Article 19.--UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC; SIZE, WEIGHT AND LOAD OF VEHICLES
8-1911.Permits for oversize or overweight
vehicles; fees.
(a) The secretary of transportation with respect to highways under the
secretary's jurisdiction and local authorities with respect to highways
under their jurisdiction, in their discretion, upon application, may issue a
special permit, which term shall include an
authorization number, to the owner or operator of an oversize or overweight
vehicle. The special permit shall authorize the special permit holder to
operate or move a vehicle or
combination of vehicles which exceed the limitations of this act, on a route,
or routes, designated in the special permit and in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the special permit.
(b) The application for the permit shall describe the vehicle, or combination
of vehicles and all loads or cargo for which the special permit is requested,
the route or routes on which operation is sought and whether a single trip or
annual operation is requested. One special permit may be issued for a vehicle
or combination of vehicles, that are both oversize and overweight. A special
permit under this section may be for a single trip or for annual operation. The
special permit shall designate the route or routes that may be used and any
other terms, conditions or restrictions deemed necessary. The secretary of
transportation shall charge a fee for each permit or authorization number
issued as provided for in subsection (f). No permit shall be required to
authorize the moving or operating upon any highway of farm tractors, combines,
fertilizer dispensing equipment or other farm machinery, or machinery being
transported to be used for terracing or soil or water conservation work upon
farms, or vehicles owned by counties, cities and other political subdivisions
of the state, except that this sentence shall not: (1) Exempt trucks owned by
counties, cities and other political subdivisions specifically designed and
equipped and used exclusively for garbage, refuse or solid waste disposal
operations from the maximum gross weight limitations contained in the table in
K.S.A. 8-1909, and amendments thereto; or (2) authorize travel
on interstate highways.
(c) A permit shall be valid only when the registration on the
power unit
is equal to or exceeds the total gross weight of the vehicle. When the gross
weight of the vehicle exceeds the upper limit of the available registration,
the maximum amount of registration must be purchased.
The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a wrecker or tow truck,
as defined in K.S.A. 66-1329, and amendments thereto, and registered in
accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto.
(d) The secretary or local authority may issue or withhold the permit at the
secretary's or local authority's discretion or may limit the number of trips,
or establish seasonal or other time limitations within which the vehicles
described may be operated on the highways, or may otherwise limit or prescribe
conditions of operations of such vehicle or combination of vehicles, when
necessary to assure against undue damage to the road. The secretary or local
authority may require such undertaking or other security as may be deemed
necessary to compensate for any injury to any roadway or road structure.
(e) Every permit shall be carried in the vehicle or combination of
vehicles to which it refers and shall be open to inspection by any police
officer or authorized agent of any authority granting the permit. It shall be
unlawful for any person to violate any of the terms or conditions of
[the] special permit.
(f) The secretary of transportation shall charge and collect fees as follows:
(1) Twenty dollars for each single-trip permit;
(2) thirty dollars for each single-trip permit for a large structure, as
defined by rules and regulations;
(3) fifty dollars for each single-trip permit for a superload, as defined by
rules and regulations;
(4) twenty-five dollars for a five-year permit for vehicles
authorized to
move bales of hay under subsection (j) on noninterstate highways;
(5) one hundred and fifty dollars
for each annual permit; or
(6) two thousand dollars per year for each qualified
carrier company for
special vehicle combination permits authorized under K.S.A. 8-1915, and
amendments thereto, plus $50 per year for each power unit operating under such
annual permit.
No fees shall be charged for permits issued for vehicles owned by counties,
cities and other political subdivisions of the state. All permit fees received
under this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance
with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of
each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit
the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of
the state highway fund.
The secretary may adopt rules and regulations for payment and collection of
all fees. The secretary may adopt rules and regulations implementing the
provisions of this section to prescribe standards for any permit program to
enhance highway safety.
(g) If any local authority does not desire to exercise the powers
conferred on it by this section to issue or deny permits then such a permit
from the local authority shall not be required to operate any such vehicle
or combination of vehicles on highways under the jurisdiction of such local
authority, but in no event shall the jurisdiction of the local authority
be construed as extending to any portion of any state highway, any city
street designated by the secretary as a connecting link
in the state highway system or any highway within the national system of
interstate and defense highways, which highways and streets, for the
purpose of this section, shall be under the jurisdiction of the secretary.
(h) A house trailer, manufactured home or mobile home which exceeds the
width as provided in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1902, and amendments thereto,
may be moved on the highways of this state by obtaining a permit as provided in
this section, if:
(1) The width of such house trailer, manufactured home or mobile home
does not exceed 16 1/2 feet;
(2) the driver of the vehicle
pulling the house trailer, manufactured home or mobile home has a valid
driver's license; and
(3) the driver carries evidence that the housetrailer,
manufactured home
or mobile home, and the vehicle pulling it, are covered by motor vehicle
liability insurance with limits of not less than $100,000 for injury
to any one person, and $300,000 for injury to persons in any one accident, and
$25,000 for injury to property.
For the purposes of this subsection, the terms "manufactured home" and
"mobile home" shall have the meanings ascribed to them by K.S.A. 58-4202, and
amendments thereto.
(i) Upon proper application stating the description and registration of
each power unit, the secretary of transportation shall issue permits for a
period, from May 1 to November 15, for
custom combine operators to tow custom-combine equipment on a trailer within
legal dimensions or a trailer especially designed for the transportation of
combines or combine equipment at the rate of $10 per power unit. Each
application shall be accompanied by information as required by the secretary.
The permit shall allow custom combine operators to haul two combine headers
on designated interstate highways provided:
(1) The vehicle plus the load do not exceed 14 feet in width;
(2) the move is completed during the period beginning 30 minutes before
sunrise and ending 30 minutes after sunset; and
(3) the vehicle plus the load are not overweight.
(j) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of K.S.A. 8-1902,
and amendments thereto, a vehicle loaded with bales of hay which exceeds the
width as provided in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1902, and amendments thereto,
may be moved on any highway designated as a part of the national network of
highways by obtaining a permit as provided by this section, if:
(1) The vehicle plus the bales of hay do not exceed 12 feet
in width;
(2) the vehicle plus the bales of hay do not exceed the
height authorized
under K.S.A. 8-1904, and amendments thereto;
(3) the move is completed during the period beginning 30
minutes before
sunrise and ending 30 minutes after sunset;
(4) the vehicle plus the load are not overweight; and
(5) the vehicle plus the load comply with the signing and
marking
requirements of paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of K.S.A. 8-1902, and
amendments thereto.
(k) If it is determined by the secretary of transportation that a person
has been granted a permit and has not complied with the applicable provisions
of this section and the rules and regulations of the secretary of
transportation relating thereto, the secretary may cancel the permit and may
refuse to grant future permits to the individual.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1911;
L. 1975, ch. 427, § 50;
L. 1984, ch. 42, § 1;
L. 1986, ch. 43, § 2;
L. 1987, ch. 49, § 2;
L. 1989, ch. 44, § 2;
L. 1990, ch. 50, § 4;
L. 1991, ch. 33, § 17;
L. 1992, ch. 138, § 2;
L. 1994, ch. 112, § 1;
L. 1996, ch. 221, § 2;
L. 1998, ch. 193, § 4;
L. 2001, ch. 5, § 37;
L. 2007, ch. 140, § 8;
L. 2009, ch. 108, § 2; July 1.
Article 19.--UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC; SIZE, WEIGHT AND LOAD OF VEHICLES
8-1911.Permits for oversize or overweight
vehicles; fees.
(a) The secretary of transportation with respect to highways under the
secretary's jurisdiction and local authorities with respect to highways
under their jurisdiction, in their discretion, upon application, may issue a
special permit, which term shall include an
authorization number, to the owner or operator of an oversize or overweight
vehicle. The special permit shall authorize the special permit holder to
operate or move a vehicle or
combination of vehicles which exceed the limitations of this act, on a route,
or routes, designated in the special permit and in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the special permit.
(b) The application for the permit shall describe the vehicle, or combination
of vehicles and all loads or cargo for which the special permit is requested,
the route or routes on which operation is sought and whether a single trip or
annual operation is requested. One special permit may be issued for a vehicle
or combination of vehicles, that are both oversize and overweight. A special
permit under this section may be for a single trip or for annual operation. The
special permit shall designate the route or routes that may be used and any
other terms, conditions or restrictions deemed necessary. The secretary of
transportation shall charge a fee for each permit or authorization number
issued as provided for in subsection (f). No permit shall be required to
authorize the moving or operating upon any highway of farm tractors, combines,
fertilizer dispensing equipment or other farm machinery, or machinery being
transported to be used for terracing or soil or water conservation work upon
farms, or vehicles owned by counties, cities and other political subdivisions
of the state, except that this sentence shall not: (1) Exempt trucks owned by
counties, cities and other political subdivisions specifically designed and
equipped and used exclusively for garbage, refuse or solid waste disposal
operations from the maximum gross weight limitations contained in the table in
K.S.A. 8-1909, and amendments thereto; or (2) authorize travel
on interstate highways.
(c) A permit shall be valid only when the registration on the
power unit
is equal to or exceeds the total gross weight of the vehicle. When the gross
weight of the vehicle exceeds the upper limit of the available registration,
the maximum amount of registration must be purchased.
The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a wrecker or tow truck,
as defined in K.S.A. 66-1329, and amendments thereto, and registered in
accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto.
(d) The secretary or local authority may issue or withhold the permit at the
secretary's or local authority's discretion or may limit the number of trips,
or establish seasonal or other time limitations within which the vehicles
described may be operated on the highways, or may otherwise limit or prescribe
conditions of operations of such vehicle or combination of vehicles, when
necessary to assure against undue damage to the road. The secretary or local
authority may require such undertaking or other security as may be deemed
necessary to compensate for any injury to any roadway or road structure.
(e) Every permit shall be carried in the vehicle or combination of
vehicles to which it refers and shall be open to inspection by any police
officer or authorized agent of any authority granting the permit. It shall be
unlawful for any person to violate any of the terms or conditions of
[the] special permit.
(f) The secretary of transportation shall charge and collect fees as follows:
(1) Twenty dollars for each single-trip permit;
(2) thirty dollars for each single-trip permit for a large structure, as
defined by rules and regulations;
(3) fifty dollars for each single-trip permit for a superload, as defined by
rules and regulations;
(4) twenty-five dollars for a five-year permit for vehicles
authorized to
move bales of hay under subsection (j) on noninterstate highways;
(5) one hundred and fifty dollars
for each annual permit; or
(6) two thousand dollars per year for each qualified
carrier company for
special vehicle combination permits authorized under K.S.A. 8-1915, and
amendments thereto, plus $50 per year for each power unit operating under such
annual permit.
No fees shall be charged for permits issued for vehicles owned by counties,
cities and other political subdivisions of the state. All permit fees received
under this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance
with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of
each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit
the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of
the state highway fund.
The secretary may adopt rules and regulations for payment and collection of
all fees. The secretary may adopt rules and regulations implementing the
provisions of this section to prescribe standards for any permit program to
enhance highway safety.
(g) If any local authority does not desire to exercise the powers
conferred on it by this section to issue or deny permits then such a permit
from the local authority shall not be required to operate any such vehicle
or combination of vehicles on highways under the jurisdiction of such local
authority, but in no event shall the jurisdiction of the local authority
be construed as extending to any portion of any state highway, any city
street designated by the secretary as a connecting link
in the state highway system or any highway within the national system of
interstate and defense highways, which highways and streets, for the
purpose of this section, shall be under the jurisdiction of the secretary.
(h) A house trailer, manufactured home or mobile home which exceeds the
width as provided in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1902, and amendments thereto,
may be moved on the highways of this state by obtaining a permit as provided in
this section, if:
(1) The width of such house trailer, manufactured home or mobile home
does not exceed 16 1/2 feet;
(2) the driver of the vehicle
pulling the house trailer, manufactured home or mobile home has a valid
driver's license; and
(3) the driver carries evidence that the housetrailer,
manufactured home
or mobile home, and the vehicle pulling it, are covered by motor vehicle
liability insurance with limits of not less than $100,000 for injury
to any one person, and $300,000 for injury to persons in any one accident, and
$25,000 for injury to property.
For the purposes of this subsection, the terms "manufactured home" and
"mobile home" shall have the meanings ascribed to them by K.S.A. 58-4202, and
amendments thereto.
(i) Upon proper application stating the description and registration of
each power unit, the secretary of transportation shall issue permits for a
period, from May 1 to November 15, for
custom combine operators to tow custom-combine equipment on a trailer within
legal dimensions or a trailer especially designed for the transportation of
combines or combine equipment at the rate of $10 per power unit. Each
application shall be accompanied by information as required by the secretary.
The permit shall allow custom combine operators to haul two combine headers
on designated interstate highways provided:
(1) The vehicle plus the load do not exceed 14 feet in width;
(2) the move is completed during the period beginning 30 minutes before
sunrise and ending 30 minutes after sunset; and
(3) the vehicle plus the load are not overweight.
(j) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of K.S.A. 8-1902,
and amendments thereto, a vehicle loaded with bales of hay which exceeds the
width as provided in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1902, and amendments thereto,
may be moved on any highway designated as a part of the national network of
highways by obtaining a permit as provided by this section, if:
(1) The vehicle plus the bales of hay do not exceed 12 feet
in width;
(2) the vehicle plus the bales of hay do not exceed the
height authorized
under K.S.A. 8-1904, and amendments thereto;
(3) the move is completed during the period beginning 30
minutes before
sunrise and ending 30 minutes after sunset;
(4) the vehicle plus the load are not overweight; and
(5) the vehicle plus the load comply with the signing and
marking
requirements of paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of K.S.A. 8-1902, and
amendments thereto.
(k) If it is determined by the secretary of transportation that a person
has been granted a permit and has not complied with the applicable provisions
of this section and the rules and regulations of the secretary of
transportation relating thereto, the secretary may cancel the permit and may
refuse to grant future permits to the individual.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1911;
L. 1975, ch. 427, § 50;
L. 1984, ch. 42, § 1;
L. 1986, ch. 43, § 2;
L. 1987, ch. 49, § 2;
L. 1989, ch. 44, § 2;
L. 1990, ch. 50, § 4;
L. 1991, ch. 33, § 17;
L. 1992, ch. 138, § 2;
L. 1994, ch. 112, § 1;
L. 1996, ch. 221, § 2;
L. 1998, ch. 193, § 4;
L. 2001, ch. 5, § 37;
L. 2007, ch. 140, § 8;
L. 2009, ch. 108, § 2; July 1.
Article 19.--UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC; SIZE, WEIGHT AND LOAD OF VEHICLES
8-1911.Permits for oversize or overweight
vehicles; fees.
(a) The secretary of transportation with respect to highways under the
secretary's jurisdiction and local authorities with respect to highways
under their jurisdiction, in their discretion, upon application, may issue a
special permit, which term shall include an
authorization number, to the owner or operator of an oversize or overweight
vehicle. The special permit shall authorize the special permit holder to
operate or move a vehicle or
combination of vehicles which exceed the limitations of this act, on a route,
or routes, designated in the special permit and in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the special permit.
(b) The application for the permit shall describe the vehicle, or combination
of vehicles and all loads or cargo for which the special permit is requested,
the route or routes on which operation is sought and whether a single trip or
annual operation is requested. One special permit may be issued for a vehicle
or combination of vehicles, that are both oversize and overweight. A special
permit under this section may be for a single trip or for annual operation. The
special permit shall designate the route or routes that may be used and any
other terms, conditions or restrictions deemed necessary. The secretary of
transportation shall charge a fee for each permit or authorization number
issued as provided for in subsection (f). No permit shall be required to
authorize the moving or operating upon any highway of farm tractors, combines,
fertilizer dispensing equipment or other farm machinery, or machinery being
transported to be used for terracing or soil or water conservation work upon
farms, or vehicles owned by counties, cities and other political subdivisions
of the state, except that this sentence shall not: (1) Exempt trucks owned by
counties, cities and other political subdivisions specifically designed and
equipped and used exclusively for garbage, refuse or solid waste disposal
operations from the maximum gross weight limitations contained in the table in
K.S.A. 8-1909, and amendments thereto; or (2) authorize travel
on interstate highways.
(c) A permit shall be valid only when the registration on the
power unit
is equal to or exceeds the total gross weight of the vehicle. When the gross
weight of the vehicle exceeds the upper limit of the available registration,
the maximum amount of registration must be purchased.
The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a wrecker or tow truck,
as defined in K.S.A. 66-1329, and amendments thereto, and registered in
accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto.
(d) The secretary or local authority may issue or withhold the permit at the
secretary's or local authority's discretion or may limit the number of trips,
or establish seasonal or other time limitations within which the vehicles
described may be operated on the highways, or may otherwise limit or prescribe
conditions of operations of such vehicle or combination of vehicles, when
necessary to assure against undue damage to the road. The secretary or local
authority may require such undertaking or other security as may be deemed
necessary to compensate for any injury to any roadway or road structure.
(e) Every permit shall be carried in the vehicle or combination of
vehicles to which it refers and shall be open to inspection by any police
officer or authorized agent of any authority granting the permit. It shall be
unlawful for any person to violate any of the terms or conditions of
[the] special permit.
(f) The secretary of transportation shall charge and collect fees as follows:
(1) Twenty dollars for each single-trip permit;
(2) thirty dollars for each single-trip permit for a large structure, as
defined by rules and regulations;
(3) fifty dollars for each single-trip permit for a superload, as defined by
rules and regulations;
(4) twenty-five dollars for a five-year permit for vehicles
authorized to
move bales of hay under subsection (j) on noninterstate highways;
(5) one hundred and fifty dollars
for each annual permit; or
(6) two thousand dollars per year for each qualified
carrier company for
special vehicle combination permits authorized under K.S.A. 8-1915, and
amendments thereto, plus $50 per year for each power unit operating under such
annual permit.
No fees shall be charged for permits issued for vehicles owned by counties,
cities and other political subdivisions of the state. All permit fees received
under this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance
with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of
each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit
the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of
the state highway fund.
The secretary may adopt rules and regulations for payment and collection of
all fees. The secretary may adopt rules and regulations implementing the
provisions of this section to prescribe standards for any permit program to
enhance highway safety.
(g) If any local authority does not desire to exercise the powers
conferred on it by this section to issue or deny permits then such a permit
from the local authority shall not be required to operate any such vehicle
or combination of vehicles on highways under the jurisdiction of such local
authority, but in no event shall the jurisdiction of the local authority
be construed as extending to any portion of any state highway, any city
street designated by the secretary as a connecting link
in the state highway system or any highway within the national system of
interstate and defense highways, which highways and streets, for the
purpose of this section, shall be under the jurisdiction of the secretary.
(h) A house trailer, manufactured home or mobile home which exceeds the
width as provided in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1902, and amendments thereto,
may be moved on the highways of this state by obtaining a permit as provided in
this section, if:
(1) The width of such house trailer, manufactured home or mobile home
does not exceed 16 1/2 feet;
(2) the driver of the vehicle
pulling the house trailer, manufactured home or mobile home has a valid
driver's license; and
(3) the driver carries evidence that the housetrailer,
manufactured home
or mobile home, and the vehicle pulling it, are covered by motor vehicle
liability insurance with limits of not less than $100,000 for injury
to any one person, and $300,000 for injury to persons in any one accident, and
$25,000 for injury to property.
For the purposes of this subsection, the terms "manufactured home" and
"mobile home" shall have the meanings ascribed to them by K.S.A. 58-4202, and
amendments thereto.
(i) Upon proper application stating the description and registration of
each power unit, the secretary of transportation shall issue permits for a
period, from May 1 to November 15, for
custom combine operators to tow custom-combine equipment on a trailer within
legal dimensions or a trailer especially designed for the transportation of
combines or combine equipment at the rate of $10 per power unit. Each
application shall be accompanied by information as required by the secretary.
The permit shall allow custom combine operators to haul two combine headers
on designated interstate highways provided:
(1) The vehicle plus the load do not exceed 14 feet in width;
(2) the move is completed during the period beginning 30 minutes before
sunrise and ending 30 minutes after sunset; and
(3) the vehicle plus the load are not overweight.
(j) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of K.S.A. 8-1902,
and amendments thereto, a vehicle loaded with bales of hay which exceeds the
width as provided in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1902, and amendments thereto,
may be moved on any highway designated as a part of the national network of
highways by obtaining a permit as provided by this section, if:
(1) The vehicle plus the bales of hay do not exceed 12 feet
in width;
(2) the vehicle plus the bales of hay do not exceed the
height authorized
under K.S.A. 8-1904, and amendments thereto;
(3) the move is completed during the period beginning 30
minutes before
sunrise and ending 30 minutes after sunset;
(4) the vehicle plus the load are not overweight; and
(5) the vehicle plus the load comply with the signing and
marking
requirements of paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of K.S.A. 8-1902, and
amendments thereto.
(k) If it is determined by the secretary of transportation that a person
has been granted a permit and has not complied with the applicable provisions
of this section and the rules and regulations of the secretary of
transportation relating thereto, the secretary may cancel the permit and may
refuse to grant future permits to the individual.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1911;
L. 1975, ch. 427, § 50;
L. 1984, ch. 42, § 1;
L. 1986, ch. 43, § 2;
L. 1987, ch. 49, § 2;
L. 1989, ch. 44, § 2;
L. 1990, ch. 50, § 4;
L. 1991, ch. 33, § 17;
L. 1992, ch. 138, § 2;
L. 1994, ch. 112, § 1;
L. 1996, ch. 221, § 2;
L. 1998, ch. 193, § 4;
L. 2001, ch. 5, § 37;
L. 2007, ch. 140, § 8;
L. 2009, ch. 108, § 2; July 1.