Session of 2023
SENATE BILL No. 229
By Committee on Commerce
2-9
AN ACT concerning motor vehicles; relating to distinctive license plates;
providing for the city of Topeka license plate.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) On and after January 1, 2024, any owner or lessee of
one or more passenger vehicles or trucks registered for a gross weight of
20,000 pounds or less who is a resident of Kansas, upon compliance with
the provisions of this section, may be issued one city of Topeka license
plate for each such passenger vehicle or truck. Such license plates shall be
issued for the same 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, and payment to the county treasurer of the flag image
payment provided for in subsection (b).
(b) Any motor vehicle owner or lessee may apply annually to use the
city of Topeka flag image on a license plate as provided for in this section.
Such owner or lessee shall pay an amount of not less than $25 but not
more than $100 for each such license plate to be issued. The flag image
payment shall be paid to the county treasurer.
(c) Any applicant for a license plate authorized by this section may
make application for such license plate, 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. Any applicant for such license plate shall pay
to the county treasurer the flag image payment. Application for registration
of a passenger vehicle or truck and the issuance of the license plate 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.
(d) No registration or license plate issued under this section shall be
transferable to any other person.
(e) The director of vehicles may transfer a city of Topeka license
plate from a leased vehicle to a purchased vehicle.
(f) Renewals of registration under this section shall be made annually,
upon payment of the fee prescribed in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments
thereto, and in the manner prescribed in K.S.A. 8-132, and amendments
thereto. No renewal of registration shall be made to any applicant until
such applicant provides to the county treasurer the flag image payment. If
the annual flag image payment is not provided to the county treasurer, the
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applicant shall be required to comply with the provisions of K.S.A. 8-143,
and amendments thereto, and return the license plate to the county
treasurer of such person's residence.
(g) The city of Topeka flag image referred to in subsection (b) was
adopted by the city of Topeka governing body on November 12, 2019. The
flag was designed through a community input process managed by the
greater Topeka partnership, inc. No individual or entity claims intellectual
property rights to the city of Topeka flag image. Use of the city of Topeka
flag image to be displayed on a license plate shall be designed with the
approval of the director of vehicles.
(h) As a condition of receiving the city of Topeka license plate and
any subsequent registration renewal of such license plate, the applicant
shall consent to the division authorizing the division's release of motor
vehicle record information, including the applicant's name, address, flag
image payment amount, plate number and vehicle type to the city of
Topeka and the state treasurer.
(i) The collection and remittance of annual flag image payments by
the county treasurer shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 8-
1,141(h), and amendments thereto, except that payments from the city of
Topeka flag image fund shall be made on a monthly basis to the greater
Topeka partnership, inc. A change of the city's designee shall occur only
by mutual agreement by the city of Topeka and the greater Topeka
partnership, inc.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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