Time of arraignment

22-3206. Time of arraignment. (1) A defendant charged with a felony in an information shall appear for arraignment upon such information in the district court not later than the next required day of court after the order of the magistrate binding over the defendant for trial, unless a later time is requested or consented to by the defendant and approved by the court or unless continued by order of the court. (2) A defendant charged with a felony in an indictment shall appear for arraignment upon such indictment in the district court not later than the next required day of court after arrest upon a warrant issued on the indictment, unless a later time is requested or consented to by the defendant and approved by the court or unless continued by order of the court. (3) If the preliminary examination is waived, arraignment shall be conducted at the time originally scheduled for the preliminary examination if a judge of the district court is available, subject to assignment pursuant to K.S.A. 20-329, and amendments thereto, to conduct the arraignment. (4) The district judges in every judicial district shall provide by order for one or more required days of court each month in each county of the district, at which time a district judge will be personally present at the courthouse for the purpose of conducting arraignments. History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-3206; L. 1972, ch. 121, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 163, § 16; am. by Supreme Court (order dated December 5, 1980); L. 1986, ch. 115, § 63; L. 1999, ch. 159, § 6; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 62-1301. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Reasonable time allowed for preparing paperwork requisite for transferring case to and for arraignment in district court; speedy trial not denied. State v. Osbey, 213 Kan. 564, 567, 517 P.2d 141. 2. Applied; discharge of defendant due to delay held error under facts. State v. Fink, 217 Kan. 671, 674, 538 P.2d 1390. 3. Time provisions of section directory; right to speedy trial gauged under flexible standards constitutional test. State v. Taylor, 3 Kan. App. 2d 316, 318, 319, 321, 594 P.2d 262. 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