The KS licensing action explained
After a DUI arrest in Kansas, the Kansas Department of Revenue, Division of Vehicles (ksrevenue.gov) opens its own case against your driving privilege. It is administrative, it moves faster than the criminal case, and it is decided regardless of what the court later does with the charge.
The request for an administrative hearing is due within 14 days of arrest. Miss it and the suspension usually takes effect automatically.
Hearing requests, suspension notices, reinstatement fees and interlock paperwork.
Deadlines, forms and how the hearing is conducted.
How the KS agency runs the licence case
- The Division of Vehicles handles suspension and restricted driving privileges through its Driver Solutions programme.
- Payments and status checks are made through the Kansas Driver Solutions payment portal.
- Reinstatement payments are submitted through the Department of Revenue's online reinstatement application.
- A driving record abstract showing suspension status can be purchased online.
Kansas licence facts
Kansas DUI law at a glance
Sourced from the Kansas code and state agency sites. Verify current text before relying on it.
- Offense name
- DUI (Kansas)
- Controlling statute
- Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-1567
- Implied consent
- Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-1001
- Per se BAC limit
- 0.08 (0.04 CDL, 0.02 or lower under 21)
- Licence hearing deadline
- 14 days after arrest
- Prior-offense lookback
- 10 years
- First-offense fine
- $750–$1,000
- First-offense jail exposure
- up to 6 months
- Licence suspension
- 30 days
- Ignition interlock
- Required on a first offense in most cases
- Trial court
- the District Court
- High-risk filing
- SR-22 for 3 years
A first offense brings a 30-day suspension followed by an interlock-restricted period.
Getting the licence back
- Serve the full suspension or hard-suspension period the agency sets.
- Complete any ordered assessment, education or treatment programme.
- Install an approved ignition interlock device — Kansas requires one in most first-offense cases.
- Kansas requires a SR-22 certificate of financial responsibility for 3 years before a licence is reinstated after a DUI conviction.
- Pay the reinstatement fee and any licence-issuance fee in full.
Fees and processing times change; confirm the current amounts on ksrevenue.gov before you travel to an office.
Kansas ZIP codes covered
These Kansas ZIP-code pages carry the local court, filing and licensing detail for the area, and each one links back to this resource page.
Counties and cities using these Kansas resources
Counties
Other Kansas official resources
Frequently asked questions
- How long do I have to challenge a Kansas licence suspension?
- The administrative hearing request is due within 14 days of arrest. Confirm the current deadline and filing method with the KS licensing agency at ksrevenue.gov before relying on it.
- How long is a first-offense suspension in Kansas?
- A first DUI offense generally carries a 30 days suspension in Kansas. Reinstatement conditions, fees and any interlock requirement are set by the licensing agency.