Spot inspections by highway patrol; penalties

8-1759. Spot inspections by highway patrol; penalties. (a) Every driver of a motor vehicle shall stop and submit such vehicle and its equipment to an inspection of the mechanical condition thereof and such test, with reference thereto, as may be appropriate at any location where signs are displayed requiring such stop and where members of the Kansas highway patrol are conducting such inspections and tests of motor vehicles. Such an inspection and test shall be referred to as a "spot inspection." Spot inspections shall be conducted in a manner that the operator of a motor vehicle, whether private or commercial, shall not be unnecessarily inconvenienced by extended detours, unnecessary delays or any other unreasonable cause. (b) Violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor. History: L. 1974, ch. 42, § 10; L. 1975, ch. 40, § 6; L. 1984, ch. 35, § 2; L. 1991, ch. 42, § 1; July 1. Source or prior law: 8-5,112. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited in holding that specific statutory authority not a prerequisite to stop a vehicle at sobriety checkpoint. Davis v. Kansas Dept. of Revenue, 252 Kan. 224, 230, 843 P.2d 260 (1992). 2. Section does not limit highway patrol's authority to perform spot inspections of commercial vehicles. U.S. v. Burch, 906 F. Supp. 592, 598 (1995). 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