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8-2,148. Nonresident commercial driver's license; requirements. (a) The division may issue a nonresident commercial driver's license to an applicant who is at least 18 years of age and employed by a Kansas employer but is a resident of a foreign country for the operation of any commercial class of vehicles if such person has passed a knowledge and skills test pursuant to K.S.A. 8-2,133, and amendments thereto. Any person who is applying for a nonresident commercial driver's license shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 8-2,125 through 8-2,145, and amendments thereto;

(b) A nonresident commercial driver's license issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall contain on the face of the license the statement "nonresident commercial driver's license" or "nonresident CDL";

(c) Any such license issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall be valid only for the period the nonresident is authorized to be employed in the United States. The fee for a nonresident commercial driver's license will be the same as for a resident commercial driver's license;

(d) If the nonresident applicant is the holder of a nonresident commercial driver's license issued by another state, such license shall be surrendered to the state of Kansas at the time a Kansas nonresident commercial driver's license is issued;

(e) The provisions of this section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas uniform commercial drivers' license act.

History: L. 1994, ch. 186, § 1; April 21.