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Kansas DUI laws and penalties

Kansas's legal BAC limit is 0.08%. For a first offense, Kansas's statute provides jail of 48 hours to 6 months and a fine of $750 to $1,000. The license hearing, the ignition interlock rule and the statute behind every figure are below.

Figures read from official pages on Oct 26, 2026.

Legal BAC limit: 0.08%; Standard US limit
Enhanced penalty BAC: 0.15%; Where the penalties step up
Zero tolerance (under 21): 0.02%; Limit for drivers under 21
Lookback period: Lifetime; Prior DUI offenses that count

License hearing: ask within 14 days

Within 14 days of the notice (postmark or fax), with a $50 hearing fee in the same period; otherwise the suspension takes effect. Count the days with the license-hearing window calculator.

Ignition interlock required after a first conviction

Higher BAC level. At 0.15 or higher a first offense brings a one-year license suspension followed by a one-year interlock restriction (30 days and 180 days at lower levels).

Ignition interlock. After the 30-day suspension, driving is restricted for 180 days to a vehicle with an interlock, at the driver's expense.

Lookback. No time limit: priors count from July 1, 2001 forward.

First conviction: class B misdemeanor, 48 hours to 6 months (or 100 hours of public service), $750 to $1,000; second: class A misdemeanor, 90 days to 1 year, $1,250 to $1,750, with probation possible after 120 hours of confinement. A 0.15 or higher result lengthens the license sanction (one year suspension plus one year interlock), and a third conviction within 10 years of a prior is a felony.

01Penalties

Kansas DUI penalties

Statutory ranges for standard DUI convictions (no accident, no minor in vehicle).

Kansas statutory DUI penalties, first and second offense
Penalty	1st offense	2nd offense
Jail (minimum)	48 hours	90 days
Jail (maximum)	6 months	1 year
Fine (minimum)	$750	$1,250
Fine (maximum)	$1,000	$1,750
License suspension	30 days suspension, then 180 days restricted to an ignition interlock vehicle	1 year suspension, then 1 year restricted to an ignition interlock vehicle

Statutory ranges only. Actual outcomes vary by county, judge, and attorney. Does not include court fees, surcharges, or program costs.

02Compare

How Kansas compares

Of the 49 states with a confirmed BAC limit, 48 (Kansas among them) use 0.08%; Utah has 0.05%.

On this site's reading of the statutes, of the 49 states with a confirmed rule, 21 require an ignition interlock after every first conviction, 18 in some cases and 8 leave it to the judge; 2 do not require one. Kansas requires one after every first conviction.

The 40 states with a fixed deadline give from 6 to 90 days to ask for a license hearing (the middle one is 10); Kansas gives 14.

Kansas and the states that border it, first-offense figures side by side
State	BAC limit	Hearing request	Interlock, first offense	Jail, first offense	Fine, first offense	License, first offense
Colorado	0.08%	7 days	In some cases	5 days to 1 year	$600 to $1,000	9 months
Kansas (this page)	0.08%	14 days	Required	48 hours to 6 months	$750 to $1,000	30 days suspension, then 180 days restricted to an ignition interlock vehicle
Missouri	0.08%	15 days	In some cases	Up to 6 months	Up to $1,000	30 days suspension, then 60 days restricted driving privilege
Nebraska	0.08%	10 days	Required	7 days to 60 days	$500	6 months
Oklahoma	0.08%	30 days	Required	10 days to 1 year	Up to $1,000	At least 180 days, and until the Impaired Driver Accountability Program is completed

Every figure is the statute's own, read from the same kind of page. See DUI laws and penalties for all 50 states.

03The process

How a DUI case moves through the system in Kansas

The typical sequence, in general terms. Timing and details differ by county and by case.

Arrest and booking
Police arrest a driver on suspicion of DUI and take the person to the local jail, where booking records the arrest, the charge and the times.
Release
A person is released after posting bail, on their own recognizance, or after a hold. Amounts and timing differ by county.
License action
Within 14 days of the notice (postmark or fax), with a $50 hearing fee in the same period; otherwise the suspension takes effect.
Arraignment
The first court appearance, where the charge is read and a plea (guilty, not guilty or no contest) is entered.
Pretrial resolution
A case can end in a plea to a reduced charge, in a diversion or deferred program where the state has one, in a trial, or in a dismissal, depending on the state and the facts.
Sentencing or trial
For a first offense, Kansas's statute provides jail of 48 hours to 6 months and a fine of $750 to $1,000. See the penalties table above.

04Sources

Where Kansas's figures come from

Each figure was read on the official page linked here on Oct 26, 2026, and the quoted words were checked against the page the day it was read. The exact words are below so you can check them. Found a mistake? Write to hello@duiarrested.com with the state and the figure.

K.S.A. 8-1567(a) (ksrevisor.gov)Main statute · BAC limit, age 21 and over · Lookback period · First offense: jail, minimum · First offense: jail, maximum · First offense: fine, minimum · First offense: fine, maximum · Second offense: jail, minimum · Second offense: jail, maximum · Second offense: fine, minimum · Second offense: fine, maximum
K.S.A. 8-1014(b)(2) (ksrevisor.gov)Higher BAC level · First offense: license · Second offense: license
K.S.A. 8-1567a(a) (ksrevisor.gov)BAC limit under 21
K.S.A. 8-1020(a) (ksrevisor.gov)License hearing request
K.S.A. 8-1015(b)(1); K.S.A. 8-1014(b)(1)(A) (ksrevisor.gov)Ignition interlock, first offense · First offense: license

Show the exact words behind each figure

Main statute

K.S.A. 8-1567

K.S.A. 8-1567(a)

Driving under the influence; penalties; disposition of moneys from fines and penalties. (a) Driving under the influence is operating or attempting to operate any vehicle within this state while:

BAC limit, age 21 and over

0.08%

K.S.A. 8-1567(a)(2)

the alcohol concentration in the person's blood or breath, as measured within three hours of the time of operating or attempting to operate a vehicle, is 0.08 or more;

Higher BAC level

0.15%

K.S.A. 8-1014(b)(2)

if a person fails a test or has an alcohol or drug-related conviction in this state and the person's blood or breath alcohol concentration is 0.15 or greater, the division shall:

BAC limit under 21

0.02%

K.S.A. 8-1567a(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person less than 21 years of age to operate or attempt to operate a vehicle in this state with a breath or blood alcohol content of .02 or greater.

Lookback period

Lifetime

K.S.A. 8-1567(i)(1)

only convictions or diversions occurring on or after July 1, 2001. Nothing in this provision shall be construed as preventing any court from considering any convictions or diversions occurring during the person's lifetime

License hearing request

14 days

K.S.A. 8-1020(a)

may request an administrative hearing. Such request may be made either by: (1) Mailing a written request which is postmarked 14 days after service of notice; or (2) transmitting a written request by electronic facsimile which is received by the division within 14 days after service of notice.

Ignition interlock, first offense

Required after a first conviction

K.S.A. 8-1015(b)(1); K.S.A. 8-1014(b)(1)(A)

the division shall restrict the person's driving privileges for 180 days to driving only a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device.

First offense: jail, minimum

48 hours

K.S.A. 8-1567(b)(1)(A)

On a first conviction, a class B, nonperson misdemeanor. The person convicted shall be sentenced to not less than 48 consecutive hours nor more than six months' imprisonment, or in the court's discretion 100 hours of public service, and fined not less than $750 nor more than $1,000;

First offense: jail, maximum

6 months

K.S.A. 8-1567(b)(1)(A)

Same passage as above.

First offense: fine, minimum

$750

K.S.A. 8-1567(b)(1)(A)

Same passage as above.

First offense: fine, maximum

$1,000

K.S.A. 8-1567(b)(1)(A)

Same passage as above.

First offense: license

30 days suspension, then 180 days restricted to an ignition interlock vehicle

K.S.A. 8-1014(b)(1)(A); K.S.A. 8-1015(b)(1)

(A) On the person's first occurrence, suspend the person's driving privileges for 30 days and at the end of the suspension, restrict the person's driving privileges as provided by

And K.S.A. 8-1015(b)(1) (the restriction lasts 180 days)

when a person has completed the suspension pursuant to K.S.A. 8-1014 (b)(1)(A), and amendments thereto, the division shall restrict the person's driving privileges for 180 days to driving only a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device.

Second offense: jail, minimum

90 days

K.S.A. 8-1567(b)(1)(B)

on a second conviction, a class A, nonperson misdemeanor. The person convicted shall be sentenced to not less than 90 days nor more than one year's imprisonment and fined not less than $1,250 nor more than $1,750.

Second offense: jail, maximum

1 year

K.S.A. 8-1567(b)(1)(B)

Same passage as above.

Second offense: fine, minimum

$1,250

K.S.A. 8-1567(b)(1)(B)

Same passage as above.

Second offense: fine, maximum

$1,750

K.S.A. 8-1567(b)(1)(B)

Same passage as above.

Second offense: license

1 year suspension, then 1 year restricted to an ignition interlock vehicle

K.S.A. 8-1014(b)(1)(B)

on the person's second occurrence, suspend the person's driving privileges for one year and at the end of the suspension, restrict the person's driving privileges for one year to driving only a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device;

05Related

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Note: This page summarizes state statutes and published figures. It is general information, not legal advice, and it may be out of date or incomplete. Penalty ranges are statutory ranges; actual outcomes depend on the case. See the Disclaimer.

Kansas DUI laws at a glance