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(a) Except as provided in K.S.A. 8-143k, and amendments thereto, and subsection (b), the owner of any truck or truck tractor which is duly registered and licensed in some other state, desiring to operate in intrastate commerce in this state for a temporary period only, in lieu of payment of the annual license fee, may register such truck or truck tractor and obtain either: (1) A 72-hour temporary registration; or (2) a thirty-day license authorizing operation on the highways of this state for a period not to exceed 30 days from the date of issuance of such license. The fee for: The 72-hour temporary registration shall be $26, on January 1, 2013, $36, on January 1, 2014, $46 and the fee for the thirty-day license shall be $26, on January 1, 2013, $36, on January 1, 2014, $46 or 1/8 of the annual license fee for such vehicle, whichever sum is the larger. Where either fee is paid on a truck or truck tractor no registration or fee shall be required for a trailer or semitrailer duly registered in this or another state and propelled by such truck or truck tractor. Application for such temporary registration or license shall be made to the division in the manner and form prescribed by the director and shall be accompanied by the required fee, which shall be deposited by the director as provided by K.S.A. 8-146, and amendments thereto.
(b) Whenever any natural catastrophe or disaster, civil riot or disorder or any other condition exists in this state that requires or necessitates emergency assistance or aid from persons owning ambulances, rescue vehicles or utility vehicles which are subject to the provisions of this section, such persons shall be exempt from the payment of the fee required in subsection (a) for any such ambulance, rescue vehicle or utility vehicle that is operated in this state for the purpose of or in connection with rendering such emergency assistance or aid.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kansas Statutes Chapter 8. Automobiles and Other Vehicles § 8-143b. Temporary intrastate registration or license for truck or truck tractor registered in another state; fee in lieu of annual license fee; application; ambulances, rescue vehicles and utility vehicles exempt from fee in certain cases - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ks/chapter-8-automobiles-and-other-vehicles/ks-st-sect-8-143b/
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