EXECUTIVE ORDER 07-07

WHEREAS, K.S.A. 48-925(b) provides that the Governor may issue orders and proclamations which shall have the enforce and effect of law during the period of a state of disaster declared under subsection (b) of K.S.A. 48-924; and

WHEREAS, on the 5th day of May, 2007, I declared a state of emergency for Kiowa, Barton, Stafford, Pratt, Edwards and Phillips counties as a result of severe weather, including, tornados, hail, high winds and flooding which struck, causing loss of life, personal injury and excessive damage to businesses and homes; and

WHEREAS, victims of this natural disaster are prevented, hindered or delayed from coping with the affects of the disaster by State regulatory provisions controlling the issuance of duplicate driver’s licenses, duplicate vehicle titles and registrations, other duplicate vehicle documentation and duplicate marriage and birth certificates;

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority vested in me as Governor of the State of Kansas, I hereby suspend the provisions of the regulatory statutes, rules and/or regulations prescribing the requirement for fee assessments to obtain duplicate driver’s licenses, duplicate vehicle titles and registrations, other duplicate vehicle documentation and duplicate marriage and birth certificates for victims of the May 5, 2007 natural disaster.