Kansas Driving Record
Driving is a privilege, not a right. As such, it carries great responsibility.
Kansas Driver License
The Kansas Division of Motor Vehicles has 1.8 million licensed drivers and 2.5 million registered vehicles. The Division provides information obtaining, renewing or changing the address on your Kansas driver's license. It also maintains driving records and processes changes to driving privileges such as restrictions, suspensions, revocations and reinstatements. The Division coordinates administrative hearings and administers insurance requirements.
Kansas Speeding
Kansas basic speed law provides that you must never drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing. Consider road, weather and your vehicle condition, as well as your own physical condition. What might be a reasonable speed at one time may not be reasonable at another time because of different conditions. Adjust your driving to road, traffic and weather conditions.
Where no special hazard exists the traffic laws set up speed limits for normal driving conditions. Unless otherwise posted maximum limits are
- Thirty miles per hour in any urban district
- 70 miles per hour on any separated multilane highway as designated and posted by the Secretary of Transportation
- 65 miles per hour on any State or Federal Highway
- 55 miles per hour on any county or township highway
Kansas Financial Repsonsibility
No motor vehicle shall be registered or reregistered in this state unless the owner at the time of registration, has in effect a policy of motor vehicle liability insurance covering such motor vehicle. The vehicle owner shall certify that the owner has such financial security and shall maintain financial security continuously throughout the period of registration. The Motor Vehicle Division may require that the owner or owners insurance company produce records to prove the fact that such insurance was in effect at the time the vehicle was registered and has been maintained continuously from that date. Failure to produce such records shall be prima facie evidence that no financial security exists with regard to the vehicle concerned.
Kansas Drunk Driving
Kansas law (K.S.A. 8-1001) requires a driver to submit to and complete one or more test of breath, blood or urine to determine if the driver is under the influence of alcohol or drugs or both.
- The opportunity to consent to or refuse a test is not a constitutional right.
- There is no constitutional right to consult an attorney regarding whether to submit to testing
- A refusal to submit to and complete any test requested by a law enforcement officer will result in a driver license suspension of 1 year
- Test results showing an alcohol concentration of .08 or greater (.02 or greater in the case of a driver under age 21) will result in a license suspension of at least 30 days
- If a driver refuses a test or if the test results show an alcohol concentration of .08 or greater and the driver has previously been convicted or granted diversion on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or both, or a related offense, or has refused or failed a test within the past five years the persons driving privileges will be suspended for at least one year.
- A refusal to submit to a chemical test or the results of a chemical test may be used at any trial on a charge arising out of the operation or attempted operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or both.
- After a person submits to and completes a test they have the right to consult with an attorney and may secure additional testing which should be done as soon as possible and is customarily available from medical care facilities and physicians.
Kansas Drunk Driving
A first conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs will result in
- A fine up to $1,000
- A minimum jail sentence of 48 hours or 100 hours of community service
- A drivers license suspension
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