The term “golf cart” means a motor vehicle that has not less than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground, an unladen weight of not more than one thousand eight hundred (1,800) pounds, is designed to be operated at not more than twenty-five (25) miles per hour and is designed to carry not more than four (4) persons, including the driver.

(Code 1961, 10-11-1; Ord. 3903; Code 2023)

(a)   Golf carts may be operated upon the public highways, streets, roads and alleys within the corporate limits of the city; provided, however, that no golf cart may be operated upon any public highway, street, road and alley with a posted speed limit in excess of thirty (30) miles per hour; and, provided, further, that the provisions of this subsection shall not prohibit a golf cart from crossing a street or highway with a posted speed limit greater than thirty (30) miles per hour.

(b)   No golf cart shall be operated on any interstate highway, federal highway or state highway; provided, however, that the provisions of this subsection shall not prohibit a golf cart from crossing a federal or state highway.

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

(d)   No golf cart shall be operated on any public highway, street, road or alley unless such vehicle displays a slow-moving vehicle emblem on the rear of the vehicle. For the purpose of this subsection, the term “slow moving vehicle emblem” has the same meaning as contained in K.S.A. 8-1717, and amendments thereto. Such emblem shall be mounted and displayed in compliance with K.S.A. 8-1717, and amendments thereto.

(e)   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 as are imposed by Kansas law or other ordinances of the city of Garnett, Kansas.

(Code 1961, 10-11-2; Ord. 3903; Code 2023)

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 class C (or higher) driver’s license. Violation of this section is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Code 1961, 10-11-3; Ord. 3903; Code 2023)

No person shall operate a golf cart on any public highway, street, road or alley within the corporate limits of the city unless such golf cart and its operation upon such public way shall be covered by liability insurance in accordance with section 200 of the current standard traffic ordinance as adopted by the city of Garnett, Kansas, and any amendments thereto, and with the Kansas automobile injury reparations act, K.S.A. 40-3101 et seq., and amendments thereto. All provisions of said section 200, including penalty provisions, shall be applicable to all golf carts and to all owners and operators thereof on public ways.

(Code 1961, 10-11-4; Ord. 3903; Code 2023)

Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, a violation of the provisions hereof 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 penalty provisions applicable to the standard traffic ordinance then in force within the city of Garnett, Kansas, or such other similar penalty provision as the city may then have in effect.

(Code 1961, 10-11-5; Ord. 3903; Code 2023)