UPDATED: Real-time auto insurance verification proposed for Kansas

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(Updated to correct that 8% of Kansas motorists are estimated to be uninsured)

The Kansas Highway Patrol routinely cites drivers for failing to show proof their vehicles are insured.

Last year, troopers handed out 8,030 tickets for not showing proof of insurance, and the year before that they issued 7,811 tickets for the same offense.

While only a portion of those may not be insured, they represent thousands of Kansas drivers on the road without insurance coverage.

Heading into the upcoming legislative session, Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt is proposing the state adopt real-time confirmation of insurance coverage . . .

SSJ

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