Printable Format8-1573. Unattended motor vehicle. (a) No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key from the ignition, effectively setting the brake thereon and, when standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway.
(b) For the purpose of this section, unattended shall not be construed to mean a motor vehicle with an engine that has been activated by a remote starter system, when the motor vehicle is locked and when the ignition keys are not in the motor vehicle.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1573; L. 2003, ch. 56, § 1; April 24.
Source or prior law:
8-573a.
Law Review and Bar Journal References:
Prior law (K.S.A. 8-573); owner's duty to lock his automobile, Harry G. Miller, 11 W.L.J. 319, 320 (1972).
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Section did not create special duty to impute liability to highway patrol trooper struggling to control suspect in front seat of vehicle. Lamb v. State, 33 Kan. App. 2d 843, 109 P.3d 1265 (2005).
2. Cited; improperly seized evidence; facts insufficient to invoke the inevitable discovery rule. State v. Stowell, 286 Kan. 163, 166, 182 P.3d 1214 (2008).