Crime committed on or near county boundary

K.S.A. 22-2604 — under JURISDICTION AND VENUE.

K.S.A. 22-2604

22-2604. Crime committed on or near county boundary. Where a crime is committed on or so near the boundary of two or more counties that it cannot be readily determined in which county the crime was committed, the prosecution may be in any of such counties. History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2604; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 62-405. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Territorial jurisdiction examined in first-degree murder case where bodies of victims never found. State v. Grissom, 251 Kan. 851, 889, 840 P.2d 1142 (1992). 2. Special venue instruction authorized under the facts of this case. State v. Rivera, 42 Kan. App. 2d 1005, 219 P.3d 1231 (2009). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026