Student Handbook: Impaired Driving in Kansas

In Kansas, it is against the law to drive or attempt to operate a motor vehicle while having a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .08 or higher. The Kansas Legislature passed a new law known as Zero Tolerance which made it illegal for young people less than 21 years of age to operate or attempt to operate a motor vehicle in Kansas with a breath or blood alcohol content above 0.0. Sobriety checkpoints are regularly set up to remove impaired drivers from Kansas roads. The purpose of these checkpoints is not to inconvenience or harass the motorist, but to decrease traffic crashes and save lives by removing the intoxicated driver.