Chapter 22 — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

22-2720. Guilt or innocence of accused; when inquired into. The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the crime of which he is charged may not be inquired into by the governor or in any proceeding after the demand for extradition accompanied by a charge of crime in legal form a…

22-2721. Governor may recall warrant or issue alias. The governor may recall his warrant of arrest or may issue another warrant whenever he deems proper. History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2721; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 62-747. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL Ge…

22-2722. Fugitives from this state; duty of governor. Whenever the governor of this state demands a person charged with crime or with escaping from confinement or breaking the terms of such person's bail, probation, assignment to a community correctional services program, postrel…

22-2723. Application for issuance of requisition; by whom made; contents. (a) When the return to this state of a person charged with crime in this state is required, the prosecuting attorney shall present to the governor such attorney's written application for a requisition for t…

22-2724. Costs and expenses. The expenses which may accrue under K.S.A. 22-2723 shall be treated as costs of the criminal proceedings and shall be taxed and paid as provided in K.S.A. 22-3801 et seq. History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2724; L. 1982, ch. 140, § 1; July 1. Source or P…

22-2725. Immunity from service of process in civil actions. A person brought into this state by, or after waiver of, extradition based on a criminal charge shall not be subject to service of personal process in civil actions arising out of the same facts as the criminal proceedin…

22-2726. Written waiver of extradition proceeding; duty of judge. Any person arrested in this state charged with having committed any crime in another state or alleged to have escaped from confinement or broken the terms of such person's bail, probation, assignment to a community…

22-2727. Nonwaiver by this state. Nothing in this act contained shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by this state of its right, power or privilege to try such demanded person for crime committed within this state, or of its right, power or privilege to regain custody of such p…

22-2728. No right of asylum; no immunity from other criminal prosecutions while in this state. After a person has been brought back to this state by, or after waiver of extradition proceedings, he may be tried in this state for other crimes which he may be charged with having com…

22-2729. Uniformity of interpretation. The provisions of this act* shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purposes to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2729; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 62-755. Reviso…

22-2730. Invalidity of part. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application…

[Repealed or reserved.]

22-2801. Declaration of purpose. The purpose of this article is to assure that all persons, regardless of their financial status, shall not needlessly be detained pending their appearance to answer charges or to testify, or pending appeal, when detention serves neither the ends o…

22-2802. Release prior to trial; conditions of release; appearance bond, cash bond or personal recognizance; rules applicable to defendants charged with certain sex offenses who have a prior conviction of a sexually violent crime. (a) Any person charged with a crime shall, at the…

22-2802a. History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2802; L. 1976, ch. 163, § 6; L. 1986, ch. 130, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 97, § 1; Repealed, L. 1990, ch. 107, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR…

22-2802b. History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2802; L. 1976, ch. 163, § 6; L. 1986, ch. 130, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 92, § 27; Repealed, L. 1990, ch. 107, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISO…

22-2802c. History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2802; L. 1976, ch. 163, § 6; L. 1986, ch. 130, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 98, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 107, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 177, § 2; L. 2005, ch. 35, § 1; L. 2007, ch. 145, § 3; L. 2009, ch. 30, § 1; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 118; L. 2011, ch. 100, § 7; L. 2…

22-2803. Review of conditions of release; application for modification of conditions of release. A person who remains in custody after review of such person's application pursuant to K.S.A. 22-2802(i) or (j), and amendments thereto, by a district magistrate judge may apply to a d…

22-2804. Release after conviction. (1) A person who has been convicted of a crime and is either awaiting sentence or has filed a notice of appeal may be released by the district court under the conditions provided in K.S.A. 22-2802, and amendments thereto, if the court or judge f…

22-2805. Material witness; appearance bond; custody; release, when required; appointed counsel and other services for indigent. (a) If it appears by affidavit that the testimony of a person is material in any criminal proceeding or in any proceeding under the revised Kansas juven…

22-2806. Justification and approval of sureties. Every uncompensated surety, except an insurance company authorized to transact business pursuant to K.S.A. 40-1102(d), and amendments thereto, shall justify by affidavit and may be required to describe in the affidavit the property…

22-2807. Forfeiture of appearance bonds; warrant for arrest; forfeiture set aside; procedure after entry of judgement. (a) If a defendant fails to appear as directed by the court and guaranteed by an appearance bond, the court in which the bond is deposited shall declare a forfei…

22-2807a. History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2807; L. 1976, ch. 163, § 9; L. 1977, ch. 109, § 17; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 58; L. 1999, ch. 57, § 30; L. 2007, ch. 145, § 5; L. 2010, ch. 135, § 15; Repealed, L. 2011, ch. 100, § 22; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL …

22-2808. Exoneration. When the condition of the appearance bond has been satisfied or the forfeiture thereof has been set aside or remitted, the court shall exonerate the obligors and release them from liability. A surety may be exonerated by a deposit of cash in the amount of th…

22-2809. Surrender of obligor by surety; release of surety. (a) Any person who is released on an appearance bond may be arrested by such person's surety or any person authorized by such surety and delivered to a custodial officer of the court in the county in the state where the …

22-2809a. Surety or agent thereof; felons disqualified to act as; notice of intent to apprehend fugitive; violations, penalties. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Surety" means a person or commercial surety, other than a defendant in a criminal proceeding, that guarantees the app…

22-2809b. Compensated surety; definitions; application; authorization by judicial district; fingerprinting; requirements to post bond; termination of authority; minimum appearance bond premium; continuing education requirements. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Compensated suret…

22-2814. Release on recognizance and supervised release. Each district court may establish, operate and coordinate release on recognizance programs and supervised release programs which provide services to the court and to persons who are, or are to be, charged with crimes. Relea…

22-2815. Release on recognizance; procedures; criteria. (a) Release on recognizance programs shall consist of initial interviews with persons who are being detained and are, or are to be, charged with crimes, to obtain (1) information about certain basic criteria closely related …

22-2816. Supervised release; eligibility; agreement; elements of program. (a) Supervised release programs shall consist of extensive interviews with defendants who have been denied release on personal recognizance to select those defendants who under some form of supervised relea…

22-2817. Release on recognizance and supervised release; powers of court. (a) For all purposes of release on recognizance programs and supervised release programs, each district court may contract for services and facilities; receive property by gifts, devises and bequests; and s…

22-2818. Traffic violations; failure to appear, service of warrant and collection of bond. (a) If a person who is a resident of this state is charged with a misdemeanor or a violation of a traffic resolution of a county in this state and such person fails to appear after service …

22-2901. Appearance before the magistrate. (1) Except as provided in subsection (7), when an arrest is made in the county where the crime charged is alleged to have been committed, the person arrested shall be taken without unnecessary delay before a magistrate of the court from …

22-2902. Preliminary examination. (a) The state and every person charged with a felony shall have a right to a preliminary examination before a magistrate, unless such charge has been issued as a result of an indictment by a grand jury. (b) The preliminary examination shall be he…

22-2902a. Preliminary examination; admissibility of report of forensic examiner. At any preliminary examination in which the results of a forensic examination, analysis, comparison or identification prepared by the Kansas bureau of investigation, the federal bureau of investigati…

22-2902b. History: L. 1974, ch. 243, § 2; Repealed, L. 1982, ch. 143, § 2; 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 …

22-2902c. Preliminary examination; admissability of field test of alleged controlled substances; rules and regulations by Kansas bureau of investigation. At any preliminary examination pursuant to K.S.A. 22-2902, and amendments thereto: (a) (1) The court may admit into evidence a…

22-2902d. Preliminary examination; admissibility of certain scrap metal dealer records. (a) At any preliminary examination pursuant to K.S.A. 22-2902, and amendments thereto, in which the details of each sale or transaction required to be maintained by scrap metal dealers pursuan…

22-2903. Exclusion and separation of witnesses. During the examination of any witnesses or when the defendant is making a statement or testifying the magistrate may, and on the request of the defendant or state shall, exclude all other witnesses. He may also cause the witnesses t…

22-2904. Testimony reduced to writing. The magistrate may cause a record of the proceedings to be made and should do so when requested by the prosecuting attorney or the defendant or his counsel at least 48 hours prior to the time set for preliminary examination. The cost of prep…

22-2905. Proceedings after the preliminary examination. (1) When a defendant is bound over to a district judge for trial, the prosecuting attorney shall file an information in the office of the clerk of the district court, charging the crime for which the defendant was bound over…

22-2906. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 22-2907 through 22-2911, and amendments thereto: (a) "District attorney" means district attorney, county attorney or attorney general. (b) "Complaint" means complaint, indictment or information. (c) "Diversion" means referral of a defendant…

22-2907. Diversion agreements authorized; policies and guidelines by district attorney; background information; right to counsel; supervision of persons subject to a diversion agreement by court services or community corrections subject to a memorandum of understanding. (a) After…

22-2908. Grant of diversion; factors to consider; when prohibited. (a) In determining whether diversion of a defendant is in the interests of justice and of benefit to the defendant and the community, the county or district attorney shall consider at least the following factors a…

22-2908a. History: L. 1978, ch. 131, § 3; L. 1981, ch. 153, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 144, § 6; L. 1984, ch. 119, § 11; L. 1985, ch. 48, § 16; L. 1986, ch. 185, § 2; L. 1992, ch. 239, § 257; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 190; L. 2005, ch. 182, § 8; L. 2010, ch. 101, § 9; L. 2011, ch. 91, § 14; L. …

22-2909. Diversion agreements; provisions; waiver of certain rights; stipulation of facts; stay of criminal proceedings; filing of agreements; supervision of defendant. (a) (1) A diversion agreement shall provide that if the defendant fulfills the obligations of the program descr…

22-2909a. History: L. 1978, ch. 131, § 4; L. 1982, ch. 145, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 144, § 7; L. 1985, ch. 79, § 4; Repealed, L. 1986, ch. 131, § 3; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF ST…

22-2909b. History: L. 1978, ch. 131, § 4; L. 1982, ch. 145, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 144, § 7; L. 1985, ch. 48, § 17; L. 1986, ch. 131, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 48, § 5; L. 1988, ch. 47, § 21; L. 1989, ch. 95, § 6; Repealed, L. 1990, ch. 108, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATI…

22-2909c. History: L. 1978, ch. 131, § 4; L. 1982, ch. 145, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 144, § 7; L. 1985, ch. 48, § 17; L. 1986, ch. 131, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 48, § 5; L. 1988, ch. 47, § 21; L. 1989, ch. 38, § 47; L. 1990, ch. 321, § 15; L. 1993, ch. 181, § 1; L. 2009, ch. 32, § 42; L. 2010,…

22-2910. Conditioning diversion on plea prohibited; inadmissibility of agreement; other matters. No defendant shall be required to enter any plea to a criminal charge as a condition for diversion. No statements made by the defendant or counsel in any diversion conference or in an…