation of a counterfeit supplemental restraint system component or nonfunctional airbag. (a) No person shall knowingly or intentionally manufacture, import, distribute, sel…

8-15,116. Unlawful passing of a stationary vehicle. (a) The driver of a motor vehicle, upon approaching a stopped, standing or parked vehicle that is displaying hazard warning signal lamps, road flares or caution signals, including traffic cones, caution signs or reflective trian…

8-1501. Application of sections in article 15. The provisions of this article relating to the operation of vehicles refer exclusively to the operation of vehicles upon highways except: (a) Where a different place is specifically referred to in a given section; and (b) The provisi…

8-1502. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1502; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 39, § 50; January 1, 1985. Source or prior law: 8-503. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Docum…

8-1503. Required obedience to lawful order of police officer or fireman; misdemeanor. No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer or fireman invested by law with authority to direct, control or regulate traffic. Viol…

8-1504. Rights and duties of person riding animal or driving animal-drawn vehicle. Every person riding an animal or driving any animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle b…

8-1505. Application of traffic laws to highway construction or maintenance operations. Unless specifically made applicable, the provisions of this article except those contained in K.S.A. 8-1566 to 8-1568, inclusive, shall not apply to persons, motor vehicles and equipment while …

8-1506. Authorized emergency vehicles; rights, duties and liability of drivers thereof. (a) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, or when responding to but not upon…

8-1507. Official traffic-control devices; required obedience; placement; presumptions. (a) The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official traffic-control device applicable thereto, placed in accordance with the provisions of this act, unless otherwise direc…

8-1508. Traffic-control signal legend. Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals exhibiting different colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a time or in combination, only the colors green, red and yellow shall be used, except for special p…

8-1509. Pedestrian control signals. Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words "walk" or "don't walk" or symbols of "walking person" or "upraised palm" are in place, such signals shall indicate as follows: (a) Flashing or steady walk or walking person. Pedes…

8-1510. Flashing traffic signals. (a) Whenever an illuminated flashing red or yellow light is used in a traffic signal or with a traffic sign it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows: (1) Flashing red (stop signal). When a red lens is illuminated with rapid inte…

8-1511. Lane-direction-control signals. When lane-direction-control signals are placed over the individual lanes of a street or highway, such signals shall indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles as follows: (a) Green indication. Vehicular traffic may travel in any lane over wh…

8-1512. Placement, maintenance or display of unauthorized signs, signals, markings or devices. (a) No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an…

8-1513. Interference with official traffic-control devices or railroad signs or signals; misdemeanor. No person, without lawful authority, shall attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down or remove any official traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal or…

8-1514. Driving on right side of roadway required; exceptions. (a) Upon all roadways of sufficient width, a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows: (1) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the ru…

8-1515. Overtaking and passing; vehicles proceeding in opposite directions. Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right, and upon roadways having width for not more than one (1) line of traffic in each direction, each driver shall give…

8-1516. Same; vehicles and bicycles proceeding in same direction. The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles and bicycles proceeding in the same direction, subject to those limitations, exceptions and special rules hereinafter stated: (a) The driver o…

8-1517. Same; when passing on the right permitted; transit bus authorized on right shoulder. (a) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions: (1) When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left t…

8-1518. Same; limitations on passing on the left. Except as otherwise provided in this article, no vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the center of the roadway in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction unless such left side is clearly vis…

8-1519. Driving on left side of roadway prohibited; exceptions. (a) No vehicle shall be driven on the left side of the roadway under the following conditions: (1) When approaching or upon the crest of a grade or a curve in the highway where the driver's view is obstructed within …

8-1520. No-passing zones; designation by secretary of transportation or local authorities; duties of drivers. (a) The secretary of transportation and local authorities are hereby authorized to determine those portions of any highway under their respective jurisdictions where over…

8-1520a. Unlawful passing of stopped emergency vehicle or authorized vehicle engaged in highway construction. (a) The driver of a vehicle shall not overtake and pass another vehicle when approaching within 100 feet of: (1) A stationary authorized emergency vehicle on a highway th…

8-1521. One-way highways, roadways or traffic lanes; designation by secretary of transportation or local authorities; duties of drivers; rotary traffic islands. (a) The secretary of transportation and local authorities with respect to highways under their respective jurisdictions…

8-1522. Driving on roadways laned for traffic; driving in right lane required; exceptions. Whenever any roadway has been divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic, the following rules in addition to all others consistent herewith shall apply. (a) A vehicle shall b…

8-1523. Following another vehicle too closely. (a) The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition of the highway. (b) The driver of…