Kansas Expungements

Many people in Kansas are eligible for an expungement and don’t even know it. Kansas allows expungements for many convictions, as well as records of diversions and arrests where charges were dropped.  An expungement seals your criminal record, making it invisible to most prospective employers or anyone else performing a background check.  In most cases, the state is not permitted to disclose your prior arrest or conviction. Expungements allow you to withhold information about the expunged offense and state you were never arrested in situations like non-law enforcement jobs interviews and college applications.   What it does not do is dispose entirely of your criminal record.  Law enforcement officials still have access to records expunged in Kansas in the event of an arrest for new crimes.When you obtain an expungement in Kansas, the FBI, KBI, and NCIC is notified and your convictions are then "expunged" or erased for most purposes within those particular databases.  

To find out if you're eligible for an expungement use this web-based questionnaire we developed or contact a Kansas criminal defense attorney with expungement experience.

TEXTING AND CELL PHONES IN KANSAS

In the State of Kansas, texting is illegal for all drivers of all ages and cell phone usage is banned for all learner permit and intermediate license holders.  Many cities in Kansas have adopted their own ordinances relating to cell phone usage.

            In the City of Manhattan cell phone usage is illegal in a motor vehicle, unless the cellphone is configured for hands-free use.  A misunderstanding about the texting law in Kansas is that drivers can still be ticketed for checking their cell phones or sending text messages while they're at a stoplight.

            Distracted driving is a common cause of accidents on Kansas roadways. If you cause an accident while using your cell phone in Kansas you can be held responsible if someone is hurt or killed.

            Injured in Manhattan, Kansas, Geary County, or Pottawatomie County?  Injured anywhere in North Central Kansas? Call and a personal injury  attorney in the area to provide aggressive prosecution of the person who hurt you.

I-70 Drug Charges, Riley and Geary County

Since the legalization of Marijuana by neighboring state, Colorado, the number of felony drug traffic and drug distribution charges in Riley County and Geary County have increased significantly as patrols on I70 K-9 units of Geary County Sheriff's Department have increased.  Felony drug trafficking charges range in severity depending the amount of drugs in question.

In Kansas, a Possession with Intent to Distribute charge falls into one of four drug felony categories.  Level 1 drug felonies are the most severe in terms of penalty. Level 5 is least severe.  Typically if there is a charge for possession with intent to distribute the lowest level charged will be a level 4 drug felony. 

The amount of illegal drugs will dictate how high up the felony will be charged.  If a person has more than 1 Kilogram of Cocaine, more than 100 Grams of Meth or Heroin, or more than 30 Kilograms of Marijuana you can expect to be facing a severity level 1 drug felony - the most severe drug felony.  A person with no record whatsoever, if facing a level 1 felony, could expect to see a prison sentence between 138 months and 204 months depending on their criminal history.


If you or someone you know is facing any felony drug charge contact a Criminal Defense Attorney in Manhattan, Kansas to begin work to protect your rights and defend you from these allegations.  The sooner you secure representation the better we can defend your rights and protect your interests.

DUI Saturation Patrol - Manhattan Kansas

The Riley County Police Department has issued notice that they will conduct DUI Saturation Patrols tonight, Friday July 29, 2016.  There will be a second DUI Saturation Patrol on Saturday July 30.

A Saturation Patrol is different from a sobriety check point in that not every vehicle will be stopped and checked. Instead there will be a greater presence of patrolling law enforcement officers around the areas of the saturation patrol.  Often the areas of saturation patrol includes the Aggieville area and east Bluemont Avenue near the roundabout at 4th Street, however, the saturations patrols could be anywhere.

You have rights the you should be aware of if you encounter police. You may refuse standard field sobriety tests. If you find yourself arrested for DUI as a result of these Manhattan, Kansas Saturation Patrols contact a local DUI attorney in Manhattan, Kansas to defend your rights as soon as possible.

Personal Injury in Manhattan, Kansas

Personal injury is a term of art used to refer to the tort of negligence which causes bodily injury to some individual. Negligence can come in many forms including negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in a wreck or some other type of damage.   When you are in an automobile accident and you are hurt it's a personal injury claim.  Generally the person who caused the accident due to their negligence should be on the hook to "make whole" the person they harmed.  This means compensating the injured party for their medical bills, lost work, lost property, and any other types of loss arising from the car accident.

When insurance companies are involved their goal is not to make a person whole but to limit the cost in terms of payout they must make to the injured party.  Their sole purpose is to pay as little as possible.

It's a competent personal injury attorney's job to maximize recover by holding the insurance company to their duty.  When a personal injury attorney insurance take notice and low-ball offers usually cease.    Contact from the opposing insurance company will also stop.

Injured in Manhattan, Kansas, Geary County, or Pottawatomie County?  Injured anywhere in North Central Kansas? Call and a personal injury  attorney in the area to provide aggressive prosecution of the person who hurt you.

Manhattan, Kansas Attorney New Expungement Website

Soon this firm will be offering a new website which will be geared exclusively towards Kansas expungements.  The website will offer information which will streamline the expungement process and offer an affordable solution to getting experienced expungement representation.  This website is offered by the Robinson Law Office and will serve all jurisdictions in Kansas including Sedgwick County, Johnson County, and Shawnee County. Luckily Kansas is a state that allows expungement of many crimes and has even recently reduced the required waiting period expunging a DUI conviction.  An expungement allows you to treat the crime as if it never happened.

The Manhattan, Kansas law firm will still offer criminal defense representation in Riley County, Geary County and surrounding areas.  This includes strong criminal defense representation for DUI, high level drug crimes, and domestic related crimes.