Kansas § 8-251 - Suspending or revoking privileges of nonresidents; reporting convictions and bond or collateral forfeitures
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§ 8-251. Suspending or revoking privileges of nonresidents; reporting convictions and bond or collateral forfeitures
8-251. Suspending or revoking privileges of nonresidents; reporting convictions and bond or collateral forfeitures. (a) The privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the highways of this state given to a nonresident hereunder shall be subject to suspension or revocation by the division in like manner and for like cause as a driver's license may be suspended or revoked.(b) The division is further authorized and directed, upon receiving a record of the conviction in this state of a nonresident driver of a motor vehicle of any offense under the motor-vehicle laws of this state or notice of the forfeiture of any bond or collateral given for such violation, to forthwith forward a certified copy of such record or notice to the motor-vehicle administrator in the state wherein the person so convicted is a resident.History: L. 1937, ch. 73, § 18; L. 1949, ch. 104, § 22; L. 1955, ch. 52, § 1; L. 1959, ch. 49, § 19; L. 1975, ch. 36, § 22; January 1, 1976.
Source: official Kansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-251 ("Suspending or revoking privileges of nonresidents; reporting convictions and bond or collateral forfeitures") 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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