Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Legal Services

TO:	David L. Corliss, Interim City Manager
FROM:	Scott J. Miller, Staff Attorney
Date:	August 15, 2006
RE:	Ordinance 8031 -- 2006 Edition of the Standard Traffic Ordinance

Attached please find Ordinance 8031, which adopts by reference the 2006 Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities prepared by the League of Kansas Municipalities.

The 2006 version of the Standard Traffic Ordinances includes several provisions that are changed from the prior year’s version. The purpose of the changes is to ensure compatibility between recently amended Kansas statutes and the provisions of the City’s traffic laws. Some of the more noteworthy changes involve leaving the scene of accidents and the duty to report accidents, driving with a suspended driver’s license or as a habitual violator, failure to obey school crossing guards, and additional requirements for booster seat use for children. Below is a complete list of the provisions amended:

Sec.	Title
1	Definitions
23	Accidents Involving Death or Personal Injuries
27	Duty to Report Accidents
30.2	Preliminary Breath Test
61.1	Passing When Near a Stationary Authorized Emergency Vehicle
62	Highway Construction and Maintenance
64.1	School Crossing Guard; Disobeying
141	Motorcycle Footrests and Handlebars
144	When Lighted Lamps Required; Visibility Distance and Mounted Heights of Lamps
182	Child Passenger Safety Restraining System
184	Driving While License Cancelled, Suspended or Revoked
195.1	Operation of a Motor Vehicle When a Habitual Violator
198	Vehicle License; Illegal Tag

Because it is important for the City of Lawrence to maintain consistency between its traffic code provisions and the dictates of Kansas law, it is my recommendation that this ordinance be adopted.