8-2,127. Same; vehicles exempt from act.
8-2,127
8-2,127. Same; 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 either agricultural products, farm machinery, farm
supplies, or both, to or from a farm;
(3) not used in the operations of a common motor carrier;
and
(4) used within 150 air miles of any farm or
farms owned or leased by the registered owner of such farm vehicle;
(b) vehicles operated by
firefighters and other persons which are necessary to the preservation of life
or property or the execution of emergency governmental functions, are equipped
with audible and visual signals and are not subject to normal traffic
regulation. These vehicles include fire trucks, hook and ladder trucks, foam or
water transport trucks, police SWAT team vehicles, ambulances or other vehicles
that are used in response to emergencies;
(c) military vehicles which are operated by military personnel in
pursuit of military purposes and all noncivilian operators of equipment
owned or operated by the United States department of defense.
This applies to any active duty military personnel and members of the
reserves and national guard on active duty, including personnel on
full-time national guard duty, personnel on part-time training and national
guard military technicians, civilians who are required to wear military
uniforms and are subject to the code of military justice; and
(d) motor vehicles, which would otherwise be considered commercial motor
vehicles, if such vehicles are used solely and exclusively for private
noncommercial use and any operator of such vehicles.
History: L. 1989, ch. 38, § 3;
L. 1991, ch. 36, § 14;
L. 2002, ch. 61, § 1;
L. 2003, ch. 124, § 3; July 1.