Chapter 14 · Traffic

Article 7. Golf Carts

Sections 14-701 to 14-707 · 7 sections

14-701 Operation of golf carts.

(a)Golf carts may be operated upon the public highways, streets, roads and alleys within the corporate city limits of the city; No golf cart shall be operated on any interstate highway, federal highway, state highway or on Main Street or Blanchard Street west of Main Street in the city; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit golf carts from crossing such roadways.

(b)No golf cart shall be operated on any public highway, street road or alley between sunset and sunrise.

(c)Every person operating a golf cart on the public highways, streets, roads and alleys of the city shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to a driver of a vehicle imposed by law.

(Ord. 11-804)

14-702 Valid Driver’s license required; Penalty.

No person shall operate a golf cart on any public highway, street, road or alley within the corporate limits of the city unless such person has a valid driver’s license. Violation of this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 11-804)

14-703 Definition.

Golf cart — means a motor vehicle that has not less than three wheels in contact with the ground, an unladen weight of not more than 1,800 pounds, is designed to be operated at not more than 25 miles per hour and is designed to carry not more than four persons, including a driver.

(Ord. 11-804)

14-704 Penalty.

Unless specifically provided herein, a violation of this section shall be deemed an ordinance traffic infraction. Upon an entry of a plea of guilty or no contest or upon being convicted of such violation, the penalty imposed shall be in accordance with Section 201, Standard Traffic Ordinance, and amendments thereto, or such other similar provisions as the city may then have in effect.

(Ord. 11-804)

14-705 Operation of golf carts; display of slow-moving vehicle emblem.

(a)No person under the age of 18 years shall operate a golf cart on any public highway, street, road or alley within the corporate limits of the city. Further, it shall be illegal to operate a golf cart upon such roadways unless such vehicle displays a slow moving vehicle emblem on the rear of the vehicle.

(b)For the purpose of this section, “slow-moving vehicle emblem” has the same meaning as contained in K.S.A. 8-1717, and amendments thereto.

(c)The slow-moving vehicle emblem shall be mounted and displayed in compliance with K.S.A. 8-1717, and amendments thereto.

(Ord. 11-804)

14-706 Insurance required; penalty.

(a)Every owner of a golf cart shall provide liability coverage in accordance with Section 200 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, and amendments thereto, and the Kansas Automobile Injury Reparations Act, K.S.A. 40-3101, et seq., and amendments thereto.

(b)All provisions of Section 200 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, and amendments thereto, including penalty provisions, shall be applicable to all owners and operators of golf carts.

(Ord. 11-804)

14-707 Registration and license; Fee; Application; Penalty.

Before operating any golf cart on any public highway, street, road or alley within the corporate limits of the city, the vehicle shall be registered with the police department and display a valid registration decal affixed and displayed in such a manner as to be clearly visible from the rear of the vehicle. The application shall be made to the City Clerk upon forms provided by the city and each application shall contain the name of the owner, the owner’s residence address, or bona fide place of business, a brief description of the vehicle to be registered (including made, model and serial number, if applicable.) Proof of insurance, as required in Section 14-706 shall be furnished at the time of application for registration. The annual registration fee for a golf cart shall be $50.00. The full amount of the license fee shall be required regardless of the time of year that the application is made. The license issued hereunder shall be non-transferable. The City shall be exempt from payment of the registration fee.

(Ord. 11-804)