8-2010a. Designation of authorized emergency vehicle; application; vehicles which may be designated. (a) An application for the designation of a vehicle as an authorized emergency vehicle pursuant to K.S.A. 8-2010, and amendments thereto, shall be submitted to the board of county commissioners in the county in which such vehicle is located and shall be completed and signed: (1) By the individual applicant;
(2) if a partnership, by a member of the partnership or an authorized agent; or
(3) if a corporation or municipality, by an officer or authorized agent of the corporation or municipality.
(b) The following vehicles, upon approval by the board of county commissioners, may be designated as emergency vehicles:
(1) Civil defense vehicles;
(2) emergency vehicles operated by public utilities;
(3) the privately owned vehicles of firefighters or volunteer firefighters;
(4) the privately owned vehicles of police officers; or
(5) any other vehicle, when it is determined by the board of county commissioners that such designation is necessary to the preservation of life or property or carrying out of emergency governmental functions.
History: L. 1992, ch. 141, § 1; L. 1993, ch. 199, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 180, § 4; L. 2003, ch. 61, § 4; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles
Article 20 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Powers Of State And Local Authorities
8-2001 Provisions of act uniform throughout state; local traffic regulations.
8-2002 Powers of local authorities.
8-2003 Secretary of transportation to adopt sign manual.
8-2004 Traffic-control devices on state highways; doubling of fine in road construction zone.
8-2006 Restrictions on pedestrian crossings.
8-2007 Same; unmarked crosswalks.
8-2008 Erection and maintenance of stop signs, yield signs and traffic-control devices.
8-2009 Regulations governing design and operation of school buses; effect of noncompliance.
8-2010 Designation of authorized emergency vehicles.
8-2010a Designation of authorized emergency vehicle; application; vehicles which may be designated.
8-2010b Operation of vehicle with red light prohibited unless approved emergency vehicle.
8-2010c Wreckers, tow trucks or car carriers; operation of emergency lights; when.