Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 8-2402 (2026)

Declaration of public policy

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8-2402. Declaration of public policy. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state to provide for fair and impartial regulation of those persons engaged in manufacturing, distributing or selling of vehicles. The provisions of this act which are applicable to such activities shall be administered in such a manner as will continue to promote fair dealing and honesty in the vehicle industry and among those engaged therein without unfair or unreasonable discrimination or undue preference or advantage. It is further declared to be the policy of this state to protect the public interest in the purchase and trade of vehicles, so as to insure protection against irresponsible vendors and dishonest or fraudulent sales practices and to assist, provide and secure a stable, efficient, enforceable and verifiable method for the distribution of vehicles to consumers in the state of Kansas and provide a system of tracking the flow of vehicles and their parts as well as preserving supporting services for consumers purchasing or otherwise acquiring vehicles.

History: L. 1980, ch. 36, § 2; L. 1981, ch. 48, § 2; L. 1990, ch. 52, § 2; L. 1991, ch. 33, § 19; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2021 · leading case: Blue v. McBride, 850 P.2d 852 (Kan. 1993).
Blue v. McBride, 850 P.2d 852 (Kan. 1993). · cites it 14× “K.S.A. 8-2402 is hereby amended to read as follows: 8-2402.”
New York v. Burger, 482 U.S. 691 (1987). · cites it 2× “See also Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-2402 (1982); Nev. Rev.”
Ed Bozarth Chevrolet, Inc. v. Black, 96 P.3d 272 (Kan. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 5× “8-135(c)(3) and K.S.A. 8-2402 as they apply in this case.”
Hartford Cas. Ins. Co. v. Credit Union 1 of Kansas, 992 P.2d 800 (Kan. 1999). · cites it 2× “Hartford, upon receipt of the letter, refused to pay the bond and filed a declaratory judgment action alleging that no payment was required because Credit Union 1 was not a member of the class sought to be protected by the bond requirements of K.S.A. 8-2402. The trial court…”
Util. Trailer Sales of Kansas City, Inc. v. Mac Trailer Mfg., Inc., 734 F. Supp. 2d 1210 (D. Kan. 2010). · cites it 2× “” K.S.A. § 8-2402. Under the second part of the test, the parties have presented no evidence of the legislative history of the KDMLA.”
Nicklin v. Harper, 860 P.2d 31 (Kan. Ct. App. 1993). “public policy of tliis state to provide for fair and impartial regulation of those persons engaged in manufacturing, distributing or selling of vehicles.”
True Heart Corp. v. River City Auto Sales, Inc., 82 P.3d 519 (Kan. Ct. App. 2003). “” See K.S.A. 8-2402. A consumer who has been aggrieved by the unfair practices of a vehicle dealer likely does not have the financial wherewithal to subsidize a protracted litigation to recover payment under the Act after previously litigating his or her rights to payment in…”
Reed Auto of Overland Park, LLC v. Landers McLarty Olathe KS, LLC (D. Kan. 2021). · cites it 2× “7 First, it points to K.S.A. § 8-2402. That provision states that it is “the public policy of this state to provide for fair and impartial regulation of those persons engaged in manufacturing, distributing or selling of vehicles” and that the provisions of the Act should be 7…”
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