Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 8-1404 (2026)

"Authorized emergency vehicle" defined; exemptions

✓ current as of May 2026

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section KS-LEGkslegislature.org JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

8-1404. "Authorized emergency vehicle" defined; exemptions. "Authorized emergency vehicle" means such fire department vehicles or police bicycles or police vehicles which are publicly owned; motor vehicles operated by ambulance services permitted by the emergency medical services board under the provisions of K.S.A. 65-6101 et seq., and amendments thereto; wreckers, tow trucks or car carriers, as defined by K.S.A. 66-1329, and amendments thereto, and having a certificate of public service from the state corporation commission; and such other publicly or privately owned vehicles which are designated as emergency vehicles pursuant to K.S.A. 8-2010, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1404; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 19; L. 1992, ch. 141, § 3; L. 1993, ch. 199, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 180, § 1; L. 2003, ch. 61, § 2; July 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2023 · leading case: Thornton v. Shore, 666 P.2d 655 (Kan. 1983).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

Thornton v. Shore, 666 P.2d 655 (Kan. 1983). · cites it 2× “It should be noted K.S.A. 8-1404 defines authorized emergency vehicles as: "[S]uch fire department vehicles, police vehicles and ambulances as are publicly owned and such other publicly or privately owned vehicles as are designated by the secretary of transportation pursuant to…”

Sturm v. Cude (D. Kan. 2023). · cites it 2× “” K.S.A. § 8-1404. -5- a duty to Sturm, (2) defendant breached that duty, (3) defendant’s breach of duty caused the inju ry to Sturm and (4) Sturm suffered damages.”

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.