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Kansas Statutes

§ 8-1609 — Failure to report; suspension of driver's license; penalty

Kansas § 8-1609
JurisdictionKansas
Ch. 8AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES
Art. 16UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC; ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-1609 (2026).

Text

The director shall suspend the license or permit to drive and any nonresident operating privileges of any person failing to report an accident as herein provided until such report has been filed, and the director may extend such suspension not to exceed thirty (30) days. Any person who shall fail to make a written report as required in this article and who shall fail to file such report with the division within the time prescribed shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in K.S.A. 8-2116.

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§ 8-2116
Kansas § 8-2116

Legislative History

L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1609; July 1.

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