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K.S.A. § 8-1558 (2026)

Maximum speed limits

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8-1558. Maximum speed limits. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and except when a special hazard exists that requires lower speed for compliance with K.S.A. 8-1557, and amendments thereto, the limits specified in this subsection or established as authorized by law shall be maximum lawful speeds, and no person shall operate a vehicle at a speed in excess of such maximum limits:

(1) In any urban district, 30 miles per hour;

(2) on any separated multilane highway, as designated and posted by the secretary of transportation, 75 miles per hour;

(3) on any county or township highway, 55 miles per hour; and

(4) on all other highways, 65 miles per hour.

(b) No person shall drive a school bus to or from school, or interschool or intraschool functions or activities, at a speed in excess of the maximum speed limits provided in subsection (a), except that the board of education of any school district may establish by board policy lower maximum speed limits for the operation of such district's school buses. The provisions of this subsection relating to school buses shall apply to buses used for the transportation of students enrolled in community colleges or area vocational schools, when such buses are transporting students to or from school, or functions or activities.

(c) The maximum speed limits in this section may be altered as authorized in K.S.A. 8-1559 and 8-1560, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1558; L. 1976, ch. 40, § 7; L. 1984, ch. 39, § 6; L. 1996, ch. 15, § 5; L. 2003, ch. 100, § 4; L. 2011, ch. 45, § 5; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 2008–2026 · leading case: City of Atwood v. Pianalto, 350 P.3d 1048 (Kan. 2015).
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City of Atwood v. Pianalto, 350 P.3d 1048 (Kan. 2015). · cites it 2× “He argued that unless otherwise marked, the speed limit automatically increased to 30 miles per hour at the place of the stop in accordance with K.S.A. 2011 Supp. 8-1558, so Pianalto’s 28 miles per hour speed did not provide the reasonable suspicion to initiate a stop for…”
State v. Gaskill (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 5× “92-52-9(a)(1)(Q) (speeding in violation of K.S.A. 8-1558 is a moving violation) and K.”
State v. Richardson, 194 P.3d 599 (Kan. Ct. App. 2008). “8-1548 (turning movements and required signals), K.S.A. 2007 Supp. 8-1558 (speeding), and K.”
State v. Griffith (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). “8-262, speeding, in violation of K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 8-1558, and not wearing a seatbelt, in violation of K.”
State v. Deere (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). “8-1557, and K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 8-1558—have not been found by either the Kansas Supreme Court or our court to require a culpable mental state.”
State v. Bahney (Kan. Ct. App. 2024). “Hodges testified that while patrolling on Highway 50, he observed a semi-truck and trailer that appeared to be 4 speeding in the 30-mph construction zone. He used radar to check the speed of the truck, which indicated it was travelling at 51 mph and then 47 mph when he checked a…”
State v. Weber (Kan. Ct. App. 2024). “K.S.A. 8-1558(a)(4). Foundation We first address Weber's argument that the district court improperly relied on the radar evidence because the equipment had not been calibrated since June 2019 and Riley had not been recertified on that equipment.”
State v. Ray (Kan. Ct. App. 2025). “Alleged Presumption Ray primarily argues that the district court used an improper rebuttable presumption, which reduced or shifted the State's burden of proof, making his conviction unconstitutional and unsupported by sufficient evidence.”
State v. Knox (Kan. Ct. App. 2026). “Knox was charged with speeding under K.S.A. 8-1558; DUI under K.S.A. 8-1567; transporting an open container under K.”
State v. Anderson (Kan. 2026). “8-1567(a) and speeding under K.S.A. 8-1558. 2 Before trial, Anderson moved to suppress evidence, raising several interrelated arguments that characterized the trooper's encounter as an unlawful search.”
— K.S.A. § 8-1558(a) — 1 case
State v. Gaskill (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). “92-52-9(a)(1)(Q) (speeding in violation of K.S.A. 8-1558 is a moving violation) and K.”
— K.S.A. § 8-1558(a)(4) — 2 cases
State v. Weber (Kan. Ct. App. 2024). “K.S.A. 8-1558(a)(4). Foundation We first address Weber's argument that the district court improperly relied on the radar evidence because the equipment had not been calibrated since June 2019 and Riley had not been recertified on that equipment.”
State v. Ray (Kan. Ct. App. 2025). “Alleged Presumption Ray primarily argues that the district court used an improper rebuttable presumption, which reduced or shifted the State's burden of proof, making his conviction unconstitutional and unsupported by sufficient evidence.”
— K.S.A. § 8-1558(c) — 1 case
State v. Bahney (Kan. Ct. App. 2024). “Hodges testified that while patrolling on Highway 50, he observed a semi-truck and trailer that appeared to be 4 speeding in the 30-mph construction zone. He used radar to check the speed of the truck, which indicated it was travelling at 51 mph and then 47 mph when he checked a…”
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