75-113. Rewards. Whenever any criminal charged with a capital offense, or with any felony, shall escape, or whenever any heinous crime has been committed in this state, the governor may offer a reward for information leading to the apprehension, delivery, or conviction, of such criminal or the perpetrator of such crime: Provided, That in no case shall the reward so offered exceed the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000). History: G.S. 1868, ch. 102, § 4; R.S. 1923, 75-113; L. 1971, ch. 265, § 1; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1861, ch. 58, § 3. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Section considered in connection with rewards by counties. Felker v. Elk County, 70 Kan. 96, 78 P. 167. 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