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K.S.A. § 40-3101 (2026)

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40-3101. Citation of act. This act may be cited and shall be known as the "Kansas automobile injury reparations act."

History: L. 1974, ch. 193, § 1; February 22.

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Cited in 95 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1974–2023 · leading case: Hilburn v. Enerpipe Ltd., 442 P.3d 509 (Kan. 2019).
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Hilburn v. Enerpipe Ltd., 442 P.3d 509 (Kan. 2019). · cites it 3× “); and on Kansas' no-fault auto insurance regime under the Kansas Automobile Injury Reparations Act, K.S.A. 40-3101 et seq. (KAIRA); see also K.”
Samsel v. Wheeler Transp. Servs., Inc., 789 P.2d 541 (Kan. 1990). · cites it 6× “, since the legislative acts bore a rational relationship to the legislative objective and were not arbitrary or unreasonable because the legislature had provided a sufficient quid pro quo for the limitations imposed.”
Manzanares v. Bell, 522 P.2d 1291 (Kan. 1974). · cites it 7× “198), and is incorporated in the Kansas Statutes Annotated as K.S.A. 40-3101 through 40-3121. The Act was defined by Section 1 as the "Kansas Automobile Injury Reparations Act" and became effective January 1, 1974.”
Kansas Malpractice Victims Coalition v. Bell, 757 P.2d 251 (Kan. 1988). · cites it 4× “In Manzanares , the court upheld the Kansas Automobile Injury Reparations Act (K.S.A. 40-3101 et seq. ), noting that it provided a prompt recovery for loss without the requirement of proving liability in return for limits on the right to recovery.”
DeWitt v. Young, 625 P.2d 478 (Kan. 1981). · cites it 3× “K.S.A. 1980 Supp. 40-3101 et seq. *475 On February 7, 1978, an automobile accident occurred at the corner of 8th and Mulvane in Topeka.”
Bolz v. State Farm Mut. Ins. Co., 52 P.3d 898 (Kan. 2002). · cites it 4× “To support this assertion, State Farm notes that no restriction on non-assignability appears in the Kansas Automobile Injury Reparations Act (KAIRA), K.S.A. 40-3101 et seq., and concludes that if the legislature intended such a restriction it would have specifically provided for…”
Bair v. Peck, 811 P.2d 1176 (Kan. 1991). · cites it 2× “Likewise, the Kansas Automobile Injury Reparations Act, K.S.A. 40-3101 et seq., first adopted in 1974, is a comprehensive legislative scheme affecting the common-law rights of persons injured in vehicle accidents to recover reparations from the negligent parties.”
Polson v. Farmers Ins. Co., Inc., 200 P.3d 1266 (Kan. 2009). · cites it 3× “40-3103(x) of the Kansas Automobile Injury Reparations Act (KAIRA), K.S.A 40-3101 et seq., when considered in conjunction with K.”
Barnes v. Kansas Dep't of Revenue, 714 P.2d 975 (Kan. 1986). · cites it 4× “Although 1984 and 1985 amendments do not materially affect the issue before us, in this opinion we shall use the version of the Act contained in the 1983 supplement to volume 3A of Kansas Statutes Annotated which was in effect at the time.”
White v. Goodville Mut. Cas. Co., 596 P.2d 1229 (Kan. 1979). · cites it 3× “Appellant’s principal argument is that the Kansas Automobile Injury Reparations Act, K.S.A. 1978 Supp. 40-3101 etseq., should be interpreted to permit the right of direct action.”
McCullough v. Wilson, 426 P.3d 494 (Kan. 2018). “The panel began its analysis by focusing on the Kansas Legislature's purpose in passing the Kansas Automobile Injury Reparations Act (KAIRA), K.S.A. 40-3101 et seq., which was to curtail personal injury litigation arising from automobile accidents by providing prompt…”
Mayer v. Harris, 579 P.2d 715 (Kan. 1978). · cites it 4× “On July 26, 1976, defendant filed a motion for summary judgment, alleging plaintiffs were subject to the Kansas Automobile Injury Reparations Act (K.S.A. 1974 Supp. 40-3101, et seq. [now K.”
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