Accident report forms; department of transportation to provide division of vehicles accident reports or data

8-1612. Accident report forms; department of transportation to provide division of vehicles accident reports or data. (a) The department of transportation shall prepare and upon request supply to police departments, sheriffs and other appropriate agencies or individuals, forms for written accident reports as required in this article, suitable with respect to the persons required to make such reports and the purposes to be served. The written reports shall call for sufficiently detailed information to disclose, with reference to a vehicle accident, the cause, conditions then existing and the persons and vehicles involved. (b) Every accident report required to be made in writing shall be made on the appropriate form approved by the department of transportation and shall contain all the information required therein unless not available. (c) The department of transportation shall provide the division of vehicles with the necessary accident reports and accident data to satisfy the division's requirements as provided in K.S.A. 8-249, 40-3104 and 40-3118, and amendments thereto. History: L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1612; L. 1989, ch. 42, § 3; January 1, 1990. Source or prior law: 8-525. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Prearrest inquiry of driver during investigation of accident as noncustodial interrogation noted; no violation of Miranda rules. State v. Almond, 15 Kan. App. 2d 585, 587, 811 P.2d 529 (1991). 2. Admission of evidence discovered by officer in acquiring information to investigate and report on accident upheld. State v. Canaan, 265 Kan. 835, 842, 964 P.2d 681 (1998). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026