Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 8-2004 (2026)

Traffic-control devices on state highways; doubling of fine in road construction zone

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8-2004. Traffic-control devices on state highways; doubling of fine in road construction zone. (a) The secretary of transportation shall place and maintain such traffic-control devices, conforming to the manual and specifications adopted under K.S.A. 8-2003, and amendments thereto, upon all state highways as the secretary shall deem necessary to indicate and to carry out the provisions of this act or to regulate, warn or guide traffic.

(b) No local authority shall place or maintain any traffic-control device upon any highway under the jurisdiction of the secretary of transportation, except by the latter's permission.

(c) The secretary of transportation shall post signs informing motorists that conviction of a traffic infraction, which is defined as a moving violation in accordance with rules and regulations adopted pursuant to K.S.A. 8-249, and amendments thereto, committed within a road construction zone, as defined in K.S.A. 8-1458a, shall result in a fine which is double the fine listed in the uniform fine schedule in K.S.A. 8-2118, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2004; L. 1975, ch. 426, § 50; L. 1994, ch. 220, § 9; April 21.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1980–2020 · leading case: – State v. Jenkins –, 455 P.3d 779 (Kan. 2020).
– State v. Jenkins –, 455 P.3d 779 (Kan. 2020). “See K.S.A. 8-2004(c), relating to traffic-control devices on state highways; K.”
State v. Richardson, 224 P.3d 553 (Kan. 2010). “See K.S.A. 8-2004(c), relating to traffic-control devices on state highways; K.”
Carpenter v. Johnson, 649 P.2d 400 (Kan. 1982). “K.S.A. 8-2004 requires the secretary to place such signs as he shall deem necessary in accordance with the manual and specifications.”
Schaeffer v. Kansas Dep't of Transp., 608 P.2d 1309 (Kan. 1980). “K.S.A. 8-2004(a) provides: *515 “The secretary of transportation shall place and maintain such traffic-control devices, conforming to the manual and specifications adopted under K.”
Patterson v. Cowley Cnty., Kansas, 388 P.3d 923 (Kan. Ct. App. 2017). “K.S.A. 8-2004 imposes a duty on the secretary to place and maintain traffic-control devices as deemed necessary in accordance with die MUTCD and its specifications: “(a) The secretaiy of transportation shall place and maintain such traffic-control devices, conforming to the…”
Force Ex Rel. Force v. City of Lawrence, 838 P.2d 896 (Kan. Ct. App. 1992). ““K.S.A. 8-2004 requires the secretary to place such signs as he shall deem necessary in accordance with the manual and specifications.”
— K.S.A. § 8-2004(a) — 1 case
Schaeffer v. Kansas Dep't of Transp., 608 P.2d 1309 (Kan. 1980). “K.S.A. 8-2004(a) provides: *515 “The secretary of transportation shall place and maintain such traffic-control devices, conforming to the manual and specifications adopted under K.”
— K.S.A. § 8-2004(c) — 2 cases
– State v. Jenkins –, 455 P.3d 779 (Kan. 2020). “See K.S.A. 8-2004(c), relating to traffic-control devices on state highways; K.”
State v. Richardson, 224 P.3d 553 (Kan. 2010). “See K.S.A. 8-2004(c), relating to traffic-control devices on state highways; K.”
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