Kansas Demands Transgender Residents Surrender Driver's Licenses Without Grace Period
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Kansas is sending letters to transgender people demanding they surrender their driver's licenses, stating their current credentials will become invalid upon publication in the Kansas Register. Transgender individuals caught driving without valid licenses could face class B misdemeanors with penalties of up to six months in jail and $1,000 fines. This action follows existing Kansas laws requiring county jails to house inmates according to sex assigned at birth, and the legislature did not include a grace period for compliance.
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· 5 pulledtransgender people across Kansas are reporting receiving letters from the Kansas Division of Vehicles stating that they must surrender their driver's licenses
their current credentials will be considered invalid upon the law's publication in the Kansas Register on Thursday
Should any transgender person be caught driving without a valid license, they could face a class B misdemeanor carrying up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine
Kansas already requires county jails to house inmates according to sex assigned at birth
The legislature did not include a grace period
"The legislature did not include a grace period."
