What a Kansas speeding ticket is

This page quotes sections of the Kansas Statutes Annotated from the Kansas Revisor of Statutes website (ksrevisor.gov) and the Kansas Legislature website (kslegislature.gov), and a 2026 session law from the Kansas Secretary of State website (sos.ks.gov), all retrieved 31 Oct 2026 and listed under Sources below. It does not apply them to any notice. Read any court, charge, statute or ordinance, speed limit, alleged speed, and amount shown on your notice. Confirm what your notice says.

Statute text below is quoted as shown when retrieved on 31 Oct 2026, except where noted. Table rows are quoted as printed, for the columns shown.

What K.S.A. 8-2118 says

K.S.A. 8-2118(c) states: “The following uniform fine schedule shall apply uniformly throughout the state but shall not limit the fine that may be imposed following a court appearance, except an appearance made for the purpose of pleading and payment as permitted by subsection (a). The description of offense contained in the following uniform fine schedule is for reference only and is not a legal definition.”

The schedule in K.S.A. 8-2118(c) prints columns headed “Description of Offense”, “Statute” and “Fine”. It includes this entry.

“Description of Offense”	“Statute”	“Fine”
“Exceeding maximum speed limit; or speeding in zone posted by the state department of transportation; or speeding in locally posted zone”	“8-1558 to 8-1560”	“1-10 mph over the limit, $45”
	“8-1560a or 8-1560b”	“11-20 mph over the limit, $45 plus $6 per mph over 10 mph over the limit; 21-30 mph over the limit, $105 plus $9 per mph over 20 mph over the limit; 31 and more mph over the limit, $195 plus $15 per mph over 30 mph over the limit;”

K.S.A. 8-2118(d) states: “Traffic offenses classified as traffic infractions by this section shall be classified as ordinance traffic infractions by those cities adopting ordinances prohibiting the same offenses. A schedule of fines for all ordinance traffic infractions shall be established by the municipal judge in the manner prescribed by K.S.A. 12-4305, and amendments thereto. Such fines may vary from those contained in the uniform fine schedule contained in subsection (c).”

K.S.A. 8-2118(e) states: “Fines listed in the uniform fine schedule contained in subsection (c) shall be doubled if a person is convicted of a traffic infraction, which is defined as a moving violation in accordance with rules and regulations adopted pursuant to K.S.A. 8-249, and amendments thereto, committed within any road construction zone as defined in K.S.A. 8-1458a, and amendments thereto.”

K.S.A. 8-2118(g) states: “Fines listed in the uniform fine schedule contained in subsection (c) relating to exceeding the maximum speed limit, shall be doubled if a person is convicted of exceeding the maximum speed limit in a school zone authorized under K.S.A. 8-1560(a)(4), and amendments thereto.”

That is the statute’s statement. This page does not say how that statement applies to a particular citation, license, or insurance policy. This page quotes subsections (c), (d), (e) and (g) of K.S.A. 8-2118, with the speeding entry of the schedule in subsection (c), for the columns shown. K.S.A. 8-2118 has other subsections, (a), (b), (f) and (h), and other schedule entries, that this page does not cover. This page does not quote section 8-1558, section 8-1560, section 8-1560a, section 8-1560b, section 12-4305, section 8-249 or section 8-1458a.

This page does not calculate an amount for any speed or zone, and it does not say which entry, or what amount, applies to a particular notice. Read any amount printed on your notice.

What K.S.A. 28-172a and chapter 35 of the 2026 Session Laws of Kansas say

K.S.A. 28-172a(b)(2) states: “In actions involving the violation of a moving traffic violation under K.S.A. 8-2118, and amendments thereto, as defined by rules and regulations adopted under K.S.A. 8-249, and amendments thereto, whenever the prosecuting witness or defendant is adjudged to pay the costs in the action, a docket fee of $86 shall be charged. When an action is disposed of under K.S.A. 8-2118(a) and (b), and amendments thereto, the docket fee to be paid as court costs shall be $86.”

Chapter 35 of the 2026 Session Laws of Kansas (House Bill No. 2393) includes the words “Sec. 8. K.S.A. 28-172a is hereby amended to read as follows”. Chapter 35 prints the words it deletes in struck-through type; the quote below shows subsection (f) without the struck-through words.

K.S.A. 28-172a(f), as amended by chapter 35, states: “Except as provided further, the docket fee established in this section shall be the only fee collected or moneys in the nature of a fee collected for the docket fee. Such fee shall only be established by an act of the legislature and no other authority is established by law or otherwise to collect a fee. On and after July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2030, the supreme court may impose an additional charge, not to exceed $22 per docket fee, to fund the costs of non-judicial personnel.”

That is the statute’s statement. This page quotes paragraph (2) of subsection (b) and subsection (f) of K.S.A. 28-172a. K.S.A. 28-172a has other text in subsection (b) and other subsections, (a) and (c) to (e), that this page does not cover. Chapter 35 has other sections and text that this page does not cover. This page does not quote section 8-249.

This page does not add any amounts quoted on this page together, and it does not say whether an additional charge applies to a particular notice.

What K.S.A. 8-255 and K.S.A. 8-1560d say

K.S.A. 8-255(a) begins: “The division is authorized to restrict, suspend or revoke a person's driving privileges upon a showing by its records or other sufficient evidence the person:” Its paragraph (2), K.S.A. 8-255(a)(2), reads: “has been convicted of three or more moving traffic violations committed on separate occasions within a 12-month period;”

That is the statute’s statement. This page quotes the opening words of subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-255 and its paragraph (2). K.S.A. 8-255 has other paragraphs in subsection (a), (1) and (3) to (5), and other subsections, (b) to (h), that this page does not cover.

K.S.A. 8-1560d is headed “Certain violations of maximum speed limits not public record; not to be considered for liability insurance.” K.S.A. 8-1560d states: “Convictions for violating a maximum posted speed limit of 55 miles per hour or more but not exceeding 75 miles per hour, by not more than 10 miles per hour in excess of such maximum speed limit, or a maximum posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour or more but not exceeding 54 miles per hour, by not more than six miles per hour in excess of such maximum speed limit, shall not be reported by the division and shall not be considered by any insurance company in determining the rate charged for any automobile liability insurance policy or whether to cancel any such policy under the provisions of subsection (4)(c)(7) of K.S.A. 40-277, and amendments thereto.”

That is the statute’s statement. This page quotes the heading and text of K.S.A. 8-1560d, without its history line. This page does not quote section 40-277.

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