If you are convicted of a DUI in Kansas, you may be wondering if you need to install an Ignition Interlock to meet your DUI requirements. As an all-offender state, if you have a first DUI offense with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of at least .08 or above, you’ll most likely need an Ignition Interlock in Kansas.
Below are several situations that can occur where you’ll need an Ignition Interlock in Kansas.
A DUI Conviction in Kansas with a BAC Between .08 to .14
| Offense Number | Ignition Interlock Requirement Period |
| First (with a BAC over .08) | Six months or 12 months if driving record shows a major conviction, prior suspension/revocation/cancellation of driver’s license, or three moving violations within a 12-month period |
| Second | One year |
| Third | Two years |
| Fourth | Three years |
| Fifth | 10 years |
If your BAC was above .15
| Offense Number | Ignition Interlock Requirement Period |
| First | One year |
| Second | Two years |
| Third | Three years |
| Fourth | Four years |
| Fifth | 10 years |
Chemical Test Refusal
| Offense Number | Ignition Interlock Requirement Period |
| First | Two years |
| Second | Three years |
| Third | Four years |
| Fourth | Five years |
| Fifth | 10 years |
If you are under 21-years-old and your BAC was between .02 and .08 at time of arrest, you’ll need an Ignition Interlock for 330 days.
If you do need an Ignition Interlock for 10 years, you can petition the court after five years of your requirement period to remove the Ignition Interlock.
A driver is only eligible for a six-month Ignition Interlock restriction in Kansas under these circumstances with a first offense and a BAC between .08 to .14.
- A chemical test failure
- DUI conviction
- Vehicle battery with DUI convictions
- Chemical test refusal convictions
- Cannot have any major convictions, prior suspensions, revocations or cancellations, or an accumulation of three moving violations on separate occasions within a 12-month period
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