Kansas Statutes

Statute 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.