CHAPTER 1
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
SECTION:
6-1-1: Incorporation Of Standard Traffic Ordinance
6-1-2: Prohibited Parking
6-1-3: Operation Of Work-Site Utility Vehicles, Micro Utility Trucks And All Terrain Vehicles
6-1-4: Operation Of Golf Carts
6-1-5: Driver Of Commercial Vehicle Must Have A Commercial Class Driver’s License To Operate Vehicle
A. Incorporating Standard Traffic Ordinance: There is hereby incorporated by reference for the purpose of regulating traffic within the corporate limits of the City of Scott City, Kansas, that certain standard traffic ordinance known as the Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities, 51st Edition, prepared and published in book form by the League of Kansas Municipalities, Topeka, Kansas, hereinafter referred to as the "Standard Traffic Ordinance", save and except such articles, sections, parts, or portions as are hereafter omitted, deleted, modified, added, or amended. One official copy of the Standard Traffic Ordinance shall be marked or stamped "Official Copy as Adopted by Ordinance No. 1268", with all sections or portions thereof intended to be omitted, deleted, modified, added or amended clearly marked to show any such omission, deletion, modification, addition, or amendment and to which shall be attached a copy of this ordinance and filed with the City Clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable hours. The police department, municipal judge, city attorney, city prosecutor, and all administrative departments of the city charged with enforcement of the ordinance shall be supplied, at the cost of the City, such number of official copies of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, similarly marked, as may be deemed expedient. All references to the Standard Traffic Ordinance as adopted and incorporated into this Code shall be in a form designating section 6-1-1 followed in parenthesis followed by the section number of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, as incorporated, e.g. Section 33 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance as adopted and incorporated shall be referred to as Section 6-1-1(33).
B. Omissions: The following sections contained in Articles 8 and 14 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance are hereby omitted and deleted:
Section 38.1 Driving in Defiles or Canyons.
C. Amendment: Section 23 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, also referred to as 6-1-1(23) of the Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 23. Accident Involving Personal Injuries or Damage to Attended Vehicle or Property; Duties of Drivers, Reports; Penalties.
(a) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to any person or damage to any attended vehicle or property shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident, or as close thereto as possible, but shall then immediately return to and in every event shall remain at the scene of the accident until the driver has fulfilled the requirements of Section 25.
(b) Violation of subsection (a) when an accident results in:
(1) Total property damages of less than $1,000 is a traffic offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in subsection (d) of Section 201. For the purposes of determining whether a conviction is a first, second, third, or subsequent conviction in sentencing under this subsection, the term "conviction" includes a conviction of a violation of any ordinance of any city, or resolution of any county, or a law of any state that is in substantial conformity with subsection (a). It is irrelevant whether an offense occurred before or after conviction for a previous offense.
(2) Total property damages of $1,000 or more is a traffic offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $2,500 or by imprisonment of not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(3) Injury to any person is a traffic offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $2,500 or by imprisonment of not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(c) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident set forth in subsection (a) shall comply with the provisions of section 26.1.
(d) Amendment. Section 29 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, also referred to as 6-1-1(29) of the Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 29. Reckless Driving; Penalties.
(a) Any person who drives any vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving.
(b) Upon a first conviction of a violation of this section a person shall be sentenced to not less than five (5) days nor more than ninety (90) days' imprisonment or fined not less than $25 nor more than $500, or sentenced to both such fine and imprisonment. On a second or subsequent conviction of a violation of this section, a person shall be sentenced to not less than ten (10) days nor more than six (6) months imprisonment or fined not less than $50 nor more than $500, or sentenced to both such fine and imprisonment.
E. Amendment: Section 33 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, also referred to as 6-1-1(33) of the Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 33. Maximum Speed Limits.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or when a special hazard exists that requires lower speed for compliance with Section 6-1-1(32), the limits specified in this section or established as authorized by law, including, but not limited to, K.S.A. 8-1559 or K.S.A. 8-1560, and amendments thereto, shall be maximum lawful speeds, and no person shall drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of such maximum limits:
(1) Twenty (20) miles per hour in any business district;
(2) Thirty (30) miles per hour in any residential district;
(3) Twenty (20) miles per hour in any park or school zone; and
(4) Fifty-Five (55) or Sixty-Five (65) miles per hour in all other locations, as provided by law.
(b) No person shall drive a school bus to or from school, or interschool or intraschool functions or activities, at a speed in excess of the maximum speed limits provided in subsection (a), except that the board of education of any school district may establish by board policy lower maximum speed limits for the operation of such district's school buses. The provisions of this subsection relating to school buses shall apply to buses used for the transportation of students enrolled in community colleges or area vocational schools, when such buses are transporting students to or from school, or functions or activities (K.S.A. Supp. 8-1558).
(c) The maximum speed limits in this section have been and may continue to be altered by the City pursuant to K.S.A. 8-1560, and amendments thereto, or by the Secretary of the Kansas Department of Transportation pursuant to K.S.A. 8-1559, and amendments thereto.
F. Amendment: Section 107 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, also referred to as 6-1-1(107) of the Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 107. Unattended Motor Vehicle; Ignition; Key and Brakes.
(a) No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended on any street or highway without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key from the ignition and effectively setting the brake thereon and, when standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway.
(b) For the purpose of this section, unattended shall not be construed to mean a motor vehicle with an engine that has been activated by a remote starter system, when the motor vehicle is locked and when the ignition keys are not in the motor vehicle.
G. Amendment: Section 115 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, also referred to as 6-1-1(115) of the Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 115. Unlawful Riding on Vehicles; Persons 14 years of Age and Older.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person fourteen (14) years of age or older to ride on any vehicle or upon any portion thereof not designed or intended for use of passengers when the vehicle is in motion.
(b) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to allow any person fourteen (14) years of age or older to ride on any vehicle or upon any portion thereof not designated or intended for the use of passengers when the vehicle is in motion.
(c) This section shall not apply to:
(1) An employee engaged in the necessary discharge of the employee's duty within truck bodies in space intended for merchandise or cargo; or
(2) When the vehicle is being operated in parades, caravans, or exhibitions which are officially authorized or otherwise permitted by ordinance, resolution, or law.
Ref: For persons under fourteen (14) years of age, see Section 182.2.
H. Amendment: Section 196 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, also referred to as 6-1-1(196) of the Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 196. Unauthorized Operator.
(a) No person shall authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by such person and under such person's control to be driven upon any highway by any person who has no legal right to do so, or who does not have a valid driver's license.
(b) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation, and on conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or be sentenced to not more than ninety (90) days' imprisonment, or sentenced to both such fine and imprisonment.
I. Amendment: Section 197 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, also referred to as 6-1-1(197) of the Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 197. Unauthorized Minors.
(a) No person shall cause or knowingly permit such person's child or ward under the age of eighteen (18) years to drive a motor vehicle upon any highway when such minor person is not authorized under the laws of Kansas to drive a vehicle.
(b) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation, and on conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or be sentenced to not more than ninety (90) days' imprisonment, or be sentenced to both such fine and imprisonment.
J. Amendment: Section 201.1 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, also referred to as 6-1-1(201.1) of the Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 201.1. Failure to Comply with a Traffic Citation.
(a) It shall be unlawful to fail to comply with a traffic citation. Failure to comply with a traffic citation means failure either to:
(1) Appear before the municipal court in response to a traffic citation and pay in full any fine and court costs imposed; or
(2) Otherwise comply with a traffic citation issued for an ordinance traffic infraction. Failure to comply with a traffic citation shall be unlawful regardless of the disposition of the charge for which such citation was originally issued.
(b)(1) In addition to penalties applicable under subsection (a), when a person fails to comply with a traffic citation, except for illegal parking, standing, or stopping, the municipal court in which the person should have complied with the citation shall mail notice to the person that if the person does not appear in court or pay all fines, court costs, and any penalties within thirty (30) days from the date of mailing notice, the Division will be notified to suspend the person's driving privileges. The municipal court may charge an additional fee of $5 for mailing such notice. Upon the person's failure to comply within such thirty (30) days of mailing notice, the municipal court shall electronically notify the Division. Upon receipt of a report of a failure to comply with a traffic citation under this subsection, pursuant to K.S.A. 8-255, and amendments thereto, the Division shall notify the violator and suspend the license of the violator until satisfactory evidence of compliance with the terms of the traffic citation has been furnished to the municipal court. When the municipal court determines the person has complied with the terms of the traffic citation, the court shall immediately electronically notify the Division of such compliance. Upon receipt of notification of such compliance from the municipal court, the Division shall terminate the suspension or suspension action.
(2) (A) In lieu of suspension under this subsection, the driver may submit to the Division a written request for restricted driving privileges pursuant to subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto.
(B) Nothing in this section shall be construed to in any way limit, restrict, or prohibit a person, whose driver's license has expired during the period when such person's driver's license has been suspended for failure to pay fines for traffic citations, from submitting to the Division a written request for restricted driving privileges pursuant to subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto.
(c) On and after July 1, 2018, except as provided in subsection (d), when the municipal court notifies the Division of a failure to comply with a traffic citation pursuant to subsection (b), the court shall assess a reinstatement fee of $100 or in any amount authorized by K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto, for each charge on which the person failed to make satisfaction regardless of the disposition of the charge for which such citation was originally issued and regardless of any application for restricted driving privileges. Such reinstatement fee shall be in addition to any fine, restricted driving privilege application fee, court costs, and other penalties. The municipal court shall remit all reinstatement fees to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto.
(d) The municipal court shall waive the reinstatement fee provided for in subsection (c), if the failure to comply with a traffic citation was the result of such person enlisting in or being drafted into the armed services of the United States, being called into service as a member of a reserve component of the military service of the United States, or volunteering for such active duty, or being called into service as a member of the state of Kansas national guard, or volunteering for such active duty, and being absent from Kansas because of such military service.
(e)(1) A person who fails to comply with a traffic citation pursuant to subsection (a) and who is assessed a reinstatement fee pursuant to subsection (c) may petition the municipal court at any time to waive payment of the fee, any additional charge imposed pursuant to subsection (f), or any portion thereof. If it appears to the satisfaction of the municipal court that payment of the amount due will impose manifest hardship on the person or the person's immediate family, the court may waive payment of all or part of the amount due or modify the method of payment.
(2) A person who fails to comply with a traffic citation pursuant to subsection (a), who is assessed a reinstatement fee pursuant to subsection (c), and who is assessed a fine or court costs for a traffic citation may petition the municipal court at any time to waive payment of the fine or costs, or any portion thereof. If it appears to the satisfaction of the municipal court that payment of the amount due will impose manifest hardship on the person or the person's immediate family, the court may waive payment of all or part of the amount due or modify the method of payment.
(f) In the event that the Kansas Supreme Court establishes an additional charge pursuant to K.S.A. 8-2110(f), and amendments thereto, the municipal court shall assess such additional charge in addition to any reinstatement fee provided in subsection (c) and in the same manner as such reinstatement fee.
(g) This section shall expire at 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2024.
K. Amendment: Section 201.2 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, also referred to as 6-1-1(201.2) of the Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 201.2. Failure to Comply with a Traffic Citation.
(a) It shall be unlawful to fail to comply with a traffic citation. Failure to comply with a traffic citation means failure either to:
(1) Appear before the municipal court in response to a traffic citation and pay any fine and court costs imposed as ordered by the court; or
(2) Otherwise comply with a traffic citation issued for an ordinance traffic infraction. Failure to comply with a traffic citation shall be unlawful regardless of the disposition of the charge for which such citation was originally issued.
(b)(1)(A) In addition to penalties of law applicable under subsection (a), when a person fails to comply with a traffic citation, except for any violations provided in subsection (b)(1)(C), the municipal court shall mail notice to the person that if the person does not appear in municipal court, pay fines, court costs, and any penalties as ordered by the court, request a waiver or reduction of fees, fines, and court costs pursuant to subsection (g)(1)(A), request an alternative requirement pursuant to subsection(g)(1)(B), or request both such waiver/reduction and alternative requirement within thirty (30) days from the date of mailing notice, then the Division will be notified to suspend the person's driving privileges unless such person is eligible for restricted driving privileges pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(B) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto. Any such notice shall contain a notice that, within thirty (30) days from the date of mailing notice, the person may submit a request to the municipal court for a waiver or reduction of fees, fines, and court costs pursuant to subsection (g)(1)(A), request an alternative requirement pursuant to subsection(g)(1)(B), or request both such waiver/reduction and alternative requirement. If the person is eligible for restricted driving privileges, then the Division will, pursuant to state law, restrict such person's driving privileges pursuant to the terms set forth in subsection (b)(1)(B) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto. The municipal court shall charge an additional fee of $5.00 for mailing such notice. Upon the person's failure to appear in municipal court or pay fines, court costs, and any penalties as ordered by the court within such thirty (30) days of mailing notice, the municipal court shall electronically notify the Division unless the municipal court has issued a written order granting the person's request for waiver or reduction of fees, fines, and court costs pursuant to subsection (g)(1)(A), granting the person's request for an alternative requirement pursuant to subsection(g)(1)(B), or request both such waiver/reduction and alternative requirement. Failure to abide by the terms of the order shall result in the municipal court notifying the Division that the person's license shall be suspended for the failure to comply with a traffic citation. Upon receipt of a report of a failure to comply with a traffic citation under this subsection, pursuant to K.S.A. 8-255, and amendments thereto, the Division will notify the violator and suspend the license of the violator until satisfactory evidence of substantial compliance with the terms of the traffic citation has been furnished to the municipal court unless such person is eligible for restricted driving privileges pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(B) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto. If the person is eligible for restricted driving privileges, the Division will notify the violator that the person's driving privileges are restricted pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(B) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto. When the municipal court determines that the person is in substantial compliance with the terms of the traffic citation, the court shall immediately electronically notify the Division of such compliance. Upon receipt of notification of such compliance from the municipal court, the Division will terminate the restriction, suspension or suspension action.
(B)(i) When restricted driving privileges are approved pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(B) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto, the person's driving privileges will, pursuant to state law, be restricted by the Division to driving only under the following circumstances:
(a) In going to or returning from the person's place of employment or schooling;
(b) In the course of the person's employment;
(c) In going to or returning from an appointment with a healthcare provider or during a medical emergency;
(d) In going to and returning from probation or parole meetings, drug or alcohol counseling or any place the person is required to go by a court;
(e) In going to or returning from dropping off or picking up one or more children from school or child care;
(f) In going to or returning from purchasing groceries or fuel for their vehicle; and
(g) In going to or returning from any religious worship service held by a religious organization.
(ii) The Division will determine the qualifications, duration, and any other terms and conditions of any restricted driving privileges pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(B) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto.
(iii) The Division will, pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(B)(iii) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto, rescind restricted driving privileges for any person authorized pursuant to this sub(b)(1)(B) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto,
(iv) A person operating a motor vehicle in violation of restrictions provided in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto, shall be guilty of operating a vehicle in violation of restrictions as provided in Section 6-1-1(195).
(C) (i) Violations of the following sections shall not provide the basis for a violation of this section: Sections 6-1-1(18), 6-1-1(63), 6-1-1(65), 6-1-1(67), 6-1-1(68), 6-1-1(69), 6-1-1(74), 6-1-1(83), 6-1-1(85), 6-1-1(86), 6-1-1(107), 6-1-1(124), 6-1-1(115), 6-1-1(182.2), 6-1-1(112), 6-1-1(114), 6-1-1(127), 6-1-1(129), 6-1-1(130), 6-1-1(131), 6-1-1(132), 6-1-1(133), 6-1-1(112.1), 6-1-1(114.4), and 6-1-1(135.1).
(ii) The provisions of this subparagraph shall be construed and applied retroactively. A person may petition the municipal court in which the person should have complied with the citation that led to a prior violation of this section. If the court determines that the person committed an offense that does not provide the basis for a violation of this section, as amended by this act, the court shall immediately electronically notify the division of vehicles. Upon receipt of such notification from the informing court, the division of vehicles shall terminate any restriction, suspension or suspension action that resulted from the prior violation of this section.
(2) (A) In lieu of suspension under subsection (b)(1) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto, the driver may submit to the Division a written request for restricted driving privileges. The driver may apply and be eligible for restricted driving privileges pursuant to subsection (b)(2) of K.S.A. 8-2110 if such driver has previously been approved for restricted driving privileges pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto.
(B) (i) A person whose driving privileges have been revoked by the Division solely for driving a motor vehicle on any highway as defined in K.S.A. 8-1424, and amendments thereto, of this state at a time when such person's privilege to do so was canceled, suspended, or revoked for failure to comply with a traffic citation pursuant to this section may submit to the Division a written request for restricted driving privileges pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(B)(i) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto. The eligibility for any such restricted driving privileges will be determined by the Division pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(B)(i) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto.
(ii) The Division will, pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(B)(ii) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto, rescind restricted driving privileges for any person authorized pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(B)(i) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto, if the person is found guilty of a violation resulting in a license suspension, revocation, or cancellation for reasons other than failure to comply with a traffic citation.
(iii) A person operating a motor vehicle in violation of restrictions provided in subsection (b)(2)(D) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto, shall be guilty of operating a vehicle in violation of restrictions as provided in Section 6-1-1(195).
(C) A person whose driver's license has expired during the period when such person's driver's license has been suspended for failure to pay fines for traffic citations, the driver may submit to the Division a written request for restricted driving privileges pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(C) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto. The qualifications for any such restricted driving privileges will be determined by the Division pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(C) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto.
(D) Upon review and approval of the driver's eligibility, the driving privileges will be restricted by the Division or until the terms of the traffic citation have been substantially complied with and the municipal court shall immediately electronically notify the Division of such compliance. If the driver fails to substantially comply with the traffic citation, the driving privileges will be suspended by the Division pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(D) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto, until the municipal court determines the person has substantially complied with the terms of the traffic citation and the court shall immediately electronically notify the Division of such substantial compliance. Upon receipt of notification of such compliance from the municipal court, the Division of vehicles will terminate the suspension action pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(D) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto. When restricted driving privileges are approved pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(D) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto, the person's driving privileges will be restricted by the Division to driving only under the following circumstances:
(i) In going to or returning from the person's place of employment or schooling;
(ii) In the course of the person's employment;
(iii) In going to or returning from an appointment with a health care provider or during a medical emergency;
(iv) In going to and returning from probation or parole meetings, drug or alcohol counseling or any place the person is required to go by a court;
(v) In going to or returning from dropping off or picking up one or more children from school or child care;
(vi) In going to or returning from purchasing groceries or fuel of their vehicle; and
(vii) In going to or returning from any religious worship service held by a religious organization.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), when the municipal court notifies the Division of a failure to comply with a traffic citation pursuant to subsection (b), the court shall assess a reinstatement fee of $100. Such reinstatement fee shall be in addition to any fine, restricted driving privilege application fee, court costs, and other penalties. The municipal court shall remit all reinstatement fees to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury and shall credit the first $15 of such reinstatement fee to the judicial branch nonjudicial salary adjustment fund and of the remaining amount, 29.41% of such moneys to the division of vehicles operating fund, 22.06% to the community alcoholism and intoxication programs fund created by K.S.A. 41-1126, and amendments thereto, 7.36% to the juvenile alternatives to detention fund created by K.S.A. 79-4803, and amendments thereto, and 41.17% to the judicial branch nonjudicial salary adjustment fund created by K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 20-1a15, and amendments thereto.
(d) The municipal court shall waive the reinstatement fee provided for in subsection (c), if the failure to comply with a traffic citation was the result of such person enlisting in or being drafted into the armed services of the United States, being called into service as a member of a reserve component of the military service of the United States, or volunteering for such active duty, or being called into service as a member of the State of Kansas national guard, or volunteering for such active duty, and being absent from Kansas because of such military service.
(e)(1) A person who fails to comply with a traffic citation pursuant to subsection (a) and who is assessed a reinstatement fee pursuant to subsection (c) may petition the municipal court at any time to waive payment of the fee, any additional charge imposed pursuant to subsection (f), or any portion thereof. If it appears to the satisfaction of the municipal court that payment of the amount due will impose manifest hardship on the person or the person's immediate family, the court may waive payment of all or part of the amount due or modify the method of payment.
(2) A person who fails to comply with a traffic citation pursuant to subsection (a), who is assessed a reinstatement fee pursuant to subsection (c), and who is assessed a fine or court costs for a traffic citation may petition the municipal court at any time to waive payment of the fine or costs, or any portion thereof. If it appears to the satisfaction of the municipal court that payment of the amount due will impose manifest hardship on the person or the person's immediate family, the court may waive payment of all or part of the amount due or modify the method of payment.
(3) The clerk of the municipal court shall make forms available to any person seeking to petition the court to waive or reduce traffic fines, court costs, or reinstatement fees.
(f) Except as provided further, the reinstatement fee established in this section shall be the only fee collected or moneys in the nature of a fee collected for such reinstatement. Such fee shall only be established by an act of the legislature and no other authority is established by law or otherwise to collect a fee. In the event that on and after July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2025 the Kansas Supreme Court establishes an additional charge pursuant to subsection (f) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto, the municipal court shall assess such additional charge in addition to any reinstatement fee provided in subsection (c) and in the same manner as such reinstatement fee.
(g)(1) Prior to issuing an order pursuant to this section that notifies the D to restrict or suspend a person's driving privileges, the municipal court shall consider any request made by the person for one or both of the following options:
(A) Waiver or reduction of fees, fines and court costs and allowing for payment plans for any fees, fines and court costs; and
(B) alternative requirements in lieu of restriction or suspension of driving privileges, including, but not limited to, alcohol or drug treatment or community service.
(2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require the court to make written findings or written payment plan orders.
(h)(1) Any conviction for a failure to comply pursuant to this section shall not be considered by the municipal court or the Division in determining suspended or restricted driving privileges if such conviction is more than five (5) years old.
(2) After the expiration of five (5) years from the date of conviction and pursuant to subsection (h)(2) of K.S.A. 8-2110, and amendments thereto, the Division will notify by mail any persons whose driving privileges were suspended or restricted and have not since been restored. The Division 2ill notify the person that the person may be eligible for driving privileges as a result of the expiration of the five (5) years from the conviction for the failure to comply.
(3) The provisions of this subsection shall be construed and applied retroactively.
(A) As used in this section, "substantial compliance" or "substantially complied" means the person has followed the orders of the municipal court involving payments of fines, court costs, and any penalties and has not failed substantially in making payments or satisfying the terms of the court order.
(Ord. 1191, 8-20-2018; amd. Ord. 1197, 5-20-2019; Ord. 1202, 7-15-2019; Ord. 1218, 8-16-2021; Ord. 1227, 12-6-2021; Ord. 1242, 8-15-2022 Ord. 1268, 9-16-2024)
A. Main And Twelfth Streets:
1. It is declared to be unlawful for any person to park any motor vehicle on either side of Main Street from the intersection of Main Street and 12th Street to the south corporate limits of the City, except in those areas where parallel parking is permitted as indicated by a parking lane painted on the east side of Main Street, from the intersection of Main Street and 12th Street and extending to the intersection of Main Street and East 13th Street (Park Lane Street).
2. The Street Department, under the supervision of the Chief of Police, is authorized and directed to cause appropriate markings on the east side of Main Street from 12th Street to East 13th Street (Park Lane Street) to indicate permission of parallel parking.
3. Any person violating the provisions of subsection A1 of this section shall be fined in an amount not exceeding twenty five dollars ($25.00) for each violation of this subsection. (Ord. 697, 9-4-1973)
B. Official Signs:
1. Except in compliance with law or the direction of a police officer, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle at any place where official signs prohibit parking and particularly between the macadamized portion of Main Street extending north and the west property line of property fronting on Main Street between the northern corporate limits of the City and the intersection of Victor Avenue and Main Street.
2. The driver of a vehicle may stop a vehicle on such prohibited area to permit the passage of any emergency vehicle, fire truck, ambulance or police car indicating its desire to pass by lights or siren.
3. Any immobilized vehicle shall be forthwith removed from the area described in subsection B1 of this section. In the event such vehicle is not so removed, the Police Department is authorized and directed to remove such vehicle. Costs and expenses accumulated in procuring such removal shall be charged to the owner of the vehicle so removed and such vehicle shall not be released to the owner or custodian of such vehicle until such costs and expenses are paid. (Ord. 821, 8-4-1980)
A. Operation Of Work-Site Utility Vehicles, Micro Utility Trucks And All Terrain Vehicles:
1. Work-site utility vehicles, micro utility trucks and all-terrain vehicles may be operated upon the public highways, streets, roads and alleys within the corporate limits of the city.
2. No work-site utility vehicles, micro utility trucks and all-terrain vehicles shall be operated on any public highway, street, road or alley between sunset and sunrise unless such vehicle is equipped with lights as required by law for motorcycles. No work-site utility vehicle, micro utility truck or all-terrain vehicle shall be operated on any interstate highway, federal highway or state highway.
3. Every person operating a work-site utility vehicle, micro utility truck or all-terrain vehicle on the public highways, streets, roads and alleys of the city shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to a driver of a vehicle imposed by law.
4. No work-site utility vehicle, micro utility truck or all-terrain vehicle shall be operated on any public highway, street, road or alley within the corporate city limits unless such work-site utility vehicle, micro utility truck or all-terrain vehicle complies with the equipment requirements under article 17 of chapter 8 of the Kansas Statues Annotated and amendments thereto.
5. A person operating an all-terrain vehicle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and such operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on a all-terrain vehicle, unless such all-terrain vehicle is designed to carry more than one (1) person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designed for two (2) persons, or upon another seat firmly attached to the all-terrain vehicle at the rear or side of the operator.
6. A person shall ride upon an all-terrain vehicle only while sitting astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on each side of the all-terrain vehicle.
7. No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle while carrying any package, bundle, or other article which prevents such person from keeping both hands on the handlebars.
8. No operator shall carry any person, nor shall any person ride, in a position that will interfere with the operation or control of the all-terrain vehicle or the view of the operator.
B. Valid Driver's License Required; Age Restriction; Penalty: No person shall operate a work-site utility vehicle, micro utility truck or all-terrain vehicle on any public highway, street, road or alley within the corporate limits of the city unless such person has a valid driver's license and the operator is eighteen (18) years of age or older. Violation of this section is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. Definitions:
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE: | Any motorized non-highway vehicle fifty inches (50") or less in width, having a dry weight of one thousand five hundred (1,500) pounds or less, traveling on four non-highway tires, and having a seat to be straddled by the operator. As used in this subsection, "non-highway tire" means any pneumatic tire six inches (6") or more in width, designed for use on wheels with rim diameter of fourteen inches (14") or less. |
MICRO UTILITY TRUCK: | Any motor vehicle which is not less than forty eight inches (48") in width, has an overall length, including the bumper, of not more than one hundred sixty inches (160"), has an unladen weight, including fuel and fluids, of more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) pounds, can exceed forty (40) miles per hour as originally manufactured and is manufactured with a metal cab. "Micro utility truck" does not include a work-site utility vehicle. |
WORK-SITE UTILITY VEHICLE: | Any motor vehicle which is not less than forty eight inches (48") in width, has an unladen weight, including fuel and fluids, of more than eight hundred (800) pounds and is equipped with four (4) or more non-highway tires, a steering wheel and bench or bucket-type seating allowing at least two (2) people to sit side-by-side, and may be equipped with a bed or cargo box for hauling materials. Work-site utility vehicle does not include a micro utility truck. |
D. Penalty: Unless specifically provided for herein, a violation of this section shall be deemed an ordinance traffic infraction. Upon an entry of a plea of guilty or no contest or upon being convicted of such violation, the penalty imposed shall be in accordance with Section 201, of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, and amendments thereto, or such other similar provision as the city may then have in effect.
E. Insurance Required; Penalty:
1. Every owner of a work-site utility vehicle, micro utility truck or all-terrain vehicle shall provide liability coverage in accordance with Section 200 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, and amendments thereto, and the Kansas Automobile Injury Reparations Act, K.S.A. 40-3101, et seq., and amendments thereto.
2. All provisions of Section 200 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, and amendments thereto, including penalty provisions, shall be applicable to all owners and operators of work-site utility vehicles, micro utility trucks and all-terrain vehicles.
F. Registration And License; Fee; Application; Inspection; Penalty:
1. Before operating any work-site utility vehicle, micro utility truck or all-terrain vehicle on any public highway, street, road or alley within the corporate limits of the city and each calendar year thereafter, the vehicle shall be registered with the Scott City Police Department and a license plate shall be obtained and placed on the work-site utility vehicle, micro utility truck or all-terrain vehicle. The license fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and five dollars ($5.00) for a renewal per calendar year, payable in advance to the Scott City Police Department. The full amount of the license fee shall be required regardless of the time of year that the application is made.
2. Application for registration of a work-site utility vehicle, micro utility truck or all-terrain vehicle shall be made by the owner, or owner's agent, at the Scott City Police Department. The application shall be made upon forms provided by the city and each application shall contain the name of the owner, the owner's residence address, or bona fide place of business, a brief description of the vehicle to be registered (including make, model and serial number, if applicable). Proof of insurance, as required in subsection E shall be furnished at the time of application for registration.
3. Prior to the issuance of the registration and plate, each applicant for a work-site utility vehicle, micro utility truck or all-terrain vehicle license plate shall first present such vehicle for an official inspection. If, upon inspection and completion of the registration application, such vehicle is found to be in safe mechanical condition, and upon establishing proof of insurance and payment of the fees herein provided, a license plate shall be issued to the owner who shall attach it to the vehicle. The license plate shall be displayed in such a manner as to be clearly visible from the rear of the vehicle. The license plate number on the application will be recorded and then filed in the police department.
4. It is unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously remove, destroy, mutilate or alter such license plate during the time in which the same is operative.
5. The license plate issued hereunder is not transferrable. In the event of sale or other transfer of ownership of any vehicle license under the provisions of this section, the existing license plate and the right to use the numbered license plate shall expire, and the license plate shall be removed by the owner. It is unlawful for any person other than the person to whom the license plate was originally issued to have the same in his possession.
6. In the event a license plate is lost or destroyed, the Scott City Police Department, upon proper showing by the licensee and the payment of a fee of twenty-five ($25.00), shall issue a new license in accordance with the provisions of this section.
7. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
a. Operate, or for the owner thereof knowingly to permit the operation, upon a public street, road, highway, or alley within the corporate limits of the city any work-site utility vehicle, micro utility truck or all-terrain vehicle, as defined herein, which is not registered and which does not have attached thereto and displayed thereon the license plate assigned thereto by the city for the current registration year.
b. Display, cause or permit to be displayed, or to have in possession, any registration receipt, registration license plate or registration decal knowing the same to be fictitious or to have been canceled, revoked, suspended or altered. A violation of this subsection F7b shall constitute an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and forfeiture of the item. A mandatory court appearance shall be required of any person violating this subsection.
c. Lend to or knowingly permit the use by one not entitled thereto any registration receipt, registration license plate or registration decal issued to the person so lending or permitting the use thereof.
d. Remove, conceal, alter, mark or deface the license number plate, plates or decals, or any other mark of identification upon any work-site utility vehicle, micro utility truck or all-terrain vehicle. Licenses shall be kept clean and placed as required by law so as to be plainly visible and legible.
e. Carry or display a registered number plate or plates or registration decal upon any work-site utility vehicle, micro utility truck or all-terrain vehicle not lawfully issued for such vehicle.
f. Any person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of it, shall for the first conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollar ($100.00); for a second such conviction within one year thereafter, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00); upon a third or subsequent conviction within one year after the first conviction, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00). (Ord. 1227, 12-6-2021)
A. Operation Of Golf Carts:
1. Golf carts may be operated upon the public highways, streets, roads and alleys within the corporate limits of the city; provided, however, that no golf cart may be operated upon any public highway, street, road and alley with a posted speed limit in excess of thirty (30) miles per hour. No golf cart shall be operated on any interstate highway, federal highway or state highway; provided, however, that the provisions of this subsection shall not prohibit a golf cart from crossing a federal or state highway or a street or highway with a posted speed limit greater than thirty (30) miles per hour.
2. No golf cart shall be operated on any public highway, street, road or alley between sunset and sunrise, unless equipped with:
a. Lights as required for motorcycles by Sections 183 through Section 188 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, and amendments thereto; and
b. A properly mounted slow-moving vehicle emblem as required by K.S.A. 8-1717, and amendments thereto.
3. Every person operating a golf cart on the public highways, streets, roads and alleys of the city shall be subject to all the duties applicable to a driver of a motor vehicle imposed by law.
B. Valid Driver's License Required Age Restriction; Penalty: No person shall operate a golf cart on any public highway, street, road or alley within the corporate limits of the city unless such person has a valid driver's license and the operator is eighteen (18) years of age or older. Violation of this section is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. Definition: Golf cart means a motor vehicle that has not less than three wheels in contact with the ground, an unladen weight of not more than eighteen hundred (1,800) pounds, is designed to be operated at not more than twenty-five (25) miles per hour and is designed to carry not more than four (4) persons, including the driver.
D. Penalty: Unless specifically provided herein, a violation of this section shall be deemed an ordinance traffic infraction. Upon an entry of a plea of guilty or no contest or upon being convicted of such violation, the penalty imposed shall be in accordance with Section 201 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, and amendments thereto, or such other similar provision as the city may then have in effect.
E. Display Of Slow-Moving Vehicle Emblem:
1. It shall be illegal to operate a golf cart on any public highway, street, road or alley within the corporate limits of the city unless such vehicle displays a slow-moving vehicle emblem on the rear of the vehicle.
2. For the purpose of this section, a slow-moving vehicle emblem has the same meaning as contained in K.S.A. 8-1717, and amendments thereto.
3. The slow-moving vehicle emblem shall be mounted and displayed in compliance with K.S.A. 8-1717, and amendments thereto.
F. Insurance Required; Penalty:
1. When operated upon the public highways, streets, roads and alleys within the corporate limits of the city every owner of a golf cart shall provide liability coverage in accordance with Section 200 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, and amendments thereto, and the Kansas Automobile Injury Reparations Act, K.S.A. 40-3101, et seq., and amendments thereto.
2. All provisions of Section 200 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, and amendments thereto, including penalty provisions, shall be applicable to all owners and operators of golf carts.
G. Registration And License; Fee; Application; Inspection; Penalty:
1. Before operating any golf cart on any public highway, street, road or alley within the corporate limits of the city and each calendar year thereafter, the vehicle shall be registered with the Scott City Police Department and a license shall be obtained and placed on the golf cart. The license fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per calendar year and five dollars ($5.00) for a renewal per calendar year. The full amount of the license fee shall be required regardless of the time of year that the application is made.
2. Application for registration of a golf cart shall be made by the owner, or owner's agent, at the Scott City Police Department. The application shall be made upon forms provided by the city and each application shall contain the name of the owner, the owner's residence address, or bona fide place of business, a brief description of the vehicle to be registered (including make, model and serial number, if applicable). Proof of insurance, as required in Section 6 shall be furnished at the time of application for registration.
3. Prior to the issuance of the registration and plate, each applicant for a golf cart license shall first present such vehicle for an official inspection. If, upon inspection and completion of the registration application, such vehicle is found to be in safe mechanical condition, and upon establishing proof of insurance and payment of the fees herein provided, a license shall be issued to the owner who shall attach it to the vehicle. The license shall be displayed in such a manner as to be clearly visible from the rear of the vehicle. The license number on the application will be accounted for and then filed in the police department.
4. It is unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously remove, destroy, mutilate or alter such licenses plate during the time in which the same is operative.
5. The license plate issued hereunder is not transferrable. In the event of sale or other transfer of ownership of any vehicle license under the provisions of this section, the existing license and the right to use the numbered license shall expire, and the license shall be removed by the owner. It is unlawful for any person other than the person to whom the license was originally issued to have the same in his possession.
6. In the event a license plate is lost or destroyed, the Scott City Police Department upon proper showing by the licensee and the payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), shall issue a new license in accordance with the provisions of this section.
7. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
a. Operate, or for the owner thereof knowingly to permit the operation, upon a public street, road, highway, or alley within the corporate limits of the city any golf cart, as defined herein, which is not registered, and which does not have attached thereto and displayed thereon the license assigned thereto by the city for the current registration year.
b. Display, cause or permit to be displayed, or to have in possession, any registration receipt, registration license or registration decal knowing the same to be fictitious or to have been canceled, revoked, suspended or altered. A violation of this subsection b. shall constitute an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and forfeiture of the item. A mandatory court appearance shall be required of any person violating this subsection.
c. Lend to or knowingly permit the use by one not entitled thereto any registration receipt, registration license plate or registration decal issued to the person so lending or permitting the use thereof.
d. Remove, conceal, alter, mark or deface the license number plate, plates or decals, or any other mark of identification upon any work-site utility vehicle. Licenses shall be kept clean and placed as required by law so as to be plainly visible and legible.
e. Carry or display a registered number plate or plates or registration decal upon any golf cart not lawfully issued for such vehicle.
f. Any person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this section, shall for the first conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100); for a second such conviction within one year thereafter, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00); upon a third or subsequent conviction within one year after the first conviction, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00). (Ord. 1236, 6-6-2022)
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