Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 8-239 (2026)

Instruction permits for persons 17 years of age and older; conditions and requirements

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8-239. Instruction permits for persons 17 years of age and older; conditions and requirements. Any person who is at least 17 years of age may apply to the division for an instruction permit. The division may in its discretion, after the applicant has successfully passed all parts of the examination other than the driving test, issue to the applicant an instruction permit which shall entitle the applicant while having such permit in such person's immediate possession to drive a passenger car upon the public highways for a period of one year subject to the restrictions herein contained. The one having the instruction permit may operate a passenger car at any time when accompanied by an adult who is at least 21 years of age, who is the holder of a valid commercial driver's license, class A, B or C driver's license, who has had at least one year of driving experience and who is occupying a seat beside the driver. Any person who is at least 17 years of age may apply for an instruction permit to operate a motorcycle either separate from or in conjunction with an instruction permit to operate a passenger car, and such permit shall entitle the permittee to operate a motorcycle if such person is accompanied by an adult who is at least 21 years of age, who is the holder of a valid class M driver's license, who has had at least one year of driving experience and who is riding a motorcycle in the general proximity of the permittee.

History: L. 1937, ch. 73, § 6; L. 1949, ch. 104, § 10; L. 1959, ch. 49, § 6; L. 1970, ch. 50, § 1; L. 1971, ch. 19, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 24, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 36, § 12; L. 1989, ch. 38, § 25; L. 1991, ch. 36, § 8; L. 1993, ch. 154, § 4; L. 1999, ch. 125, § 16; L. 2009, ch. 34, § 6; January 1, 2010.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1968–2010 · leading case: Bourne Ex Rel. Bourne v. Manley, 435 S.W.2d 420 (Mo. Ct. App. 1968).

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Bourne Ex Rel. Bourne v. Manley, 435 S.W.2d 420 (Mo. Ct. App. 1968). “8-237] or an “instruction permit” [K.S.A. 8-239], and the record does not disclose whether she ever applied for or obtained a driver’s license.”

Briggs v. Walker, 88 F. Supp. 2d 1196 (D. Kan. 2000). · cites it 15× “The first is whether a completed medical examination form which includes a certification from a physician that the applicant is capable of safely operating a motor vehicle is an essential eligibility requirement for an instruction permit to drive under K.S.A. § 8-239. The second…”

State v. Bishop, 240 P.3d 614 (Kan. Ct. App. 2010). “8-237(a); K.S.A. 8-239; K.S.A. 8-296. As the State suggests, regardless of their status as minors, licensed drivers under die age of 18 are held to the same standards as adult drivers for purposes of following the rules of the road and are subject to the same punishments for…”

— K.S.A. § 8-239(a) — 1 case

Briggs v. Walker, 88 F. Supp. 2d 1196 (D. Kan. 2000). “The first is whether a completed medical examination form which includes a certification from a physician that the applicant is capable of safely operating a motor vehicle is an essential eligibility requirement for an instruction permit to drive under K.S.A. § 8-239. The second…”

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