No, cursing while driving is not illegal in Kansas. This appears to be another urban myth from lists of “bizarre state laws,” with no specific statute banning profanity behind the wheel.
Kansas Driving Laws
Kansas enforces distracted driving rules like a hands-free cellphone mandate (effective July 2025) and texting bans for all drivers, with $60 fines, but nothing targets verbal swearing. General disorderly conduct (K.S.A. 21-6203) requires breaching the peace in public, not mere words in a car unless causing a fight or alarm.
School and Public Context
Past incidents involved Kansas school police ticketing students for profanity as “disturbing the peace,” but ACLU experts deemed it unenforceable overreach—not a criminal ban on swearing generally. No equivalent applies to adult drivers on roads.​
Myth Background
Like other “weird laws,” this likely twists old vagrancy or nuisance codes; verified sources confirm no active prohibition, focusing enforcement on safety like reckless driving.
