Repealed

K.S.A. 59-2901 — under CARE AND TREATMENT FOR MENTALLY ILL PERSONS.

K.S.A. 59-2901

59-2901. History: L. 1965, ch. 348, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 243, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 211, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 92, § 16; Repealed, L. 1996, ch. 167, § 65; April 18. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited; legal obligation of county to provide counsel for indigent defendants charged with misdemeanors, hourly rate allowed examined. Board of Osage County Comm'rs v. Burns, 242 Kan. 544, 546, 747 P.2d 1338 (1988). 2. Court follows long-standing policy that insane person may be civilly liable for tortious action. Williams v. Kearbey, 13 Kan. App. 2d 564, 775 P.2d 670 (1989). 3. No constitutional requirement that proposed patient be in imminent or present danger or has recently committed overt serious act. In re Treatment of Albright, 17 Kan. App. 2d 135, 836 P.2d 1 (1992). 4. Secretary of SRS cannot legally comply with order pursuant to K.S.A. 22-3303(1) and 59-2945 et seq. if incompetency is due to traumatic brain injury. State v. Johnson, 289 Kan. 870, 218 P.3d 46 (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