Attorney General Opinion No.

Linden G. Appel Chief Legal Counsel Kansas Department of Corrections 900 S.W. Jackson, 4th Floor Topeka, Kansas 66612

Dear Mr. Appel:

As Chief Legal Counsel for the Kansas Department of Corrections, you pose a primary question concerning K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 8-1567, as amended by L. 2003, ch. 100, § 1, the Kansas driving under the influence statute. If our response to this question is affirmative, you pose five follow-up questions. All of these concerns relate to 2002 amendments to subsection (g) of K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 8-1567 that appear inconsistent with other language in that statute.

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