8-1609. Failure to report; suspension of driver's license; penalty. 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.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, ยง 8-1609; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles
Article 16 - Uniform Act Regulating Traffic; Accidents And Accident Reports
8-1601 Application of sections in article 16.
8-1605 Duty of driver upon damaging unattended vehicle or other property; misdemeanor.
8-1607 Division may require driver or owner to submit written accident report.
8-1608 False information or report concerning accident; misdemeanor.
8-1609 Failure to report; suspension of driver's license; penalty.
8-1610 Reports by secretary of health and environment on deaths resulting from accidents.
8-1611 Reports by law enforcement officers investigating accidents.
8-1613 Tabulation and analysis of accident reports by secretary of transportation.