As Amended by House Committee
Session of 2025
SENATE BILL No. 98
By Senator Shallenburger
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AN ACT concerning motor vehicles; relating to distinctive license plates;
providing for the route 66 association of Kansas distinctive license
plate.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) On and after January 1, 2026, 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 route 66 association of
Kansas license plate for each such passenger vehicle or truck. Such license
plate 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 the payment to the county treasurer of
the logo use royalty payment.
(b) Route 66 association of Kansas, inc., may authorize the use of the
organization's logo to be affixed on license plates as provided by this
section. Any motor vehicle owner or lessee shall pay an amount of not less
than $25 nor more than $100, as determined by route 66 association of
Kansas, inc., as a logo use royalty payment for each such license plate to
be issued. The logo use royalty 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, and any applicant for such license plate shall
pay to the county treasurer the logo use royalty payment. Application for
registration of a passenger vehicle or truck and 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 route 66 association of
Kansas 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(b), and amendments
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thereto. No renewal of registration shall be made to any applicant until
such applicant provides to the county treasurer the annual royalty payment.
If such annual royalty payment is not made to the county treasurer, the
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) Route 66 association of Kansas, inc., with the approval of the
director of vehicles, shall design a plate to be issued under the provisions
of this section.
(h) As a condition of receiving the route 66 association of Kansas
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, royalty payment amount, plate number and vehicle type to Route
66 association of Kansas, inc., and the state treasurer.
(i) The collection and remittance of annual royalty payments by the
county treasurer shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1,141(h),
and amendments thereto.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book Kansas register.
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