CHAPTER 68
Senate Bill No. 359
An Act concerning motor vehicles; relating to distinctive license plates; providing for the Kansas City Chiefs license plate, the sporting Kansas City license plate, the Sedgwick county zoo license plate, the Kansas City royals license plate, the Kansas City current license plate, the Topeka zoo license plate, the support the troops license plate and the first city of Kansas license plate; requiring certain license plates to have the county of registration for the motor vehicle identified on the license plate; amending K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 8-1,141 and repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
New Section 1. (a) On and after January 1, 2025, any owner or lessee of one or more passenger vehicles or trucks registered for a gross weight of 20,000 pounds or less who is a resident of Kansas, upon compliance with the provisions of this section, may be issued one Kansas City Chiefs license plate for each such passenger vehicle or truck. Such license plate shall be issued for the same time as other license plates upon proper registration and payment of the regular license fee as provided in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and the payment to the county treasurer of the logo use royalty payment.
(b) The Kansas City Chiefs football club, inc., may authorize the use of the organization’s logo to be affixed on license plates as provided by this section. Any motor vehicle owner or lessee shall pay an amount of not less than $25 nor more than $100, as determined by the Kansas City Chiefs football club, inc., as a logo use royalty payment for each such license plate to be issued. The logo use royalty payment shall be paid to the county treasurer.
(c) Any applicant for a license plate authorized by this section may make application for such license plate not less than 60 days prior to such person’s renewal of registration date, on a form prescribed and furnished by the director of vehicles, and any applicant for such license plate shall pay to the county treasurer the logo use royalty payment. Application for registration of a passenger vehicle or truck and issuance of the license plate under this section shall be made by the owner or lessee in a manner prescribed by the director of vehicles upon forms furnished by the director.
(d) No registration or license plate issued under this section shall be transferable to any other person.
(e) The director of vehicles may transfer a Kansas City Chiefs license plate from a leased vehicle to a purchased vehicle.
(f) Renewals of registration under this section shall be made annually, upon payment of the fee prescribed in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and in the manner prescribed in K.S.A. 8-132, and amendments thereto. No renewal of registration shall be made to any applicant until such applicant provides to the county treasurer the annual royalty payment. If such annual royalty payment is not made to the county treasurer, the applicant shall be required to comply with the provisions of K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and return the license plate to the county treasurer of such person’s residence.
(g) The Kansas City Chiefs football club, inc., with the approval of the director of vehicles, shall design a plate to be issued under the provisions of this section.
(h) As a condition of receiving the Kansas City Chiefs license plate and any subsequent registration renewal of such license plate, the applicant shall consent to the division authorizing the division’s release of motor vehicle record information, including the applicant’s name, address, royalty payment amount, plate number and vehicle type to the Kansas City Chiefs football club, inc., and the state treasurer.
(i) Annual Kansas City Chiefs license plate fee payments collected by county treasurers under this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the Kansas City Chiefs license plate fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury and shall be administered by the state treasurer. All expenditures from the Kansas City Chiefs license plate fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the state treasurer or the state treasurer’s designee. Payments from the Kansas City Chiefs license plate fund shall be made on a monthly basis to the Hunt family foundation.
New Sec. 2. (a) On and after January 1, 2025, any owner or lessee of one or more passenger vehicles or trucks registered for a gross weight of 20,000 pounds or less who is a resident of Kansas, upon compliance with the provisions of this section, may be issued one sporting Kansas City license plate for each such passenger vehicle or truck. Such license plate shall be issued for the same time as other license plates upon proper registration and payment of the regular license fee as provided in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and the payment to the county treasurer of the logo use royalty payment.
(b) OnGoal, LLC, may authorize the use of the organization’s logo to be affixed on license plates as provided by this section. Any motor vehicle owner or lessee shall pay an amount of not less than $25 nor more than $100, as determined by OnGoal, LLC, as a logo use royalty payment for each such license plate to be issued. The logo use royalty payment shall be paid to the county treasurer.
(c) Any applicant for a license plate authorized by this section may make application for such license plate not less than 60 days prior to such person’s renewal of registration date, on a form prescribed and furnished by the director of vehicles, and any applicant for such license plate shall pay to the county treasurer the logo use royalty payment. Application for registration of a passenger vehicle or truck and issuance of the license plate under this section shall be made by the owner or lessee in a manner prescribed by the director of vehicles upon forms furnished by the director.
(d) No registration or license plate issued under this section shall be transferable to any other person.
(e) The director of vehicles may transfer a sporting Kansas City license plate from a leased vehicle to a purchased vehicle.
(f) Renewals of registration under this section shall be made annually, upon payment of the fee prescribed in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and in the manner prescribed in K.S.A. 8-132, and amendments thereto. No renewal of registration shall be made to any applicant until such applicant provides to the county treasurer the annual royalty payment. If such annual royalty payment is not made to the county treasurer, the applicant shall be required to comply with the provisions of K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and return the license plate to the county treasurer of such person’s residence.
(g) OnGoal, LLC, with the approval of the director of vehicles, shall design a plate to be issued under the provisions of this section.
(h) As a condition of receiving the sporting Kansas City license plate and any subsequent registration renewal of such license plate, the applicant shall consent to the division authorizing the division’s release of motor vehicle record information, including the applicant’s name, address, royalty payment amount, plate number and vehicle type to OnGoal, LLC, and the state treasurer.
(i) Annual sporting Kansas City license plate fee payments collected by county treasurers under this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the sporting Kansas City license plate fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury and shall be administered by the state treasurer. All expenditures from the sporting Kansas City license plate fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the state treasurer or the state treasurer’s designee. Payments from the sporting Kansas City license plate fund shall be made on a monthly basis to the Kansas City soccer foundation in support of the victory project.
New Sec. 3. (a) On and after January 1, 2025, any owner or lessee of one or more passenger vehicles or trucks registered for a gross weight of 20,000 pounds or less, who is a resident of Kansas, upon compliance with the provisions of this section, may be issued one Sedgwick county zoo license plate for each such passenger vehicle or truck. Such license plate shall be issued for the same time as other license plates upon proper registration and payment of the regular license fee as provided in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and either the payment to the county treasurer of the logo use royalty payment or the presentation of the annual logo use authorization statement provided for in subsection (b).
(b) The Sedgwick county zoological society may authorize the use of the organization’s logo to be affixed on license plates as provided by this section. Any motor vehicle owner or lessee may apply annually to the Sedgwick county zoological society for use of such logo. Such owner or lessee shall pay an amount of not less than $25 nor more than $100 to the Sedgwick county zoological society as a logo use royalty payment for each such license plate to be issued. The logo use royalty payment shall be paid to either:
(1) The Sedgwick county zoological society, which shall issue to the motor vehicle owner or lessee, without further charge, a logo use authorization statement that shall be presented by the motor vehicle owner or lessee at the time of registration; or
(2) the county treasurer.
(c) Any applicant for a license plate authorized by this section may make application for such license plate not less than 60 days prior to such person’s renewal of registration date, on a form prescribed and furnished by the director of vehicles, and any applicant for such license plate shall either provide the annual logo use authorization statement provided for in subsection (b) or pay to the county treasurer the logo use royalty payment. Application for registration of a passenger vehicle or truck and issuance of the license plate under this section shall be made by the owner or lessee in a manner prescribed by the director of vehicles upon forms furnished by the director.
(d) No registration or license plate issued under this section shall be transferable to any other person.
(e) The director of vehicles may transfer a Sedgwick county zoo license plate from a leased vehicle to a purchased vehicle.
(f) Renewals of registration under this section shall be made annually, upon payment of the fee prescribed in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and in the manner prescribed in K.S.A. 8-132, and amendments thereto. No renewal of registration shall be made to any applicant until such applicant provides to the county treasurer either the annual logo use authorization statement provided for in subsection (b) or the payment of the annual royalty payment. If such statement is not presented at the time of registration or sent by the Sedgwick county zoological society, or the annual royalty payment is not made to the county treasurer, the applicant shall be required to comply with the provisions of K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and return the license plate to the county treasurer of such person’s residence.
(g) The Sedgwick county zoological society shall provide to all county treasurers an electronic mail address where applicants can contact the Sedgwick county zoological society for information concerning the application process or the status of such applicant’s license plate application.
(h) The Sedgwick county zoological society, with the approval of the director of vehicles, shall design a plate to be issued under the provisions of this section.
(i) As a condition of receiving the Sedgwick county zoo license plate and any subsequent registration renewal of such license plate, the applicant shall consent to the division authorizing the division’s release of motor vehicle record information, including the applicant’s name, address, royalty payment amount, plate number and vehicle type, to the Sedgwick county zoological society and the state treasurer.
(j) The collection and remittance of annual royalty payments by the county treasurer shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1,141(h), and amendments thereto.
New Sec. 4. (a) On and after January 1, 2025, any owner or lessee of one or more passenger vehicles or trucks registered for a gross weight of 20,000 pounds or less who is a resident of Kansas, upon compliance with the provisions of this section, may be issued one Kansas City royals license plate for each such passenger vehicle or truck. Such license plate shall be issued for the same time as other license plates upon proper registration and payment of the regular license fee as provided in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and the payment to the county treasurer of the logo use royalty payment.
(b) The Kansas City royals may authorize the use of the organization’s logo to be affixed on license plates as provided by this section. Any motor vehicle owner or lessee shall pay an amount of not less than $25 but not more than $100, as determined by the Kansas City royals as a logo use royalty payment for each such license plate to be issued. The logo use royalty payment shall be paid to the county treasurer.
(c) Any applicant for a license plate authorized by this section may make application for such license plate not less than 60 days prior to such person’s renewal of registration date, on a form prescribed and furnished by the director of vehicles, and any applicant for such license plate shall pay to the county treasurer the logo use royalty payment. Application for registration of a passenger vehicle or truck and issuance of the license plate under this section shall be made by the owner or lessee in a manner prescribed by the director of vehicles upon forms furnished by the director.
(d) No registration or license plate issued under this section shall be transferable to any other person.
(e) The director of vehicles may transfer a Kansas City royals license plate from a leased vehicle to a purchased vehicle.
(f) Renewals of registration under this section shall be made annually, upon payment of the fee prescribed in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and in the manner prescribed in K.S.A. 8-132, and amendments thereto. No renewal of registration shall be made to any applicant until such applicant provides to the county treasurer the annual royalty payment. If such annual royalty payment is not made to the county treasurer, the applicant shall be required to comply with the provisions of K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and return the license plate to the county treasurer of such person’s residence.
(g) The Kansas City royals with the approval of the director of vehicles, shall design a plate to be issued under the provisions of this section.
(h) As a condition of receiving the Kansas City royals license plate and any subsequent registration renewal of such license plate, the applicant shall consent to the division authorizing the division’s release of motor vehicle record information, including the applicant’s name, address, royalty payment amount, plate number and vehicle type to the Kansas City royals and the state treasurer.
(i) Annual Kansas City royals license plate fee payments collected by county treasurers under this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the Kansas City royals license plate fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury and shall be administered by the state treasurer. All expenditures from the Kansas City royals license plate fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the state treasurer or the state treasurer’s designee. Payments from the Kansas City royals license plate fund shall be made on a monthly basis to the Kansas City royals foundation.
New Sec. 5. (a) On and after January 1, 2025, any owner or lessee of one or more passenger vehicles or trucks registered for a gross weight of 20,000 pounds or less who is a resident of Kansas, upon compliance with the provisions of this section, may be issued one Kansas City current license plate for each such passenger vehicle or truck. Such license plate shall be issued for the same time as other license plates upon proper registration and payment of the regular license fee as provided in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and the payment to the county treasurer of the logo use royalty payment.
(b) The Kansas City current may authorize the use of the organization’s logo to be affixed on license plates as provided by this section. Any motor vehicle owner or lessee shall pay an amount of not less than $25 but not more than $100, as determined by the Kansas City current as a logo use royalty payment for each such license plate to be issued. The logo use royalty payment shall be paid to the county treasurer.
(c) Any applicant for a license plate authorized by this section may make application for such license plate not less than 60 days prior to such person’s renewal of registration date, on a form prescribed and furnished by the director of vehicles, and any applicant for such license plate shall pay to the county treasurer the logo use royalty payment. Application for registration of a passenger vehicle or truck and issuance of the license plate under this section shall be made by the owner or lessee in a manner prescribed by the director of vehicles upon forms furnished by the director.
(d) No registration or license plate issued under this section shall be transferable to any other person.
(e) The director of vehicles may transfer a Kansas City current license plate from a leased vehicle to a purchased vehicle.
(f) Renewals of registration under this section shall be made annually, upon payment of the fee prescribed in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and in the manner prescribed in K.S.A. 8-132, and amendments thereto. No renewal of registration shall be made to any applicant until such applicant provides to the county treasurer the annual royalty payment. If such annual royalty payment is not made to the county treasurer, the applicant shall be required to comply with the provisions of K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and return the license plate to the county treasurer of such person’s residence.
(g) The Kansas City current with the approval of the director of vehicles, shall design a plate to be issued under the provisions of this section.
(h) As a condition of receiving the Kansas City current license plate and any subsequent registration renewal of such license plate, the applicant shall consent to the division authorizing the division’s release of motor vehicle record information, including the applicant’s name, address, royalty payment amount, plate number and vehicle type to the Kansas City current and the state treasurer.
(i) Annual Kansas City current license plate fee payments collected by county treasurers under this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the Kansas City current license plate fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury and shall be administered by the state treasurer. All expenditures from the Kansas City current license plate fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the state treasurer or the state treasurer’s designee. Payments from the Kansas City current license plate fund shall be made on a monthly basis to the united way of greater Kansas City.
New Sec. 6. (a) On and after January 1, 2025, any owner or lessee of one or more passenger vehicles or trucks registered for a gross weight of 20,000 pounds or less who is a resident of Kansas, upon compliance with the provisions of this section, may be issued one Topeka zoo license plate for each such passenger vehicle or truck. Such license plate shall be issued for the same time as other license plates upon proper registration and payment of the regular license fee as provided in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and either the payment to the county treasurer of the logo use royalty payment or the presentation of the annual logo use authorization statement provided for in subsection (b).
(b) The friends of the Topeka zoo, inc., may authorize the use of the organization’s logo to be affixed on license plates as provided by this section. Any motor vehicle owner or lessee may apply annually to the friends of the Topeka zoo, inc., for use of such logo. Such owner or lessee shall pay an amount of not less than $25 nor more than $100 to the friends of the Topeka zoo, inc., as a logo use royalty payment for each such license plate to be issued. The logo use royalty payment shall be paid to either:
(1) The friends of the Topeka zoo, inc., which shall issue to the motor vehicle owner or lessee, without further charge, a logo use authorization statement that shall be presented by the motor vehicle owner or lessee at the time of registration; or
(2) the county treasurer.
(c) Any applicant for a license plate authorized by this section may make application for such license plate not less than 60 days prior to such person’s renewal of registration date, on a form prescribed and furnished by the director of vehicles, and any applicant for such license plate shall either provide the annual logo use authorization statement provided for in subsection (b) or pay to the county treasurer the logo use royalty payment. Application for registration of a passenger vehicle or truck and issuance of the license plate under this section shall be made by the owner or lessee in a manner prescribed by the director of vehicles upon forms furnished by the director.
(d) No registration or license plate issued under this section shall be transferable to any other person.
(e) The director of vehicles may transfer a Topeka zoo license plate from a leased vehicle to a purchased vehicle.
(f) Renewals of registration under this section shall be made annually, upon payment of the fee prescribed in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and in the manner prescribed in K.S.A. 8-132, and amendments thereto. No renewal of registration shall be made to any applicant until such applicant provides to the county treasurer either the annual logo use authorization statement provided for in subsection (b) or the payment of the annual royalty payment. If such statement is not presented at the time of registration or sent by the friends of the Topeka zoo, inc., or the annual royalty payment is not made to the county treasurer, the applicant shall be required to comply with the provisions of K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and return the license plate to the county treasurer of such person’s residence.
(g) The friends of the Topeka zoo, inc., shall provide to all county treasurers an electronic mail address where applicants can contact the friends of the Topeka zoo, inc., for information concerning the application process or the status of such applicant’s license plate application.
(h) The friends of the Topeka zoo, inc., with the approval of the director of vehicles, shall design a plate to be issued under the provisions of this section.
(i) As a condition of receiving the Topeka zoo license plate and any subsequent registration renewal of such license plate, the applicant shall consent to the division authorizing the division’s release of motor vehicle record information, including the applicant’s name, address, royalty payment amount, plate number and vehicle type, to the friends of the Topeka zoo, inc., and the state treasurer.
(j) The collection and remittance of annual royalty payments by the county treasurer shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1,141(h), and amendments thereto.
New Sec. 7. (a) On and after January 1, 2025, any owner or lessee of one or more passenger vehicles or trucks registered for a gross weight of 20,000 pounds or less, who is a resident of Kansas, upon compliance with the provisions of this section, may be issued one support the troops license plate for each such passenger vehicle or truck. Such license plate shall be issued for the same time as other license plates upon proper registration and payment of the regular license fee as provided in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto.
(b) Any applicant or renewal of registration for a support the troops license plate authorized by this section shall make payment of an annual support the troops fee to the county treasurer of $25 for each license plate to be issued. Any support the troops fee payment received pursuant to this section shall be used to support the purposes of the Kansas department of the American Legion and the Kansas department of veterans of foreign wars.
(c) Any applicant for a license plate authorized by this section may make application for such license plate not less than 60 days prior to such person’s renewal of registration date, on a form prescribed and furnished by the director of vehicles. Application for registration of a passenger vehicle or truck and issuance of the license plate under this section shall be made by the owner or lessee in a manner prescribed by the director of vehicles upon forms furnished by the director.
(d) No registration or license plate issued under this section shall be transferable to any other person.
(e) The director of vehicles may transfer a support the troops license plate from a leased vehicle to a purchased vehicle.
(f) Renewals of registration under this section shall be made annually, upon payment of the fee prescribed in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and in the manner prescribed in K.S.A. 8-132, and amendments thereto. No renewal of registration shall be made to any applicant until such applicant has filed a form with the director as provided in subsection (b). If such form is not filed, the applicant shall be required to comply with K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and return the license plate to the county treasurer of such person’s residence.
(g) The support the troops license plate shall have a background design, an emblem or colors that designate the license plate as a support the troops license plate.
(h) As a condition of receiving the support the troops license plate and any subsequent registration renewal of such license plate, the applicant shall provide consent to the division authorizing the division’s release of motor vehicle record information, including the applicant’s name, address, support the troops fee payment amount, plate number and vehicle type to the Kansas department of the American Legion and the Kansas department of veterans of foreign wars.
(i) The collection and remittance of annual support the troops fee payments by the county treasurer shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1,141(h), and amendments thereto, except that payments from the support the troops license plate royalty fund shall be disbursed on a monthly basis with 50% of the moneys disbursed to the Kansas department of the American Legion and 50% of the moneys disbursed to the Kansas department of veterans of foreign wars.
New Sec. 8. (a) On and after January 1, 2025, any owner or lessee of one or more passenger vehicles or trucks registered for a gross weight of 20,000 pounds or less, who is a resident of Kansas, upon compliance with the provisions of this section, may be issued one first city of Kansas license plate for each such passenger vehicle or truck. Such license plate shall be issued for the same time as other license plates upon proper registration and payment of the regular license fee as provided in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and either the payment to the county treasurer of the logo use royalty payment or the presentation of the annual logo use authorization statement provided for in subsection (b).
(b) The Leavenworth county historical society may authorize the use of the organization’s logo to be affixed on license plates as provided by this section. Any motor vehicle owner or lessee may apply annually to the Leavenworth county historical society for use of such logo. Such owner or lessee shall pay an amount of not less than $25 nor more than $100 to the Leavenworth county historical society as a logo use royalty payment for each such license plate to be issued. The logo use royalty payment shall be paid to either:
(1) The Leavenworth county historical society, which shall issue to the motor vehicle owner or lessee, without further charge, a logo use authorization statement that shall be presented by the motor vehicle owner or lessee at the time of registration; or
(2) the county treasurer.
(c) Any applicant for a license plate authorized by this section may make application for such license plate not less than 60 days prior to such person’s renewal of registration date, on a form prescribed and furnished by the director of vehicles, and any applicant for such license plate shall either provide the annual logo use authorization statement provided for in subsection (b) or pay to the county treasurer the logo use royalty payment. Application for registration of a passenger vehicle or truck and issuance of the license plate under this section shall be made by the owner or lessee in a manner prescribed by the director of vehicles upon forms furnished by the director.
(d) No registration or license plate issued under this section shall be transferable to any other person.
(e) The director of vehicles may transfer a first city of Kansas license plate from a leased vehicle to a purchased vehicle.
(f) Renewals of registration under this section shall be made annually, upon payment of the fee prescribed in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and in the manner prescribed in K.S.A. 8-132, and amendments thereto. No renewal of registration shall be made to any applicant until such applicant provides to the county treasurer either the annual logo use authorization statement provided for in subsection (b) or the payment of the annual royalty payment. If such statement is not presented at the time of registration or sent by the Leavenworth county historical society, or the annual royalty payment is not made to the county treasurer, the applicant shall be required to comply with the provisions of K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and return the license plate to the county treasurer of such person’s residence.
(g) The Leavenworth county historical society shall provide to all county treasurers an electronic mail address where applicants can contact the Leavenworth county historical society for information concerning the application process or the status of such applicant’s license plate application.
(h) The Leavenworth county historical society, with the approval of the director of vehicles, shall design a plate to be issued under the provisions of this section.
(i) As a condition of receiving the first city of Kansas license plate and any subsequent registration renewal of such license plate, the applicant shall consent to the division authorizing the division’s release of motor vehicle record information, including the applicant’s name, address, royalty payment amount, plate number and vehicle type, to the Leavenworth county historical society and the state treasurer.
(j) The collection and remittance of annual royalty payments by the county treasurer shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1,141(h), and amendments thereto.
New Sec. 9. (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.
Sec. 10. K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 8-1,141 is hereby amended to read as follows: 8-1,141. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), any new distinctive license plate authorized for issuance on and after July 1, 1994, shall be subject to the personalized license plate fee prescribed by K.S.A. 8-132(d), and amendments thereto. This section shall not apply to any distinctive license plate authorized prior to July 1, 1994.
(2) On and after January 1, 2025, any distinctive license plate may be a personalized license plate subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 8-132, and amendments thereto. Any personalized distinctive license plate shall be subject to a fee that is double the amount prescribed by K.S.A. 8-132(d), and amendments thereto.
(b) The director of vehicles shall not issue any new distinctive license plate unless there is a guarantee of an initial issuance of at least 250 license plates.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to distinctive license plates issued under the provisions of K.S.A. 8-177d, 8-1,145, 8-1,163, 8-1,166, 8-1,185, 8-1,186, 8-1,187, 8-1,188, 8-1,194, 8-1,195, 8-1,196, 8-1,197, 8-1,198, 8-1,199, 8-1,204 or 8-1,205, and amendments thereto, except that such distinctive license plates may be personalized license plates pursuant to subsection (a)(2) if an applicant pays the personalized license plate fee prescribed by K.S.A. 8-132(d), and amendments thereto.
(d) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to distinctive license plates issued under the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1,146, 8-1,148, 8-1,153, 8-1,158 or 8-1,161, and amendments thereto, except that such distinctive license plates may be personalized license plates pursuant to subsection (a)(2) if an applicant pays the personalized license plate fee prescribed by K.S.A. 8-132(d), and amendments thereto.
(e) The provisions of subsection (f) shall not apply to distinctive license plates issued under the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1,160, 8-1,183 and K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 8-1,211 and section 7, and amendments thereto, except that the division shall delay the manufacturing and issuance of such distinctive license plate until the division has received not fewer than 100 orders for such plate, including payment of the personalized license plate fee required under subsection (a). Upon certification by the director of vehicles to the director of accounts and reports that not less than 100 paid orders for such plate have been received, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer $4,000 from the state highway fund to the distinctive license plate fund.
(f) (1) Any person or organization sponsoring any distinctive license plate authorized by the legislature shall submit to the division of vehicles a nonrefundable amount not to exceed $5,000, to defray the division’s cost for developing such distinctive license plate.
(2) All moneys received under this subsection shall be remitted by the secretary of revenue to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the distinctive license plate fund which is hereby created in the state treasury. All moneys credited to the distinctive license plate fund shall be used by the department of revenue only for the purpose associated with the development of distinctive license plates. All expenditures from the distinctive license plate application fee fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts, upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary of the department of revenue.
(g) The director of vehicles shall discontinue the issuance of any distinctive license plate if:
(1) Fewer than 250 plates, including annual renewals, are issued for that distinctive license plate by the end of the second year of sales; and
(2) fewer than 125 license plates, including annual renewals, are issued for that distinctive license plate during any subsequent two-year period.
(h) An application for any distinctive license plate issued and the corresponding royalty fee may be collected either by the county treasurer or the entity benefiting from the issuance of the distinctive license plate. Annual royalty payments collected by the county treasurers shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of a segregated royalty fund which shall be administered by the state treasurer. All expenditures from the royalty fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the state treasurer or the state treasurer’s designee. Payments from the royalty fund shall be made to the entity benefiting from the issuance of the distinctive license plate on a monthly basis.
(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any distinctive license plate, the division shall produce such distinctive license plate for a motorcycle upon request to the division by the organization sponsoring the distinctive license plate.
(j) In addition to any residency requirements for all distinctive license plates, any person not a resident of Kansas, serving as a member of the armed forces stationed in this state shall be eligible to apply for any distinctive license plate as if the individual was a resident of this state. Such person shall be eligible to renew the distinctive license plate registration as long as the person is still stationed in this state at the time the registration is renewed.
Sec. 11. K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 8-1,141 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 12. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.
Approved April 22, 2024.
