Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 68-2020

  • Authority: means the Kansas turnpike authority, created by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 68-2001
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • turnpike project: means any express highway or superhighway constructed under the provisions of this act, including all bridges, tunnels, overpasses, underpasses, interchanges, entrance plazas, approaches, toll houses, service stations, and administration, storage and other buildings and facilities that the authority may deem necessary for the operation of such project, together with all property, rights, easements, and interests that may be acquired by the authority for the construction or the operation of such project. See Kansas Statutes 68-2001

Any person who uses any turnpike project and fails or refuses to pay toll provided therefor shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both, and in addition thereto the authority shall have a lien upon the vehicle driven by such person for the amount of such toll and may take and retain possession thereof until the amount of such toll and all charges in connection therewith shall have been paid.