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K.S.A. § 8-1474 (2026)

"Suspension of a driver's license" defined

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8-1474. "Suspension of a driver's license" defined. "Suspension of a driver's license" means the temporary withdrawal by formal action of the division of a person's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle on the highways.

History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1474; L. 1975, ch. 39, § 8; L. 1990, ch. 44, § 5; January 1, 1991.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Nonresident Violator Compact (K.S.A. 8-1219) does not violate "period specifically designated" requirement herein. State v. Hudon, 243 Kan. 725, 729, 763 P.2d 611 (1988).

2. Cited in examination of habitual violator act (K.S.A. 8-284 et seq.); what constitutes "immediately preceding five years" (K.S.A. 8-285) determined. State v. Walden, 15 Kan. App. 2d 139, 146, 803 P.2d 1054 (1991).

3. Suspension requirements hereunder reviewed in proceeding under K.S.A. 8-1219. State v. Marshall, 252 Kan. 415, 418, 419, 845 P.2d 659 (1993).


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Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1988–2026 · leading case: State v. Hudon, 763 P.2d 611 (Kan. 1988).
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State v. Hudon, 763 P.2d 611 (Kan. 1988). · cites it 3× “8-256(a), and that the no-date-certain period of suspension was violative of the specifically designated period of suspension requirement of K.S.A. 8-1474. The Compact has not previously been before us.”
State v. Perkins, 257 P.3d 1283 (Kan. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “8-1457 (revocation); K.S.A. 8-1474 (suspension). Generally, cancellation of a driver’s license results from “some error or defect” in the license or because the recipient is not entitled to a license.”
State v. Marshall, 845 P.2d 659 (Kan. 1993). “The district court acquitted Hudon on the driving while license suspended charge on the basis the division of motor vehicles could not suspend Hudon’s driver’s license for more than one year by virtue of the language contained in K.”
State v. Walden, 803 P.2d 1054 (Kan. Ct. App. 1990). “8-234(r) (now K.S.A. 8-1474), since it did not withdraw the privilege to operate a motor vehicle “ ‘for a period specifically designated by the Division of Vehicles.”
Plain v. Kansas Dept. of Revenue (Kan. Ct. App. 2026). “" In contrast, K.S.A. 8-1474 defines "'[s]uspension of a driver's license'" as "the temporary withdrawal by formal action of the division of a person's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle on the highways.”
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