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K.S.A. § 8-1548 (2026)

Turning movements and required signals

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8-1548. Turning movements and required signals. (a) No person shall turn a vehicle or move right or left upon a roadway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety, nor without giving an appropriate signal in the manner hereinafter provided.

(b) A signal of intention to turn or move right or left when required shall be given continuously during not less than the last one hundred (100) feet traveled by the vehicle before turning.

(c) No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal, in the manner provided herein, to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give such signal.

(d) The signals required on vehicles by subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-1549 shall not be flashed on one side only on a disabled vehicle, flashed as a courtesy or "do pass" signal to operators of other vehicles approaching from the rear, nor be flashed on one side only of a parked vehicle except as may be necessary for compliance with this section.

History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1548; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 37 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1980–2026 · leading case: State v. Greever, 183 P.3d 788 (Kan. 2008).
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State v. Greever, 183 P.3d 788 (Kan. 2008). · cites it 41× “*129 Court of Appeals Greever appealed, claiming that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress the marijuana and other drug paraphernalia.”
State v. Greever, 150 P.3d 918 (Kan. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 50× “"(b) A signal of intention to turn or move right or left when required shall be given continuously during not less than the last one hundred (100) feet traveled by the vehicle before turning.”
State v. DeMarco, 952 P.2d 1276 (Kan. 1998). · cites it 5× “We hold that the traffic stop, because of an unsignaled lane change, K.S.A. 8-1548, was valid. However, the district court was correct in finding that the detention was unreasonable and in dismissing the complaints after granting defendants’ motions to suppress.”
– State v. Jenkins –, 455 P.3d 779 (Kan. 2020). · cites it 4× “(K.S.A. 8-1548)  Turning into the incorrect lane.”
State v. Marx, 215 P.3d 601 (Kan. 2009). · cites it 2× “8-1522, failure to maintain a single lane, and that the deputy had not testified that he stopped the vehicle for a violation of K.S.A. 8-1548, failure to signal a turn. Because the district court found the initial vehicle stop was unlawful, it did not reach the other issues…”
United States v. Ortega, 379 F. Supp. 2d 1177 (D. Kan. 2005). · cites it 11× “9 K.S.A. 8-1548 governs turning movements in Kansas and provides: (a) No person shall turn a vehicle or move right or left upon a roadway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety, nor without giving an appropriate signal in the manner hereinafter…”
State v. Jones, 333 P.3d 886 (Kan. 2014). “Nevertheless, the judge did not believe this justified the seizure because the officer was “playing a hunch and the traffic stop... was merely a pretext to hold the Defendant illegally for as long as necessary to get a K-9 unit there in the hope of securing a probable *638 cause…”
State v. Parker, 430 P.3d 975 (Kan. 2018). “21-5706(a), (c)(1), fleeing or attempting to elude an officer under K.S.A. 2012 Supp.”
State v. Marx, 171 P.3d 276 (Kan. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 3× “8-1522, failure to maintain a single lane, or K.S.A. 8-1548, failure to signal a turn. Because the district court found the vehicle stop was unlawful, the district court suppressed all evidence and statements without reaching other issues raised in the motions.”
State v. Brown, 454 P.3d 870 (Wash. 2019). “^ Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-1548 (1974)provides in relevant part: (a) No person shall tum a vehicle or move right or left upon a roadway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety, nor without giving an appropriate signal in the manner hereinafter provided.”
State v. Preston, 272 P.3d 1275 (Kan. 2012). “Shortly thereafter, Preston made a left turn without activating his turn signal within 100 feet from the expected turn, in violation of K.S.A. 8-1548(b), which caused the sergeant to stop the vehicle.”
State v. Lockhart, Jr., 947 P.2d 461 (Kan. Ct. App. 1997). “8-1703; and one count of failing to give a turn signal, in violation of K.S.A. 8-1548. Lockhart was convicted of all counts and was sentenced to a controlling sentence of 34 months in prison.”
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— K.S.A. § 8-1548(a) — 7 cases
State v. Jones, 333 P.3d 886 (Kan. 2014). “Nevertheless, the judge did not believe this justified the seizure because the officer was “playing a hunch and the traffic stop... was merely a pretext to hold the Defendant illegally for as long as necessary to get a K-9 unit there in the hope of securing a probable *638 cause…”
Every v. Jefferson Ins. Co. of NY, 610 P.2d 645 (Kan. Ct. App. 1980).
United States of Am. v. Crim. Steven Potter, 2022 DNH 080 (D.N.H. 2022).
State v. Smith (Kan. Ct. App. 2020).
United States v. Morales, 115 F. Supp. 3d 1291 (D. Kan. 2015).
— K.S.A. § 8-1548(b) — 10 cases
State v. Greever, 183 P.3d 788 (Kan. 2008). “*129 Court of Appeals Greever appealed, claiming that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress the marijuana and other drug paraphernalia.”
State v. Greever, 150 P.3d 918 (Kan. Ct. App. 2007). “"(b) A signal of intention to turn or move right or left when required shall be given continuously during not less than the last one hundred (100) feet traveled by the vehicle before turning.”
State v. Preston, 272 P.3d 1275 (Kan. 2012). “Shortly thereafter, Preston made a left turn without activating his turn signal within 100 feet from the expected turn, in violation of K.S.A. 8-1548(b), which caused the sergeant to stop the vehicle.”
State v. Vandevelde, 138 P.3d 771 (Kan. Ct. App. 2006).
State v. Preston, 207 P.3d 1081 (Kan. Ct. App. 2009).
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