To contact a Johnson County traffic attorney: call 913-764-5010 or email info@JoCoTraffic.com
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The Lenexa, Kansas Police Department writes thousands of traffic and speeding tickets each year. These traffic tickets have a negative effect on drivers' licenses and insurance rates. The potential negative effects can range from a simple rise in insurance rates to a license suspension that can make it impossible for drivers to get to work or take care of their family.
While every state is different (Missouri, for example is a "points state," while Kansas just counts the total number of violations in during certain time periods), it is important to remember that every moving violation will have a negative effect on your license and could eventually be a part of a license suspension. For this reason, we recommend hiring an experienced Lenexa speeding/traffic ticket lawyer to amend every ticket you receive. Additionally, a Lenexa traffic/speeding ticket can cause your insurance rates to
This law office can amend most Lenexa traffic tickets to non-moving violations such as illegal parking which will not have negative effects on your license or your insurance rates.
Frequently asked questions about retaining our law office to help with your Lenexa, KS traffic/speeding ticket:
Q. How much will it cost to hire your attorneys to fix my Lenexa traffic ticket or citation?
A. Our law office cannot quote fees over the Internet simply because every traffic ticket truly is unique and some tickets are easier to "fix," or amend than others. Additionally, the various costs will depend on where the ticket was issued, the reason(s) the ticket was issued, etc. We offer very competitive legal fees for our Lenexa ticket representation, call us at (913)764-5010 and we will be able to give you a quick quote after getting the basic case facts from you.
In general, it will cost much less to fix a routine Lenexa speeding ticket than it will to negotiate a no-jail/no-suspension resolution to a driving while suspended (DWS) charge in Lenexa.
Q. Will I have to appear in Lenexa Municipal Court?
A. In most cases, no. We will appear in Lenexa Court for you and you will not need to appear unless you previously failed to appear or if the judge has specifically ordered you to appear. We will let you know if and when you need to appear.
Q. How will I know what the resolution of my Lenexa traffic ticket is?
A. We generally send at least two letters to our Lenexa traffic clients. The first letter will include a receipt from our office and will explain the ticket amendment process in Lenexa Municipal Court. once we have appeared in Lenexa Court on your behalf, we will send you a second letter which will verify the resolution and include a copy of the Court's receipt verifying the ticket amendment.
Q. Can I pay with a credit card?
A. Yes, we accept all major credit cards for Lenexa traffic ticket representation.
Q. Can you guarantee an amendment?
A. No attorney can ever guarantee results. Once one of our Lenexa traffic attorneys has discussed your Lenexa ticket with you, we should be able to give you an estimate regarding the chances of an amendment or other resolution which will keep the Lenexa ticket off of your driving record.
It is important to retain a Lenexa traffic attorney for any Lenexa driving while suspended charge as pleading guilty could mean jail time or hosue arrest. A guilty plea on driving while suspended in Lenexa could also result in an additional driver's license suspension, so it is very important to hire a Lenexa traffic attorney familiar with the DWS laws in the State of Kansas.
If you have received one of these tickets, call us immediately as failure to properly take care of these tickets can lead to jail time or a driver's license suspension. Just as its important to retain an attorney for a Lenexa DWS charge, it is extremely important to have a Lenexa traffic attorney on your side if you've been charged with no insurance or a registration violation in the City of Lenexa.
KSA 8-235 the Kansas statute applicable to your Lenexa Driving While Suspended case:
Licenses required; city license, when; appeal from denial of license; vehicles registered under temporary permit; penalty; motorized bicycle driver's license. (a) No person, except those expressly exempted, shall drive any motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless such person has a valid driver's license. No person shall receive a driver's license unless and until such person surrenders or with the approval of the division, lists to the division all valid licenses in such person's possession issued to such person by any other jurisdiction. All surrendered licenses or the information listed on foreign licenses shall be returned by the division to the issuing department, together with information that the licensee is now licensed in a new jurisdiction. No person shall be permitted to have more than one valid license at any time.
(b) Any person licensed under the motor vehicle drivers' license act may exercise the privilege granted upon all streets and highways in this state and shall not be required to obtain any other license to exercise such privilege by any local authority. Nothing herein shall prevent cities from requiring licenses of persons who drive taxicabs or municipally franchised transit systems for hire upon city streets, to protect the public from drivers whose character or habits make them unfit to transport the public. If a license is denied, the applicant may appeal such decision to the district court of the county in which such city is located by filing within 10 days after such denial, a notice of appeal with the clerk of the district court and by filing a copy of such notice with the city clerk of the involved city. The city clerk shall certify a copy of such decision of the city governing body to the clerk of the district court and the matter shall be docketed as any other cause and the applicant shall be granted a trial of such person's character and habits. The matter shall be heard by the court de novo in accordance with the code of civil procedure. The cost of such appeal shall be assessed in such manner as the court may direct.
(c) Any person operating in this state a motor vehicle, except a motorcycle, which is registered in this state other than under a temporary thirty-day permit shall be the holder of a driver's license which is classified for the operation of such motor vehicle, and any person operating in this state a motorcycle which is registered in this state shall be the holder of a class M driver's license, except that any person operating in this state a motorcycle which is registered under a temporary thirty-day permit shall be the holder of a driver's license for any class of motor vehicles.
(d) No person shall drive any motorized bicycle upon a highway of this state unless: (1) Such person has a valid driver's license which entitles the licensee to drive a motor vehicle in any class or classes; (2) such person is at least 15 years of age and has passed the written and visual examinations required for obtaining a class C driver's license, in which case the division shall issue to such person a class C license which clearly indicates such license is valid only for the operation of motorized bicycles; or (3) such person has had their driving privileges suspended, for a violation other than a violation of K.S.A. 8-1567 or 8-1567a, and amendments thereto, and has made application to the division for the issuance of a class C license for the operation of motorized bicycles, in accordance with paragraph (2), in which case the division shall issue to such person a class C license which clearly indicates such license is valid only for the operation of motorized bicycles.
(e) Violation of this section shall constitute a class B misdemeanor.
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Article 3-8-A STANDARD TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Sections:
3-8-A-1 STANDARD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE INCORPORATED.
3-8-A-2 SPEED LIMITS.
3-8-A-3 (Rep. Ord. 3873, 11/17/1994)
3-8-A-4 WALKING, JOGGING AND/OR RUNNING REGULATIONS.
3-8-A-5 ACCESSIBLE PARKING (PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES;
VIOLATIONS). (Rep. Ord. 4032, 11/7/1996)
3-8-A-6 MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES (DEALER/IN-TRANSIT).
3-8-A-7 PROHIBITED ACTS.
3-8-A-8 REGULATION OF SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD OF VEHICLES.
3-8-A-9 FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS.
3-8-A-10 AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS.
3-8-A-11 SECTION 396.9 INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN OPERATION.
(Rep. Ord. 4786, 10/1/2005)
3-8-A-12 DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR OR
DRUGS; PENALTIES. (Rep. Ord. 4418, 9/1/2001)
3-8-A-13 MUTCD, PART 6, TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL.
Section 3-8-A-1 STANDARD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE INCORPORATED.
A. There is hereby incorporated by reference for the purpose of regulating traffic
upon highways of the City that certain standard traffic ordinance known as the
Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities, Edition of 2007 (STO 2007),
prepared and published in book form by the League of Kansas Municipalities,
300 S.W. 8th Street, Topeka, Kansas 66603, save and except such articles,
sections, parts or portions as are hereafter omitted, deleted, modified, or
changed. No less than three (3) copies of the STO 2007 shall be marked or
stamped "official copy" as adopted by Ordinance 5115 with all sections or
portions thereof intended to be omitted or changed clearly marked to show any
such omission or change, and to which shall be attached a copy of this
ordinance, and filed with the City Clerk to be open to inspection and available
to the public at all reasonable hours. The Police Department, Municipal Judge,
and all administrative departments of the City charged with the enforcement of
the Ordinance shall be supplied, at the cost of the City, such number of official
copies of the STO 2007 as may be deemed expedient.
B. Section 2 of the STO 2007, is hereby changed to read as follows:
C. Section 13.1 of the STO 2007 is hereby changed to read as follows:
Section 2: Provisions of Ordinance Refer to Vehicles Upon the Streets and
Highways; Exceptions. The provisions of this ordinance relating to the
operation of vehicles refer exclusively to the operation of vehicles upon
streets and highways within this City except:
(a) Where a different place is specifically referred to in a given section.
(b) The provisions of Sections 29, 30, 30.1, 30.2, 30.3, 30.4, 37, 81,
and 82 of this ordinance, and the provisions of Article 10 of Chapter 8
of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and any acts amendatory thereof,
shall apply upon streets and highways and elsewhere throughout the
City.
Section 13.1: Traffic Control Signal Preemption Devices.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), it shall be unlawful for a
person to possess a traffic control signal preemption device.
(b) A person convicted of violating subsection (a) shall be guilty of a
Code violation and subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or by
imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or by both such fine
and imprisonment.
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D. Section 30.5 of the STO 2007 is hereby changed to read as follows:
E. Section 31 of the STO 2007 is hereby changed to read as follows:
F. Section 33 of the STO 2007 is hereby deleted.
G. Section 1: Definitions. The definition for "Motorized Skateboard" of the STO
2007 is hereby changed to read as follows: (It is expressly noted that only this
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the operator,
passenger, or owner of any of the following authorized emergency
vehicles, in the course of such person's emergency duties:
(1) Publicly owned fire department vehicles;
(2) Publicly owned police vehicles;
(3) Publicly owned public works department vehicles; or
(4) Motor vehicles operated by ambulance services permitted by
the emergency medical services board.
Section 30.5: Commercial Driver's Licenses; Diversion Agreements Not
Allowed. A driver (as defined by K.S.A. 8-2,128) may not enter into a
diversion agreement in lieu of further criminal proceedings that would
prevent such driver's conviction for any violation, in any type of motor
vehicle, of a state or local traffic control law, except a parking violation,
from appearing on the driver's record, whether the driver was convicted for
an offense committed in the state where the driver is licensed or another
state. (K.S.A. 8-2,150).
(a) (1) Any driver of a motor vehicle who willfully fails or refuses to
bring such driver's vehicle to a stop for a pursuing police vehicle or police
bicycle, when given visual or audible signal to bring the vehicle to a stop,
shall be guilty as provided by subsection (c).
(2) Any driver of a motor vehicle who willfully otherwise flees or
attempts to elude a pursuing police vehicle or police bicycle, when
given visual or audible signal to bring the vehicle to a stop, shall be
guilty as provided in subsection (c).
(3) It shall be an affirmative defense to any prosecution under
paragraph (1) of this subsection that the driver’s conduct in violation of
such paragraph was caused by the driver’s reasonable belief that the
vehicle or bicycle pursuing such driver’s vehicle is not a police vehicle
or police bicycle.
(b) The signal given by the police officer may be by hand, voice,
emergency light or siren:
(1) If the officer giving such signal is within or upon an official police
vehicle or police bicycle at the time the signal is given, the vehicle or
bicycle shall be appropriately marked showing it to be an official police
vehicle or police bicycle; or
(2) if the officer giving such signal is not utilizing an official police
vehicle or police bicycle at the time the signal is given, the officer shall
be in uniform, prominently displaying such officer's badge of office at
the time the signal is given.
(c) Every person convicted of violating subsection (a), shall upon first
conviction be imprisoned for not more than six months or fined not to
exceed $1,000, or both. Every person convicted of violating this section
shall upon a second conviction be punished by imprisonment not to exceed
one year or fined not to exceed $2,500 or both. For the purpose of this
section conviction means a final conviction without regard whether
sentence was suspended or probation granted after such conviction.
Forfeiture of bail, bond or collateral deposited to secure a defendant's
appearance in court, which forfeiture has not been vacated, shall be
equivalent to a conviction.
Appropriately marked official police vehicle or police bicycle shall
include, but not be limited to, any police vehicle or bicycle equipped with
functional emergency lights or siren or both and which the emergency lights
or siren or both have been activated for the purpose of signaling a driver to
stop a motor vehicle.
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definition is amended, and all other definitions contained in Section 1 of the
STO 2007, remain unchanged.)
H. Section 109.1 of the STO 2007 is hereby changed to read as follows:
I. Section 114.2 of the STO 2007 is hereby changed to read as follows:
J. Section 116 of the STO 2007 is hereby changed to read as follows:
Motorized Skateboard: Any tandem-wheeled device powered by a gas or
electric motor that has a skateboard-type deck and handlebars, and either
is designed to be stood upon by the operator, or one with a seat mounted
on the deck designed to be sat upon by the operator, (also commonly
referred to as a motorized scooter). Motorized skateboards shall be
considered skateboards for purposes of trespassing on private property
which have been posted with signs prohibiting skateboards or
skateboarding.
Section 109.1: Motorized Skateboards. It shall be unlawful for any person
to operate a motorized skateboard upon any public or private street, road
or highway, or upon any recreational path or trail (commonly distinguished
by asphalt surface) in this City.
Section 114.2: Unlawful Operation of Work-Site Utility Vehicle, Golf Cart or
Micro Utility Truck.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a work-site
utility vehicle, golf cart or micro utility truck:
(1) On any interstate highway, federal highway, or state highway;
or
(2) Within the corporate limits of any city unless authorized by
such city as provided herein.
(b) No work-site utility vehicle, golf cart or micro utility truck shall
be operated on any public highway, street, or road unless such
vehicle complies with the equipment requirements under the
provisions of Article 17 of Chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated.
(c) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not prohibit a work-site
utility vehicle, golf cart or micro utility truck from crossing a federal
or state highway.
(d) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not prohibit the operation
of any of the following authorized work-site utility vehicle, golf cart
or micro utility truck, in the course of authorized duties within the
city by a fire department, law enforcement agency, parks department
or public works department.
(e) The operation of a work-site utility vehicle, golf cart or micro
utility truck is authorized within the city on private property with
the consent of the property owner.
(f) For the purpose of this section, Golf Cart means any motor vehicle
as defined by the 2009 Session Laws of Kansas, Chapter 119.
(g) For the purpose of this section, Micro Utility Truck means any
motor vehicle as defined by the 2008 Session Laws of Kansas, Chapter
167.
Section 116: Driving Upon Sidewalk. No person shall drive any vehicle or
motorized skateboard upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area, with the following
exceptions:
(a) Upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary driveway.
(b) Motorized skateboards that are either designed to be and are
actually stood upon by the operator, or are designed to be and are
actually sat upon by the operator with a minimum seat height of 24
inches as measured from the ground to the top of the seat at the time
they are operated, may be operated upon a sidewalk, provided that:
(1) No person shall operate or ride upon a motorized skateboard
between the time from sunset to sunrise, or at any other time
when due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric
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K. Section 134.1 of the STO 2007 is hereby added to read as follows:
L. Section 196 of the STO 2007 is hereby changed to read as follows:
M. Section 197 of the STO 2007 is hereby changed to read as follows:
N. Section 199 of the STO 2007 is hereby changed to read as follows:
conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway or sidewalk are
not clearly discernible at a distance of 1,000 feet ahead;
(2) No person shall operate a motorized skateboard in excess of
15 miles per hour;
(3) All persons must operate a motorized skateboard with caution
and due regard to conditions then existing, including, but not
limited to, fixed or moving objects, parked or moving bicycles,
pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, or narrow areas that make
it unsafe to continue along the sidewalk or sidewalk area; and
(4) All persons under the age of 18 who operate or ride upon a
motorized skateboard shall wear an approved bicycle helmet that
is properly fitted and is fastened securely by a neck or chin strap
while the motorized skateboard is in motion.
Section 134.1: Application of Section 200 to Motorized Bicycles. The
provisions of Section 200 shall be applicable to motorized bicycles and
every person operating a motorized bicycle shall be subject to the
provisions thereof.
Section 196: Unauthorized Operator. No person shall authorize or knowingly
permit a motor vehicle or motorized skateboard owned by him or her or
under such person's control to be driven upon any highway by any person
who has no legal right to do so, or, in the case of a motor vehicle, who does
not have a valid driver's license.
Section 197: Unauthorized Minors: No person shall cause or knowingly
permit his child or ward under the age of 18 years to drive a motor vehicle
upon any highway when such minor person is not authorized under the laws
of Kansas to drive a vehicle. No person shall cause or knowingly permit his
child or ward under the age of 18 years to operate a motorized skateboard
upon any highway at any time.
Section 199: Unlawful Use of License or Identification Card
1. It shall be unlawful for any person, for any purpose to:
a. Display or cause or permit to be displayed or have in possession
any fictitious or fraudulently altered driver's license or identification
card.
b. Lend any driver's license or identification card to any other
person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another.
c. Display or represent as the person's own, any driver's license or
identification card not issued to the person.
d. Fail or refuse to surrender to any police officer upon lawful
demand any driver's license which has been suspended, revoked,
or canceled.
e. Permit any unlawful use of one's driver's license or identification
card issued to such person.
f. Photograph, photostat, duplicate, or in any way reproduce any
driver's license, identification card, or facsimile thereof in such a
manner that it could be mistaken for a valid driver's license or
identification card or display or have in possession any such
photograph, photostat, duplicate, reproduction or facsimile unless
authorized by law.
g. Display or possess any photograph, photostat, duplicate or
facsimile of a driver's license or identification card unless
authorized by law.
h. Display or cause or permit to be displayed any canceled,
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O. Section 204 of the STO 2007 is hereby changed to read as follows:
Section 3-8-A-2 SPEED LIMITS.
A. Except when a special hazard exists that requires lower speed for compliance
with Section 32 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, incorporated by reference in
Section 3-8-A-1 of this Article , the limits specified in this Section or established
as hereinafter authorized shall be maximum lawful speeds, and no person shall
drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of such maximum limits, except where
otherwise posted:
1. Twenty (20) miles per hour in any business district;
2. Twenty five (25) miles per hour in any residential district except where
otherwise posted;*
*See Charter Ordinance 37 in the Appendix of this Code.*
3. Twenty (20) miles per hour in any park;
4. As posted in all school zones between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00)
A.M. and five o'clock (5:00) P.M., on regular school days as designated
by the school calendar of the school within the zone; and
5. On any separated multilane highway, as designated and posted by the
secretary of transportation, seventy (70) miles per hour.
6. On any county or township highway, fifty five (55) miles per hour.
7. On all other highways, sixty five (65) miles per hour.
B. The maximum speed limits in this Section may be altered as authorized in
K.S.A. 8-1559 and K.S.A. 8-1560, and amendments thereto.
Section 3-8-A-3 (Rep. Ord. 3873, 11/17/1994)
Section 3-8-A-4 WALKING, JOGGING AND/OR RUNNING REGULATIONS.
Any pedestrian using the public streets for walking, jogging or running during the
period from one-half (1/2) hour after sunset to one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise and
at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible
pedestrians and/or vehicles on the highway and/or street at a distance of five hundred
revoked, or suspended driver's license.
i. Lend any driver's license or identification card to or knowingly
permit the use of any driver's license or identification card by any
person under 21 years of age for use in the purchase of, or an
attempt to purchase, any alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage.
j. Lend any driver's license or identification card to or knowingly
permit the use of any driver's license or identification card by any
person under 18 years of age for use in the purchase of, or
attempt to purchase, any tobacco product.
k. Display or cause to be displayed or have in possession any
driver's license or identification card not issued to the person for
use in the purchase of, or an attempt to purchase, any alcoholic
liquor, cereal malt beverage, or any tobacco product.
2. The provisions of this section shall apply to any driver's license or
identification card, whether issued under the laws of Kansas, or issued
under the laws of another state or jurisdiction.
Section 204: Fines Doubled in Road Construction and School Zones.
(a) Fines listed in the schedule of fines shall be doubled if a person is
convicted 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 any road construction
zone.
(b) Fines listed in the schedule of fines relating to exceeding the
maximum speed limit, shall be doubled if a person is convicted of
exceeding the maximum speed limit in a school zone authorized under
subsection (a)(4) of K.S.A. 8-1560, and amendments thereto. (K.S.A.
Supp. 8-2118)
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feet (500') ahead, shall be required to wear on his person some type of reflective
apparel or material of sufficient size and placement so as to be visible to vehicular
traffic at a distance of two hundred feet (200'). Any person convicted of violating this
Section shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
Section 3-8-A-5 ACCESSIBLE PARKING (PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES; VIOLATIONS). (Rep. Ord. 4032, 11/7/1996)
Section 3-8-A-6 MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES (DEALER/IN-TRANSIT).
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to use new motor vehicle dealers' or used
motor vehicle dealers' plates except as follows:
1. The licensed motor vehicle dealer and such dealer's spouse.
2. The corporate officers of the licensed motor vehicle dealer when such
corporate officers are full-time employees thereof.
3. The sales manager and all other sales personnel when such manager
and sales personnel are full-time employees thereof and are properly
licensed in Kansas.
4. The customer, when operating a motor vehicle in connection with
negotiations to purchase such motor vehicle or during a demonstration
of such motor vehicle.
5. To transport or operate a vehicle to or from a licensed retail or
wholesale vehicle dealer for the purpose of buying, selling or offering or
attempting to negotiate a sale of the vehicle to a licensed vehicle dealer.
6. To deliver a vehicle purchased from the wholesale vehicle dealer to a
purchasing vehicle dealer.
7. Salvage vehicle dealers, on vehicles which they have purchased for
salvage, including dismantling, disassembling, or recycling.
8. Mobile home dealers on mobile homes which they have purchased or
own and are holding for resale.
9. Lending agencies on vehicles which they have repossessed or are
holding for disposition due to repossession.
10. Trailer dealers on trailers which they have purchased or own and are
holding for resale.
B. Any person violating this Section shall be punished as provided in section 201
(d) of the Standard Traffic Ordinance as incorporated in Section 3-8-A-1 of this
Article.
Section 3-8-A-7 PROHIBITED ACTS.
A. Prohibitions: To operate any vehicle, as defined by K.S.A. 8-1485 or any
amendments thereto, on public park property, unimproved public right-of-way
property, jogging trails or sidewalks, except for incidental and/or
authorized use on said areas.
B. Exceptions: The prohibitions in subsection A of this Section shall not apply to
use of vehicles, authorized by the property owner on or for:
1. Public and private golf courses.
2. Vehicles engaged in construction, maintenance or repair activities.
3. Authorized emergency vehicles.
4. Vehicles engaged in lawn mowing for agricultural or gardening activities.
C. Penalties: Every person convicted of any violation of the provisions of this
Section, or who enters a plea of guilty or no contest to a complaint alleging
such violation, shall be punished by the provisions of Section 1-1-C-3 of this
Code.
Section 3-8-A-8 REGULATION OF SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD OF VEHICLES.
A. No person, association, firm, partnership, or corporation shall operate a motor
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vehicle or combination of vehicles the total outside width of which, or any load
thereon, exceeds the limitations as prescribed by K.S.A. 8-1902 or any
amendments thereto, which are incorporated by reference as if set out in full
herein.
B. No person, association, firm, partnership, or corporation shall operate a motor
vehicle or combination of vehicles the load, height or length of which, including
any load thereon, exceeds the limitations as prescribed by K.S.A. 8-1903
through 8-1905 or any amendments thereto, which are incorporated by
reference as if set out in full herein.
C. No person, association, firm, partnership, or corporation shall operate a motor
vehicle or combination of vehicles unless the load is properly secured as
prescribed by K.S.A. 8-1906 or any amendments thereto, which are
incorporated by reference as if set out in full herein.
D. No person, association, firm, partnership, or corporation shall use a motor
vehicle or combination of vehicles to tow another vehicle unless proper
connection and safety equipment are utilized as prescribed by K.S.A. 8-1907 or
any amendments thereto, which are incorporated by reference as if set out in
full herein.
E. No person, association, firm, partnership, or corporation shall operate a motor
vehicle or combination of vehicles the gross weight of which, as to wheel and
axle load, exceeds the limitations as prescribed in K.S.A. 8-1908 or any
amendments thereto, which are incorporated by reference as if set out in full
herein.
F. No person, association, firm, partnership, or corporation shall operate a motor
vehicle or combination of vehicles the gross weight of which exceeds the
limitation as prescribed by K.S.A. 8-1909 or any amendments thereto, which
are incorporated by reference as if set out in full herein.
G. Whenever a police officer, upon weighing a vehicle or combination of vehicles,
determines that the weight is unlawful, such officer may require the driver to
stop the vehicle in a suitable place and for the vehicle to remain there until
such portion of the load is removed as may be necessary to reduce the gross
weight of such vehicle or combination of vehicles or remove or redistribute the
gross weight on any axle or tandem axles to such limits as permitted in this
Section. All material so unloaded shall be cared for by the owner, lessee, or
operator of such vehicle at the risk of such owner, lessee or operator.
H. No person, association, firm, partnership, or corporation shall operate a motor
vehicle or combination of vehicles unless such motor vehicle is registered and
licensed according to gross weight as prescribed in K.S.A. 8-143 or any
amendments thereto, which are incorporated by reference as if set out in full
herein.
I. It shall be unlawful to operate within this City a vehicle or combination of
vehicles whose weight, with cargo, is in excess of the gross weight for which
the vehicle, truck, or truck-tractor propelling the same is licensed and
registered except as provided by K.S.A. 8-1911, or any amendments thereto
and K.S.A. 8-143 or any amendments thereto, which are incorporated by
reference as if set out in full herein.
J. It shall be unlawful for any driver of a vehicle or combination of vehicles to fail
to stop or refuse to stop and submit such vehicle or combination of vehicles to
weighing as provided in this Section or as directed by police.
K. Any person who commits any offense involving gross weight, height, length or
width limits as described in this Section shall, upon conviction, be punished as
set forth in the fine schedule in subsection L. Any person who commits any
other offenses described in this Section shall be deemed guilty of a public
offense, and upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in Section 1-1-C-3
of this Code.
L. Fine Schedule.
1. A person who is convicted of exceeding gross weight shall be fined
according to the following schedule:
Weight up to first 1,000 lbs. over limit $50.00
Article 3-8-A STANDARD TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
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2. A person who is convicted of exceeding the height, length or width shall
be fined according to the following schedule:
3. For a second violation of gross weight, height, length or width within two
(2) years, such person shall, upon conviction, be fined 1 1/2 times the
applicable amount based on the above fine schedule. For a third
violation, within two (2) years, such person shall, upon conviction, be
fined 2 times the applicable amount from the above fine schedule. For
the fourth and each succeeding violation, within two (2) years, such
person, upon conviction, shall be fined 2 1/2 times the applicable
amount from the above fine schedule.
Section 3-8-A-9 FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS.
A. There is hereby incorporated by reference for the purpose of regulating traffic
upon highways and streets of the City that certain standard safety regulations
known as Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, 2005 Administrator Edition,
parts 383, 385, and 390-397, prepared and published in book form by Mangan
Communications, Inc., 315 West Fourth Street, Davenport, Iowa, 52801, save
and except such articles, sections, parts, or portions as are hereafter omitted,
deleted, modified, or changed. No less than three (3) copies of said book shall
be marked or stamped "Official Copy" as adopted by Ordinance 4839 with a
copy of the Ordinance codified herein attached thereto, and filed with the City
Clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable
hours. The Police Department, Municipal Judge, and all administrative
departments of the City charged with the enforcement of these regulations
shall be supplied, at the cost of the City, such number of official copies of said
book as may be deemed expedient.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate the provisions of the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations parts 383, 385, and 390-397. The judge of the
Municipal Court may, in the manner prescribed by K.S.A. 12-4305 or any
amendments thereto, establish a schedule of fines for violations of any section
of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations 383, 385, and 390-397. Any
person who violates the provisions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations parts 383, 385, and 390-397 shall, upon conviction, be punished as
set forth in the fine schedule. Any person who violates any provision of the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations parts 383, 385, and 390-397 for which
a fine is not scheduled shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in
Section 1-1-C-3 of this Code.
Section 3-8-A-10 AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
REGULATIONS.
Sections 390.37 and 383.53 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, as
incorporated in Section 3-8-A-9 of this Article, are hereby repealed. The following
substitute provision is adopted: The court clerk is hereby directed to abstract all
convictions of violations committed by persons holding a Commercial Driver's License
(CDL) to the Driver's Control Bureau of the Department of Revenue. Any further
action to a person's CDL as a result of the abstracted conviction will be at the
discretion of the Driver's Control Bureau in accordance with state statutes and
regulations.
Section 3-8-A-11 SECTION 396.9 INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN
OPERATION. (Rep. Ord. 4786, 10/1/2005)
Section 3-8-A-12 DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR
OR DRUGS; PENALTIES. (Rep. Ord. 4418, 9/1/2001)
Section 3-8-A-13 MUTCD, PART 6, TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL.
There is hereby incorporated by reference for the purpose of regulating temporary
traffic control in and around traffic work zones, Part 6, Temporary Traffic Control of
the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 2003 Edition, prepared and published
in book form by the Federal Highway Administration. No less than three (3) copies of
said manual shall be marked or stamped "official copy" as adopted by Ordinance No.
Weight per lb. over 1,000 lbs. $00.10
Height, length, width over limit $30.00 plus $1.00 per inch
Lenexa City Code
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4605 with a copy of the Ordinance codified herein and filed with the City Clerk to be
open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable hours.
All persons and entities, whether public or private, doing work in or on public right-ofway
shall comply with Part 6 of the MUTCD. Violation of this Section shall constitute a
public offense and be punishable as set forth in Section 1-1-C-3 of this Code. In
addition to the penalty provisions as set forth in Section 1-1-C-3, any enforcement
official is authorized to immediately abate violations of this Section by closing the
traffic work zone until such time as the traffic work zone is in compliance with this
Section.
We make Lenexa traffic/speeding ticket amendments easy for our clients! Our Johnson County traffic lawyers can "fix," amend, or divert most Lenexa, Kansas speeding/traffic citations with very little effort from you.
1. Call us with your Lenexa speeding or traffic ticket/citation number. If you have lost your Lenexa speeding or traffic ticket or if you do not have it with you, we can still look up most tickets.
We will take your Lenexa ticket information, arrange for payment (usually done with a debit or credit card over the phone), and then proceed to step #2.
2. Our Johnson County law office will contact the Lenexa Municipal Court Clerk and enter an appearance on your speeding or traffic ticket/citation. If you received a ticket from a Lenexa Police officer, we will contact the Lenexa Municipal Court, etc. If you received a ticket from a Johnson County Sheriff or Kansas Highway Patrol trooper, even if the violation happened in Lenexa, your ticket will proceed in Johnson County District Court, and we will contact that court.
Once one of our traffic lawyers has entered an appearance on your Lenexa traffic case, you will not have to appear in Court, except under special circumstances. We will inform you if you need to be present.
3. The Lenexa Municipal Court Clerk will place the ticket on an "attorney plea docket." This is a separate court date which takes the place of your original court date, and where we will attempt to negotiate an advantageous resolution with the Lenexa Municipal Prosecutor.
4. One of our traffic lawyers will appear in Lenexa Municipal Court on the attorney plea docket date previously arranged by the Court. We will appear on your behalf, arrange a amendment, diversion, or "fix" for your Lenexa ticket/citation, and then pay the court out of the funds you previously paid. Most Lenexa speeding/traffic tickets can be amended to a parking violation which will not affect your license status or insurance rates.
Other moving violations may be diverted or amended, in all cases you will need to speak to one of our Lenexa traffic attorneys to determine what the expected resolution of your case will be.
5. We will send you confirmation of the resolution via mail, including a receipt from Lenexa Municipal Court.
Our Lenexa traffic/speeding ticket amendment process really is usually this easy!
Please keep in mind that while we successfully amend hundreds of tickets per year no traffic attorney or law firm can guarantee results.
Frequently asked questions about a driver's license suspension Lenexa or elsewhere in Kansas:
How exactly can my driver's license get suspended?
These are the infractions that will result in the suspension of your Kansas driver's license:
Can I get a hardship driver’s license?
Kansas laws do not allow the issuance of a hardship license, that would allow a person to drive during the length of their suspension, revocation, cancellation or
disqualification period.
I went through a period of time where I racked up a bunch of tickets. This is hurting my ability to get a license. Is there anything an Lenexa traffic law office can do to help me get my driving privileges back?
In many cases, the answer is yes - we can help you get your Kansas driver's license. We specialize in "hard cases" that other traffic attorneys in Lenexa and Johnson County are unwilling to take. We can help you in several ways.
First, if there are tickets that haven't been paid, we can enter appearances on those cases and attempt to amend or "fix" any moving violations you have pending.
Second, if past tickets are going to be or are the cause of a driver's license suspension, then we may be able to vile a "motion to withdraw plea," where we can actually "undo" the tickets you've paid in the past.
When dealing with past tickets or multiple tickets, the situation can get very complicated very quickly. Call us today at 913-764-5010 to set up an appointment to discuss your situation and to find a solution to get back your Kansas driver's license.
Lenexa, KS Schedule of Speeding fines.
Effective – 10/1/2009
Miles Over | Dollar Amount |
| Miles Over | Dollar Amount | ||
| 5 | $65 |
|
| 28 | $265 |
| 6 | $70 |
|
| 29 | $275 |
| 7 | $75 |
|
| 30 | $300 |
| 8 | $80 |
|
| 31 | $310 |
| 9 | $85 |
|
| 32 | $320 |
| 10 | $105 |
|
| 33 | $330 |
| 11 | $110 |
|
| 34 | $340 |
| 12 | $115 |
|
| 35 | $350 |
| 13 | $120 |
|
| 36 | $360 |
| 14 | $125 |
|
| 37 | $370 |
| 15 | $130 |
|
| 38 | $380 |
| 16 | $150 |
|
| 39 | $390 |
17 | $160 | 40 | $400 | |||
18 | $165 | 41 | $410 | |||
19 | $170 | 42 | $420 | |||
20 | $185 | 43 | $430 | |||
21 | $195 | 44 | $440 | |||
22 | $205 | 45 | $450 | |||
23 | $210 | 46 | $460 | |||
24 | $215 | 47 | $470 | |||
25 | $220 | 48 | $480 | |||
26 | $245 | 49 | $490 | |||
| 27 | $255 |
|
| 50 or more | $500 |
• THE SCHEDULED FINE FOR A SPEEDING VIOLATION SHALL BE DOUBLED WHEN THE VIOLATION OCCURS WITHIN A SCHOOL ZONE
• THE SCHEDULED FINE FOR ANY INFRACTION DEFINED AS A MOVING VIOLATION SHALL BE DOUBLED WHEN THE VIOLATION OCCURS WITHIN A ROAD CONSTRUCTION ZONE
This law office also represents people charged with DUI (driving under the influence) in Lenexa.
If you have been charged with an Lenexa DUI, it is extremely important that you act fast to protect your rights and hire an Lenexa DUI lawyer. In most Kansas DUI cases, you only have 10 days from the date of your arrest to request an administrative hearing or your license will be automatically suspended for a period between 30 days and life, depending on your driving history.
All DUI convictions in Lenexa Municipal Court call for mandatory jail time, even for first time offenders. We may be able to help some charged with and Lenexa DUI avoid jail time through a diversion, a successful DUI trial in Lenexa Municipal Court or Johnson County District Court, or through an advantageous plea agreement utilizing the CWIP class.
This law office has experience in handling all types of DUI cases in Lenexa Municipal Court and Johnson County District Court. Whether you are wanting to fight the case through trial or limit your exposure by cutting a deal call us for a free consultation on your Lenexa DUI case.
Every case is unique, so please call us today to discuss your Lenexa DUI case.
For more in-depth information about retaining an Lenexa DUI lawyer, go to: http://www.johnsoncountydui.com/Practice-Areas/LenexaDUI.shtml
The Law Offices of Jeremiah Johnson, LLC
104 E. Poplar
Suite 100
Olathe, KS 66061
ph: (913) 764-5010
fax: (913) 764-5012
alt: Cell# (913)406-0732 or (816) 258-2687
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