Kansas Statutes 8-296. Farm permit; requirements; procedure
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 8-296
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- driver: means any person who drives, operates or is in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle, in any place open to the general public for purposes of vehicular traffic, or who is required to hold a commercial driver's license;
(l) "driver's license" means any driver's license or any other license or permit to operate a motor vehicle issued under, or granted by, the laws of this state, including:
(1) Any temporary license or instruction;
(2) the privilege of any person to drive a motor vehicle whether or not such person holds a valid license; or
(3) any nonresident's operating privilege;
(m) "employer" means any person, including the United States, a state or a political subdivision of a state, who owns or leases a commercial motor vehicle or assigns a person to drive a commercial motor vehicle;
(n) "endorsement" means an authorization to an individual's commercial driver's license required to permit the individual to operate certain types of commercial motor vehicles;
(o) "felony" means any offense under state or federal law that is punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year;
(p) "gross vehicle weight rating" means the value specified by the manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a single or a combination (articulated) vehicle. See Kansas Statutes 8-2,128
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Guardian: means an individual or a nonprofit corporation certified in accordance with Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Minor: means any person defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Motor vehicle: means every vehicle that is self-propelled upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway except devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Kansas Statutes 8-273
- Person: means every natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation or school. See Kansas Statutes 8-273
- residence: means the place which is adopted by a person as the person's place of habitation and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. See Kansas Statutes 8-2,128
- state: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands;
(6) "wireless communication device" means any wireless electronic communication device that provides for voice or data communication between two or more parties, including, but not limited to, a mobile or cellular telephone, a text messaging device, a personal digital assistant that sends or receives messages, an audio-video player that sends or receives messages or a laptop computer; and
(7) "religious organization" means any organization, church, body of communicants, or group, gathered in common membership for mutual support and edification in piety, worship and religious observances, or a society of individuals united for religious purposes at a definite place and which religious organization maintains an established place of worship within this state and has a regular schedule of services or meetings at least on a weekly basis and has been determined to be organized and created as a bona fide religious organization. See Kansas Statutes 8-234a
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
(a) Any person who is less than 17 years of age but is at least 14 years of age and who resides upon a farm in this state or is employed for compensation upon a farm in this state may apply to the division of vehicles for a farm permit authorizing such person, while possessing the permit, to operate any motor vehicle in class C, as designated in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-234b, and amendments thereto.
(b) (1) A farm permit shall entitle the licensee, who is at least 14 years of age, but less than 16 years of age, to operate the appropriate motor vehicles at any time:
(A) While going to or from or in connection with any farm job, employment or other farm-related work;
(B) on days while school is in session, over the most direct and accessible route between the licensee’s residence and school of enrollment for the purpose of school attendance; or
(C) when the licensee is operating a passenger car at any time when accompanied by an adult who is the holder of a valid commercial driver‘s license, class A, B or C driver’s license and who is actually occupying a seat beside the driver.
(2) For a period of six months, a farm permit shall entitle the licensee who is at least 16 years of age to operate the appropriate motor vehicles at any time:
(A) From 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.;
(B) while going to or from or in connection with any farm job, employment or other farm-related work; or
(C) while going to or from authorized school activities;
(D) while going directly to or from any religious worship service held by a religious organization; or
(E) when the licensee is operating a passenger car at any time when accompanied by an adult who is the holder of a valid commercial driver’s license, class A, B or C driver’s license and who is actually occupying a seat beside the driver.
After such six-month period, if the licensee has complied with the provisions of this section, such farm permit shall entitle the licensee to operate the appropriate motor vehicles at any time without the restrictions required by this section.
(c) A farm permit shall be issued only if:
(1) The applicant can prove that such applicant resides or works on a farm;
(2) the applicant has successfully completed the examination requirements in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-235d, and amendments thereto; and
(3) the applicant submits the signed affidavit of either a parent or guardian, stating that the applicant lives on a farm or, if the applicant does not live on a farm but works on a farm, the applicant submits the signed affidavit of the applicant’s employer and parent or guardian, attesting to such employment.
(d) Any licensee issued a farm permit under this section:
(1) Who is less than 16 years of age shall not operate any motor vehicle with nonsibling minor passengers; or
(2) who is at least 16 years of age, for a period of six months after reaching 16 years of age, shall not operate any motor vehicle with more than one passenger who is less than 18 years of age and who is not a member of the licensee’s immediate family.
Any conviction for violating this subsection shall be construed as a moving traffic violation for the purpose of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-255, and amendments thereto.
(e) Any licensee issued a farm permit under this section shall not operate a wireless communication device while driving a motor vehicle, except that a licensee may operate a wireless communication device while driving a motor vehicle to report illegal activity or to summons medical or other emergency help.
(f) As used in this section, “farm” means any parcel of land larger than 20 acres which is used in agricultural operations.
(g) (1) A farm permit issued under this section is subject to suspension or revocation in the same manner as any other driver’s license.
(2) A farm permit shall be suspended in accordance with Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-291, and amendments thereto, for any violation of restrictions under this section.
(3) The division shall suspend the farm permit upon receiving satisfactory evidence that the licensee has been involved in two or more accidents chargeable to the licensee and such suspended license shall not be reinstated for one year.
(h) Any licensee issued a farm permit under this section shall provide prior to reaching 16 years of age, a signed affidavit of either a parent or guardian, stating that the applicant has completed at least 50 hours of adult supervised driving with at least 10 of those hours being at night. The adult supervised driving required by this paragraph shall be conducted by an adult who is at least 21 years of age and is the holder of a valid commercial driver’s license, class A, B or C driver’s license.
Evidence of failure of any licensee who was required to complete the 50 hours of adult supervised driving under this subsection shall not be admissible in any action for the purpose of determining any aspect of comparative negligence or mitigation of damages.
(i) Any licensee issued a farm permit under this section who: (1) Is under the age of 16 years and is convicted of two or more moving traffic violations committed on separate occasions shall not be eligible to receive a driver’s license which is not restricted in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b)(1), until the person reaches 17 years of age; (2) is at least 16 years of age, but less than 17 years of age and is convicted of two or more moving traffic violations committed on separate occasions shall not be eligible to receive a driver’s license which is not restricted in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b)(2), until the person reaches 18 years of age; or (3) fails to provide the affidavit required under subsection (h), shall not be eligible to receive a driver’s license which is not restricted in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b)(1), until the person provides such affidavit to the division or the person reaches 17 years of age, whichever occurs first.