Chapter 19 — COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS

19-4716. Schedule of fines for violations; waiver of right to trial; voluntary appearance; plea of guilty or no contest. (a) The board of county commissioners shall establish a schedule of fines which shall be imposed for violations of county codes and resolutions. Any fine estab…

19-4717. Time of plea. Every person charged with violation of a county code or resolution shall receive a copy of the complaint, and shall not be required to plead until such person shall have had a reasonable time to examine such complaint, to obtain counsel and to determine suc…

19-4718. Appearance of accused person. (a) The judge may compel the appearance of an accused person. Upon verified application of the attorney prosecuting any complaint or upon a finding of cause by the court that any accused person has or will fail to appear on any summons and n…

19-4719. Time of arraignment. Accused persons shall be arraigned: (a) At the time specified in the notice to appear; or (b) if no date be specified, then on the earliest date when the court convenes. History: L. 1988, ch. 102, § 23; April 21. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINAT…

19-4720. Arraignment. Arraignment shall be conducted in open court by stating to the accused person the substance of the charge and calling upon such person to plead thereto. Arraignment for purposes of accepting plea of not guilty may be accomplished by telephone, mail or appear…

19-4721. Pleas; refusal to plead. (a) A plea of guilty is an admission of the charge and every material fact alleged therein. (b) A plea of no contest is a formal declaration that the accused person does not contest the charge. When such a plea is entered, a finding of guilty may…

19-4722. Procedure upon plea of guilty. If the accused person pleads guilty, the judge may hear evidence touching on the nature of the case, or otherwise ascertain the facts thereof, and after such hearing, may refuse to accept the plea or may accept the plea, assess the punishme…

19-4723. Criminal procedure code, applicable; motions. The Kansas code of criminal procedure shall govern, insofar as applicable, the filing and disposition of motions. Motions may be oral or written. History: L. 1988, ch. 102, § 27; April 21. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINA…

19-4724. Continuances. The judge may grant a continuance of the trial or any hearing upon a showing of good cause, except as set out in K.S.A. 19-4727. History: L. 1988, ch. 102, § 28; April 21. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC D…

19-4725. Discovery; depositions. The accused person shall be permitted to inspect all matters relevant to the case. Depositions shall not be taken or used except by written agreement of both parties filed with the court or by order of the court upon such conditions as the court m…

19-4726. Subpoenas; witnesses' expenses; abuse of subpoenas. All parties shall be entitled to the use of subpoenas to compel attendance of witnesses within the state. The judge or clerk of the district court shall issue a subpoena which may be served by any law enforcement office…

19-4727. Plea of not guilty; trial; time; continuance. An accused person entering a plea of not guilty, or for whom the court entered a plea of not guilty, shall be tried on the earliest practical day set by the court, unless trial is continued for good cause. History: L. 1988, c…

19-4728. Trial. All trials under this code shall be conducted before a judge and an accused person shall not have a right to have such person's trial conducted before a jury. History: L. 1988, ch. 102, § 32; April 21. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Polic…

19-4729. Order of presentation of trial. The order of trial shall be: (a) Opening statement of prosecution, unless waived; (b) evidence by the prosecution; (c) opening statement of accused person, unless waived; (d) evidence by the accused person, unless waived; (e) rebuttal evid…

19-4730. Evidence. The rules of evidence prescribed in the code of civil procedure shall apply to this code. History: L. 1988, ch. 102, § 34; April 21. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF S…

19-4731. Amendments to complaint. Amendments to the complaint may be permitted by the court before trial. Once the trial commences, the court may permit a complaint to be amended before judgment, if no additional or different offense is charged, and if substantial rights of the a…

19-4732. Joinder of two or more accused persons. Where two or more persons are separately or jointly accused by a complaint of a violation of a county code or resolution arising from the same general state of circumstances, such persons may be tried separately or jointly, except …

19-4733. Judgment. If the accused person is found not guilty, judgment shall be rendered immediately. If the accused person is found guilty, the court shall render judgment without unreasonable delay, assess fines or penalties and provide for immediate payment of such fines or pe…

19-4734. Judgment entered on docket. When a judgment is rendered, the judge or clerk of the district court shall enter such judgment on the docket. The omission of this duty shall not affect the validity of the judgment. History: L. 1988, ch. 102, § 38; April 21. Previous | Next …

19-4735. Fine; statement of amount and manner of payment; failure to pay. When a fine is levied as punishment, the judge or clerk of the district court shall issue a statement setting forth the amount of the fine and the manner of payment. Failure to pay in the manner specified m…

19-4736. Judgment set aside, when; correction of errors. The judge, on motion of the accused person or on the judge's own motion, shall set aside a judgment if the complaint does not charge a violation of a county code or resolution, or if the court was without jurisdiction of th…

19-4737. Appeal; procedure. (a) An appeal may be taken from any judgment under the code for the enforcement of county codes and resolutions. All appeals shall be by notice of appeal specifying the party or parties taking the appeal and the order, ruling, decision or judgment comp…

19-4738. Forms. Forms to be utilized under the code for the enforcement of county codes and resolutions shall be set forth by the judicial council. History: L. 1988, ch. 102, § 42; L. 2006, ch. 62, § 5; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 202…

19-4739. Contempt of court order for failing to appear after service of notice; bench warrant issued and served; appearance bond. If a person who is a resident of this state is charged with a violation of a county code or resolution and such person fails to appear after service o…

19-4801. Short title. The provisions of K.S.A. 19-4801 through 19-4811* and 74-7305* may be cited as the property crime restitution and compensation act. History: L. 1990, ch. 321, § 2; July 1. Revisor's Note: * Reference likely should have been to "K.S.A. 19-4801 through 19-4812…

19-4802. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 19-4801 through 19-4811* and 74-7305*: (a) "Commission" means board of county commissioners; (b) "crime" or "property crime" means an act made criminal by state, county or municipal penal codes and which does not constitute criminally injur…

19-4803. Property crime compensation; establishment of fund and board. (a) A commission may establish a special revenue fund to implement this act. Such fund shall be the county's property crime compensation fund. (b) Moneys in such fund shall be used only pursuant to authority g…

19-4804. Compensation; conditions and limitations; restitution not precluded. (a) An application for compensation shall be made in the manner and form prescribed by the state crime victims compensation board. A victim may seek compensation under this act whether or not an offende…

19-4805. Award of compensation, when; no rights conferred; civil immunity. (a) Within the limits of revenues available to a local fund, a local board may award compensation for actual out of pocket economic loss arising from a property crime if the local board is satisfied by a p…

19-4806. Priority of competing claims. When two or more claims are filed for limited funds available, a local board shall give priority first to victim loss incurred from crimes where prosecutions result, second to crimes where restitution is authorized as part of a diversion agr…

19-4807. Restitution awards; order; payment; reimbursement of fund. (a) All restitution awards ordered by any court after the effective date of this act shall comply with administrative order No. 41 of the supreme court of Kansas. In addition to crediting restitution or reparatio…

19-4808. Notice of crime to victim compensation coordinator; information to be provided to victim. (a) Within seven days after the initial contact between the victim of a reported crime and the law enforcement agency investigating the crime, such agency shall notify the victim co…

19-4809. Restitution payments; monitoring by district court; amount of restitution; modification, considerations. (a) If a local fund is created pursuant to this act, the chief judge of the judicial district within which the county exists shall create a payments docket to monitor…

19-4810. Property crime compensation coordinator; appointment; duties. The county or district attorney in any county where a local fund is created shall appoint a property crime compensation coordinator. The costs of such employee shall be paid by the county in a manner decided b…

19-4811. Property crime compensation funds; annual reports. The chief judge shall, annually, cause to be compiled a report of the property crime compensation fund or funds existing within such judicial district and forward such report to the office of judicial administration by t…

19-4812. Duties of court services officers. In addition to other duties prescribed by law, court services officers in judicial districts with local boards shall advise the property * compensation coordinator if there is no compliance or undercompliance with a restitution plan ord…

19-4813. Effective date. The provisions of K.S.A. 19-4801 through 19-4812 shall take effect on and after January 1, 1991. History: L. 1990, ch. 321, § 14; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings R…

19-4901. Definition. As used in K.S.A. 19-4901 to 19-4907, inclusive, and amendments thereto, "board" or "board of county commissioners" means the board of county commissioners of Johnson county or the board of county commissioners of Labette county. History: L. 2003, ch. 136, § …

19-4902. Establishment of redevelopment district; resolution of intent; contents. The board of county commissioners, by resolution, may establish a redevelopment district to cover and include all or any part or parts of the property located within a federal enclave in Johnson and…

19-4903. Establishment of district by Kansas development finance authority; intergovernmental agreements between authority and county; property acquisition and bond issuance for plan projects by statewide projects development corporation. The board of county commissioners, with o…

19-4904. Redevelopment authority, creation, members, powers and duties, authority to incur debt, issue bonds and enter into lease-purchase agreements, debt incurred not a debt of the state or any political subdivision; acquisition of sunflower army ammunition plant or Kansas army…

19-4905. Projects; plan, contents; public hearing; notice, summary of financing; plan approval. (a) Upon establishment of a redevelopment district pursuant to K.S.A. 19-4902, and amendments thereto, redevelopment within the district may be undertaken in one or more redevelopment …

19-4906. Issuance of bonds; financing; division of district into separate project areas. (a) The board of county commissioners shall have the power to issue special obligation bonds in one or more series to finance the undertaking of any redevelopment project approved under this …

19-4907. Redevelopment projects deemed of statewide and local importance. Whenever a redevelopment district is established under this act and bonds are issued by the board of county commissioners or by the Kansas development finance authority for any redevelopment project in the …

19-5001. Johnson county education research triangle authority act; powers. (a) K.S.A. 19-5001 through 19-5005, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Johnson county education research triangle authority act. (b) The powers conferred by this act are for pub…

19-5002. Election, procedure; taxing authority. Within two years after the effective date of this act, the board of county commissioners of Johnson county shall determine whether to submit to the electors of Johnson county during a primary, general or special election a propositi…

19-5003. Creation of authority; imposition or levy of tax; sales tax, administration and procedure; voter recall; interest earnings. (a) If a majority of the electors voting at the election provided in K.S.A. 19-5002, and amendments thereto, shall approve such proposition to crea…

19-5004. Board of directors of authority; membership. If the creation of the Johnson county education research triangle authority is approved as provided by this act, the board of directors of the authority shall consist of seven voting members, who shall be elected officials of …

19-5005. Appropriation of revenue; remittance; expenditure of funds, purposes and procedures; powers of authority limited; annual report; audit. (a) All revenue received by the county treasurer pursuant to this act shall be appropriated by the county to the Johnson county educati…