§ 35-926. Vehicle license; illegal tags.

(a)

No person shall operate or drive, or knowingly permit the operation of, any vehicle upon a street or highway which is not registered or for which a certificate of title has not been issued or which does not have attached thereto and displayed thereon the license plate assigned thereto by the division for the current registration year, including any registration decal required to be affixed to any such license plate pursuant to K.S.A. 8-134, subject to the exemptions allowed in K.S.A. 8-135, 8-198, and 8-1751a.

(b)

No person shall display or cause or permit to be displayed, or to have in possession, any registration receipt, certificate of title, registration license plate, registration decal, accessible parking placard or accessible parking identification card knowing the same to be fictitious or to have been canceled, revoked, suspended, or altered. This subsection shall not apply to the possession of:

(1)

Model year license plates displayed on antique vehicles as allowed under K.S.A. 8-172.

(2)

Distinctive license plates allowed under K.S.A. 8-1,147.

(c)

No person shall lend to or knowingly permit the use by one not entitled thereto any registration receipt, certificate of title, registration license plate, or registration decal issued to the person so lending or permitting the use thereof.

(d)

No person shall remove, conceal, alter, mark, or deface the license number plate or plates or any other mark of identification upon any vehicle. License plates shall be kept clean and they shall be placed on all vehicles within the city as required by law so as to be plainly legible. It shall be unlawful for any person to attach and display on any vehicle a license plate which is covered, in whole or in part, with any clear or opaque material or any other plastic-like material that affects the plate's visibility or reflectivity.

(e)

No person shall carry or display a registered license plate or plates or registration decal upon any vehicle not lawfully issued for such vehicle.

(f)

Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of at least $100.00, by imprisonment, or by both such fine and imprisonment. A court appearance is required for any person charged with violation of any of the provisions of this section.

(Code 1964, § 36-310; Code 1988, § 35-824; Ord. No. 53410, § 1, 1-7-1975; Ord. No. 64834, § 7, 7-1-1985; Ord. No. 65343, § 9, 8-18-1988; Ord. No. O-19-04, § 17, 3-4-2004; Ord. No. O-52-10, § 5, 9-16-2010)

State law reference

Similar provisions, K.S.A. 8-142.