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Committee passes bill to bar consideration of old failure-to-comply convictions and reinstates license language
Summary
The committee approved HB24-67 to broaden retroactive exclusion of failure-to-comply convictions/sanctions older than five years from consideration; an amendment restoring language on suspended or restricted driver's licenses at the Department of Revenue's request was adopted before passage.
The Committee on Transportation voted to pass House Bill 24-67 as amended, a measure that changes how past traffic "failure to comply" convictions and related sanctions are treated when evaluating a person's driving privileges.
Committee staff summarized that HB24-67 would amend KSA 8-21-10 (the statute that governs procedures for failure to comply with traffic citations) to specify that past convictions or sanctions for failure to comply that are more than five years old shall not be considered by courts or the Division of Vehicles. The bill would also strike a mailing-notice requirement included in the 2024…
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