Federal & State Regulations | Vehicle Registration Exemptions - Kansas

The following vehicles need not be registered:

Implement of husbandry.
- “Implement of husbandry” means every vehicle designed or adapted and used exclusively for agricultural operations, including feedlots, and only incidentally moved or operated upon the highways. Including, but not limited to:
  - A farm tractor;
  - A self-propelled farm implement;
  - A fertilizer spreader, nurse tank or truck permanently mounted with a spreader used exclusively for dispensing or spreading water, dust or liquid fertilizers or agricultural chemicals, as defined in K.S.A. 2-2202, and amendments thereto, regardless of ownership;
  - A truck mounted with a fertilizer spreader used or manufactured principally to spread animal dung; and
  - A mixer-feed truck owned and used by a feedlot, as defined in K.S.A. 47-1501, and amendments thereto, and specially designed and used exclusively for dispensing food to livestock in such feedlot.
All-terrain vehicle.
- “All-terrain vehicle” means any motorized nonhighway vehicle, other than an electric-assisted bicycle, that is 55 inches or less in width measured from the outside of one tire rim to the outside of the other tire rim, having a dry weight of 1,500 pounds or less, traveling on three or more nonhighway tires.
Micro utility truck.
- “Micro utility truck” means any motor vehicle that is not less than 48 inches in width, has an overall length, including the bumper, of not more than 160 inches, has an unladen weight, including fuel and fluids, of more than 1,500 pounds, can exceed 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 or recreational off-highway vehicle.
Golf cart.
Work-site utility vehicle.
- “Work-site utility vehicle” means any motor vehicle that is not less than 48 inches in width, has an unladen weight, including fuel and fluids, of more than 800 pounds and is equipped with four or more nonhighway tires, a steering wheel and bench or bucket-type seating allowing at least two 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 or recreational off-highway vehicle.
Road roller or road machinery temporarily operated or moved upon the highways.
Municipally owned fire truck.
Privately owned fire truck subject to a mutual aid agreement with a municipality.
School bus owned and operated by a school district or a nonpublic school that has the name of the municipality, school district or nonpublic school plainly painted thereon.
Farm trailer used in carrying not more than 6,000 pounds owned by a person engaged in farming, which trailer is used exclusively by the owner to transport agricultural products produced by such owner or commodities purchased by the owner for use on the farm owned or rented by the owner of such trailer and the weight of any such farm trailer, plus the cargo weight of 6,000 pounds or less, shall not be considered in determining the gross weight for which the truck or truck tractor propelling the same shall be registered.
Farm trailer used and designed for transporting hay or forage from a field to a storage area or from a storage area to a feedlot that is only incidentally moved or operated upon the highways, except that this exception shall not apply to a farm semitrailer.
Self-propelled cranes where the crane operator on a job site operates the controls of such crane from a permanent housing or module on the crane and the crane is not used for the transportation of property, except the property that is required for the operation of the crane itself and earth moving equipment that are equipped with pneumatic tires may be moved on the highways of this state from one job location to another, or to or from places of storage, delivery or repair, without complying with the provisions of the law relating to registration and display of license plates but shall comply with all the other requirements of the law relating to motor vehicles.
Oil well servicing, oil well clean-out or oil well drilling machinery or equipment need not be registered but shall comply with all the other requirements of the law relating to motor vehicles.
A truck permanently mounted with a hydraulic concrete pump and placing boom may be moved on the highways of this state from one job location to another, or to or from places of storage delivery or repair, without being registered, but shall comply with all the other requirements of the law relating to motor vehicles. This exception shall not apply to ready-mix concrete trucks.

Additionally, the following vehicles are exempt from state vehicle registration requirements.

Vehicles exempted by law, interstate contract, agreement, arrangement or declaration made by the director of vehicles.

Every owner of a motor vehicle, motorized bicycle, trailer or semitrailer intended to be operated upon any highway in Kansas, whether such owner is a resident of Kansas or another state, or such vehicle is based in Kansas or another state, before any such vehicle is operated in Kansas, must apply for and obtain registration in Kansas under the provisions of K.S.A. 8-126 to 8-149, inclusive, and amendments thereto, except as otherwise provided by law or by any interstate contract, agreement, arrangement or declaration made by the director of vehicles.

Foreign state registered vehicles operating intrastate in Kansas

Any truck or truck tractor bearing registration of a state other than Kansas which is engaged in intrastate movements within this state shall have Kansas registration, except such vehicles which are registered under the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1,101 to 8-1,123, inclusive, and amendments thereto, and except such vehicles as are entitled to engage in intrastate movements within this state under any interstate contract, agreement, consent, arrangement or declaration made by the director of vehicles.

Transfer of registration to another vehicle (60-day exemption)

Whenever any person has a current motorcycle, motorized bicycle, passenger vehicle, truck or truck tractor registration and license plate for a vehicle which has been sold, traded or otherwise disposed of not later than 60 days, inclusive of weekends and holidays, after acquiring another vehicle to which the registration and license plate will be transferred and such person has complied with all of the conditions precedent to the transfer of the registration except having the registration transferred in the office of the county treasurer, such person may operate the vehicle acquired for a period of not to exceed 60 days, inclusive of weekends and holidays, after acquiring the same and pending transferral of registration and license plate in the office of the county treasurer by displaying the license plate on the vehicle acquired. If the acquired vehicle is a new vehicle, such person also must carry and have in possession the assigned certificate of title or bill of sale when operating the acquired vehicle during such 60-day period.

Citations

K.S.A. 8-128 Registration of vehicles; exceptions
K.S.A. 8-127(a) Registration of vehicles operated in this state; exceptions; temporary operation of certain vehicles without registration
K.S.A. 8-127(b) Registration of vehicles operated in this state; exceptions; temporary operation of certain vehicles without registration
K.S.A. § 8-127(c) Registration of vehicles operated in this state; exceptions; temporary operation of certain vehicles without registration

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Vehicle Registration Exemptions - Kansas

Vehicles exempted by law, interstate contract, agreement, arrangement or declaration made by the director of vehicles.

Foreign state registered vehicles operating intrastate in Kansas

Transfer of registration to another vehicle (60-day exemption)

Citations