KansasProposal would label Kansas impaired-driving convictions as person crimes
The proposal would apply the person-crime label to both misdemeanor and felony impaired-driving convictions, including those involving commercial vehicles.
What it does
Impaired-driving convictions would carry the legal label “person crime,” including cases where no one was injured. The proposal died in committee and did not become law.
Argument forCalling impaired driving a person crime could better recognize the danger unsafe drivers pose to other people.
Argument againstThe person-crime label could group drivers who injured no one with people convicted of crimes that caused physical harm.
More detail
Courts would classify these impaired-driving convictions as person crimes, a legal label for crimes against people. The classification covers people convicted of driving or trying to drive under the influence in Kansas, including commercial drivers. The offenses do not require someone to be injured. The proposal called for the classification to take effect upon publication in the statute book, if enacted.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 10Died in CommitteeDied
- Jan 21IntroducedMinor
- Jan 21Referred to House Committee on JudiciaryIntroduced
Criminal JusticePublic Safety