Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 8-2,100

  • drive: includes operation or physical control of a motor vehicle anywhere in the state;

    (k) "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

  • 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

  • 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
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.

(a) Any person who is at least 14 years of age, but less than 17 years of age may apply to the division for an instruction permit. The division may issue an instruction permit under this section to any person who is at least 14 years of age, but less than 16 years of age only upon written application of a parent or guardian of the minor. The division may in its discretion, after the applicant has successfully passed all parts of the examination other than the driving test, issue to the applicant an instruction permit for a period of one year.

(b) An instruction permit issued under this subsection shall authorize the permit holder to drive a passenger car under the following conditions:

(1) The permit holder shall be in immediate possession of the instruction permit;

(2) a supervising driver shall be seated beside the permit holder in the front seat of the passenger car when such car is in motion. The supervising driver shall be an adult who is at least 21 years of age who is the holder of a valid commercial driver’s license, class A, B or C driver’s license and who has at least one year of driving experience. No person other than the supervising driver can be in the front seat;

(3) the permit holder may drive at any time in accordance with the provisions of this section;

(4) the permit holder shall not operate a wireless communication device while driving a passenger car, except that a permit holder may operate a wireless communications device while driving a passenger car to report illegal activity or to summons medical or other emergency help.

(c) Any person who is at least 14 years of age, but less than 17 years of age may apply for an instruction permit to operate a motorcycle either separate from or in conjunction with an instruction permit to operate a passenger car. The applicant shall successfully pass all parts of the examination other than the driving test. An instruction permit issued under this subsection shall authorize the permit holder to operate a motorcycle if such permit holder is accompanied by an adult who is at least 21 years of age, who is the holder of a valid class M driver’s license, who has had at least one year of driving experience and who is either riding a motorcycle in the general proximity of the permit holder or is riding as a passenger on the motorcycle being operated by the permit holder.

(d) An instruction permit issued under this section is subject to suspension or revocation in the same manner as any other driver’s license. An instruction permit shall be suspended in accordance with Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-291, and amendments thereto, for any violation of restrictions under this section.

(e) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the motor vehicle driver’s license act.