8-1,142. Educational institution license plate; procedure; requirements.
8-1,142
8-1,142. Educational institution license plate; procedure; requirements.
(a) As used in this section, "educational institution"
means:
(1) Any state educational institution under the control and supervision of
the state board of regents;
(2) any municipal university;
(3) any not-for-profit independent institution of higher education which
is accredited by the north central association of colleges and secondary
schools
accrediting agency based on its requirements as of April 1, 1985, is operated
independently and not controlled or administered by the state or any agency or
subdivision thereof, maintains open enrollment and the main campus or principal
place of operation of which is located in Kansas;
(4) any community college organized and operating under the
laws of this
state; and
(5) Haskell Indian Nations university.
(b) 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
resident of
Kansas, upon
compliance with the provisions of this section, may be issued one educational
institution license plate for each such passenger vehicle or truck. Such
license plates shall be issued for the same period of time as other license
plates upon proper registration and payment of the regular license fee as
provided in K.S.A.
8-143, and amendments thereto, plus the payment of
an additional fee of $5 for each
plate, and the presentation of the annual emblem use
authorization statement provided for in subsection (c).
(c) Any educational institution may authorize
through its officially
recognized alumni association or foundation
the use of such institution's
official emblems to be affixed on license plates as provided by this section.
Any royalty payment to such alumni association or foundation derived from this
section, except
reasonable administrative costs, shall be used for
recognition of academic achievement or excellence subject to the
approval of the chancellor or president of the educational institution.
Any motor vehicle owner or lessee may annually apply
to the alumni association or foundation for the use of the institution's
emblems. Upon
annual application and payment to the alumni
association or foundation in an amount of not less than $25 nor more than $100
as an emblem use royalty payment for each educational institution license plate
to be issued,
the alumni association or foundation shall issue to the motor vehicle owner
or lessee,
without further charge,
an emblem use authorization statement, which shall be presented by the motor
vehicle owner or lessee at the time of registration.
(d) Any applicant for an educational institution license plate may make
application for such plates not less than 60 days prior to such person's
renewal of registration date, on a form prescribed and furnished by the
director of vehicles, and any applicant for the educational institution license
plates
shall provide the annual emblem use authorization statement provided for in
subsection (c). Application for registration of a passenger vehicle or truck
and issuance of the license plates under this section shall be made by the
owner or lessee in a manner prescribed by the director of vehicles upon
forms furnished
by the director.
(e) No registration or educational institution license plate issued under
this section shall be transferable to any other person.
(f) Renewals of registration under this section shall be made annually, upon
payment of the fee prescribed in subsection (b), in the manner prescribed in
subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-132, and amendments thereto. No renewal of
registration shall be made to any applicant until such applicant provides the
annual emblem use authorization statement provided for in subsection (c). If
such emblem use authorization statement is not presented at the time of
registration, the
applicant shall be required to comply with K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments
thereto, and return the educational institution license plates to the county
treasurer of such person's residence.
(g) The director of vehicles shall not issue any educational institution
license plates for any educational institution, unless such educational
institution's alumni association or foundation guarantees the initial issuance
of at least 500 license plates.
(h) The director of vehicles shall discontinue the issuance of an
educational institution's license plate authorized under this section if:
(1) Less than 500 educational institution license plates, including annual
renewals, are issued for an educational institution by the end of the second
year of sales; and
(2) less than 250 educational institution license plates, including annual
renewals, are issued for an educational institution during any subsequent
two-year period.
(i) Each educational institution's alumni association or
foundation shall:
(1) Pay the initial cost of silk-screening for such educational license
plates; and
(2) provide to all county treasurers a toll-free telephone number where
applicants can call the alumni association or foundation for information
concerning the application process or the status of their license plate
application.
(j) Each educational institution's alumni association or
foundation, with
the approval of the director of
vehicles and subject to the availability of materials and equipment, shall
design a license plate to be issued under the provisions of this section.
History: L. 1994, ch. 221, § 1;
L. 1997, ch. 79, § 3;
L. 1999, ch. 125, § 11;
L. 2004, ch. 170, § 2; July 1.