Your Phone Behind the Wheel
K.S.A. 8-15,111 — no writing, sending or reading texts while driving, and $60 on the schedule
No one may operate a motor vehicle on a public road or highway while using a wireless communications device to write, send or read a written communication, with exceptions the law lists.
Who handles this in Kansas: Johnson County Bar Association, Find a Lawyer; and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Kansas directory.
A device that is voice operated and lets the user send or receive text without using either hand is not a wireless communication device under the law.
Unlawful text messaging is $60 on the uniform fine schedule.
Sources for this section (2)
- K.S.A. 8-15,111 — Text messaging, prohibited; exceptions
- K.S.A. 8-2118 — Uniform fine schedule for traffic infraction violations; payment by mail with plea, when; full payment required; ordinance traffic infractions; doubling of fine in road construction zones and school zones; escalating fines for unlawful passing of a school bus
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Kansas attorney.