Chapter 20 — COURTS

20-329. Chief judge; election by district court judges in such judicial district; duties. In every judicial district, the district court judges in such judicial district shall elect a district judge as chief judge who shall have general control over the assignment of cases within…

20-330. Powers, rights and authority of district judges in districts with more than one district judge. Each of the district judges in judicial districts having more than one district judge shall have all the rights, powers and authority throughout said district possessed by dist…

20-331. Residence requirements of judges of the district court. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person who has the qualifications prescribed for a district judge by K.S.A. 20-334 shall be eligible for nomination, election or appointment to the office of judge of the…

20-332. History: L. 1968, ch. 385, § 37; Repealed, L. 1976, ch. 145, § 246; January 10, 1977. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance…

20-333. Abolishment of office of judge upon death, resignation or retirement in certain cases. Whenever under the provisions of this act* provision is made for the abolishment of the office of district judge in any judicial district, and the district judge holding any such office…

20-333a. History: L. 1982, ch. 130, § 12; Repealed, L. 1983, ch. 105, § 13; April 28. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documen…

20-333b. Transfer of pending proceedings to new district. All actions and proceedings pending in the district court of any county at the time the county is transferred from one judicial district to another, whether or not the issues are joined, shall proceed in the district court…

20-333c. History: L. 1982, ch. 129, § 5; Repealed, L. 1983, ch. 105, § 13; April 28. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Document…

20-334. Qualifications of judges of the district court. (a) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 20-2909, and amendments thereto, any person who is elected, retained in office or appointed as a district judge shall: (1) Have been regularly admitted to practice law in the state of …

20-335. Abolishment of certain courts; transfer of records; certain officers of abolished courts to become employees of district court. (a) On January 10, 1977, the following courts of limited jurisdiction shall be and are hereby abolished: (1) County courts established pursuant …

20-336. Election of district magistrate judges; election laws applicable. In any judicial district which has not approved the proposition of nonpartisan selection of district court judges, election laws applicable to the election of county officers shall govern every election of …

20-337. District magistrate judges who are not admitted to practice law, temporary certificates; examinations; manual of laws and principles prepared by supreme court. Any person who takes office as district magistrate judge on January 10, 1977, and any person who thereafter is e…

20-338. District magistrate judge positions established. (a) District magistrate judge positions shall be constituted as provided in subsection (b). (b) (1) In the first judicial district, there shall be one district magistrate judge position in Atchison county, subject to the pr…

20-339. History: L. 1976, ch. 146, § 17; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 115, § 105; January 12, 1987. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance…

20-340. History: L. 1976, ch. 146, § 19; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 115, § 105; January 12, 1987. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Section not in conflict with K.S.A. 20-337; order under K.S.A. 20-337 declaring office of magistrate judge vacant upheld; section constitutional. Sinclair v. Schroede…

20-341. District magistrate judges; expenses; retirement system. (a) District magistrate judges shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties in the same manner and to the same extent district judges are reimbursed for such expenses. (b) Co…

20-342. District court rules for administrative operations of court and nonjudicial personnel. After consultation with the district magistrate judges of such court, each district court, by action of a majority of the district judges thereof, may promulgate such rules as may be ne…

20-343. Clerks of district courts; chief clerk; qualifications and duties of clerical personnel. The chief judge of each judicial district, shall appoint a clerk of the district court in each county within such judicial district. The chief judge shall designate one of such clerks…

20-344. History: L. 1976, ch. 146, § 32; L. 1976, ch. 380, § 22; L. 1977, ch. 110, § 2; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 108, § 15; January 1, 1979. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archi…

20-345. Appointment of clerical and nonjudicial personnel for district courts; qualifications; compensation; duties; approval of appointment by certain judges, when. Within staffing limits prescribed by the supreme court and appropriations therefor or the annual budget allocated …

20-346. History: L. 1976, ch. 146, § 34; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 112, § 5; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

20-346a. Parole and court services officers. (a) The department of corrections shall have the functions and duties provided by law with regard to providing parole officers for felons placed on parole by the prisoner review board but shall not provide parole officers for the super…

20-347. Location of courthouses; chief judge's duties. The chief judge in each judicial district, with the approval of the supreme court, may provide for holding court in locations within such judicial district, other than in the courthouses of the several counties within such di…

20-348. County commissioners responsible for certain expenses of district court operations. Except for expenses required by law to be paid by the state, the board of county commissioners of each county have an obligation to adequately fund the operation of the district court in t…

20-349. Budget for district court expenses payable by counties, preparation; approval of budget. The chief judge in each judicial district shall be responsible for the preparation of the budget to be submitted to the board of county commissioners of each county. The board of coun…

20-350. Disposition of money received by clerk; investment of moneys held; disposition of interest. (a) Except for fines and penalties authorized to be paid to counties pursuant to K.S.A. 19-101e, and amendments thereto, and subsection (b), and amendments thereto, all moneys rece…

20-350a. History: L. 1976, ch. 146, § 45; L. 1977, ch. 109, § 16; L. 1978, ch. 108, § 9; L. 1981, ch. 134, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 48, § 82; Repealed, L. 1990, ch. 94, § 3; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LC…

20-351. History: L. 1976, ch. 146, § 43; L. 1976, ch. 380, § 8; L. 1977, ch. 112, § 4; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 350, § 17; January 1, 1979. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archiv…

20-351a. History: L. 1982, ch. 130, § 20; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 44; Repealed, L. 2007, ch. 11, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

20-352. History: L. 1976, ch. 146, § 23; Repealed, L. 1983, ch. 105, § 13; April 28. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Document…

20-353. Conversion of district magistrate judge positions to new district judge positions; procedure. If, upon the death, resignation, retirement or removal of a district magistrate judge in any judicial district, the supreme court determines that, in order to effectively expedit…

20-354. Elimination of certain district magistrate judge positions; procedure. If, upon the death, resignation, retirement or removal of a district magistrate judge of a county in which there are two or more district magistrate judge positions or in which there also is at least o…

20-354a. Elimination of magistrate judge positions and creation of new district judge position in first district. Upon the first vacancy occurring in a district magistrate judge position in the first judicial district as the result of resignation, retirement, death or removal of …

20-355. Additional divisions, district court judges or district magistrate judges; determination and certification by supreme court; powers and duties of supreme court; manner of selection. (a) On or before April 15 of every even-numbered year, the supreme court shall examine the…

20-356. Additional judges or divisions of court; payment of costs and expenses from county general fund, no-fund warrants or general obligation bonds. Any county in which additional divisions of the district court are established or in which additional district magistrate judge p…

20-357. Reproduction and preservation of court records. Within the limits of the district court budget, any chief judge of a judicial district may purchase, lease or acquire the equipment and facilities necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of K.S.A. 20-159, and amendmen…

20-358. Health care benefit coverage of district court officers and employees. With regard to district court officers and employees whose total salary is payable by a county, such county shall either provide for insurance coverage for hospitalization, medical services, surgical s…

20-359. Certain district court officers and employees; fringe benefits; counties' duties. With regard to district court officers and employees whose salary is payable by a county, the county shall serve as fiscal and reporting agent and pay and provide for old age survivors and d…

20-360. Performance of marriage ceremonies; disposition of honorariums. A judge of the district court may retain any honorarium received for such judge's services in performing a marriage ceremony, except when such services are performed between the hours of eight o'clock a.m. an…

20-361. Compensation of certain district court personnel to be paid by state; pay plan for court reporters, exceptions. (a) The state shall pay the salaries of all nonjudicial personnel of the district courts of this state, except for personnel enumerated in subsection (b) of K.S…

20-362. Disposition of revenue received from docket fees. The clerk of the district court shall remit all revenues received from docket fees as follows: (a) At least monthly to the county treasurer, for deposit in the county treasury and credit to the county general fund: (1) A s…

20-363. Abolishment of certain district court employee job positions; positions assumed by county; payment by county of compensation. (a) On and after June 18, 1979, job positions for district court employees whose principal duties involved service of process for the district cou…

20-364. Abolition of all associate district judge positions; creation of new district judge positions; procedure. (a) The terms of office of all associate district judges holding office on January 11, 1987, shall expire on that date and, on and after January 12, 1987, all associa…

20-365. Clerks of district courts; use of facsimile signature. Records and judicial proceedings requiring the attestation of the clerk of the district court may, upon order of the chief judge of such court, be authenticated by the clerk by the use of a facsimile signature in lieu…

20-366. Security for district courts. Every county shall provide security for each division of the district court as is determined by the county commissioners to be necessary and proper. History: L. 1991, ch. 83, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL Gener…

20-367. History: L. 1992, ch. 315, § 2; L. 1994, ch. 335, § 4; L. 1996, ch. 234, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 234, § 4; L. 1999, ch. 127, § 10; L. 2000, ch. 177, § 4; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 78; L. 2002, ch. 51, § 1; L. 2003, ch. 101, § 8; L. 2004, ch. 95, § 1; L. 2006, ch. 195, § 8; L. 2008, ch.…

20-367a. History: L. 1992, ch. 315, § 2; L. 1994, ch. 335, § 4; L. 1996, ch. 234, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 234, § 4; L. 1999, ch. 172, § 6; Repealed, L. 2000, ch. 177, § 9; Repealed, L. 2000, ch. 159, § 14; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 A…

20-367b. History: L. 1992, ch. 315, § 2; L. 1994, ch. 335, § 4; L. 1996, ch. 234, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 234, § 4; L. 1999, ch. 127, § 10; L. 2000, ch. 159, § 3; Repealed, L. 2001, ch. 211, § 18; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived L…

20-368. Disposition of bail forfeitures. The clerk of the district court shall remit at least monthly to the county treasurer of each county in the judicial district, and the county treasurer shall deposit the same to the credit of the county general fund, the amount equal to 40%…

20-369. Domestic violence special program fee; disposition; expenditure of fund. (a) If a judicial district creates a local fund, the court may impose a fee as provided in this section against any defendant for crimes involving a family or household member as provided in K.S.A. 2…