Kansas Statutes 72-6496. Used school buses; purchaser’s duty to modify; exceptions
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 72-6496
- Bus: means every motor vehicle, as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 72-6486
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Motor vehicle: means every motor vehicle, as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 72-6486
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- School bus: means : (1) Every bus designed primarily for the transportation of pupils, students or school personnel to or from school or to or from school-related functions or activities. See Kansas Statutes 72-6486
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), any individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation who purchases a motor vehicle, which was operated by the seller thereof as a school bus, as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-1461, and any amendments thereto, is hereby required to repaint such vehicle a color other than yellow and disassemble and remove the “stop arm” therefrom and disconnect all flashing or rotating warning lights on such vehicle before it is operated on the public highways of this state for any purpose other than those set forth in the definitions of a school bus referred to in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-1461, and amendments thereto.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a), shall not apply to a bus being used as a church bus or day care program bus, as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-1730a, and amendments thereto.
(c) Any not-for-profit organization, purchasing a used school bus under subsection (a), shall not be required to repaint such bus.