§ 72-6496 — Used school buses; purchaser's duty to modify; exceptions

Kansas § 72-6496

• Jurisdiction: Kansas
• Ch. 72: SCHOOLS
• Art. 64: STUDENT TRANSPORTATION

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(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), any individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation who purchases a motor vehicle, which was operated by the seller thereof as a school bus, as defined in K.S.A. 8-1461, and any amendments thereto, is hereby required to repaint such vehicle a color other than yellow and disassemble and remove the "stop arm" therefrom and disconnect all flashing or rotating warning lights on such vehicle before it is operated on the public highways of this state for any purpose other than those set forth in the definitions of a school bus referred to in K.S.A. 8-1461, and amendments thereto.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a), shall not apply to a bus being used as a church bus or day care program bus, as defined in K.S.A. 8-1730a, and amendments thereto.
(c) Any not-for-profit organization, purchasing a used school bus under subsection (a), shall not be required to repaint such bus.

Legislative History

L. 1968, ch. 88, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 33, § 11; L. 1978, ch. 40, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 43, § 4; L. 2001, ch. 142, § 3; July 1.