Kansas Statutes

§ 8-244 — Licenses to be carried and delivered upon demand; defense

Kansas § 8-244

JurisdictionKansas

Ch. 8AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES

Art. 2DRIVERS' LICENSES

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Bluebook

Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-244 (2026).

Text

(a)Every licensee shall have such person's driver's license in such person's immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle. However, no person charged with violating this subsection shall be convicted if such person produces in court or the office of the arresting officer a driver's license theretofore issued to such person and valid at the time of arrest.

(b)Every licensee operating a motor vehicle shall promptly deliver such person's driver's license upon demand of any officer of a court of competent jurisdiction, any peace officer or any examiner or officer of the division of vehicles when the license is in such person's immediate possession at the time of the demand.

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(a) Every licensee shall have such person's driver's license in such person's immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle. However, no person charged with violating this subsection shall be convicted if such person produces in court or the office of the arresting officer a driver's license theretofore issued to such person and valid at the time of arrest.
(b) Every licensee operating a motor vehicle shall promptly deliver such person's driver's license upon demand of any officer of a court of competent jurisdiction, any peace officer or any examiner or officer of the division of vehicles when the license is in such person's immediate possession at the time of the demand.

Related

United States v. Robert Lambert

46 F.3d 1064 (Tenth Circuit, 1995)

124 case citations

Fillmore v. Ordonez

829 F. Supp. 1544 (D. Kansas, 1993)

33 case citations

United States v. Lopez

849 F.3d 921 (Tenth Circuit, 2017)

20 case citations

State v. Garner

608 P.2d 1321 (Supreme Court of Kansas, 1980)

18 case citations

State v. Greenberg

607 P.2d 530 (Court of Appeals of Kansas, 1980)

12 case citations

United States v. Olivares-Campos

276 F. App'x 816 (Tenth Circuit, 2008)

9 case citations

Fillmore v. Eichkorn

891 F. Supp. 1482 (D. Kansas, 1995)

5 case citations

United States v. Pullen

884 F. Supp. 410 (D. Kansas, 1995)

3 case citations

Brown v. Fisher

(Tenth Circuit, 2008)

Legislative History

L. 1937, ch. 73, § 11; L. 1949, ch. 104, § 15; L. 1959, ch. 49, § 12; L. 1973, ch. 134, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 36, § 15; L. 2019, ch. 29, § 1; July 1.

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