8-1708.
Stop lamps and turn signals.
(a) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer shall be equipped with two (2) or more stop lamps meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1721, except that passenger cars manufactured or assembled prior to January 1, 1953, shall be equipped with at least one stop lamp. On a combination of vehicles, only the stop lamps on the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1721.
(b) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer shall be equipped with electric turn signal lamps meeting the requirements of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-1721, except that passenger cars and trucks less than eighty (80) inches in width, manufactured or assembled prior to January 1, 1953, and vehicles registered under K.S.A. 8-194 need not be equipped with electric turn signal lamps.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1708; L. 1975, ch. 39, § 17; April 19.
Notes of Decisions
Martin v. Kansas Dep't of Revenue, 176 P.3d 938 (Kan. 2008).
· cites it 4× “which shall be actuated upon application of the service or foot brake" and sets forth the colors of the "lamp or lamps" and the distance from which they must be visible.”
City of Pratt v. Stover, 32 P.3d 1143 (Kan. 2001).
“8-1706 (tail lamps); K.S.A. 8-1708 (stop lamps). J.L. is distinguishable.”
State v. Lees, 432 P.3d 1020 (Kan. Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 6× “In Martin , a driver's license suspension case, a law enforcement officer stopped a driver for having a malfunctioning brake light, although two other brake lights were *549 working.”
State v. Anthony (Kan. Ct. App. 2020).
· cites it 2× “8-1706 rather than K.S.A. 8-1708. In the alternative, the State asks the panel to uphold the district court's decision as right for the wrong reason because circumstances other than the defective brake light gave rise to reasonable suspicion to stop Anthony.”
— K.S.A. § 8-1708(a) — 2 cases
Martin v. Kansas Dep't of Revenue, 176 P.3d 938 (Kan. 2008).
“which shall be actuated upon application of the service or foot brake" and sets forth the colors of the "lamp or lamps" and the distance from which they must be visible.”
State v. Lees, 432 P.3d 1020 (Kan. Ct. App. 2018).
“In Martin , a driver's license suspension case, a law enforcement officer stopped a driver for having a malfunctioning brake light, although two other brake lights were *549 working.”
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