K.S.A. Chapter 8, Article 2 - New Statutes

License Plates: County Designation

New 7/1/24

KSA 8- 1,223 (L. 2024, Ch.68, § 9) County Designation Required on Certain Plates

(a)   Any license plate design that has not been approved for production and issuance by the division of vehicles by July 1, 2024, shall designate the county of registration for the motor vehicle that will bear such license plate. The director of vehicles may either print the horizontal abbreviation of the county of registration directly on the license plate or affix to the license plate by a decal the abbreviation of the county of registration. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the provisions of this section shall apply to:

        (1)   Any passenger vehicle or truck as defined in K.S.A. 8-126, and amendments thereto, that is subject to taxation pursuant to K.S.A. 79-5101 et seq., and amendments thereto; or

        (2)   any vehicle that displays a distinctive or personalized license plate.

(b)   The provisions of this section shall not apply to distinctive license plates designating a person as a recipient of the congressional medal of honor issued pursuant to K.S.A. 8-1,145, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 2024, ch. 68, § 9; July 1.