Article 20.--UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC; POWERS OF STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES
8-2010.Designation of authorized emergency
vehicles.
(a) Any particular
vehicle listed in subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-2010a, and amendments
thereto, shall be designated, by the board of county commissioners in which
such vehicle is located,
as an authorized emergency vehicle upon the filing of an application pursuant
to K.S.A. 8-2010a, and amendments thereto and a finding that
designation of such
vehicle is necessary to the preservation of life or property or to the
execution of emergency governmental functions. The designation shall be in
writing and the written designation shall be carried in the vehicle at all
times, but failure to carry the written designation shall not affect the
status of the vehicle as an authorized emergency vehicle.
(b) Any vehicle designated as an authorized emergency vehicle prior to the
effective date of this act, may continue to operate as an authorized emergency
vehicle, as long as: (1) The ownership of such vehicle remains unchanged; and
(2) the use of such vehicle for purposes for which such vehicle was designated
remains unchanged, except that all future operation of such vehicle as an
authorized emergency vehicle shall be in accordance with this section and such
other applicable provisions of law.
(c) The following vehicles shall not be required to be designated by the
board of county commissioners as authorized emergency vehicles:
(1) Fire department vehicles or police vehicles which are
publicly owned;
(2) motor vehicles operated by ambulance services permitted by the
emergency
medical services
board under the
provisions of K.S.A. 65-6101 et seq., and amendments thereto; and
(3) wreckers, tow trucks or car carriers, as defined by K.S.A. 66-1329, and
amendments thereto, and having a certificate of public service from the state
corporation commission.
(d) Any vehicle designated under the provisions of this section, as an
authorized emergency vehicle in the county in which such vehicle is located,
shall be a valid designation of such vehicle in any other county and such
vehicle shall be authorized to operate as an authorized emergency vehicle
without being required to obtain any additional designation in any other
county.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2010; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 58;
L. 1992, ch. 141, § 4;
L. 1993, ch. 199, § 2;
L. 1996, ch. 180, § 3;
L. 2003, ch. 61, § 3; July 1.
Article 20.--UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC; POWERS OF STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES
8-2010.Designation of authorized emergency
vehicles.
(a) Any particular
vehicle listed in subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-2010a, and amendments
thereto, shall be designated, by the board of county commissioners in which
such vehicle is located,
as an authorized emergency vehicle upon the filing of an application pursuant
to K.S.A. 8-2010a, and amendments thereto and a finding that
designation of such
vehicle is necessary to the preservation of life or property or to the
execution of emergency governmental functions. The designation shall be in
writing and the written designation shall be carried in the vehicle at all
times, but failure to carry the written designation shall not affect the
status of the vehicle as an authorized emergency vehicle.
(b) Any vehicle designated as an authorized emergency vehicle prior to the
effective date of this act, may continue to operate as an authorized emergency
vehicle, as long as: (1) The ownership of such vehicle remains unchanged; and
(2) the use of such vehicle for purposes for which such vehicle was designated
remains unchanged, except that all future operation of such vehicle as an
authorized emergency vehicle shall be in accordance with this section and such
other applicable provisions of law.
(c) The following vehicles shall not be required to be designated by the
board of county commissioners as authorized emergency vehicles:
(1) Fire department vehicles or police vehicles which are
publicly owned;
(2) motor vehicles operated by ambulance services permitted by the
emergency
medical services
board under the
provisions of K.S.A. 65-6101 et seq., and amendments thereto; and
(3) wreckers, tow trucks or car carriers, as defined by K.S.A. 66-1329, and
amendments thereto, and having a certificate of public service from the state
corporation commission.
(d) Any vehicle designated under the provisions of this section, as an
authorized emergency vehicle in the county in which such vehicle is located,
shall be a valid designation of such vehicle in any other county and such
vehicle shall be authorized to operate as an authorized emergency vehicle
without being required to obtain any additional designation in any other
county.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2010; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 58;
L. 1992, ch. 141, § 4;
L. 1993, ch. 199, § 2;
L. 1996, ch. 180, § 3;
L. 2003, ch. 61, § 3; July 1.
Article 20.--UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC; POWERS OF STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES
8-2010.Designation of authorized emergency
vehicles.
(a) Any particular
vehicle listed in subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-2010a, and amendments
thereto, shall be designated, by the board of county commissioners in which
such vehicle is located,
as an authorized emergency vehicle upon the filing of an application pursuant
to K.S.A. 8-2010a, and amendments thereto and a finding that
designation of such
vehicle is necessary to the preservation of life or property or to the
execution of emergency governmental functions. The designation shall be in
writing and the written designation shall be carried in the vehicle at all
times, but failure to carry the written designation shall not affect the
status of the vehicle as an authorized emergency vehicle.
(b) Any vehicle designated as an authorized emergency vehicle prior to the
effective date of this act, may continue to operate as an authorized emergency
vehicle, as long as: (1) The ownership of such vehicle remains unchanged; and
(2) the use of such vehicle for purposes for which such vehicle was designated
remains unchanged, except that all future operation of such vehicle as an
authorized emergency vehicle shall be in accordance with this section and such
other applicable provisions of law.
(c) The following vehicles shall not be required to be designated by the
board of county commissioners as authorized emergency vehicles:
(1) Fire department vehicles or police vehicles which are
publicly owned;
(2) motor vehicles operated by ambulance services permitted by the
emergency
medical services
board under the
provisions of K.S.A. 65-6101 et seq., and amendments thereto; and
(3) wreckers, tow trucks or car carriers, as defined by K.S.A. 66-1329, and
amendments thereto, and having a certificate of public service from the state
corporation commission.
(d) Any vehicle designated under the provisions of this section, as an
authorized emergency vehicle in the county in which such vehicle is located,
shall be a valid designation of such vehicle in any other county and such
vehicle shall be authorized to operate as an authorized emergency vehicle
without being required to obtain any additional designation in any other
county.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2010; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 58;
L. 1992, ch. 141, § 4;
L. 1993, ch. 199, § 2;
L. 1996, ch. 180, § 3;
L. 2003, ch. 61, § 3; July 1.