Kansas Statutes

§ 8-2116 — Classification of violations; traffic infractions; misdemeanors; repeat misdemeanor offenses

Kansas § 8-2116
JurisdictionKansas
Ch. 8AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES
Art. 21UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC; PARTIES, ARRESTS, CITATIONS, PROCEDURES AND PENALTIES

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-2116 (2026).

Text

(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 provided by statute, every person convicted of violating any provision of the uniform act regulating traffic on highways designated as a misdemeanor is guilty of a class C misdemeanor, except that upon a second such offense committed within one year after the date of the first such offense, upon conviction thereof, such person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor, and upon a third or subsequent such offense committed within one year after the first such offense, upon conviction thereof, such person is guilty of

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Related

State v. Makin
576 P.2d 666 (Supreme Court of Kansas, 1978)
18 case citations
State v. Gross
184 P.3d 978 (Court of Appeals of Kansas, 2008)
9 case citations
Simpson v. State of Kansas
593 F. App'x 790 (Tenth Circuit, 2014)
6 case citations

Legislative History

L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2116; L. 1975, ch. 39, § 37; L. 1984, ch. 39, § 26; L. 2019, ch. 8, § 1; July 1.

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