[As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole]

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          As Amended by Senate Committee

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          As Amended by House Committee          

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Session of 2000
          HOUSE BILL No. 2884           By Committee on Transportation           2-8          

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12             AN  ACT regulating vehicles; concerning motorized bicycles; defining
13             electric-assisted bicycles; concerning drivers' licenses; amending
14             K.S.A. 8-1439a 8-1439, 8-1439a and 8-1592b and K.S.A. 1999 Supp.
15             8-126, 8-235, 8-293 8-327 8-237, 8-293, 8-296 and 8-1486 and re-
16             pealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A. 8-1439b.
17      
18       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
19             New Section  1. ``Electric-assisted bicycle'' means a bicycle with two
20       or three wheels, a saddle, fully operative pedals for human propulsion,
21       and an electric motor. The electric-assisted bicycle's electric motor must
22       have a power output of no more than 1,000 watts, be incapable of pro-
23       pelling the device at a speed of more than 20 miles per hour on level
24       ground and incapable of further increasing the speed of the device when
25       human power alone is used to propel the device beyond 20 miles per
26       hour.
27             Sec.  2. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 8-126 is hereby amended to read as fol-
28       lows: 8-126. The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
29       have the meanings respectively ascribed to them herein:
30             (a) ``Vehicle'' means every device in, upon or by which any person or
31       property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, ex-
32       cepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon station-
33       ary rails or tracks.
34             (b) ``Motor vehicle'' means every vehicle, other than a motorized bi-
35       cycle or a motorized wheelchair, which is self-propelled.
36             (c) ``Truck'' means a motor vehicle which is used for the transporta-
37       tion or delivery of freight and merchandise or more than 10 passengers.
38             (d) ``Motorcycle'' means every motor vehicle designed to travel on
39       not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, except any such
40       vehicle as may be included within the term ``tractor'' as herein defined.
41             (e) ``Truck tractor'' means every motor vehicle designed and used

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  1       primarily for drawing other vehicles, and not so constructed as to carry a
  2       load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle or load so drawn.
  3             (f) ``Farm tractor'' means every motor vehicle designed and used as
  4       a farm implement power unit operated with or without other attached
  5       farm implements in any manner consistent with the structural design of
  6       such power unit.
  7             (g) ``Road tractor'' means every motor vehicle designed and used for
  8       drawing other vehicles, and not so constructed as to carry any load
  9       thereon independently, or any part of the weight of a vehicle or load so
10       drawn.
11             (h) ``Trailer'' means every vehicle without motive power designed to
12       carry property or passengers wholly on its own structure and to be drawn
13       by a motor vehicle.
14             (i) ``Semitrailer'' means every vehicle of the trailer type so designed
15       and used in conjunction with a motor vehicle that some part of its own
16       weight and that of its own load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle.
17             (j) ``Pole trailer'' means any two-wheel vehicle used as a trailer with
18       bolsters that support the load, and do not have a rack or body extending
19       to the tractor drawing the load.
20             (k) ``Specially constructed vehicle'' means any vehicle which shall not
21       have been originally constructed under a distinctive name, make, model
22       or type, or which, if originally otherwise constructed shall have been ma-
23       terially altered by the removal of essential parts, or by the addition or
24       substitution of essential parts, new or used, derived from other vehicles
25       or makes of vehicles.
26             (l) ``Foreign vehicle'' means every motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer
27       which shall be brought into this state otherwise than in ordinary course
28       of business by or through a manufacturer or dealer and which has not
29       been registered in this state.
30             (m) ``Person'' means every natural person, firm, partnership, associ-
31       ation or corporation.
32             (n) ``Owner'' means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle, or
33       in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional
34       sale thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the condi-
35       tions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession
36       vested in the conditional vendee or in the event a vehicle is subject to a
37       lease of 30 days or more with an immediate right of possession vested in
38       the lessee; or in the event a party having a security interest in a vehicle
39       is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee or lessee or secured
40       party shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this act.
41             (o) ``Nonresident'' means every person who is not a resident of this
42       state.
43             (p) ``Manufacturer'' means every person engaged in the business of

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  1       manufacturing motor vehicles, trailers or semitrailers.
  2             (q) ``New vehicle dealer'' means every person actively engaged in the
  3       business of buying, selling or exchanging new motor vehicles, travel trail-
  4       ers, trailers or vehicles and who holds a dealer's contract therefor from a
  5       manufacturer or distributor and who has an established place of business
  6       in this state.
  7             (r) ``Used vehicle dealer'' means every person actively engaged in the
  8       business of buying, selling or exchanging used vehicles, and having an
  9       established place of business in this state and who does not hold a dealer's
10       contract for the sale of new motor vehicles, travel trailers, trailers or
11       vehicles.
12             (s) ``Highway'' means every way or place of whatever nature open to
13       the use of the public as a matter of right for the purpose of vehicular
14       travel. The term ``highway'' shall not be deemed to include a roadway or
15       driveway upon grounds owned by private owners, colleges, universities
16       or other institutions.
17             (t) ``Department'' or ``motor vehicle department'' or ``vehicle depart-
18       ment'' means the division of vehicles of the department of revenue, acting
19       directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents.
20             (u) ``Commission'' or ``state highway commission'' means the director
21       of vehicles of the department of revenue.
22             (v) ``Division'' means the division of vehicles of the department of
23       revenue.
24             (w) ``Travel trailer'' means every vehicle without motive power de-
25       signed to be towed by a motor vehicle constructed primarily for recrea-
26       tional purposes and measuring eight feet or less in width.
27             (x) ``Passenger vehicle'' means every motor vehicle, as herein defined,
28       which is designed primarily to carry 10 or fewer passengers, and which
29       is not used as a truck.
30             (y) ``Self-propelled farm implement'' means every farm implement
31       designed for specific use applications with its motive power unit perma-
32       nently incorporated in its structural design.
33             (z) ``Farm trailer'' means every trailer as defined in subsection (h) of
34       this section and every semitrailer as defined in subsection (i) of this sec-
35       tion, designed and used primarily as a farm vehicle.
36             (aa) ``Motorized bicycle'' means:
37             (1) Every every device having two tandem wheels or three wheels,
38       which may be propelled by either human power or helper motor, or by
39       both, and which has:
40             (A) (1) A motor which produces not more than 3.5 brake horsepower;
41             (B) (2) a cylinder capacity of not more than 50 130 cubic centimeters;
42             (C) (3) an automatic transmission; and
43             (D) (4) the capability of a maximum design speed of no more than

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  1       30 miles per hour; or
  2             (2) an electric-assisted bicycle.
  3             (bb) ``All-terrain vehicle'' means any motorized nonhighway vehicle
  4       45 inches or less in width, having a dry weight of 650 pounds or less,
  5       traveling on three or more low-pressure tires, having a seat designed to
  6       be straddled by the operator. As used in this subsection, low-pressure tire
  7       means any pneumatic tire six inches or more in width, designed for use
  8       on wheels with rim diameter of 12 inches or less, and utilizing an oper-
  9       ating pressure of 10 pounds per square inch or less as recommended by
10       the vehicle manufacturer.
11             (cc) ``Implement of husbandry'' means every vehicle designed or
12       adapted and used exclusively for agricultural operations, including feed-
13       lots, and only incidentally moved or operated upon the highways. Such
14       term shall include, but not be limited to:
15             (1) A farm tractor;
16             (2) a self-propelled farm implement;
17             (3) a fertilizer spreader, nurse tank or truck permanently mounted
18       with a spreader used exclusively for dispensing or spreading water, dust
19       or liquid fertilizers or agricultural chemicals, as defined in K.S.A. 2-2202,
20       and amendments thereto, regardless of ownership;
21             (4) a truck mounted with a fertilizer spreader used or manufactured
22       principally to spread animal dung;
23             (5) a mixer-feed truck owned and used by a feedlot, as defined in
24       K.S.A. 47-1501, and amendments thereto, and specially designed and
25       used exclusively for dispensing food to livestock in such feedlot.
26             (dd) ``Motorized wheelchair'' means any self-propelled vehicle de-
27       signed specifically for use by a physically disabled person that is incapable
28       of a speed in excess of 15 miles per hour.
29             (ee) ``Oil well servicing, oil well clean-out or oil well drilling machin-
30       ery or equipment'' means a vehicle constructed as a machine used exclu-
31       sively for servicing, cleaning-out or drilling an oil well and consisting in
32       general of a mast, an engine for power, a draw works and a chassis per-
33       manently constructed or assembled for one or more of those purposes.
34       The passenger capacity of the cab of a vehicle shall not be considered in
35       determining whether such vehicle is an oil well servicing, oil well clean-
36       out or oil well drilling machinery or equipment.
37             (ff) ``Electric-assisted bicycle'' means a bicycle with two or three
38       wheels, a saddle, fully operative pedals for human propulsion, and an
39       electric motor. The electric-assisted bicycle's electric motor must have a
40       power output of no more than 1,000 watts, be incapable of propelling the
41       device at a speed of more than 20 miles per hour on level ground and
42       incapable of further increasing the speed of the device when human power
43       alone is used to propel the device beyond 20 miles per hour.

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  1             ``Sec.  3. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 8-235 is hereby amended to read
  2       as follows: 8-235. (a) No person, except those expressly exempted,
  3       shall drive any motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless
  4       such person has a valid driver's license. No person shall receive a
  5       driver's license unless and until such person surrenders or with
  6       the approval of the division, lists to the division all valid licenses
  7       in such person's possession issued to such person by any other
  8       jurisdiction. All surrendered licenses or the information listed on
  9       foreign licenses shall be returned by the division to the issuing
10       department, together with information that the licensee is now
11       licensed in a new jurisdiction. No person shall be permitted to have
12       more than one valid license at any time.
13             (b) Any person licensed under the motor vehicle drivers' li-
14       cense act may exercise the privilege granted upon all streets and
15       highways in this state and shall not be required to obtain any other
16       license to exercise such privilege by any local authority. Nothing
17       herein shall prevent cities from requiring licenses of persons who
18       drive taxicabs or municipally franchised transit systems for hire
19       upon city streets, to protect the public from drivers whose char-
20       acter or habits make them unfit to transport the public. If a license
21       is denied, the applicant may appeal such decision to the district
22       court of the county in which such city is located by filing within 10
23       days after such denial, a notice of appeal with the clerk of the
24       district court and by filing a copy of such notice with the city clerk
25       of the involved city. The city clerk shall certify a copy of such de-
26       cision of the city governing body to the clerk of the district court
27       and the matter shall be docketed as any other cause and the ap-
28       plicant shall be granted a trial of such person's character and hab-
29       its. The matter shall be heard by the court de novo in accordance
30       with the code of civil procedure. The cost of such appeal shall be
31       assessed in such manner as the court may direct.
32             (c) Any person operating in this state a motor vehicle, except
33       a motorcycle, which is registered in this state other than under a
34       temporary thirty-day permit shall be the holder of a driver's li-
35       cense which is classified for the operation of such motor vehicle,
36       and any person operating in this state a motorcycle which is reg-
37       istered in this state shall be the holder of a class M driver's license,
38       except that any person operating in this state a motorcycle which
39       is registered under a temporary thirty-day permit shall be the
40       holder of a driver's license for any class of motor vehicles.
41             (d) No person shall drive any motorized bicycle upon a high-
42       way of this state unless: (1) Such person has a valid driver's license
43       which entitles the licensee to drive a motor vehicle in any class or

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  1       classes; or (2) such person is at least 15 years of age and has passed
  2       the written and visual examinations required for obtaining a class
  3       C driver's license, in which case the division shall issue to such
  4       person a class C license which clearly indicates such license is valid
  5       only for the operation of motorized bicycles; or (3) such person has
  6       had their driving privileges suspended and has made application to the
  7       division for the issuance of a class C license for the operation of motorized
  8       bicycles, in accordance with paragraph (2), in which case the division
  9       shall issue to such person a class C license which clearly indicates such
10       license is valid only for the operation of motorized bicycles.
11             (e) Violation of this section shall constitute a class B
12       misdemeanor.
13        Sec.  4. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 8-237 is hereby amended to read as
14       follows: 8-237. The division of vehicles shall not issue any driver's
15       license to any person:
16             (a) Who is under the age of 16 years, except that the division
17       may issue a restricted class C or M license, as provided in this act,
18       to any person who: (1) Is at least 15 years of age; (2) has successfully
19       completed an approved course in driver training; (3) has held an
20       instructional permit issued under the provisions of K.S.A. 8-239,
21       and amendments thereto, for a period of at least six months and has
22       completed at least 25 hours of adult supervised driving; and (4)
23       upon the written application of the person's parent or guardian. The
24       required adult supervised driving required in clause (3) above shall
25       be conducted by an adult who is at least 21 years of age and is the
26       holder of a valid commercial driver's license, class A, B or C driver's
27       license. Except as hereafter provided, the application of the parent
28       or guardian shall be submitted to the division. The governing body
29       of any city, by ordinance, may require the application of any person
30       who is under 16 years of age and who resides within the city to be
31       first submitted to the chief law enforcement officer of the city. The
32       board of county commissioners of any county, by resolution, may
33       require the application of any person who is under 16 years of age
34       and who resides within the county and outside the corporate limits
35       of any city to be first submitted to the chief law enforcement officer
36       of the county. No ordinance or resolution authorized by this sub-
37       section shall become effective until a copy of it is transmitted to the
38       division of vehicles. The chief law enforcement officer of any city
39       or county which has adopted the ordinance or resolution authorized
40       by this subsection shall make a recommendation on the application
41       as to the necessity for the issuance of the restricted license, and the
42       recommendation shall be transmitted, with the application, to the
43       division of vehicles. If the division finds that it is necessary to issue

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  1       the restricted license, it shall issue a driver's license to the person.
  2             A restricted class C license issued under this subsection shall
  3       entitle the licensee, while possessing the license, to operate any mo-
  4       tor vehicle in class C, as designated in K.S.A. 8-234b, and amend-
  5       ments thereto. A restricted class M license shall entitle the licensee,
  6       while possessing such license, to operate a motorcycle. The re-
  7       stricted license shall entitle the licensee to operate the appropriate
  8       vehicle at any time:
  9             (1) While going to or from or in connection with any job, em-
10       ployment or farm-related work;
11             (2) on days while school is in session, over the most direct and
12       accessible route between the licensee's residence and school of en-
13       rollment for the purposes of school attendance;
14             (3) on days on which school activities, as defined by subsection (a)
15       of K.S.A. 72-133, and amendments thereto, are conducted, over the most
16       direct and accessible route between the licensee's residence and the li-
17       censee's school of enrollment or property owned or used by such school
18       for the purpose of conducting such school activities, for the purpose of
19       allowing such licensee to participate in such school activities. For the
20       purpose of this paragraph, ``to participate'' shall not include merely being
21       a spectator at such school activities;
22             (3) (4) when the licensee is operating a passenger car, at any
23       time when accompanied by an adult who is the holder of a valid
24       commercial driver's license, class A, B or C driver's license and who
25       is actually occupying a seat beside the driver; or
26             (4) (5) when the licensee is operating a motorcycle, at any time
27       when accompanied by an adult who is the holder of a valid class M
28       driver's license and who is operating a motorcycle in the general
29       proximity of the licensee.
30             Any licensee issued a restricted license under this subsection
31       shall not operate any motor vehicle with nonsibling minor passen-
32       gers and any conviction for violating this provision shall be con-
33       strued as a moving traffic violation for the purpose of K.S.A. 8-255,
34       and amendments thereto.
35             A restricted driver's license issued under this subsection is sub-
36       ject to suspension or revocation in the same manner as any other
37       driver's license. In addition, the division may suspend the restricted
38       driver's license upon receiving satisfactory evidence that: (1) The
39       licensee has violated the restriction of the license, (2) the licensee
40       has been involved in two or more accidents chargeable to the li-
41       censee or (3) the recommendation of the chief law enforcement of-
42       ficer of any city or county requiring the recommendation has been
43       withdrawn. The suspended license shall not be reinstated for one

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  1       year or until the licensee reaches the age of 16, whichever period
  2       is longer.
  3             Any licensee issued a restricted license under this subsection
  4       who: (1) Is under the age of 16 years and is convicted of two or more
  5       moving traffic violations committed on separate occasions shall not
  6       be eligible to receive a driver's license which is not restricted in
  7       accordance with the provisions of this subsection until the person
  8       reaches 17 years of age; or (2) fails to provide the required affidavit
  9       stating that the licensee has completed at least 50 hours of adult
10       supervised driving with 10 of those hours being at night shall not
11       be eligible to receive a driver's license which is not restricted in
12       accordance with the provisions of this subsection until the person
13       provides such affidavit to the division or the person reaches 17 years
14       of age, whichever occurs first.
15             Any licensee issued a restricted license under this subsection on
16       and after July 1, 1999, shall provide prior to reaching 16 years of
17       age, a signed affidavit of either a parent or guardian, stating that
18       the applicant has completed the required 25 hours prior to being
19       issued a restricted license and 25 hours of additional adult super-
20       vised driving. Of the 50 hours required by this subsection, at least
21       10 of those hours shall be at night. The adult supervised driving
22       shall be conducted by an adult who is at least 21 years of age and
23       is the holder of a valid commercial driver's license, class A, B or C
24       driver's license.
25             Evidence of failure of any licensee who was required to complete
26       the 50 hours of adult supervised driving under this subsection shall
27       not be admissible in any action for the purpose of determining any
28       aspect of comparative negligence or mitigation of damages.
29             (b) Who is under the age of 18 years, except as provided in
30       K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 8-2,147, and amendments thereto, for the pur-
31       pose of driving a commercial or class A or B motor vehicle.
32             (c) Whose license is currently revoked, suspended or canceled
33       in this or any other state, except as provided in K.S.A. 8-256, and
34       amendments thereto.
35             (d) Who is a habitual drunkard, habitual user of narcotic drugs
36       or habitual user of any other drug to a degree which renders the
37       user incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle.
38             (e) Who has previously been adjudged to be afflicted with or
39       suffering from any mental disability or disease and who, at the time
40       of making application for a driver's license, has not been restored
41       to capacity in the manner provided by law. Application of this lim-
42       itation to any person known to have suffered any seizure disorder
43       is subject to the provisions of paragraph (7) of subsection (e) of

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  1       K.S.A. 8-247, and amendments thereto.
  2             (f) Who is required by the motor vehicle drivers' license act to
  3       take an examination, unless the person has successfully passed the
  4       examination.
  5             (g) Who is at least 16 years of age and less than 17 years of
  6       age, who is applying for a driver's license for the first time since
  7       reaching 16 years of age and who, three times or more, has been
  8       adjudged to be a traffic offender under the Kansas juvenile code or
  9       a juvenile offender under the Kansas juvenile justice code, by rea-
10       son of violation of one or more statutes regulating the movement of
11       traffic on the roads, streets or highways of this state, except that, in
12       the discretion of the director, the person may be issued a driver's
13       license which is restricted in the manner the division deems to be
14       appropriate. No person described by this subsection shall be eligi-
15       ble to receive a driver's license which is not restricted until the
16       person has reached the age of 17 years.
17             Sec.  4 5. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 8-293 is hereby amended to read
18       as follows: 8-293. Except as provided in paragraph (3) of subsection (d)
19       of K.S.A. 8-235, and amendments thereto, no licensee shall be issued
20       a new or replacement driver's license if: (a) The license has been
21       surrendered pursuant to K.S.A. 8-1001, and amendments thereto;
22       (b) the licensee has been issued a temporary license; or (c) a sus-
23       pension, revocation or cancellation order has been stayed by a
24       court or by the division of vehicles.
25        Sec.  6. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 8-296 is hereby amended to read as
26       follows: 8-296. (a) Any person who is less than 16 years of age but
27       is at least 14 years of age and who resides upon a farm in this state
28       or is employed for compensation upon a farm in this state may apply
29       to the division of vehicles for a farm permit authorizing such person,
30       while possessing the permit, to operate any motor vehicle in class
31       C, as designated in K.S.A. 8-234b, and amendments thereto. The
32       farm permit shall entitle the licensee to operate such motor vehicles
33       at any time:
34             (1) While going to or from or in connection with any farm job,
35       employment or other farm-related work;
36             (2) on days while school is in session, over the most direct and
37       accessible route between the licensee's residence and school of en-
38       rollment for the purpose of school attendance; or
39             (3) on days on which school activities, as defined by subsection (a)
40       of K.S.A. 72-133, and amendments thereto, are conducted, over the most
41       direct and accessible route between the licensee's residence and the li-
42       censee's school of enrollment or property owned or used by such school
43       for the purpose of conducting such school activities, for the purpose of

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  1       allowing such licensee to participate in such school activities. For the
  2       purpose of this paragraph, ``to participate'' shall not include merely being
  3       a spectator at such school activities; or
  4             (3) (4) when the licensee is operating a passenger car at any
  5       time when accompanied by an adult who is the holder of a valid
  6       commercial driver's license, class A, B or C driver's license and who
  7       is actually occupying a seat beside the driver.
  8             (b) A farm permit shall be issued only if:
  9             (1) The applicant can prove that such applicant resides or
10       works on a farm;
11             (2) the applicant has successfully completed the examination
12       requirements in K.S.A. 8-235d, and amendments thereto; and
13             (3) the applicant submits the signed affidavit of either a parent
14       or guardian, stating that the applicant lives on a farm or, if the
15       applicant does not live on a farm but works on a farm, the applicant
16       submits the signed affidavit of the applicant's employer and parent
17       or guardian, attesting to such employment.
18             (c) Any licensee issued a farm permit under this section shall
19       not operate any motor vehicle with nonsibling minor passengers and
20       any conviction for violating this provision shall be construed as a
21       moving traffic violation for the purpose of K.S.A. 8-255, and amend-
22       ments thereto.
23             (d) As used in this section, ``farm'' means any parcel of land
24       larger than 20 acres which is used in agricultural operations.
25             (e) A farm permit issued under this section is subject to suspen-
26       sion or revocation in the same manner as any other driver's license.
27       A person who has been issued a farm permit and who violates this
28       section by driving beyond the scope allowed in subsection (a) shall
29       lose the farm permit and shall be issued no other driver's license
30       for a period of one year or until the person reaches 16 years of age,
31       whichever period is longer.
32             (f) Any licensee issued a farm permit under this section on and
33       after July 1, 1999, shall provide prior to reaching 16 years of age,
34       a signed affidavit of either a parent or guardian, stating that the
35       applicant has completed at least 50 hours of adult supervised driv-
36       ing with at least 10 of those hours being at night. The adult super-
37       vised driving required by this paragraph shall be conducted by an
38       adult who is at least 21 years of age and is the holder of a valid
39       commercial driver's license, class A, B or C driver's license.
40             Evidence of failure of any licensee who was required to complete
41       the 50 hours of adult supervised driving under this subsection shall
42       not be admissible in any action for the purpose of determining any
43       aspect of comparative negligence or mitigation of damages.

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  1             (g) Any licensee issued a farm permit under this section who:
  2       (1) Is under the age of 16 years and is convicted of two or more
  3       moving traffic violations committed on separate occasions shall not
  4       be eligible to receive a driver's license which is not restricted in
  5       accordance with the provisions of subsection (a), until the person
  6       reaches 17 years of age; or (2) fails to provide the affidavit required
  7       under subsection (f), shall not be eligible to receive a driver's license
  8       which is not restricted in accordance with the provisions of subsec-
  9       tion (a), until the person provides such affidavit to the division or
10       the person reaches 17 years of age, whichever occurs first.
11             Sec.  5 7. K.S.A. 8-1439 is hereby amended to read as follows:
12       8-1439. ``Motor-driven cycle'' means every motorcycle, including
13       every motor scooter, with a motor which produces not to exceed
14       five (5) brake horsepower, and every bicycle with motor attached,
15       except a motorized bicycle or a low power cycle an electric-assisted
16       bicycle.
17             Sec.  3 6 8. K.S.A. 8-1439a is hereby amended to read as follows: 8-
18       1439a. ``Motorized bicycle'' means: (a) Every every device having two
19       tandem wheels or three wheels which may be propelled by either human
20       power or helper motor, or by both, and which has:
21             (1) (a) A motor which produces not more than 3.5 brake horsepower;
22             (2) (b) a cylinder capacity of not more than 50 130 cubic centimeters;
23             (3) (c) an automatic transmission; and
24             (4) (d) the capability of a maximum design speed of no more than 30
25       miles per hour except a low power cycle; or
26             (b) an electric-assisted bicycle.
27             Sec.  4 7 9. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 8-1486 is hereby amended to read as
28       follows: 8-1486. K.S.A. 8-1414a, 8-1459a and 8-1475a, and amendments
29       thereto, and K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 8-1402a, 8-1439c and, 8-1458a and 8-
30       1487, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 8-1487 section 1,
31       and amendments thereto, shall be a part of, and supplemental to, the
32       uniform act regulating traffic on highways. 
33       Sec.  8 10. K.S.A. 8-1592b is hereby amended to read as fol-
34       lows: 8-1592b. Vehicle registration and driver's license shall not
35       be required for operation of a low power cycle an electric-assisted
36       bicycle. Traffic regulations applicable to bicycles shall apply to low
37       power cycles electric-assisted bicycles, except tricycles with no brake
38       horsepower.
39             Sec.  5 9 11. K.S.A. 8-1439a 8-1439, 8-1439a, 8-1439b and 8-
40       1592b and K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 8-126, 8-235, 8-293 8-237, 8-293, 8-296
41       and 8-1486 are hereby repealed.
42        Sec.  6 10 12. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after
43       its publication in the statute book.