Exemption from arrest and service of process

22-4204. Exemption from arrest and service of process. If a person comes into this state in obedience to a summons directing him to attend and testify in this state he shall not while in this state purusant to such summons be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his entrance into this state under the summons. If a person passes through this state while going to another state in obedience to a summons to attend and to testify in that state or while returning therefrom, he shall not while so passing through this state be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his entrance into this state under the summons. History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-4204; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 62-2804. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited; right to speedy criminal trial (K.S.A. 22-3402(2)) extending to appeals from municipal court to district court examined. City of Elkhart v. Bollacker, 243 Kan. 543, 544, 757 P.2d 311 (1988). 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