Title 12 - Traffic

12.04.195 Vehicle License; Illegal Tag.

No person shall:

1. a.
   Park, leave unattended, operate or drive any motor vehicle upon a street or highway within this City 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 or plates 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, and amendments thereto, subject to the exemptions allowed in K.S.A. 8-135 and 8-198, and amendments thereto.  A violation of this subsection (a) by a person unlawfully claiming that a motor vehicle is exempt from registration as a self-propelled crane under K.S.A. 8-128(b) and amendments thereto, shall constitute a violation punishable by a fine of not less than $500.00. A person shall not be charged with a violation of this subsection for failing to display a registration decal on any vehicle except those included under K.S.A. 8-1,101 and K.S.A. 2016 8-143m and 8-1,152, and amendments thereto, up to and including the 10th day following the expiration of the registration if the person is able to produce a printed payment receipt or electronic payment receipt from an online electronic payment processing system for the current 12-month registration period.  Any charge for failing to display a registration decal up to and including the 10th day following the expiration of the registration shall be dismissed if the person produces in court a registration receipt for the current 12-month registration period which was valid at the time of arrest.
2. b.
   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.  A violation of this subsection (b) shall constitute an ordinance violation punishable by a fine of not less than $100.00 and forfeiture of the item.  A mandatory court appearance shall be required of any person violating this subsection (b).  This subsection (b) shall not apply to the possession of:

   1. 1.
      Model year license plates displayed on antique vehicles as allowed under K.S.A. 8-172, and amendments thereto; or
   2. 2.
      Distinctive license plates allowed under K.S.A. 8-1,147, and amendments thereto.
3. c.
   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.
4. d.
   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.
5. e.
   Carry or display a registered number plate or plates or registration decal upon any vehicle not lawfully issued for such vehicle.
6. f.
   Any person violating subsections (a), (b) or (c) shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $2,500.00, or by imprisonment for not less than 30 days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.  Any person violating subsections (d) or (e) shall be punished as provided in Section 12.04.197.

(History: Ord. TC-1260,FFFF §68, 2022; Ord. TC-1260, YYY §3, 2017; TC-1260, WWW §7, 2015; TC-1260, QQQ §6, 2010; TC-1260, LLL §1, 2007; TC-1260,X §1, 91; TC-1260 §208, 84) (State Law: K.S.A. 8-142)

Effective on: 1/1/1901