66-1,139. Registration of interstate carriers in base state; registration of intrastate carriers with corporation commission; regulatory fees; disposition; exemptions; application requirements; certain interstate carriers may display identification on side. (a) All interstate regulated public motor carriers of property, of household goods or of passengers who operate a motor vehicle in Kansas shall register their motor vehicles in their base state pursuant to federal statutes, unless exempted under the provision of K.S.A. 66-1,109, and amendments thereto.

(b) All intrastate public motor carriers of property, household goods or passengers private motor carriers of property shall register with the commission all trucks or truck tractors as defined by K.S.A. 8-126, and amendments thereto, and all other passenger vehicles used to transport persons for hire, used in the operation of their business as such, except those used in operations exempted under the provisions of K.S.A. 66-1,109, and amendments thereto.

(c) Interstate motor carriers which have been granted authority by the commission to transport commodities exempt from the jurisdiction of the relevant federal authority and who operate for hire or who operate as private motor carriers shall register all trucks or truck tractors as defined by K.S.A. 8-126, and amendments thereto, and all other passenger vehicles used to transport persons for hire, used in the operation of their business as such, except those used in operations exempted under the provisions of K.S.A. 66-1,109, and amendments thereto. For the purpose of assisting in paying the cost of supervision and regulation of motor carriers, every such carrier shall annually pay to the commission for each calendar year a regulatory fee of $10 for each truck, truck tractor or passenger vehicle registered with the commission. No fee shall be charged for a trailer or semitrailer. Interstate motor carriers that are already registered pursuant to subsection (a), shall not be required to register under this subsection.

(d) All applications for registration shall be made on forms furnished by the commission. Applications for registration of interstate common or contract motor carriers shall include on the application the quantity of trucks, truck tractors or passenger vehicles used by the motor carriers on which a fee is required to be paid. Applications for registration of intrastate common motor carriers, private motor carriers, and interstate exempt motor carriers shall include the complete vehicle identification numbers and the year and make of all trucks, truck tractors or passenger vehicles used by the motor carrier, on which a fee is required to be paid, and the application shall be accompanied by the required fee. The fees shall be due January 1 and shall be paid not later than January 15. Upon receipt of the application and fee, the commission shall issue to the carrier appropriate credentials for each vehicle registered.

(e) The commission shall remit all moneys received by it or for it in payment of fees imposed under this section to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the motor carrier license fees fund.

History: L. 1955, ch. 297, § 2; L. 1956, ch. 50, § 2; L. 1957, ch. 350, § 2; L. 1968, ch. 159, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 288, § 2; L. 1982, ch. 277, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 224, § 3; L. 1989, ch. 207, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 26, § 1; L. 1993, ch. 263, § 8; L. 2001, ch. 92, § 14; L. 2003, ch. 124, § 30; L. 2008, ch. 45, § 5; Apr. 10.