8-246. Replacement drivers' licenses. (a) If a driver's license issued under the provisions of this act is lost or destroyed, or if a new name is acquired, the person to whom such driver's license was issued may obtain a replacement upon:
(1) Furnishing satisfactory proof of the loss, destruction or name change to the division, including an affidavit stating the circumstances of the loss, destruction or name change;
(2) payment of a fee of $8; and
(3) furnishing proof of the person's identity as provided in subsection (b). The driver's license examiner also shall compare the applicant with the division's existing information and facial image database.
(b) For the purposes of obtaining a replacement driver's license, proof of a person's identity shall include at least two of the following documents, one of the documents shall bear the person's signature and one of the documents shall bear the person's age or one of the documents shall bear the person's signature and age:
(1) Military identification card;
(2) military dependent identification card;
(3) military discharge papers;
(4) military DD214;
(5) an original or certified copy of a state issued birth certificate;
(6) marriage license;
(7) medicare identification card;
(8) certified copy of court order specifying a change of name of the person;
(9) commercially produced school yearbook with photograph of the person, and the book is less than five years old;
(10) an official passport issued by any country;
(11) alien registration documents issued by the United States;
(12) expired or current driver's license or identification card issued by the Kansas division of vehicles or an expired or current driver's license or identification card of another state issued by similar authority, and for any document in this paragraph the document must bear a photograph of the person;
(13) student identification card bearing the photograph of the person;
(14) employee identification card bearing the photograph of the person;
(15) a copy of any federal or state income tax return bearing the signature of the person;
(16) an identification certificate issued by the department of corrections to an offender under the supervision of the secretary of corrections; or
(17) an identification certificate issued by a court services or community corrections agency to an offender under the probation supervision of such agency.
(c) The division may waive the furnishing of one of the documents required by subsection (b) in the case of:
(1) A person who is 65 or more years of age; or
(2) an inmate who has been released on parole, conditional release or expiration of the inmate's maximum sentence. When additional clarification is needed to adequately describe any of the above items, the division shall specify such clarification in making the requirement for such item.
(d) In lieu of providing one of the documents required by subsection (b), a person may recite to the satisfaction of the driver's license examiner the recent motor vehicle operating record of the person.
(e) Any person who loses a driver's license and who, after obtaining a replacement, finds the original license shall immediately surrender the original license to the division.
History: L. 1937, ch. 73, § 13; L. 1949, ch. 104, § 17; L. 1959, ch. 49, § 14; L. 1972, ch. 26, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 36, § 17; L. 1983, ch. 32, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 36, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 46, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 42, § 3; L. 1992, ch. 310, § 2; L. 1994, ch. 24, § 2; L. 1997, ch. 36, § 2; L. 2007, ch. 160, § 6; L. 2021, ch. 105, § 1; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 8 - Automobiles And Other Vehicles
8-222 Liability of owner for damages caused by negligence of minors under age of sixteen.
8-234d Motor vehicle drivers' license act; scope and effect of certain sections.
8-235b Findings of department upon receipt of application; issuance of license, when.
8-235c Findings of division; when examination required; exception.
8-236 Persons exempt from license.
8-237 Persons to whom license not issued.
8-239 Instruction permits for persons 17 years of age and older; conditions and requirements.
8-244 Licenses to be carried and delivered upon demand; defense.
8-245 Restrictions on licensees; suspension or revocation; misdemeanor.
8-246 Replacement drivers' licenses.
8-248 Notice of change of address or name.
8-249 Records to be kept by division; rules and regulations.
8-250 Authority of division to cancel license; surrender of license.
8-252a Suspension or revocation of driving privileges of nonresident or unlicensed person.
8-255b Medical advisory board; appointment; procedure; advisory opinions; limiting tort liability.
8-256 Period of suspension or revocation.
8-256a Application of act to certain persons.
8-257 Surrender of license; division authorized to destroy; application.
8-258 No operation under foreign license during suspension or revocation in this state.
8-259 Cancellation, suspension, revocation or denial of license by division; judicial review.
8-261a Making false affidavit perjury.
8-263 Permitting unauthorized minor to drive.
8-264 Permitting unauthorized person to drive.
8-265 Employing persons to operate vehicle; proper class of license required.
8-266 Renting motor vehicle to another; record.
8-268 Penalties for violations.
8-269 Uniformity of interpretation.
8-270 Effect of noncompliance.
8-273 Drivers' training school license act; definitions.
8-274 Same; license to operate.
8-275 Same; qualifications to operate school.
8-276 Drivers' training schools; qualifications for instructor of school.
8-277 Same; issuance of certificate, when; expiration; renewal of licenses.
8-278 Same; rules and regulations by state board.
8-279 Same; cancellation, suspension, revocation or refusal to issue license, when.
8-280 Same; disposition of moneys.
8-281 Same; penalty for violations.
8-282 Same; act inapplicable to certain schools.
8-285 "Habitual violator" defined; other definitions.
8-286 Habitual violator; revocation of driving privileges.
8-287 Habitual violator; penalty.
8-288 Same; restriction of driver's license; exception.
8-291 Violation of restrictions on driver's license or permit; misdemeanor; penalties.
8-292 Court imposition of driving privilege restrictions; duration; procedure; violation; penalty.
8-293 Driver's license; nonissuance of new or replacement license; exception.
8-294 Instruction permit for commercial class motor vehicles or class A or class B motor vehicles.
8-295 Vision standards for drivers' licenses.
8-296 Farm permit; requirements; procedure.
8-297 Continuation of driving privileges for certain drivers' licenses.
8-298 Voluntary surrender of driver's license.
8-299 Photo fee fund; expenditures.
8-2,100 Instruction permits; conditions, restrictions and requirements; under 17 years of age.
8-2,101 Restricted license; conditions, restrictions and requirements.
8-2,125 Uniform commercial driver's license act; citation of act; effective date.
8-2,127 Uniform commercial driver's license act; vehicles exempt from act.
8-2,129 Same; one driver's license restriction.
8-2,131 Same; requirements which must be complied with by employer of commercial driver.
8-2,133 Same; issuance of license; knowledge and skills test; administration of skills test.
8-2,136 Same; prohibiting driving with alcohol in person's system; out-of-service order.
8-2,137 Same; tests for alcohol or drugs; consent implied.
8-2,138 Same; notification of conviction of traffic control to licensing state.
8-2,139 Same; division to provide information to certain persons; fee.
8-2,140 Same; rules and regulations.
8-2,141 Same; exemption from state license.
8-2,144 Driving a commercial motor vehicle under the influence; penalties.
8-2,147 Commercial drivers' licenses; farm custom harvesting operations; age.
8-2,148 Nonresident commercial driver's license; requirements.
8-2,150 Commercial driver's licenses; diversion agreements not allowed.
8-2,152 Commercial driver's licenses; civil penalties.
8-2,153 Commercial driver's licenses; violation of act; penalty.
8-2,154 Commercial driver's license drive test fee fund; use of moneys.
8-2,155 Commercial driver's license drive test fees; disposition and use of moneys.