Document Reports
SB 366
Designating a bridge on I-135 in Sedgwick county as the Don Snyder memorial bridge.
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1H Sub forAN ACT concerning roads and highways; designating a bridge on
2interstate 135 in Sedgwick county as the Don Snyder memorial bridge.
1H Sub forAN ACT concerning traffic regulations; prohibiting the use of a mobile
2telephone while operating a motor vehicle in a school zone or a road
3construction zone; permitting the display of certain lighting in road
4construction zones by vehicles and trailers engaged in highway
5construction and maintenance operations; amending K.S.A. 8-1729 and
68-1731 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 8-2118 and repealing the existing
7sections.
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4Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
5H Sub forSection 1. Bridge No. 0087-B0854 located on interstate 135 in
6Sedgwick county is hereby designated as the Don Snyder memorial bridge.
7Upon compliance with K.S.A. 68-10,114, and amendments thereto, the
8secretary of transportation shall place suitable signs to indicate that such
9bridge is the Don Snyder memorial bridge.
10Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
10H Sub forNew Section 1. (a) No person shall use a mobile telephone while
11operating a motor vehicle in a school zone at a time when a reduced speed
12limit is enforced as established by K.S.A. 8-1560(a) or 8-1560e, and
13amendments thereto, or in a road construction zone, as that term is defined
14in K.S.A. 8-1458a, and amendments thereto, while workers are present and
15signs are posted at the beginning of the road construction zone alerting
16drivers to such workers.
17(b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to:
18(1) A law enforcement officer or emergency service personnel acting
19within the course and scope of the law enforcement officer's or emergency
20service personnel's employment;
21(2) a person operating a motor vehicle that is halted at a location
22where the vehicle can safely and lawfully remain stationary; or
23(3) a mobile telephone that is being used with a hands-free device.
24(c) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not prohibit a person from
25using a mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle that would
26otherwise violate subsection (a) to:
27(1) Report current or ongoing illegal activity to a law enforcement
28agency;
29(2) prevent imminent injury to a person or property;
30(3) summon medical or other emergency assistance; or
31(4) relay information between a transit or for hire operator and the
32operator's dispatcher, if the device is permanently affixed to the motor
33vehicle.
34(d) Holding a mobile telephone shall constitute a rebuttable
35presumption of a violation of subsection (a) for persons operating a motor
36vehicle in a school zone or a road construction zone.
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1(e) A law enforcement officer shall not, without the consent of the
2person:
3(1) Confiscate a mobile telephone device for the purpose of
4determining compliance with this section;
5(2) confiscate a mobile telephone and retain it as evidence pending
6trial for a violation of this section; or
7(3) extract or otherwise download information from a mobile
8telephone for a violation of this section unless:
9(A) The law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that
10the mobile telephone has been used in the commission of a crime;
11(B) the information is extracted or otherwise download under a valid
12search warrant; or
13(C) otherwise authorized by law.
14(f) As used in this section:
15(1) "Hands-free device" means speakerphone capability or a
16telephone attachment or other piece of equipment, regardless of whether or
17not the hands-free device is permanently installed in the motor vehicle,
18that allows use of the mobile telephone without use of either of the
19operator's hands.
20(2) ''Mobile telephone'' does not include a commercial two-way radio
21communication device or its functional equivalent, subscription-based
22emergency communication device, prescribed medical device, amateur or
23ham radio device or remote diagnostics system.
24(3) (A) "Use a mobile telephone" means the use of the mobile
25telephone by an operator of the motor vehicle when performed without the
26use of a hands-free device.
27(B) "Use a mobile telephone" does not apply to:
28(i) A voice-based communication that is automatically converted to
29the device to be sent as a message in a written form when used in hands-
30free mode;
31(ii) the use of the device for navigation of the vehicle or for global
32positioning system purposes when used in hands-free mode; or
33(iii) the use of the device to perform any task that would otherwise be
34allowed to be performed on the motor vehicle's entertainment system when
35used in hands-free mode.
36(g) A law enforcement officer shall issue a warning citation to anyone
37violating the provisions of subsection (a). The provisions of this subsection
38shall expire on and after July 1, 2027.
39(h) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the uniform act
40regulating traffic on highways.
41Sec. 2. K.S.A. 8-1729 is hereby amended to read as follows: 8-1729.
42(a) During the times specified in K.S.A. 8-1703, and amendments thereto,
43any lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle, other than
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1head lamps, spot lamps, auxiliary lamps, flashing turn signals, vehicular
2hazard warning lamps and school bus warning lamps that projects a beam
3of light of an intensity greater than 300 candlepower shall be so directed
4that no part of the high intensity portion of the beam will strike the level of
5the roadway on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than 75 feet
6from the vehicle.
7(b) Except as required or permitted in K.S.A. 8-1720 and 8-1730, and
8amendments thereto, or K.S.A. 8-1762, and amendments thereto, no
9person shall drive or move any vehicle or equipment upon any highway
10with any lamp or device capable of displaying a red light visible from
11directly in front of the center thereof, nor shall any vehicle or equipment
12upon any highway have any lamp or device displaying any color of light
13visible from directly in front of the center thereof except white or amber or
14any shade of color between white and amber.
15(c) Flashing lights are prohibited except as authorized or required in
16K.S.A. 8-1717, 8-1720, 8-1721, 8-1722, 8-1723, 8-1730, 8-1730a and 8-
171731, and amendments thereto.
18(d) Except as provided in K.S.A. 8-1731, and amendments thereto, the
19flashing lights described in K.S.A. 8-1720, 8-1730 and 8-1730a, and
20amendments thereto, shall not be used on any vehicle other than a school
21bus, church bus or day care program bus, as defined in K.S.A. 8-1730a,
22and amendments thereto, or an authorized emergency vehicle.
23(e) All lighting devices and reflectors mounted on the rear of any
24vehicle shall display or reflect a red color, except the stop light or other
25signal device, which that may be red, amber or yellow, and except that the
26light illuminating the license plate shall be white and the light emitted by a
27back-up lamp shall be white or amber.
28Sec. 3. K.S.A. 8-1731 is hereby amended to read as follows: 8-1731.
29(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1729, and amendments
30thereto, vehicles engaged in highway construction and maintenance
31operations may display flashing, rotating or oscillating amber, green or
32white lights at all times in a road construction zone. Such lights may be
33displayed by themselves or in a combination of two or three of such lights.
34(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1729, and
35amendments thereto, stationary trailers engaged in highway construction
36and maintenance operations may display flashing, rotating or oscillating
37white and blue lights within the area of a road construction zone when any
38portion of the highway is closed, subject to the following conditions:
39(1) The lights are used during the hours between sunset and sunrise;
40and
41(2) There are workers present in such road construction zone.
42(c) The secretary of transportation shall adopt rules or regulations
43establishing specifications and rules governing the design and use of
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1special flashing lights on vehicles engaged in highway construction or
2maintenance operations in accordance with the provisions of this section.
3Sec. 4. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 8-2118 is hereby amended to read as
4follows: 8-2118. (a) A person charged with a traffic infraction shall, except
5as provided in subsection (b), appear at the place and time specified in the
6notice to appear. If the person enters an appearance, waives right to trial,
7pleads guilty or no contest, the fine shall be no greater than that specified
8in the uniform fine schedule in subsection (c) and court costs shall be
9taxed as provided by law.
10(b) Prior to the time specified in the notice to appear, a person
11charged with a traffic infraction may enter a written appearance, waive
12right to trial, plead guilty or no contest and pay the fine for the violation as
13specified in the uniform fine schedule in subsection (c) and court costs
14provided by law. Payment may be made in any manner accepted by the
15court. The traffic citation shall not have been complied with if the payment
16is not honored for any reason, or if the fine and court costs are not paid in
17full. When a person charged with a traffic infraction makes payment
18without executing a written waiver of right to trial and plea of guilty or no
19contest, the payment shall be deemed such an appearance, waiver of right
20to trial and plea of no contest.
21(c) The following uniform fine schedule shall apply uniformly
22throughout the state but shall not limit the fine that may be imposed
23following a court appearance, except an appearance made for the purpose
24of pleading and payment as permitted by subsection (a). The description of
25offense contained in the following uniform fine schedule is for reference
26only and is not a legal definition.
27Description of Offense Statute Fine
28Unsafe speed for prevailing 8-1557 $75
29 conditions
30Exceeding maximum speed 8-1558 1-10 mph over the
31 limit; or speeding in zone to limit, $45
32 posted by the state depart- 8-1560
33 ment of transportation; or 8-1560a 11-20 mph over the
34 speeding in locally posted or limit, $45 plus $6
35 zone 8-1560b per mph over 10
36 mph over the limit;
37 21-30 mph over the
38 limit, $105 plus $9
39 per mph over 20
40 mph over the limit;
41 31 and more mph
42 over the limit, $195
43 plus $15 per mph
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1 over 30 mph over
2 the limit;
3Disobeying traffic control de- 8-1507 $75
4 vice
5Violating traffic control signal 8-1508 $75
6Violating pedestrian control 8-1509 $45
7 signal
8Violating flashing traffic signals 8-1510 $75
9Violating lane-control signal 8-1511 $75
10Unauthorized sign, signal, 8-1512 $45
11 marking or device
12Driving on left side of roadway 8-1514 $75
13Failure to keep right to pass 8-1515 $75
14 oncoming vehicle
15Improper passing; increasing 8-1516 $75
16 speed when passed
17Improper passing on right 8-1517 $75
18Passing on left with insuffi- 8-1518 $75
19 cient clearance
20Driving on left side where 8-1519 $75
21 curve, grade, intersec-
22 tion railroad crossing, or
23 obstructed view
24Driving on left in no-passing 8-1520 $75
25 zone
26Unlawful passing of stopped 8-1520a $75
27 emergency vehicle
28Driving wrong direction on 8-1521 $75
29 one-way road
30Improper driving on laned 8-1522 $75
31 roadway
32Following too close 8-1523 $75
33Improper crossover on di- 8-1524 $45
34 vided highway
35Failure to yield right-of-way 8-1526 $75
36 at uncontrolled intersection
37Failure to yield to approach- 8-1527 $75
38 ing vehicle when turning
39 left
40Failure to yield at stop or 8-1528 $75
41 yield sign
42Failure to yield from private 8-1529 $75
43 road or driveway
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1Failure to yield to emergency 8-1530 $195
2 vehicle
3Failure to yield to pedestrian 8-1531 $105
4 or vehicle working on
5 roadway
6Failure to comply with re- 8-1531a $45
7 strictions in road con-
8 struction zone
9Disobeying pedestrian traffic 8-1532 $45
10 control device
11Failure to yield to pedestrian 8-1533 $75
12 in crosswalk; pedestrian
13 suddenly entering road-
14 way; passing vehicle
15 stopped for pedestrian at
16 crosswalk
17Improper pedestrian crossing 8-1534 $45
18Failure to exercise due care in 8-1535 $45
19 regard to pedestrian
20Improper pedestrian move- 8-1536 $45
21 ment in crosswalk
22Improper use of roadway by 8-1537 $45
23 pedestrian
24Soliciting ride or business 8-1538 $45
25 on roadway
26Driving through safety zone 8-1539 $45
27Failure to yield to pedestrian 8-1540 $45
28 on sidewalk
29Failure of pedestrian to yield 8-1541 $45
30 to emergency vehicle
31Failure to yield to blind pe- 8-1542 $45
32 destrian
33Pedestrian disobeying bridge 8-1544 $45
34 or railroad signal
35Improper turn or approach 8-1545 $75
36Improper "U" turn 8-1546 $75
37Unsafe starting of stopped 8-1547 $45
38 vehicle
39Unsafe turning or stopping, 8-1548 $75
40 failure to give proper sig-
41 nal; using turn signal un-
42 lawfully
43Improper method of giving 8-1549 $45
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1 notice of intention to turn
2Improper hand signal 8-1550 $45
3Failure to stop or obey 8-1551 $195
4 road crossing signal
5Failure to stop at railroad 8-1552 $135
6 crossing stop sign
7Certain hazardous vehicles 8-1553 $195
8 failure to stop at railroad
9 crossing
10Improper moving of heavy 8-1554 $75
11 equipment at railroad
12 crossing
13Vehicle emerging from alley, 8-1555 $75
14 private roadway, building
15 or driveway
16Improper passing of school 8-1556 $315
17 bus; improper use of
18 school bus signals
19Improper passing of church 8-1556a $195
20 or day-care bus; improper
21 use of signals
22Impeding normal traffic 8-1561 $45
23 by slow speed
24Speeding on motor-driven 8-1562 $75
25 cycle
26Speeding in certain vehicles 8-1563 $45
27 or on posted bridge
28Improper stopping, standing 8-1569 $45
29 or parking on roadway
30Parking, standing or stopping 8-1571 $45
31 in prohibited area
32Improper parking 8-1572 $45
33Unattended vehicle 8-1573 $45
34Improper backing 8-1574 $45
35Driving on sidewalk 8-1575 $45
36Driving with view or driving 8-1576 $45
37 mechanism obstructed
38Unsafe opening of vehicle 8-1577 $45
39 door
40Riding in house trailer 8-1578 $45
41Unlawful riding on vehicle 8-1578a $75
42Improper driving in defiles, 8-1579 $45
43 canyons, or on grades
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1Coasting 8-1580 $45
2Following fire apparatus too 8-1581 $75
3 closely
4Driving over fire hose 8-1582 $45
5Putting glass, etc., on high- 8-1583 $105
6 way
7Driving into intersection, 8-1584 $45
8 crosswalk, or crossing
9 without sufficient space
10 on other side
11Improper operation of snow- 8-1585 $45
12 mobile on highway
13Parental responsibility of 8-1586 $45
14 child riding bicycle
15Not riding on bicycle seat; 8-1588 $45
16 too many persons on
17 bicycle
18Clinging to other vehicle 8-1589 $45
19Improper riding of bicycle on 8-1590 $45
20 roadway
21Carrying articles on bicycle; 8-1591 $45
22 one hand on handlebars
23Improper bicycle lamps, 8-1592 $45
24 brakes or reflectors
25Improper operation of mo- 8-1594 $45
26 torcycle; seats; passen-
27 gers, bundles
28Improper operation of motor 8-1595 $75
29 cycle on laned roadway
30Motorcycle clinging to other 8-1596 $45
31 vehicle
32Improper motorcycle handle- 8-1597 $75
33 bars or passenger
34 equipment
35Motorcycle helmet and eye- 8-1598 $45
36 protection requirements
37Unlawful operation of all-ter- 8-15,100 $75
38 rain vehicle
39Unlawful operation of 8-15,101 $75
40 low-speed vehicle
41Littering 8-15,102 $115
42Disobeying school crossing 8-15,103 $75
43 guard
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1Unlawful operation of micro 8-15,106 $75
2 utility truck
3Failure to remove vehicles in 8-15,107 $75
4 accidents
5Unlawful operation of golf 8-15,108 $75
6 cart
7Unlawful operation of work- 8-15,109 $75
8 site utility vehicle
9Unlawful display of license 8-15,110 $60
10 plate
11Unlawful text messaging 8-15,111 $60
12Unlawful passing of a waste 8-15,112 $45
13 collection vehicle
14Unlawful operation of 8-15,113 $45
15 electric-assisted scooter
16Unlawful passing of a utility or 8-15,114 $105
17 telecommunications vehicle
18Unlawful passing of a 8-15,116 $75
19 stationary vehicle
20Unlawful use of mobile telephone section 1 $60
21Equipment offenses that are 8-1701 $75
22 not misdemeanors
23Driving without lights when 8-1703 $45
24 needed
25Defective headlamps 8-1705 $45
26Defective tail lamps 8-1706 $45
27Defective reflector 8-1707 $45
28Improper stop lamp or turn 8-1708 $45
29 signal
30Improper lighting equipment 8-1710 $45
31 on certain vehicles
32Improper lamp color on cer- 8-1711 $45
33 tain vehicles
34Improper mounting of re- 8-1712 $45
35 flectors and lamps on cer-
36 tain vehicles
37Improper visibility of reflec- 8-1713 $45
38 tors and lamps on certain
39 vehicles
40No lamp or flag on projecting 8-1715 $75
41 load
42Improper lamps on parked 8-1716 $45
43 vehicle
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1Improper lights, lamps, re- 8-1717 $45
2 flectors and emblems on
3 farm tractors or slow-
4 moving vehicles
5Improper lamps and equip- 8-1718 $45
6 ment on implements of
7 husbandry, road machin-
8 ery or animal-drawn ve-
9 hicles
10Unlawful use of spot, fog, or 8-1719 $45
11 auxiliary lamp
12Improper lamps or lights on 8-1720 $45
13 emergency vehicle
14Improper stop or turn signal 8-1721 $45
15Improper vehicular hazard 8-1722 $45
16 warning lamp
17Unauthorized additional 8-1723 $45
18 lighting equipment
19Improper multiple-beam lights 8-1724 $45
20Failure to dim headlights 8-1725 $75
21Improper single-beam head- 8-1726 $45
22 lights
23Improper speed with alter- 8-1727 $45
24 nate lighting
25Improper number of driving 8-1728 $45
26 lamps
27Unauthorized lights and sig- 8-1729 $45
28 nals
29Improper school bus lighting 8-1730 $45
30 equipment and warning
31 devices
32Unauthorized lights and de- 8-1730a $45
33 vices on church or day-
34 care bus
35Improper lights on highway 8-1731 $45
36 construction or maintenance
37 vehicles
38Defective brakes 8-1734 $45
39Defective or improper use of 8-1738 $45
40 horn or warning device
41Defective muffler 8-1739 $45
42Defective mirror 8-1740 $45
43Defective wipers; obstructed 8-1741 $45
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1 windshield or windows
2Improper tires 8-1742 $45
3Improper flares or warning 8-1744 $45
4 devices
5Improper use of vehicular 8-1745 $45
6 hazard warning lamps
7 and devices
8Improper air-conditioning 8-1747 $45
9 equipment
10Improper safety belt or 8-1749 $45
11 shoulder harness
12Improper wide-based single 8-1742b $75
13 tires
14Improper compression re- 8-1761 $75
15 lease engine braking sys-
16 tem
17Defective motorcycle head- 8-1801 $45
18 lamp
19Defective motorcycle tail 8-1802 $45
20 lamp
21Defective motorcycle reflec- 8-1803 $45
22 tor
23Defective motorcycle stop 8-1804 $45
24 lamps and turn signals
25Defective multiple-beam 8-1805 $45
26 lighting
27Improper road-lighting equip- 8-1806 $45
28 ment on motor-driven cy-
29 cles
30Defective motorcycle or mo- 8-1807 $45
31 tor-driven cycle brakes
32Improper performance abil- 8-1808 $45
33 ity of brakes
34Operating motorcycle with 8-1809 $45
35 disapproved braking sys-
36 tem
37Defective horn, muffler, mir- 8-1810 $45
38 rors or tires
39Unlawful statehouse parking 75-4510a $30
40Exceeding gross weight of 8-1909 Pounds Overweight
41 vehicle or combination up to 1000 $40
42 1001 to 2000 3¢
43 per pound
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1 2001 to 5000 5¢
2 per pound
3 5001 to 7500 7¢
4 per pound
5 7501 and over 10¢
6 per pound
7Exceeding gross weight on 8-1908 Pounds Overweight
8 any axle or tandem, up to 1000 $40
9 triple or quad axles 1001 to 2000 3¢
10 per pound
11 2001 to 5000 5¢
12 per pound
13 5001 to 7500 7¢
14 per pound
15 7501 and over 10¢
16 per pound
17Failure to obtain proper re- 66-1324 $287
18 gistration, clearance or
19 to have current cer-
20 tification
21Insufficient liability insur- 66-1,128 $137
22 ance for motor carriers or 66-1314
23Failure to obtain interstate 79-34,122 $137
24 motor fuel tax author-
25 ization
26No authority as private or 66-1,111 $137
27 common carrier
28Violation of motor carrier 66-1,129 $115
29 safety rules and regula-
30 tions, except for viola-
31 tions specified in K.S.A.
32 66-1,130(b)(2), and
33 amendments thereto
34(d) Traffic offenses classified as traffic infractions by this section
35shall be classified as ordinance traffic infractions by those cities adopting
36ordinances prohibiting the same offenses. A schedule of fines for all
37ordinance traffic infractions shall be established by the municipal judge in
38the manner prescribed by K.S.A. 12-4305, and amendments thereto. Such
39fines may vary from those contained in the uniform fine schedule
40contained in subsection (c).
41(e) Fines listed in the uniform fine schedule contained in subsection
42(c) shall be doubled if a person is convicted of a traffic infraction, which is
43defined as a moving violation in accordance with rules and regulations
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1adopted pursuant to K.S.A. 8-249, and amendments thereto, committed
2within any road construction zone as defined in K.S.A. 8-1458a, and
3amendments thereto.
4(f) For a second violation of K.S.A. 8-1908 or 8-1909, and
5amendments thereto, within two years after a prior conviction of K.S.A. 8-
61908 or 8-1909, and amendments thereto, such person, upon conviction
7shall be fined 11/2 times the applicable amount from one, but not both, of
8the schedules listed in the uniform fine schedule contained in subsection
9(c). For a third violation of K.S.A. 8-1908 or 8-1909, and amendments
10thereto, within two years, after two prior convictions of K.S.A. 8-1908 or
118-1909, and amendments thereto, such person, upon conviction shall be
12fined two times the applicable amount from one, but not both, of the
13schedules listed in the uniform fine schedule contained in subsection (c).
14For a fourth and each succeeding violation of K.S.A. 8-1908 or 8-1909,
15and amendments thereto, within two years after three prior convictions of
16K.S.A. 8-1908 or 8-1909, and amendments thereto, such person, upon
17conviction shall be fined 21/2 times the applicable amount from one, but
18not both, of the schedules listed in the uniform fine schedule contained in
19subsection (c).
20(g) Fines listed in the uniform fine schedule contained in subsection
21(c) relating to exceeding the maximum speed limit, shall be doubled if a
22person is convicted of exceeding the maximum speed limit in a school
23zone authorized under K.S.A. 8-1560(a)(4), and amendments thereto.
24(h) For a second violation of K.S.A. 8-1556, and amendments thereto,
25within five years after a prior conviction of K.S.A. 8-1556, and
26amendments thereto, such person, upon conviction, shall be fined $750 for
27the second violation. For a third and each succeeding violation of K.S.A.
288-1556, and amendments thereto, within five years after two prior
29convictions of K.S.A. 8-1556, and amendments thereto, such person, upon
30conviction, shall be fined $1,000 for the third and each succeeding
31violation.
32Sec. 5. K.S.A. 8-1729 and 8-1731 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 8-2118 are
33hereby repealed.
34Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
11publication in the statute book.