Crimes committed while in transit

22-2608. Crimes committed while in transit. If a crime is committed in, on or against any vehicle or means of conveyance passing through or above this state, and it cannot readily be determined in which county the crime was committed, the prosecution may be in any county in this state through or above which such vehicle or means of conveyance has passed or in which such travel commenced or terminated. History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2608; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Applied; alleging venue where trip commenced and instructing on venue for crimes committed in transit is proper procedure. State v. Lovelace, 227 Kan. 348, 351, 607 P.2d 49. 2. Cited; out-of-state defendant abandoning marijuana-laden aircraft in Kansas convicted of possessing to sell (K.S.A. 65-4127(b)(3)) and aiding (K.S.A. 21-3205). State v. Gardner, 10 Kan. App. 2d 408, 416, 701 P.2d 703 (1985). 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