Chapter 22 — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

22-4210. Summoning person confined in another state; certification; notice to attorney general; exceptions to act. If a person confined in a penal institution in any other state may be a material witness in a criminal action pending in a court of record or in a grand jury investi…

22-4211. Order of compliance by judge in this state. The judge of the court in this state may enter an order directing compliance with the terms and conditions prescribed by the judge of the state in which the witness is confined. History: L. 1973, ch. 145, § 5; July 1. Previous …

22-4212. Immunity of witness from arrest or service of process in this state for prior act. If a witness from another state comes into or passes through this state under an order directing him to attend and testify in this or another state, he shall not while in this state pursua…

22-4213. Construction of act. This act shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. History: L. 1973, ch. 145, § 7; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Do…

22-4214. Citation of act. This act may be cited as the "uniform rendition of prisoners as witnesses in criminal proceedings act." History: L. 1973, ch. 145, § 8; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Mee…

22-4215. Severability. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to…

22-4301. Request for final disposition of detainer by prisoners; duties of official custodian; dismissal, when. (a) Any inmate in the custody of the secretary of corrections may request final disposition of any untried indictment, information, motion to revoke probation or compla…

22-4302. Delivery of request to custodian; officials' duties. Upon receipt of a request made pursuant to K.S.A. 22-4301, and amendments thereto, the secretary of corrections shall promptly: (a) Certify the term of commitment under which the inmate is being held, the time already …

22-4303. Trial within 180 days after receipt of request and certification, exceptions; dismissal, when. (a) Detainers shall be disposed of in the order in which they are placed with the secretary of corrections, except in the case of an inmate with detainers from multiple jurisdi…

22-4304. Escape of inmate voids request, when. Escape from custody of any inmate subsequent to such inmate's execution of a request for final disposition of an untried indictment, information, motion to revoke probation or complaint voids such request. History: L. 1970, ch. 129, …

22-4305. Article inapplicable to adjudged mentally ill or incapacitated persons. This article does not apply to any person adjudged to be a mentally ill person or an incapacitated person. History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-4305; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 62-2905. Previous | Next …

22-4306. Inmates to be informed of provisions of this article; recordation. The secretary shall arrange for all inmates to be informed in writing of the provisions of this article, and for a record thereof to be placed in the inmate's file. History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-4306; L…

22-4307. History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-4307; Repealed, L. 2016, ch. 32, § 7; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 62-2907. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited; person released from custody cannot rely on speedy trial provisions of K.S.A. 22-4303. State v. Julian, 244 Kan. 101, 102, 105, 765 P.2d…

22-4308. Citation of article. This article may be cited as the mandatory disposition of detainers act. History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-4308; L. 2016, ch. 32, § 6; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 62-2908. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived…

22-4401. Agreement on detainers; contents. The agreement on detainers is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this state with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: THE AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS The contracting states solemnly ag…

22-4402. Appropriate court defined. The phrase "appropriate court" as used in the agreement on detainers shall, with reference to the courts of this state, mean the district courts. History: L. 1969, ch. 292, § 2; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: The Uniform Mandatory Disposi…

22-4403. Enforcement and cooperation. All courts, departments, agencies, officers and employees of this state and its political subdivisions are hereby directed to enforce the agreement on detainers and to cooperate with one another and with other party states in enforcing the ag…

22-4404. Application of habitual act. Nothing in this act or in the agreement on detainers shall be construed to require the application of the habitual act to any person on account of any conviction had in a proceeding brought to final disposition by reason of the use of said ag…

22-4405. Escape from custody; felony; penalty. Any person who shall escape from custody while in this state pursuant to the agreement on detainers shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be imprisoned for a term of not less than one nor more than 10 years. O…

22-4406. Delivery of person under terms of agreement. It shall be lawful and mandatory upon the warden, superintendent or other official in charge of a penal or correctional institution in this state to give over the person of any inmate thereof whenever so required by the operat…

22-4407. Central administrator. The governor shall designate an appropriate state officer or employee to serve as central administrator of and information agent for the agreement on detainers. History: L. 1969, ch. 292, § 7; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCI…

22-4408. Transmittal of act to authorities of other states. Copies of this act shall be transmitted by the secretary of state to the governor of each state, the attorney general and the secretary of state of the United States, and the council of state governments. History: L. 196…

[Repealed or reserved.]

22-4501. Panel of attorneys for indigents' defense services; eligibility; amendment, review and approval; appointments to aid defendants, method. (a) The judge or judges of the district court of each county shall prepare, and file in the office of the clerk of the district court,…

22-4502. Procedure to obtain services for representation before appearance. The state board for indigents' defense services shall prescribe by rule and regulation the procedure to be followed by law enforcement officials in obtaining the services of counsel from the panel for ind…

22-4503. Entitlement of defendant to counsel; appointment of counsel, when; access to defendant; duty of appointed counsel. (a) A defendant charged by the state of Kansas in a complaint, information or indictment with any felony is entitled to have the assistance of counsel at ev…

22-4504. Same; determination of indigency; partial indigency, effect; disposition of payments for appointed counsel services; no fee for electronic access to court records. (a) When any defendant who is entitled to have the assistance of counsel, under the provisions of K.S.A. 22…

22-4505. Appeals; record; capital murder cases; appointment of counsel; assignment, standards and compensation. (a) When a defendant has been convicted in the district court of any felony, the court shall inform the defendant of such defendant's right to appeal the conviction to …

22-4506. Persons in custody after felony conviction; habeas corpus or K.S.A. 60-1507 motions; capital murder cases; appointment of counsel; assignment, standards and compensation; no fee for electronic access to court records. (a) Whenever any person who is in custody under a sen…

22-4507. Compensation and reimbursement of expenses for services to indigents; procedures for payment; exemption from fees for electronic access to court records. (a) An attorney, other than a public defender or assistant public defender or contract counsel, who is appointed by t…

22-4508. Investigative, expert and other services; ex parte proceedings; compensation; claim, approval, payment. An attorney other than a public defender who acts as counsel for a defendant who is financially unable to obtain investigative, expert or other services necessary to a…

22-4509. Transcripts. Whenever it is determined that a transcript of all or some part of the trial or other proceeding is necessary to enable a person who is entitled to appeal, or to pursue another post-conviction remedy, to present such person's cause adequately and it is furth…

22-4510. Reimbursement of state treasury; payment under act exclusive. Whenever the court finds that funds are available for payment from or on behalf of a defendant, the court shall direct that such funds be paid to the court for deposit in the state treasury to the credit of th…

22-4511. Termination of appointment or reimbursement after appointment of counsel, when; counsel after proceedings begun; substitutions. (a) If at any time after appointment of counsel the court having jurisdiction of the case finds that the defendant is financially able to obtai…

22-4512. Transfer of funds to general fund; liabilities imposed on state board; special funds abolished. (a) On the effective date of this act, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer all moneys in the aid to indigent defendants fund and all moneys in the aid to indig…

22-4512a. Duties of court appointing counsel or authorizing expenditures to be charged against fund. Whenever a court appoints counsel for an indigent defendant or a material witness held in custody or authorizes any expenditure which may be a charge against the state board of in…

22-4513. Liability of defendant for expenditures by state board; judgment; determination of amount and method of payment; liability of others for expenditures. (a) If the defendant is convicted, all expenditures made by the state board of indigents' defense services to provide co…

22-4514. History: L. 1969, ch. 291, § 14; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 112; Repealed, L. 1982, ch. 142, § 29; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived…

22-4514a. Domestic nonprofit corporations providing legal services to indigent inmates; submission of budget to state board; payments to corporation; annual statement of expenditures. (a) Any nonprofit corporation, organized under the laws of the state of Kansas for the purpose o…

22-4515. Severability of act. 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 applicatio…

22-4516. Reserved. 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 OTHE…

22-4517. History: L. 1971, ch. 121, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 163, § 26; Repealed, L. 1982, ch. 142, § 29; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived S…

22-4517a. History: L. 1976, ch. 169, § 4; Repealed, L. 1982, ch. 142, § 29; 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…

22-4518. Applicability of laws relating to aid to indigent defendants. Except as otherwise stated herein, all provisions of K.S.A. 22-4501 to 22-4514, inclusive, shall be applicable to the operation of the district defender office, and all legal services provided by the district …

22-4519. Appointment and terms; qualifications. (a) There is hereby created within the executive branch of state government the state board of indigents' defense services, which shall consist of nine members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate as prov…

22-4520. Prohibition on interfering with professional duties of counsel. The state board of indigents' defense services shall not make any decision regarding the handling of any case nor interfere with the appointed counsel, contract counsel or public defender, or any member of t…

22-4521. Meetings; officers; quorum; compensation and allowances. (a) At the first meeting of the state board of indigents' defense services and at the first meeting held each calendar year thereafter, the board shall elect a chairperson and a secretary from among its members. (b…

22-4522. Powers and duties. The state board of indigents' defense services shall: (a) Provide, supervise and coordinate, in the most efficient and economical manner possible, the constitutionally and statutorily required counsel and related services for each indigent person accus…

22-4523. Additional powers. The state board of indigents' defense services may: (a) Accept the services of volunteer workers and consultants at no compensation other than reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses; (b) prepare and publish statistical and case studies and othe…

22-4524. State director of indigents' defense services; civil service status of director and other officers and employees. (a) There is hereby created the position of state director of indigents' defense services. The director shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas…