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State rules board approves temporary adoption of updated out-of-service criteria for commercial motor vehicles
Summary
The State Rules and Regulations Board approved a temporary rule (K.A.R. 82-41) adopting the latest North American Standard out-of-service criteria; Kansas Corporation Commission staff said the change lets inspectors place drivers out of service for inability to communicate and a public hearing on the permanent rule is set for June 30.
The State Rules and Regulations Board voted to approve a temporary regulation, K.A.R. 82-41, that adopts the latest North American Standard out-of-service (OOS) criteria for commercial motor vehicles.
Deputy Attorney General Robert Hutchison, who opened the meeting, framed the board’s action under K.S.A. 77-4-22, saying the statute requires the board to find a temporary rule is necessary to preserve “public peace, health, safety or welfare.” "I think that last comment you made about giving tools for safety and closing a loophole that would get drivers who shouldn't be on the road off the road is the justification for the temporary process," Hutchison said during the meeting.
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