Kansas Statutes

Chapter 8: Automobiles And Other Vehicles

Article 22: Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Application And Effect

Statutes:

• 8-2201: Act not retroactive.
• 8-2202: Reference to prior law construed as reference to corresponding section in 1974 act.
• 8-2203: Uniformity of interpretation.
• 8-2204: Citation of act; sections included.

• 8-2201: Act not retroactive. This act shall not have a retroactive effect and shall not apply to any traffic accident, to any cause of action arising out of a traffic accident or judgment arising therefrom, or to any violation of the motor vehicle laws of this state, occurring prior to the effective date of this act.

        History:   L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2201; July 1.

• 8-2202: Reference to prior law construed as reference to corresponding section in 1974 act. Whenever reference is made in any statute or rule or regulation of this state to any section or provision in article 5 of chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and any acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, such reference shall be deemed to be made to the corresponding section or provision in this act, and any such corresponding section or provision in this act shall be construed as a continuation of the prior section or provision. Any rule or regulation in effect on the effective date of this act, which was adopted under authority of any provision in article 5 of chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, shall continue in force and effect, unless the same is in conflict with the provisions of this act or until it shall be amended or repealed.

        History:   L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2202; July 1.

• 8-2203: Uniformity of interpretation. This act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

        History:   L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2203; July 1.

• 8-2204: Citation of act; sections included. This act shall be known and may be cited as the uniform act regulating traffic on highways. The uniform act regulating traffic on highways includes K.S.A. 8-1560a through 8-1560d; all sections located in articles 10 and 14 through 22 of chapter 8 of Kansas Statutes Annotated; K.S.A. 8-1,129, 8-1,130a, 8-1428a, 8-1742a, 8-2118 and K.S.A. 8-1599, and amendments thereto.

        History:   L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2204; L. 1984, ch. 44, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 39, § 49; L. 1988, ch. 45, § 4; L. 1993, ch. 259, § 9; L. 1994, ch. 353, § 13; L. 1996, ch. 15, § 10; Mar. 7.