In February of 2016 the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas declared Kansas’ criminal refusal statue unconstitutional. In State of Kansas v. Ryce, State of Kansas v. Wycoff, State of Kansas v. Nece and State of Kansas v. Wilson, the Supreme Court found K.S.A 8-1025 (criminalizing the refusal of a chemical test) Facially Unconstitutional. The Court relied on violations of Due Process and the Doctrine of Unconstitutional Conditions, in finding the statute facially Unconstitutional. The ruling remains very much ... Read More »
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New Kansas Test Refusal Law – Strictly Enforced
On July 1, 2012, the Kansas Legislature’s new test refusal law criminalizing the refusal of a requested blood, breath, or urine test went into effect. Over the past 2 months, I have seen this new law rigorously enforced. Basically, if during a DUI investigation the driver refuses to submit to the officer’s request for a test, the main element of the charge is met. It is, however, important to know that a Refusal can only be charged in regard to ... Read More »