8-241. Licensee must submit to examination, when; examination and reinstatement fees; disposition of moneys; notice; restriction, suspension or revocation of license, when. - Kansas Statutes

8-241

Chapter 8.--AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES Article 2.--DRIVERS' LICENSES

      8-241.   Licensee must submit to examination, when; examination and reinstatement fees; disposition of moneys; notice; restriction, suspension or revocation of license, when. (a) Except as provided in K.S.A. 8-2,125 through 8-2,142, and amendments thereto, any person licensed to operate a motor vehicle in this state shall submit to an examination whenever: (1) The division of vehicles has good cause to believe that such person is incompetent or otherwise not qualified to be licensed; or (2) the division of vehicles has suspended such person's license pursuant to K.S.A. 8-1014, and amendments thereto, as the result of a test refusal, test failure or conviction for a violation of K.S.A. 8-1567, and amendments thereto, or a violation a of city ordinance or county resolution prohibiting the acts prohibited by K.S.A. 8-1567, and amendments thereto, except that no person shall have to submit to and successfully complete an examination more than once as the result of separate suspensions arising out of the same occurrence.

      (b)   When a person is required to submit to an examination pursuant to subsection (a)(1), the fee for such examination shall be in the amount provided by K.S.A 8-240, and amendments thereto. When a person is required to submit to an examination pursuant to subsection (a)(2), the fee for such examination shall be $25. In addition, any person required to submit to an examination pursuant to subsection (a)(2): (1) As the result of a test failure, a conviction for a violation of K.S.A. 8-1567, and amendments thereto, or a violation of a city ordinance or county resolution prohibiting the acts prohibited by K.S.A. 8-1567, and amendments thereto, shall be required, at the time of examination, to pay a reinstatement fee of $100 after the first occurrence, $200 after the second occurrence, $300 after the third occurrence and $400 after the fourth occurrence; and (2) as a result of a test refusal shall be required, at the time of examination, to pay a reinstatement fee of $400 after the first occurrence, $600 after the second occurrence, $800 after the third occurrence and $1,000 after the fourth occurrence. No reinstatement shall be allowed after the fifth or subsequent occurrence under either subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2). All examination fees collected pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer, in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto, who shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury and credit 80% to the state highway fund and 20% shall be disposed of as provided in K.S.A. 8-267, and amendments thereto. All reinstatement fees collected pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer, in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto, who shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury and credit 50% to the community alcoholism and intoxication programs fund created pursuant to K.S.A. 41-1126, and amendments thereto, 20% to the juvenile detention facilities fund created by K.S.A. 79-4803, and amendments thereto, 20% to the forensic laboratory and materials fee fund cited in K.S.A. 28-176, and amendments thereto, and 10% to the driving under the influence equipment fund created by K.S.A. 75-5660, and amendments thereto. Moneys credited to the forensic laboratory and materials fee fund as provided herein shall be used to supplement existing appropriations and shall not be used to supplant general fund appropriations to the Kansas bureau of investigation.

      (c)   When an examination is required pursuant to subsection (a), at least five days' written notice of the examination shall be given to the licensee. The examination administered hereunder shall be at least equivalent to the examination required by subsection (e) of K.S.A. 8-247, and amendments thereto, with such additional tests as the division deems necessary. Upon the conclusion of such examination, the division shall take action as may be appropriate and may suspend or revoke the license of such person or permit the licensee to retain such license, or may issue a license subject to restrictions as permitted under K.S.A. 8-245, and amendments thereto.

      (d)   Refusal or neglect of the licensee to submit to an examination as required by this section shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of the license.

      History:   L. 1937, ch. 73, § 8; L. 1939, ch. 84, § 1; L. 1949, ch. 104, § 12; L. 1959, ch. 49, § 23; L. 1972, ch. 25, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 30, § 2; L. 1977, ch. 37, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 40, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 43, § 3; L. 1991, ch. 36, § 23; L. 1994, ch. 351, § 1; L. 1995, ch. 208, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 31; L. 2001, ch. 200, § 10; July 1.