Chapter 22a, DISTRICT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

22a-101. Election of district attorneys in certain judicial districts; term; oath; bond; abolition of office of county attorney in said districts. (a) From and after January 8, 1973, there shall be established in judicial districts 3, 10, 18 and 29 of the state the office of dist…

22a-102. Election of district attorneys; eligibility for nomination; filing fee or declaration of intent, deadlines. No person shall be eligible for nomination to the office of district attorney unless such person shall have been regularly admitted to practice law in the state of…

22a-103. District attorneys in certain judicial districts; vacancies; effect of change in residence or redistricting. (a) When a vacancy occurs in the office of district attorney, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the governor of a person elected by a district convent…

22a-104. Duties; representation of county hospital not required. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be the duty of the district attorney to appear in the several courts of the judicial district in which the district attorney is elected and to prosecute or …

22a-105. District attorney; salary; travel and subsistence expenses. Each of the district attorneys elected under this act shall receive an annual salary in the amount of no less than the salary provided for district judges in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 75-3120n, and amendments thereto. T…

22a-106. Assistants, deputies, stenographic, investigative and clerical hire; appointment; compensation; district attorney and assistants full-time positions, law practice prohibited; office space; special counsel. (a) Within the limits of appropriations therefor, the district at…

22a-107. County attorney construed. Whenever in any of the statutes of this state the term "county attorney" is used, it shall be construed to include district attorneys provided for by K.S.A. 22a-101, 22a-108 and 22a-109, and amendments thereto, unless the context otherwise requ…

22a-108. Election of district attorney in certain judicial district; term; oath; bond; abolition of office of county attorney in said district; application of certain laws. (a) There is hereby established the office of district attorney in the seventh judicial district. The perso…

22a-109. Establishment of district attorney office in twenty-seventh judicial district. (a) There is hereby established the office of district attorney in the twenty-seventh judicial district. (b) The person holding the office of county attorney in Reno county on the effective da…

22a-215. Disposition of body of deceased; burial, when; expenses, how paid; penalties. (a) The coroner shall cause the body of a deceased person to be delivered to the immediate family or the next of kin of the deceased in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 65-904, and amen…

22a-226. Establishment of office of district coroner; qualifications; nomination; appointment; multiple-county judicial districts; term; compensation; vacancies; oath; deputy coroners. (a) There is hereby established the office of district coroner in each judicial district of the…

22a-227. Annual salaries. The district coroner shall receive an annual salary fixed by the county commissioners of a single-county judicial district or the county commissioners of the county with the largest population in multiple-county judicial districts. History: L. 1963, ch. …

22a-228. Travel allowances and expenses; fees, expenses and compensation, how paid; deputy coroners, compensation. (a) Deputy district coroners shall receive a salary or other compensation as may be prescribed by the county commissioners of a single-county judicial district or th…

22a-229. Possession of property in determining cause of death. The district coroner, or his deputy, shall take possession of and retain as long as necessary, any property important in determining the cause of death in any case in which this act required that the coroner be notifi…

22a-230. Inquest, when; jury; oath; subpoenas; arrest. (a) The coroner may hold an inquest upon the dead bodies of such persons whose deaths appear to have been caused by unlawful means when the circumstances relating to such deaths are unknown. The inquest shall be held in accor…

22a-231. Notification of death to coroner or deputy, when; jurisdiction regarding investigation. When any person dies, or human body is found dead in the state, and the death is suspected to have been the result of violence, caused by unlawful means or by suicide, or by casualty,…

22a-232. Duties; transfer of jurisdiction. (a) Upon receipt of notice pursuant to K.S.A. 22a-231, and amendments thereto, the coroner shall take charge of the dead body, make inquiries regarding the cause of death and reduce the findings to a report in writing. Such report shall …

22a-233. Autopsy, when; fees and travel allowances; specimens; record and report to coroner and clerk of the district court; exhumation and autopsy. (a) If, in the opinion of the coroner, an autopsy should be performed, or if an autopsy is requested in writing by the county or di…

22a-235. Records of coroner as evidence; forms. The records of the coroner filed with the clerk of the district court and other public records of the coroner made by the coroners or by anyone under the direction or supervision and transcripts certified by the coroner shall be rec…

22a-236. Witness fees to coroner or deputy in criminal proceedings. Whenever any district coroner or deputy district coroner shall be called upon to testify, by reason of his position as district coroner or deputy district coroner, in any criminal proceeding pending before any of…

22a-241. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 22a-241 through 22a-244, and amendments thereto: (a) "Child" means a person less than 18 years of age. (b) "Pathologist" means a forensic pathologist, if available. Otherwise, "pathologist" means a physician licensed to practice medicine an…

22a-242. Child death, notification of coroner; investigation of death and autopsy; notification to county or district attorney after finding suspicious circumstance or unkown cause; notification of parent or guardian; fee for autopsy; death certificate to state review board. (a) …

22a-243. State child death review board; membership; compensation of members; review of child deaths; executive director; development of protocol; annual report; confidentiality of records; exceptions for disclosure; rules and regulations. (a) There is hereby established a state …

22a-244. Duty of state child death review board to investigate a child death; board's access to certains records; subpoena power; issuance of report, contents; disclosure of conclusions contained in a report, limitations. (a) Within 72 hours after receipt of notification from a c…

22a-245. District coroners fund; allocations and distributions. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury the district coroners fund. (b) Moneys in the district coroners fund after the payment of fees for autopsies under subsection (f) of K.S.A. 22a-242, and amendment…

22a-246. Evidence taken before body cremated if criminal investigation likely; preservation of records. (a) When the death of a person is a death described in K.S.A. 22a-231, and amendments thereto, and a criminal investigation is or is likely to be conducted regarding the death …