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2025 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles
Article 19 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Size, Weight And Load Of Vehicles
8-1920 Gross weight limits for emergency vehicles.

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KS Stat § 8-1920 (2025)
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8-1920. Gross weight limits for emergency vehicles.
(a) Notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary, an emergency vehicle may operate at a gross weight not exceeding 86,000 pounds, subject to a maximum weight of:

(1) 24,000 pounds on a single steering axle;

(2) 33,500 pounds on a single drive axle;

(3) 62,000 pounds on a tandem axle;

(4) 52,000 pounds on a tandem rear drive steer axle.

(b) As used in this section, "emergency vehicle" means a vehicle designed to be used under emergency conditions to:

(1) Transport personnel and equipment; and

(2) support the suppression of fires and mitigation of other hazardous situations.

History: L. 2018, ch. 72, ยง 3; July 1.

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