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Lawmakers may change Kansas law on revoked driver's licenses
Can't afford your traffic tickets but still need to drive? Kansas lawmakers consider help Jason Alatidd,  Topeka Capital-Journal  September 8, 2023   Kansas lawmakers are looking for ways to help low-income people avoid losing their driving privileges if they can't afford to pay a traffic ticket.
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Driver's License Issues in Kansas
Steps to Reinstating Your Driver's License and Addressing Suspensions The Kansas Legislature passed SB 127, which became effective on May 6, 2021, made some changes that can really help people who have a suspended driver's license.  Among the Changes from SB 127 People who have an expired license are not kept out of the Restricted Driver's License program because they have a driving while suspended conviction. 
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Health Care Durable Power of Attorney
Attached is a brochure that explains all about the Health Care Durable Power of Attorney.
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Kansas Transfer on Death Deed
What is a Transfer on Death (TOD) Deed? Benefits, Drawbacks, and How to Use It A transfer-on-death (TOD) deed, also called a beneficiary deed, looks like a regular deed used to transfer real estate. But there's a crucial divide: It doesn't take effect until your death. You are free to change your mind and revoke the deed at any time during your life.
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Signed into Law: No Mandatory Jail Time for Driving on a Suspended or Revoked Driver's License
Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday, April 18, signed a bill removing mandatory jail time for driving with a license suspended or revoked for failing to appear in court on a traffic ticket or failing to pay a traffic fine.
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Thousands of Kansans can get legally back on the road if they know this information
SB 127 addresses some of the issues Kansans are facing with suspended driver’s licenses. In 2021, Governor Laura Kelly put into law legislation that seeks to address the issue of suspended driver’s licenses and make it easier for Kansans to resolve this issue. “I’m excited. I’m excited for the thousands of Kansans it will help drive legally,” said Wichita Democrat Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau. “During this time, so many people are struggling. They need to get to work to take care of their families. This is an exciting day.”
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Wichita Driver's License Reinstatement Clinic - Huge Success May 7
Free clinic helps suspended drivers get back on the road KAKE Wichita reported this story    Pilar Pedraza May 7, 2025 Updated May 7, 2025 "It's very difficult if you don't understand the legal terms, or if you don't have money," said Debi Tolbert (pictured).
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Charity Care: A Guide to Relief of Medical Debt
Kansas Legal Services offers you some guidance if you have medical debt weighing you down.  Please watch our new video for steps to take. https://youtu.be/hM2MgstFel0    
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Some debts aren’t worth paying back. Ever heard of ‘zombie debt’?
Some types of old debt are no longer collectible after a certain point. But collection agencies make money by scaring people into restarting the clock on payments.   August 6, 2025 by Michelle Singletary  Washington Post   You have a responsibility to repay the money you borrow.
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KLS Helping Kansans Get Their Driver’s Licenses Reinstated
By Micah Tempel, Director, Suspended to Reinstated Project, KLS. More than 200,000 Kansans have a suspended driver’s license, and the vast majority of these suspensions — 150,000 — have nothing to do with dangerous driving or posing a public safety risk on the roads. Instead, an inability to pay a traffic fine or missing a court date leads most Kansans to a suspended license, compounding their economic hardships by making it illegal for them to drive to work, to the grocery store, and to take their children to school.
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Driver's LicenseDebt and Debt CollectionAdvance DirectivesClear All Filters
Lawmakers may change Kansas law on revoked driver's licenses
Can't afford your traffic tickets but still need to drive? Kansas lawmakers consider help Jason Alatidd,  Topeka Capital-Journal  September 8, 2023   Kansas lawmakers are looking for ways to help low-income people avoid losing their driving privileges if they can't afford to pay a traffic ticket.
Driver's License
Driver's License Issues in Kansas
Steps to Reinstating Your Driver's License and Addressing Suspensions The Kansas Legislature passed SB 127, which became effective on May 6, 2021, made some changes that can really help people who have a suspended driver's license.  Among the Changes from SB 127 People who have an expired license are not kept out of the Restricted Driver's License program because they have a driving while suspended conviction. 
Driver's License
Health Care Durable Power of Attorney
Attached is a brochure that explains all about the Health Care Durable Power of Attorney.
Advance Directives
Kansas Transfer on Death Deed
What is a Transfer on Death (TOD) Deed? Benefits, Drawbacks, and How to Use It A transfer-on-death (TOD) deed, also called a beneficiary deed, looks like a regular deed used to transfer real estate. But there's a crucial divide: It doesn't take effect until your death. You are free to change your mind and revoke the deed at any time during your life.
Advance Directives
Signed into Law: No Mandatory Jail Time for Driving on a Suspended or Revoked Driver's License
Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday, April 18, signed a bill removing mandatory jail time for driving with a license suspended or revoked for failing to appear in court on a traffic ticket or failing to pay a traffic fine.
Driver's License
Thousands of Kansans can get legally back on the road if they know this information
SB 127 addresses some of the issues Kansans are facing with suspended driver’s licenses. In 2021, Governor Laura Kelly put into law legislation that seeks to address the issue of suspended driver’s licenses and make it easier for Kansans to resolve this issue. “I’m excited. I’m excited for the thousands of Kansans it will help drive legally,” said Wichita Democrat Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau. “During this time, so many people are struggling. They need to get to work to take care of their families. This is an exciting day.”
Driver's License
Wichita Driver's License Reinstatement Clinic - Huge Success May 7
Free clinic helps suspended drivers get back on the road KAKE Wichita reported this story    Pilar Pedraza May 7, 2025 Updated May 7, 2025 "It's very difficult if you don't understand the legal terms, or if you don't have money," said Debi Tolbert (pictured).
Driver's License
Charity Care: A Guide to Relief of Medical Debt
Kansas Legal Services offers you some guidance if you have medical debt weighing you down.  Please watch our new video for steps to take. https://youtu.be/hM2MgstFel0    
Debt and Debt Collection
Some debts aren’t worth paying back. Ever heard of ‘zombie debt’?
Some types of old debt are no longer collectible after a certain point. But collection agencies make money by scaring people into restarting the clock on payments.   August 6, 2025 by Michelle Singletary  Washington Post   You have a responsibility to repay the money you borrow.
Debt and Debt Collection
KLS Helping Kansans Get Their Driver’s Licenses Reinstated
By Micah Tempel, Director, Suspended to Reinstated Project, KLS. More than 200,000 Kansans have a suspended driver’s license, and the vast majority of these suspensions — 150,000 — have nothing to do with dangerous driving or posing a public safety risk on the roads. Instead, an inability to pay a traffic fine or missing a court date leads most Kansans to a suspended license, compounding their economic hardships by making it illegal for them to drive to work, to the grocery store, and to take their children to school.
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