74-4302: Interstate agreements for vehicle use on highways;
arrangements; declarations; approval by governor.
The director of vehicles is authorized and empowered to engage in any
conference with officials of any and all other states that in the
director's judgment would be in the best interest of the state of Kansas
and the citizens thereof, and said director is hereby empowered to enter
into such interstate contracts and agreements and declarations as he or she
may deem proper and expedient, fair and equitable to this state or the
citizens thereof, with the proper authorities of (or addressed to)
adjoining states, or any or all of the states, regulating the use of
vehicles on the highways of this state, belonging to and owned or operated
on such highways by citizens of such other states, in consideration of the
granting or extending by such other state to this state or to the citizens
thereof, a like privilege while operating a vehicle in such other state.
The director of vehicles is likewise empowered and authorized to confer,
advise with, and enter into such interstate contracts and agreements and
make such declarations as he or she may deem proper, expedient, fair and
equitable to this state or the citizens thereof with legislative bodies,
commissions, boards or officials duly authorized and empowered by the law
of any other state, or addressed to any other state in the case of
declarations, with the view of promoting and establishing such fair, just
and equitable interstate agreements, arrangements or declarations for the
licensing, movement, taxing, registration, regulation and fees to be
charged therefor of vehicles licensed in this state and operated on the
highways of some other state, and those owned and licensed in some other
state and operated on the highways of this state.
If another state has a law or statute which contains a reciprocal
interstate provision for the benefit of this state, or vehicles or owners
of vehicles licensed in this state, then the director of vehicles, if he or
she be of the opinion that it would be beneficial to this state or the
citizens thereof, is authorized to issue a declaration of interstate
reciprocity or proportional licensing upon terms specified by the director,
and to notify the proper authority of such other state thereof. No
interstate contract, agreement or declaration made under authority of this
act shall be valid unless approved by the governor of this state. A copy of
all agreements, arrangements and declarations made by the director of
vehicles shall be filed with the revisor of statutes. Any agreement,
arrangement or declaration entered into or issued under authority of this
act may specify either residence or base as a determining factor for rights
or privileges granted, or may specify any other factor or combination of
factors for making such determination.
History: L. 1951, ch. 118, § 2; L. 1968, ch. 180, § 3; L. 1970, ch. 315, § 2;
L. 1975, ch. 403, § 1; July 1.
74-4302a:
History: L. 1968, ch. 180, §
5; Repealed, L. 1970, ch. 315, §
4; March 14.
74-4303, 74-4304:
History: L. 1955, ch. 353, §§
1, 2;
Repealed, L. 1970, ch. 315, §
4; March 14.
74-4305: Definition of "state."
As used in this act "state" means a state, territory or possession of
the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, a foreign country and a state or province of a foreign country and
shall have the same meaning in other statutes of this state relating to
interstate relations for licensing of vehicles.
History: L. 1970, ch. 315, § 3; March 14.