The acceptance or retention by a resident of this state of an operator's or chauffeur's license issued pursuant to the operators' and chauffeurs' license act of this state, shall constitute the consent of the person that personal service of process may be made upon the person at any place where he or she may be found and whether or not the person is then a resident of this state, with the same force and effect as if served within this state, in any action or proceeding brought in the courts of this state against such person arising in this state out of his or her driving a motor vehicle upon a highway in this state. This section provides, and shall be construed as providing for an additional method for the serving of process in those cases to which it is applicable; and it shall not be construed as repealing or superseding any other existing law relating to the serving of process.
K.S.A. 8-404