Session of 2000
         
HOUSE BILL No. 3004
         
By Committee on Federal and State Affairs
         
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10             AN  ACT concerning motor vehicles; relating to license plates.
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12       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
13             Section  1. (a) On and after July 1, 2000, any owner or lessee of one
14       or more passenger vehicles or trucks registered for a gross weight of not
15       more than 20,000 pounds who is a resident of Kansas, upon compliance
16       with the provisions of this section, may be issued one Kansas foundation
17       for agriculture in the classroom license plate for each such passenger
18       vehicle or truck. Such license plates shall be issued for the same time as
19       other license plates upon proper registration and payment of the regular
20       license fee as provided in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and
21       the presentation of the annual logo use authorization statement provided
22       for in subsection (b).
23             (b) The board of directors of the Kansas foundation for agriculture
24       in the classroom may authorize the use of their logo to be affixed on
25       license plates as provided by this section. Any royalty payment received
26       pursuant to this section shall be paid to the foundation and shall be used
27       in accordance with the by-laws of the foundation to further the mission
28       of the foundation. Any motor vehicle owner or lessee annually may apply
29       to the board for the use of such logo. Upon annual application and pay-
30       ment to the board in an amount of not less than $25 nor more than $100
31       as a logo use royalty payment for each license plate to be issued, the
32       board shall issue to the motor vehicle owner or lessee, without further
33       charge, a logo use authorization statement, which shall be presented by
34       the motor vehicle owner or lessee at the time of registration.
35             (c) Any applicant for a license plate authorized by this section may
36       make application for such plates not less than 60 days prior to such per-
37       son's renewal of registration date, on a form prescribed and furnished by
38       the director of motor vehicles, and any applicant for such license plates
39       shall provide the annual logo use authorization statement provided for in
40       subsection (b). Application for registration of a passenger or truck and
41       issuance of the license plate under this section shall be made by the owner
42       or lessee in a manner prescribed by the director of vehicles upon forms
43       furnished by the director.


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  1             (d) No registration or license plate issued under this section shall be
  2       transferable to any other person.
  3             (e) Renewals of registration under this section shall be made an-
  4       nually, upon payment of the fee prescribed in subsection (a), in the man-
  5       ner prescribed in subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-132, and amendments
  6       thereto. No renewal of registration shall be made to any applicant until
  7       such applicant provides the annual logo use authorization statement pro-
  8       vided for in subsection (b). If such logo use authorization statement is
  9       not presented at the time of registration, the applicant shall be required
10       to comply with K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and return the
11       license plate to the county treasurer of such person's residence.
12             (f) The board of directors of the Kansas foundation for agriculture in
13       the classroom shall:
14             (1) Pay the initial cost of silk-screening for license plates authorized
15       by this section; and
16             (2) provide to all county treasurers a toll-free telephone number
17       where applicants can call the board for information concerning the ap-
18       plication process or the status of their license plate application.
19             (g) The board of directors of the Kansas foundation for agriculture
20       in the classroom, with the approval of the director of vehicles and subject
21       to the availability of materials and equipment, shall design a plate to be
22       issued under the provisions of this section.
23        Sec.  2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
24       publication in the Kansas register.