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As Amended by House Committee
Session of 2026
HOUSE BILL No. 2585
By Representative W. Carpenter
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AN ACT concerning motor vehicles; relating to distinctive license plates;
providing for the delta waterfowl license plate.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) On and after January 1, 2027, any owner or lessee of
one or more passenger vehicles or trucks registered for a gross weight of
20,000 pounds or less who is a resident of Kansas, upon compliance with
the provisions of this section, may be issued one delta waterfowl license
plate for each such passenger vehicle or truck. Such license plate shall be
issued for the same time as other license plates upon proper registration
and payment of the regular license fee as provided in K.S.A. 8-143, and
amendments thereto, and the payment to the county treasurer of the logo
use royalty payment.
(b) The board of directors of delta waterfowl may authorize the use of
the organization's logo to be affixed on license plates as provided by this
section. Any motor vehicle owner or lessee shall pay an amount of not less
than $25 nor more than $100, as determined by the board of directors of
delta waterfowl, as a logo use royalty payment for each such license plate
to be issued. The logo use royalty payment shall be paid to the county
treasurer.
(c) Any applicant for a license plate authorized by this section may
make application for such license plate not less than 60 days prior to such
person's renewal of registration date, on a form prescribed and furnished
by the director of vehicles, and any applicant for such license plate shall
pay to the county treasurer the logo use royalty payment. Application for
registration of a passenger vehicle or truck and issuance of the license
plate under this section shall be made by the owner or lessee in a manner
prescribed by the director of vehicles upon forms furnished by the director.
(d) No registration or license plate issued under this section shall be
transferable to any other person.
(e) The director of vehicles may transfer a delta waterfowl license
plate from a leased vehicle to a purchased vehicle.
(f) Renewals of registration under this section shall be made annually,
upon payment of the fee prescribed in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments
thereto, and in the manner prescribed in K.S.A. 8-132(b), and amendments
thereto. No renewal of registration shall be made to any applicant until
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such applicant provides to the county treasurer the annual royalty payment.
If such annual royalty payment is not made to the county treasurer, the
applicant shall be required to comply with the provisions of K.S.A. 8-143,
and amendments thereto, and return the license plate to the county
treasurer of such person's residence.
(g) The board of directors of delta waterfowl, with the approval of the
director of vehicles, shall design a plate to be issued under the provisions
of this section.
(h) As a condition of receiving the delta waterfowl license plate and
any subsequent registration renewal of such license plate, the applicant
shall consent to the division authorizing the division's release of motor
vehicle record information, including the applicant's name, address,
royalty payment amount, plate number and vehicle type to the board of
directors of delta waterfowl and the state treasurer.
(j) The collection and remittance of annual royalty payments by the
county treasurer shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 8-1,141(h),
and amendments thereto , except that payments from the delta
waterfowl license plate royalty fund shall be made on a monthly basis
to the delta waterfowl foundation.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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