8-2101. Parties to a crime established by uniform act. Every person who commits, attempts to commit, conspires to commit, or aids or abets in the commission of, any act declared in this act to be a crime, whether individually or in connection with one (1) or more other persons or as a principal, agent or […]
8-2102. Offenses by persons owning or controlling vehicles. It is unlawful for the owner, or any other person, employing or otherwise directing the driver of any vehicle to require or knowingly to permit the operation of such vehicle upon a highway in any manner contrary to law. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2102; July […]
8-2103. Application of act to public officers and employees. The provisions of this act which are applicable to drivers of vehicles upon the highways shall apply to the drivers of all vehicles owned or operated by the United States, this state or any county, city or any other political subdivision of the state, subject to […]
8-2104. When person to be taken before judge of district court; arrest at discretion of officer, when; traffic citation only in certain cases. (a) When a person is stopped by a law enforcement officer for any violation of any provision of the uniform act regulating traffic on highways not amounting to a felony, the person […]
8-2106. Traffic citation; procedure. (a) A law enforcement officer may prepare and deliver to a person a written traffic citation on a form approved by the division of motor vehicles, if the law enforcement officer stops the person for a violation of: (1) The uniform act regulating traffic on highways, which violation is a misdemeanor […]
8-2107. Offenses that may require an appearance bond; driver’s license deposit and procedures; license suspension for failure to appear; bond in lieu of driver’s license deposit; nonresident violator compact; docket fee; authorized only by legislative enactment. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the uniform act regulating traffic on highways, when a person is stopped […]
8-2108. Citation deemed lawful complaint. In the event the form of citation provided for in K.S.A. 8-2106, and amendments thereto, includes information required by law and is signed by the officer preparing it, such citation when filed with a court having jurisdiction shall be deemed to be a lawful complaint for the purpose of prosecution […]
8-2109. Authority of officer at scene of accident. (a) Except for felonies, a police officer at the scene of a traffic accident may issue a written traffic citation, as provided in K.S.A. 8-2106, and amendments thereto, to any driver of a vehicle involved in the accident when, based upon personal investigation, the officer has reasonable […]
8-2110. Failure to comply with traffic citation; misdemeanor; suspension of driver’s license; restricted driving privileges; fees for mailing notice; reinstatement fee; waiver of fee; authorized only by legislative enactment; disposition of reinstatement fees. [See Revisor’s Note] (a) Failure to comply with a traffic citation means failure either to: (1) Appear before any district or municipal […]
8-2110c. Failure to comply with traffic citation; misdemeanor; suspension of driver’s license; restricted driving privileges; fees for mailing notice; reinstatement fee; waiver of fee; authorized only by legislative enactment; disposition of reinstatement fees. [See Revisor’s Note] (a) Failure to comply with a traffic citation means failure either to: (1) Appear before any district or municipal […]
8-2111. Applicability of procedures in 8-2101 to 8-2110. The foregoing provisions of this article shall govern all police officers in making arrests without a warrant for violations of any provisions of article 15, 16, 17, 18 or 19 of chapter 8 of Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, but the procedure prescribed herein shall not […]
8-2112. Citation for illegally parked, standing or stopped vehicle. Whenever any motor vehicle without driver is found parked, standing or stopped in violation of this act or any ordinance, the officer finding such vehicle shall take its registration number and may take any other information displayed on the vehicle which may identify its user, and […]
8-2113. Same; failure to appear; notice. If a violator of state or local restrictions on stopping, standing or parking does not appear in response to a traffic citation affixed to such motor vehicle within a period of five (5) days, the clerk of the court, shall send to the owner of the motor vehicle to […]
8-2114. Same; prosecution; presumption of ownership. (a) In any prosecution charging a violation of any law or regulation governing the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle, proof that the particular vehicle described in the complaint was in violation of any such law or regulation, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint […]
8-2115. Records of traffic cases; transmittal of abstracts to division; form; effect of noncompliance; public inspection of records; notice of final disposition of appeals. (a) Every municipal judge or judge of a court not of record and every clerk of a court of record shall keep a full record of every case in which a […]
8-2116. Classification of violations; traffic infractions; misdemeanors; repeat misdemeanor offenses. (a) Every person convicted of violating K.S.A. 8-2503, and amendments thereto, or violating any of the sections listed in the uniform fine schedule in K.S.A. 8-2118, and amendments thereto, is guilty of a traffic infraction. (b) Except where another penalty or class of misdemeanor is […]
8-2117. Prosecution of juvenile traffic offenders; disposition. (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, a court of competent jurisdiction may hear prosecutions of traffic offenses involving any child 14 or more years of age but less than 18 years of age. The court hearing the prosecution may impose any fine authorized by law for […]
8-2118. Uniform fine schedule for traffic infraction violations; payment by mail with plea, when; full payment required; ordinance traffic infractions; doubling of fine in road construction zone and school zone; escalating fines for unlawful passing of a school bus. (a) A person charged with a traffic infraction shall, except as provided in subsection (b), appear […]
8-2119. Electronic citations. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Electronic citation” means a charging citation, complaint or notice to appear which is prepared by a law enforcement officer in an electronic data device with intent that the data collected will be electronically filed with a court or prosecutor for prosecution of a crime as […]
