State v. Thrash

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

Defendant appeals from a misdemeanor conviction of driving while suspended, contrary to K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 8-262. Defendant asserts that if the State agency receives a change of address within 3 days of mailing a notice of suspension of the licensee’s driving privileges, due process requires that a second notice be sent to the new address.

On January 6, 1998, the Kansas Department of Revenue (KDR) sent a notice of suspension of driver’s license to Tracy W. Thrash. The notice was mailed to Thrash’s last known address. One day later, on January…