Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 8-195

  • Collector: means the owner of one or more special interest vehicles, street rod vehicles or military surplus vehicles who acquires, collects, purchases, trades or disposes of such vehicles or parts therefor for such person's own use in order to restore, preserve and maintain such vehicle or vehicles for historic interest. See Kansas Statutes 8-194
  • Military surplus vehicle: means the same as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 8-194
  • Owner: means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle, or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or in the event a vehicle is subject to a lease of 30 days or more with an immediate right of possession vested in the lessee; or in the event a party having a security interest in a vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee or lessee or secured party shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this act. See Kansas Statutes 8-126
  • Person: means every natural person, firm, partnership, association or corporation. See Kansas Statutes 8-126
  • Special interest vehicle: means a motor vehicle that is more than 20 years of age and that has not been altered or modified from the original manufacturer's specifications except to assure normal running operation or to meet specific safety inspection requirements on original equipment, or both. See Kansas Statutes 8-194
  • Vehicle: means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, excepting electric personal assistive mobility devices or devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Kansas Statutes 8-126

(a) Any person who is the owner of a special interest vehicle, street rod vehicle or military surplus vehicle at the time of making application for registration or transfer of title of the vehicle may, upon application, register the same as a special interest vehicle, street rod vehicle or military surplus vehicle upon payment of an annual fee of $26 and be furnished each year upon the payment of such fee license plates of a distinctive design in lieu of the usual license plates that shall show, in addition to the identification number, that the vehicle is a special interest vehicle or that the vehicle is a special interest vehicle and it meets the qualifications of a street rod vehicle or military surplus vehicle, as the case may be, owned by a Kansas collector. The registration shall be valid for one year and may be renewed by payment of such annual fee. Special interest vehicles including street rod vehicles and military surplus vehicles may be used as are other vehicles of the same type, except that special interest vehicles including street rod vehicles and military surplus vehicles may not transport passengers for hire. Special interest vehicles including street rod vehicles shall not haul material weighing more than 500 pounds.

(b) Each collector applying for special interest vehicle, street rod vehicle or military surplus vehicle license plates will be issued a collector’s identification number that will appear on each license plate. Second and all subsequent registrations under this section by the same collector will bear the same collector’s identification number followed by a suffix letter for vehicle identification.

(c) A collector must own and have registered one or more vehicles with regular license plates that are used for regular transportation.

(d) Special interest license plates issued to military surplus vehicles shall display a decal on such plates identifying the vehicle as a military surplus vehicle.

(e) A military surplus vehicle shall not be registered until an inspection has been completed in accordance with Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-116a, and amendments thereto.