§ 35-925. Unlawful use of driver's license.  


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  • (a)

    It shall be unlawful for any person, for any purpose, to:

    (1)

    Display or cause or permit to be displayed or have in possession any fictitious or fraudulently altered driver's license.

    (2)

    Lend any driver's license to another person or knowingly permit the use of the person's driver's license by another.

    (3)

    Display or represent as the person's own driver's license not issued to the person.

    (4)

    Fail or refuse to surrender to any police officer upon lawful demand any driver's license which has been suspended, revoked, or canceled.

    (5)

    Permit any unlawful use of a driver's license issued to the person.

    (6)

    Photograph, photostat, duplicate, or in any way reproduce any driver's license or facsimile in such a manner that it could be mistaken for a valid driver's license unless authorized by law.

    (7)

    Display or possess any photograph, photostat, duplicate, or facsimile of a driver's license unless authorized by law.

    (8)

    Display or cause or permit to be displayed any canceled, revoked, or suspended driver's license.

    (b)

    Violation of subsections (a)(1) or (a)(8) of this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Violation of subsections (a)(2)—(a)(7) of this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $2,500.00, by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

    (c)

    It shall be unlawful for any person to:

    (1)

    Lend any driver's license to or knowingly permit the use of any driver's license by a person under 21 years of age for use in the purchase of any alcoholic liquor.

    (2)

    Lend any driver's license to or knowingly permit the use of any driver's license by a person under the legal age for consumption of cereal malt beverages for use in the purchase of any cereal malt beverage.

    (3)

    Display or cause to be displayed or have in possession any fictitious or fraudulently altered driver's license by any person under 21 years of age for use in the purchase of any alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage.

    (d)

    Upon a first conviction of a violation of any provision of subsection (c) of this section, a person shall be sentenced to not less than 100 hours of public service and fined not less than $200.00 or more than $500.00. Upon a second or subsequent conviction, a person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $2,500.00, by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

    (e)

    The provisions of this section shall apply to any driver's license, nondriver's identification card, or other form of identification whether issued under the laws of this state or issued under the laws of another state or jurisdiction.

(Code 1964, § 36-309; Code 1988, § 35-823; Ord. No. 53410, § 1, 1-7-1975; Ord. No. 53976, § 19, 7-22-1975; Ord. No. 60539, § 3, 11-1-1979; Ord. No. 64514, § 11, 8-18-1983; Ord. No. 64834, § 6, 7-1-1985; Ord. No. 66164, § 31, 10-17-1996; Ord. No. O-2-05, § 23, 1-6-2005)

State law reference

Similar provisions, K.S.A. 8-260.