Indictment, procedure; request that attorney general prosecute

22-3011. Indictment, procedure; request that attorney general prosecute. (a) An indictment may be found only on the concurrence of 12 or more grand jurors. When an indictment is found, the presiding juror shall endorse thereon "a true bill" and shall sign the presiding juror's name as presiding juror or sign the indictment "Presiding Grand Juror." (b) When 12 or more grand jurors do not concur in finding an indictment, the presiding juror shall certify that the indictment is "not a true bill." (c) Indictments found by the grand jury shall be presented by its presiding juror, in the jury's presence, to the court and shall be filed and remain as records of the court. (d) A grand jury impaneled pursuant to K.S.A. 22-3001(c), and amendments thereto, may request that the attorney general prosecute the case arising from an indictment found by such grand jury if, in the opinion of the grand jury, the prosecuting attorney would not diligently prosecute such case. The court shall notify the attorney general of such request and the attorney general may prosecute such case. History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-3011; L. 1984, ch. 112, § 20; L. 2013, ch. 85, § 12; L. 2014, ch. 50, § 2; L. 2018, ch. 105, § 4; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 62-927, 62-928, 62-929. Cross References to Related Sections: Twelve-juror requirement, see 22-3001, 22-3002. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited; when indictment returned prosecution deemed to have begun. State v. Marshall & Brown-Sidorowicz, 2 Kan. App. 2d 182, 194, 577 P.2d 803. 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