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K.S.A. § 8-149 (2026)

Violation of act; penalty

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8-149. Violation of act; penalty. It shall be unlawful and constitute a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding $2,500, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months, or both such fine and imprisonment, for any person to violate any of the provisions of K.S.A. 8-126 et seq., and amendments thereto, unless a different penalty is by this act otherwise prescribed.

History: L. 1929, ch. 81, § 27; L. 1990, ch. 34, § 3; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case: Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians v. Pierce, 253 F.3d 1234 (10th Cir. 2001).
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Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians v. Pierce, 253 F.3d 1234 (10th Cir. 2001). “Section 8-142 provides in part: It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any of the following acts and except as otherwise provided, violation is subject to penalties provided in K.S.A. 8-149, and amendments thereto: First: To operate, or for the owner thereof knowingly to…”
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation v. Wagnon, 476 F.3d 818 (10th Cir. 2007). “Section 8-142 provides in pertinent part: It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any of the following acts and except as otherwise provided, violation is subject to penalties provided in K.S.A. 8-149, and amendments thereto: First: To operate, or for the owner thereof…”
State v. Parson, 808 P.2d 444 (Kan. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “violation is subject to penalties provided in K.S.A. 8-149 . . . : “First: To operate, or for the owner thereof knowingly to permit the operation, upon a highway of any vehicle .”
State v. Hayes, 660 P.2d 1387 (Kan. Ct. App. 1983). “Such a violation is a misdemeanor under K.S.A. 8-149. The trial court, in addition to finding 8-133 inapplicable to foreign vehicles, found that the legible legend “The Hoosier State” was sufficient state identification to excuse the obscured “Indiana.”
Perry v. Goff Motors, Inc., 736 P.2d 949 (Kan. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “8-135(c)(7); K.S.A. 8-149. Estoppel should never be used to defeat public policy.”
State v. Wakole, 959 P.2d 882 (Kan. 1998). “K.S.A. 8-149.) Wakole is a member of the Kickapoo Indian Nation.”
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation v. Wagnon, 402 F.3d 1015 (10th Cir. 2005). “8-126, and amendments thereto, which is not registered, or for which a certificate of title has not been issued or which does not have attached thereto and displayed thereon the license plate or plates assigned thereto by the division for the current registration year, including…”
State v. Goza, 605 P.2d 594 (Kan. Ct. App. 1980). “8-136(a) because it carries a criminal penalty (K.S.A. 8-149). See State, ex rel., v. American Savings Stamp Co.”
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation v. Joan Wagnon, 402 F.3d 1015 (10th Cir. 2005). “8-126, and amendments thereto, which is not registered, or for which a certificate of title has not been issued or which does not have attached thereto and displayed thereon the license plate or plates assigned thereto by the division for the current registration year, including…”
State v. Raulston, 687 P.2d 37 (Kan. Ct. App. 1984). “K.S.A. 8-149; Oberlin City Code 16-206 (1980).”
State v. Beck (Kan. 2025). “) 5 K.S.A. 8-149 makes a violation of K.S.A. 8-133 a misdemeanor subject to a fine not exceeding $2,500 or imprisonment of no less than 30 days or more than 6 months.”
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