WHAT THE WORDS MEAN

Also called DMV hearing, suspension hearing

The hearing on the license suspension after a failed or refused test, requested in writing within 14 days after service of the notice.

Also called bail, bond

The bond on which a person charged with a crime is released at the first appearance, in an amount the magistrate sets to make sure they come back and to protect the public.

Knowingly placing another person in reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm, a class C person misdemeanor.

Knowingly or recklessly causing bodily harm to another, or knowingly touching another in a rude, insulting or angry manner, a class B person misdemeanor.

Also called eavesdropping, wiretapping

Knowingly intercepting a private message without the consent of the sender or the receiver, among other acts the section lists, a class A nonperson misdemeanor.

Entering or staying in a place without authority, meaning to commit a felony, theft, domestic battery, a protection order violation or a sexually motivated crime there.

Also called CMB, 3.2 beer

A malt drink the law names beside alcoholic liquor; no one under 21 may possess, consume or buy either.

Also called asset forfeiture, seizure

Taking property tied to the conduct the forfeiture act covers, which includes most drug crimes and theft, whether or not anyone is prosecuted or convicted.

The most serious class of misdemeanor, up to one year in the county jail and a fine of up to $2,500.

A place on public streets or sidewalks a city or county has designated where alcohol may be consumed, but never inside a vehicle.

Entering or staying on property one knows one has no right to, after being told to leave, or where it is posted, locked or fenced, a class B nonperson misdemeanor.

A landlord seizing a tenant's belongings to cover rent, which Kansas has abolished apart from the rules on abandoned property.

Also called diversion agreement

An agreement in place of further prosecution; once its terms are fulfilled, it and its arrest records may be expunged after three or more years.

Battery against a family or household member or a dating partner, with at least 48 consecutive hours of imprisonment on a first conviction.

A sale the buyer may cancel until midnight of the third business day after signing an agreement with the required disclosures.

Also called driving under the influence, drunk driving, DWI

Operating or attempting to operate a vehicle with 0.08 or more alcohol in the blood or breath, as measured within three hours, or under the influence of alcohol or drugs to a degree that makes safe driving impossible.

A power of attorney that survives the principal's disability, called durable and saying so, signed, dated and acknowledged before a notary.

The share of the augmented estate a surviving spouse may take instead of the will, growing with the years of marriage to 50% after 15 years.

Also called clearing a record, sealing

A court order clearing a conviction and its arrest records, petitioned for three or more years after a misdemeanor sentence is satisfied, and longer after a higher felony or a DUI.

A permit for someone at least 14 but under 17 who lives or works on a farm, to drive for farm work and on the most direct route to school.

Words that by their very utterance inflict injury or tend to incite the listener to an immediate breach of the peace.

Also called arraignment, going before the magistrate

The arrested person's appearance before a magistrate, which comes without unnecessary delay, where the terms of the appearance bond are set.

Also called pat down

A search for firearms or other dangerous weapons an officer who has stopped someone may make on reasonable suspicion that personal safety requires it.

For unemployment, cause grave enough to move a reasonable, not oversensitive person to leave work.

Up to 160 acres of farmland or one acre in a city, or a manufactured or mobile home, lived in by the owner or family, exempt from forced sale.

Also called interlock device, car breathalyzer

A device on the vehicle a person whose license was suspended over a DUI test may apply to drive with, for an application fee of $100.

Also called no fault

A ground for divorce that needs no showing of fault.

Also called learner's permit

A permit for someone at least 14 but under 17 to drive with a supervising driver at least 21 in the front seat, issued for one year.

Also called alimony, spousal support

An allowance for future support the divorce decree may award either spouse, in an amount the court finds fair, just and equitable.

Also called person felony, nonperson felony

A crime the code labels person rather than nonperson; burglary of a dwelling is a person felony, while burglary of another building is a nonperson felony.

Also called PBT, roadside breath test

A test of breath or oral fluid an officer with reasonable suspicion may ask for at the roadside, used to decide whether to arrest and whether to ask for further tests.

The ground an officer needs to arrest without a warrant for a felony, or for a misdemeanor with a further reason it cannot wait.

Also called PFA, restraining order

A court order for an intimate partner or household member that lasts at least one year and no more than two, and may be extended.

Also called provisional carry license

A concealed carry license for an applicant at least 18; a standard license requires an applicant at least 21.

Also called teen license, graduated license

The license a driver of 15 may get after a year on an instruction permit and driver training, limited to work, school, religious activities, or driving with a licensed adult.

Money held by the landlord, no more than one month's rent for an unfurnished unit, returned within 14 days of the deductions and no more than 30 days after the tenancy ends.

Also called stand your ground

A person whose force was justified is immune from criminal prosecution and civil action for it, and may not be arrested for it without probable cause.

A will with the maker's and witnesses' acknowledgments and affidavits before a notary attached, so the witnesses need not testify when it is probated.

Also called felony level, sentencing grid

The rank of a felony on the sentencing grid, whose other axis is criminal history; each box gives a range in months of imprisonment.

A claim for money or personal property worth no more than $10,000, not counting interest and costs.

Also called Terry stop, investigative stop

An officer may stop someone in a public place whom the officer reasonably suspects of a crime, and demand their name, address and an explanation of their actions.

Also called refusing the breath test, implied consent

Refusing to submit to and complete a requested test of blood, breath or urine suspends driving privileges for one year, and may be used against the person at a DUI trial.

Also called notice to pay or quit

The landlord's written notice of unpaid rent that ends the lease if the rent is not paid within three days, counted as three consecutive 24-hour periods.

Also called ticket, moving violation

A violation paid on the uniform fine schedule, which may be settled before the court date by a written appearance, a plea of guilty or no contest, and payment of the fine and court costs.

The order, after a judgment for possession, directing an officer to put the landlord back in possession, carried out within 14 days after the officer receives it.