8-1,142. Educational institution license plate; procedure; requirements.
8-1,142
8-1,142. Educational institution license plate; procedure; requirements. (a) As used in this section, "educational institution" means:
(1) Any state educational institution under the control and supervision of the state board of regents;
(2) any municipal university;
(3) any not-for-profit independent institution of higher education which is accredited by the north central association of colleges and secondary schools accrediting agency based on its requirements as of April 1, 1985, is operated independently and not controlled or administered by the state or any agency or subdivision thereof, maintains open enrollment and the main campus or principal place of operation of which is located in Kansas;
(4) any community college organized and operating under the laws of this state; and
(5) Haskell Indian Nations university.
(b) Any owner or lessee of one or more passenger vehicles or trucks registered for a gross weight of not more than 20,000 pounds who is a resident of Kansas, upon compliance with the provisions of this section, may be issued one educational institution license plate for each such passenger vehicle or truck. Such license plates shall be issued for the same period of time as other license plates upon proper registration and payment of the regular license fee as provided in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, plus the payment of an additional fee of $5 for each plate, and the presentation of the annual emblem use authorization statement provided for in subsection (c).
(c) Any educational institution may authorize through its officially recognized alumni association or foundation the use of such institution's official emblems to be affixed on license plates as provided by this section. Any royalty payment to such alumni association or foundation derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used for recognition of academic achievement or excellence subject to the approval of the chancellor or president of the educational institution. Any motor vehicle owner or lessee may annually apply to the alumni association or foundation for the use of the institution's emblems. Upon annual application and payment to the alumni association or foundation in an amount of not less than $25 nor more than $100 as an emblem use royalty payment for each educational institution license plate to be issued, the alumni association or foundation shall issue to the motor vehicle owner or lessee, without further charge, an emblem use authorization statement, which shall be presented by the motor vehicle owner or lessee at the time of registration.
(d) Any applicant for an educational institution license plate may make application for such plates not less than 60 days prior to such person's renewal of registration date, on a form prescribed and furnished by the director of vehicles, and any applicant for the educational institution license plates shall provide the annual emblem use authorization statement provided for in subsection (c). Application for registration of a passenger vehicle or truck and issuance of the license plates under this section shall be made by the owner or lessee in a manner prescribed by the director of vehicles upon forms furnished by the director.
(e) No registration or educational institution license plate issued under this section shall be transferable to any other person.
(f) Renewals of registration under this section shall be made annually, upon payment of the fee prescribed in subsection (b), in the manner prescribed in subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-132, and amendments thereto. No renewal of registration shall be made to any applicant until such applicant provides the annual emblem use authorization statement provided for in subsection (c). If such emblem use authorization statement is not presented at the time of registration, the applicant shall be required to comply with K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and return the educational institution license plates to the county treasurer of such person's residence.
(g) The director of vehicles shall not issue any educational institution license plates for any educational institution, unless such educational institution's alumni association or foundation guarantees the initial issuance of at least 500 license plates.
(h) The director of vehicles shall discontinue the issuance of an educational institution's license plate authorized under this section if:
(1) Less than 500 educational institution license plates, including annual renewals, are issued for an educational institution by the end of the second year of sales; and
(2) less than 250 educational institution license plates, including annual renewals, are issued for an educational institution during any subsequent two-year period.
(i) Each educational institution's alumni association or foundation shall:
(1) Pay the initial cost of silk-screening for such educational license plates; and
(2) provide to all county treasurers a toll-free telephone number where applicants can call the alumni association or foundation for information concerning the application process or the status of their license plate application.
(j) Each educational institution's alumni association or foundation, with the approval of the director of vehicles and subject to the availability of materials and equipment, shall design a license plate to be issued under the provisions of this section.
History: L. 1994, ch. 221, § 1; L. 1997, ch. 79, § 3; L. 1999, ch. 125, § 11; L. 2004, ch. 170, § 2; July 1.