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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 8-294

  • 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

  • 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
  • secretary: means the secretary of the Kansas department of revenue;

    (v) "serious traffic violation" means:

    (1) Excessive speeding, is defined as 15 miles per hour or more over the posted speed limit;

    (2) reckless driving, as defined under Kan. See Kansas Statutes 8-2,128

(a) Any person who is at least 18 years of age may apply to the division for an instruction permit to operate a commercial class A, B or C motor vehicle or a class A or class B motor vehicle, as prescribed in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-234b, and amendments thereto. The division, in its discretion, after the applicant has successfully passed all parts of the examination other than the driving test, may issue to the applicant an instruction permit which shall entitle the applicant while having such permit in such person’s immediate possession to drive a commercial class A, B or C motor vehicle or a class A or class B motor vehicle upon the public highways for a period of three months subject to the following restrictions: (1) The person having the instruction permit may operate a commercial class A motor vehicle at any time, when accompanied by a holder of a valid commercial class A driver‘s license, who has had at least one year of driving experience and who is occupying a seat beside the driver;

(2) the person having the instruction permit may operate a commercial class B motor vehicle at any time, when accompanied by a holder of a valid commercial class A or class B driver’s license, who has had at least one year of driving experience and who is occupying a seat beside the driver.

(3) the person having the instruction permit may operate a commercial class C motor vehicle at any time, when accompanied by a holder of a valid commercial class A, B or C driver’s license, who has had at least one year of driving experience and who is occupying a seat beside the driver; or

(4) the person having the instruction permit may operate a class A or B motor vehicle at any time, when accompanied by a holder of a valid commercial class A, B or C or class A or B driver’s license, who has had at least one year of driving experience and who is occupying a seat beside the driver.

(b) The secretary of revenue may adopt rules and regulations for the implementation of the provisions of this section.