Kansas § 8-1804 - Stop lamps, turn signals and side lamps
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§ 8-1804. Stop lamps, turn signals and side lamps
8-1804. Stop lamps, turn signals and side lamps. (a) Every motorcycle and motor-driven cycle shall be equipped with at least one stop lamp meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1721, and amendments thereto.(b) Every motorcycle manufactured after January 1, 1973, shall be equipped with electric turn signals meeting the requirements of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-1721, and amendments thereto. Motor-driven cycles may, but need not, be equipped with electric turn signals.(c) In addition to the lamps otherwise permitted by this article, a motorcycle may be equipped with lamps on the sides thereof, visible from the side of the motorcycle but not from the front or rear thereof, which lamps, together with mountings or receptacles, shall be set into depressions or recesses in the body or wheel of the motorcycle and shall not protrude beyond or outside the body or wheel of the motorcycle. The light source may emit only white, amber or red light without glare.History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1804; L. 2013, ch. 26, § 2; July 1.
Source: official Kansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-1804 ("Stop lamps, turn signals and side lamps") is part of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of Kansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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