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Kansas Phone Use While Driving Laws (2026)

Conditional: Kansas bans texting while driving but not handheld calls.

ConditionalVerified Jun 18, 2026

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Kansas bans texting while driving but not handheld calls. You can't write, send, or read a written communication while driving (KSA 8-15,111). Adults may still hold the phone to talk.

Official source: ksrevisor.gov →

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Phone Use While Driving in states bordering Kansas

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

ColoradoRestricted
Colorado bans handheld mobile device use for all drivers and requires hands-free use instead. The ban took effect in 2025 (SB24-065, Colo. Rev. Stat. 42-4-239).
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: codot.gov · Full Colorado rule →
MissouriRestricted
Under Missouri's Siddens Bening Hands Free Law, handheld use is banned for all drivers — hands-free only. Enforcement began January 1, 2025. RSMo 304.822 bars holding an electronic communication device.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: revisor.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
NebraskaConditional
Nebraska bans texting, reading, and typing while driving for all drivers, but holding the phone to talk is still allowed. Enforcement is secondary (Neb. Rev. Stat. 60-6,179.01).
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: nebraskalegislature.gov · Full Nebraska rule →
OklahomaConditional
Oklahoma bans texting while driving for all drivers: no composing, sending or reading a text, email, photo or video (47 O.S. 11-901d). …
Verified Sep 9, 2026 · Source: oscn.net · Full Oklahoma rule →

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