8-1,158


Chapter 8.--AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES


Article 1.--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     
8-1,158.   Breast cancer research and outreach license
plate; application and logo use royalty payment to K.U. cancer center;
application for registration, issuance, renewal.

(a) On and after January 1, 2008, any owner or lessee of
one or more passenger vehicles or trucks registered for a gross weight of
20,000 pounds or less, who is a resident of Kansas, upon compliance with the
provisions of this section, may be issued one breast cancer research and
outreach license plate for each such passenger vehicle or truck. Such license
plates shall be issued for the same 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, and the presentation of the annual logo use
authorization statement provided for in subsection (b).

     
(b)   The university of Kansas cancer center may authorize the use of their
logo to be affixed on license plates as provided by this section. Any royalty
payment received pursuant to this section shall be paid to the university of
Kansas cancer center, and shall be used to support a statewide coordinator for
the midwest cancer alliance that serves as a liaison between the university of
Kansas cancer center, hospitals, physicians and clinics across the state of
Kansas.
This statewide coordination includes the provision of assistance to the
university of Kansas cancer center statewide medical director in working to
ensure that breast cancer patients in communities across Kansas are aware of
what prevention and early detection protocols, treatment choices and clinical
studies are available to them. Any motor vehicle owner or lessee
annually may apply to the university of Kansas cancer center for use of such
logo. Upon annual application and payment to the university of Kansas cancer
center in an amount of not less than $25 nor more than $100 as a logo use
royalty payment for each such license plate to be issued, the university of
Kansas cancer center shall issue to the motor vehicle owner or lessee, without
further charge, a logo use authorization statement, which shall be presented by
the motor vehicle owner or lessee at the time of registration.

     
(c)   Any applicant for a license plate authorized by this section 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 such license plates shall provide
the annual logo use authorization statement provided for in subsection (b).
Application for registration of a passenger vehicle or truck and issuance of
the license plate 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.

     
(d)   No registration or license plate issued under this section shall be
transferable to any other person.

     
(e)   Renewals of registration under this section shall be made annually, upon
payment of the fee prescribed in subsection (a), 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 logo use authorization statement provided for in subsection (b). If such
statement is not presented at the time of registration, the applicant shall be
required to comply with the provisions of K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto,
and return the license plate to the county treasurer of such person's
residence.

     
(f)   The university of Kansas cancer center shall provide to all county
treasurers a toll-free telephone number where applicants can call the
university of Kansas cancer center for information concerning the application
process or the status of such applicant's license plate application.

     
History:   L. 2007, ch. 161, § 1; July 1.