Kansas Statutes 8-291. Violation of restrictions on driver’s license or permit; misdemeanor; penalties
(a) It is a misdemeanor for any person to operate a motor vehicle in violation of the restrictions on any driver‘s license or permit imposed pursuant to any statute.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c):
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 8-291
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- conviction: means an unvacated adjudication of guilt or a determination that a person has violated or failed to comply with the law and in a court of original jurisdiction or an administrative proceeding, an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure the person's appearance in court, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere accepted by the court, the payment of a fine or court cost, or violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of whether the penalty is rebated, suspended or probated;
(i) "disqualification" means any of the following:
(1) The suspension, revocation, or cancellation of a commercial driver's license by the state or jurisdiction of issuance;
(2) any withdrawal of a person's privileges to drive a commercial motor vehicle by a state or other jurisdiction as the result of a violation of state or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than parking, vehicle weight or vehicle defect violations;
(3) a determination by the federal motor carrier safety administration that a person is not qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle under 49 C. See Kansas Statutes 8-2,128
- driver: means any person who drives, operates or is in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle, in any place open to the general public for purposes of vehicular traffic, or who is required to hold a commercial driver's license;
(l) "driver's license" means any driver's license or any other license or permit to operate a motor vehicle issued under, or granted by, the laws of this state, including:
(1) Any temporary license or instruction;
(2) the privilege of any person to drive a motor vehicle whether or not such person holds a valid license; or
(3) any nonresident's operating privilege;
(m) "employer" means any person, including the United States, a state or a political subdivision of a state, who owns or leases a commercial motor vehicle or assigns a person to drive a commercial motor vehicle;
(n) "endorsement" means an authorization to an individual's commercial driver's license required to permit the individual to operate certain types of commercial motor vehicles;
(o) "felony" means any offense under state or federal law that is punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year;
(p) "gross vehicle weight rating" means the value specified by the manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a single or a combination (articulated) vehicle. See Kansas Statutes 8-2,128
- Motor vehicle: means every vehicle that is self-propelled upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway except devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Kansas Statutes 8-273
- Person: means every natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation or school. See Kansas Statutes 8-273
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(1) Any person guilty of violating this section, upon the first conviction, shall be fined not to exceed $250, and the court shall suspend such person’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle for not less than 30 days and not more than two years.
(2) Any person guilty of violating this section, upon a second or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not to exceed $500, and the court shall suspend such person’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle for not less than 90 days and not more than two years.
(c) Any person guilty of violating this section, for violating restrictions on a driver’s license or permit imposed pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-237, 8-296, Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-2,100 or 8-2,101, and amendments thereto:
(1) Upon first conviction, the court shall suspend such person’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle for 30 days;
(2) upon a second conviction, the court shall suspend such person’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle for 90 days; and
(3) upon a third or subsequent conviction, the court shall suspend such person’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle for one year.
(d) Nothing in this section shall limit a court in imposing penalties, conditions or restrictions authorized by any other statute arising from the same occurrence in addition to penalties and suspensions imposed under this section.