8-1602. Accident involving death or personal injury; duties of drivers, reports; penalties for violations; revocation of license, permit or driving privileges.
8-1602
8-1602. Accident involving death or personal injury;
duties of
drivers, reports; penalties for violations; revocation of license, permit
or driving privileges.
(a) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in
injury to, great bodily harm to or death of any person shall
immediately stop such vehicle at the
scene of such accident, or as close thereto as possible, but shall then
forthwith return to and in every event shall remain at the scene of the
accident until the driver has fulfilled the
requirements of K.S.A. 8-1604, and amendments thereto.
Every such stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is
necessary.
(b) A person who violates this section which results in:
(1) Injury to any person shall be guilty of a class A person misdemeanor.
(2) Great bodily harm to any person shall be guilty of a severity level
10, person felony.
(3) The death of any person shall be guilty of a severity level 9, person
felony.
(c) The director may revoke the license or permit to drive or any
nonresident operating privilege of any person so convicted.
History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1602;
L. 2006, ch. 182, § 1; July 1.