Law Office of Scott McFall, LLC - Kansas Auto Accident Statistics & Laws

Johnson County & Kansas City metro area (Kansas & Missouri)

Law Office of Scott McFall, LLC
104 E Poplar
Olathe, KS 66061
ph: 913-764-5010
alt: 816-258-2687
scott@kcatty.com

Cell Phones and Texting
Handheld Ban	All Cell Phone Ban		Text Messaging Ban			Crash Data
	School Bus Drivers	Novice Drivers	All Drivers	School Bus Drivers	Novice Drivers
		Learner or Intermediate License (Primary)	Yes (Primary)	Covered under all driver ban		Yes

Child Passenger Safety
Child Restraint Required unless indicated, # refers to Yrs.(Lbs.)	Adult Safety Belt Permissible unless indicated, # refers to Yrs.(Lbs.)	Maximum Fine 1st Offense
<3 in child restraint; 4 - 7 (and <80 or <57") in child restraint or booster seat	8 - 13; 4 - 7 (and >80 or >57")	$60

Drug Impaired Driving
Per Se Laws for Drugs (Forbidding Prohibited Substances in Driver's Body)	DEC/DRE Programs (Providing Law Enforcement Training)
	Yes

Drunk Driving
Inc. Penalty for High BAC	Admin. License Susp. on 1st Offense	Limited Driving Privileges During Susp.	Ignition Interlocks	Vehicle and License Plate Sanctions	Open Container Laws*	Repeat Offender Laws*	Alcohol Exclusion Laws Limiting Treatment
					*Meeting Federal Requirements
.15	30 days		Mandatory for all convictions		Yes	Yes	Yes

Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL)
Learner Stage			Intermediate Stage			Full Privilege Min. Age (Years/ Months)
Min. Age (Years/ Months)	Min. Duration (Months)	Required Supervised Driving Hours (Night Hours)	Min. Age (Years/ Months)	Nighttime Driving Restriction	Passenger Restriction (except family, unless noted)	Full Privilege Min. Age (Years/ Months)
14	12	50 (10)	16	First 6 mos.–9 p.m. - 5 a.m.	First 6 mos.–no more than 1 non sibling	16 / 6

At age 15, novice drivers can drive without supervision to and from work or school.

Helmets
Motorcyclists			Bicyclists
Universal Helmet Law (Year Enacted)	Partial Law	Universal Helmet Law Repealed
	<18	1976

Mature Drivers
Length of Regular Renewal Cycle (Yrs.)	Provisions for Mature Drivers
6	>65: renewal every 4 yrs.

Seat Belts
Type of Law	Who is Covered (Yrs.)	In What Seat	Maximum Fine 1st Offense
Primary	14 - 17	All	$60
Primary	>18	Front (other seating positions are secondary enforcement)	$10

State Law

Permitted

Sobriety Checkpoints
Checkpoints Conducted?	Frequency	Legality
Yes	Once or twice a month	Upheld under state law and federal Constitution

Violation / State Law

Permitted Locations/Criteria

Citation Issued To / Liability

Image Taken

Penalties (Traditional Penalties)

Speed: No state law or programs

Red light: No state law or programs

Work Zones
Violations Affected	Enhanced Penalties	Workers Must Be Present	Signs Must Be Present
All moving vehicle violations	Double original fine	No	Yes

Law Office of Scott McFall, LLC
104 E Poplar
Olathe, KS 66061
ph: 913-764-5010
alt: 816-258-2687
scott@kcatty.com