Fleeing or Eluding an Officer
K.S.A. 8-1568 — a class B misdemeanor the first time, and a felony with a roadblock, reckless driving, a crash or five moving violations
A driver who knowingly fails or refuses to stop for a pursuing police vehicle or bicycle after a visual or audible signal commits a class B nonperson misdemeanor with no prior conviction, a class A with one, and a severity level 9 person felony with two or more.
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- Failing to stop for a police road block.
- Driving around tire deflating devices.
- Reckless driving.
- A crash, or intentionally damaging property.
- Five or more moving violations.
- Driving a stolen vehicle.
- Trying to elude capture for any felony.
Fleeing with any of those is a severity level 9 person felony, and a stolen vehicle adds a fine of at least $500.
Sources for this section (1)
- K.S.A. 8-1568 — Fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer; penalties
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Kansas attorney.