Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 66-1715

  • Authorized person: means :

    (1) An employee of a public utility or an employee of a contractor which has been authorized by a public utility to perform construction, operation or maintenance on or near the poles or structures of any utility;

    (2) an employee of a cable television or communication services company or an employee of a contractor authorized to make cable television or communication service attachments; or

    (3) an employee of the state or a county or municipality which has authorized circuit construction, operation or maintenance on or near the poles or structures of a public utility. See Kansas Statutes 66-1710

This act does not apply to:

(a) Construction, operation or maintenance by an authorized person as defined herein;

(b) highway vehicles or agricultural equipment which in normal use may incidentally pass within the clearances prescribed by this act;

(c) the operation or maintenance of any equipment traveling or moving upon fixed rails;

(d) governmental entities responding to an emergency situation; or

(e) moving buildings or structures on streets, alleys, roads and highways pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 17-1914 et seq., and amendments thereto.