Kansas § 8-298 - Voluntary surrender of driver's license

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§ 8-298. Voluntary surrender of driver's license

8-298. Voluntary surrender of driver's license. (a) The division of vehicles shall accept any voluntary surrender of a driver's license by the licensee.(b) A licensee may surrender such licensee's driver's license at any driver license examination station and such driver's license shall be forwarded to the division. Upon surrender of such driver's license, the division shall note on the person's driving record that such driver's license has been voluntarily surrendered.(c) Nothing herein shall prohibit a person from applying or the division from granting a new driver's license upon application of such person, if the person is otherwise eligible to apply for a driver's license. No person who has voluntarily surrendered such person's driver's license shall be eligible to apply for a new license for a period of at least 90 days.(d) The voluntary surrender of a driver's license under this section shall not affect the authority of the division or of a court to suspend, revoke, cancel or withdraw the person's driving privileges or the privilege to obtain a driver's license under any other statute or ordinance.(e) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the motor vehicle drivers' license act.History: L. 1995, ch. 45, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 219, § 4; July 1.

Source: official Kansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 8-298 ("Voluntary surrender of driver's license") is part of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of Kansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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