CHAPTER 14. TRAFFICCHAPTER 14. TRAFFIC\Article 5. Commercial Vehicle Safety Act

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, parts 383, 385, 390-397, July 1, 2008 Edition, Management Editions, prepared and published in book form by LabelMaster, 5724 N. Pulaski Rd., Chicago, Illinois, 60646, and amendments thereto, is hereby incorporated by reference and made part of this Chapter, save and except such articles, sections, parts, or portions as are hereafter omitted, deleted, modified, or changed, and is hereby designated as the “Commercial Vehicle Safety Act.”

(Code 2009)

Pursuant to K.S.A. 12-3010, at least one (1) copy of said book shall be marked or stamped “Official Copy” as incorporated by ordinance, with all sections or portions thereof intended to be omitted clearly marked to show any such deletion or change, and filed with the City Clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable hours. The Police Department, Municipal Judge, and all administrative departments of the City charged with the enforcement of these regulations shall be supplied, at the cost of the City, such number of official copies of said book as may be deemed expedient.

(Code 2009)

Sections 390.37 and 383.53 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, are hereby amended to read as follows: The court clerk is hereby directed to abstract all convictions of violations committed by persons holding a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) to the Driver’s Control Bureau of the Department of Revenue. Any further action to a person’s CDL as a result of the abstracted conviction will be at the discretion of the Driver’s Control Bureau in accordance with state statutes and regulations.

(Code 2009)

It shall be unlawful for any person to violate the provisions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations parts 383, 385, and 390-397, as herein adopted or amended. The judge of the Municipal Court may, in the manner prescribed by K.S.A. 12-4305 or any amendments thereto, establish a schedule of fines for violations of any section of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations 383, 385, and 390-397, including adopting the fine schedule utilized by the Kansas Highway Patrol. Any person who violates the provisions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations parts 383, 385, and 390-397 shall, upon conviction, be fined as set forth in the City’s fine schedule. Any person who violates any provision of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations parts 383, 385, and 390-397 for which a fine is not scheduled shall, upon conviction, shall be fined or otherwise penalized as provided in the Standard Traffic Ordinance as incorporated into the City Code, through Chapter 14, Article 1.

(Code 2009)