Kansas

20-101. Court of record; jurisdiction; administrative authority; duties of chief justice.

20-101a. Original jurisdiction in legislative apportionment cases.

20-102. Terms.

20-103. Adjournments.

20-104. Records and papers.

20-105. Qualifications of justices.

20-106. Marshal; powers; oath.

20-107. Process; fees.

20-108. Carrying out appellate court judgments and decrees by district courts.

20-109. Clerk; oath; fees.

20-110. Duties of clerk.

20-111. Syllabus of case.

20-112. Written opinions.

20-113, 20-114.

20-115. Fees to state general fund.

20-116. Supplies; requisitions.

20-117, 20-118.

20-119. Selection of chairperson.

20-120. Selection of member from each congressional district.

20-121. Tie votes resolved by lot.

20-122. Certified roster of attorneys; certificate evidencing qualifications and voting; separate en…

20-123. Record of election and appointment to commission; notification; meetings; rules and regulations; public body subject to open meetings act.

20-124. Appointment of nonlawyer members; vacancies.

20-125. Terms of office.

20-126. Uncontested elections.

20-127. Change in status affecting membership; vacancies.

20-128. Appointment by chief justice to fill vacancy of lawyer member, when; certification.

20-129. Congressional redistricting; effect; staggered terms.

20-130. Canvassers of elections; duties.

20-131. Additional term for members.

20-132. Vacancies in supreme court; notification of chairman; nominations by commission.

20-133. Intent of act; powers and duties of commission.

20-134. Withdrawal of nominations and substitution of names, when.

20-135. Appointments by chief justice, when.

20-136. Acquisition of supplies and equipment.

20-137. Compensation of members; expenses.

20-138. Compensation and expenses; expenses of judicial nominating commission members and clerk.

20-139. Conferences of supreme court justices and certain judges; expenses.

20-140 through 20-144.

20-145.

20-146.

20-147.

20-148.

20-149, 20-150.

20-151.

20-152. Judicial study advisory committee; appointment; expenses.

20-153. Same; supplies, clerical assistance, contracts; duties of judicial administrator; staff services of coordinating council.

20-154. Same; use of judicial council and supreme court funds for matching purposes for study and survey.

20-155. Supreme court law library; law librarian and other personnel.

20-156. Same; operation and management; classification and cataloguing of materials; procurement of …

20-157. Same; transfer of certain publications, books, records and accounts from state library.

20-158. Budget for judicial branch of state government; preparation; submission.

20-159. Reproduction and preservation of court records; minimum standards.

20-160. Court may adopt rules relating to court records.

20-161. Supreme court to establish pay plan, personnel plan and affirmative action plan for certain …

20-162. Supreme court to establish judicial personnel classification system; exceptions; contents.

20-163. Official station, justices and court of appeals judges.

20-164. Rules establishing expedited process for support, parenting time and child visitation orders.

20-165. Rules establishing child support guidelines; factors to be considered; calculation of support for an unborn child; definitions.

20-166. Access to justice fund; expenditures; grant guidelines established by the supreme court.

20-167. Supervision fee for juvenile offender; fees paid to county general fund; waiver.

20-168. Seal of justice for supreme court courtroom; replica of seal in supreme court chamber in cap…

20-169. Collection of debts owed to courts or restitution; duties of judicial administrator; contracts for collection.

20-170. Clerk; duty to maintain roster of attorneys; eligibility to nominate or cast ballots for sup…

20-171. Severability of the provisions of chapter 93 of the 2016 Session Laws of Kansas.

20-172. Orders issued by chief justice to secure health and safety or expeditiously resolve cases; s…

20-173. Specialty court programs; rules; specialty court funding advisory committee; duties, members…

20-174. Reserved.

20-175, 20-176.

20-201. Oath of reporter.

20-202. Notes of decisions.

20-203. Syllabus of points of law.

20-204. Duties in preparing reports.

20-205. Publication of supreme court and court of appeals cases.

20-206. Copyright of reports.

20-207. Delivery of court reports to state law librarian.

20-208. Exchanges, distribution and sale of Kansas reports; preservation of proofs, matrices, plates…

20-208a.

20-208b. Distribution of supreme court reports to legislative coordinating council.

20-209. Set of Kansas reports for each district judge position; duties of clerk of district court.

20-210. Replacement without charge, when.

20-211. Advance sheets; distribution and sale; subscription to advance sheets and permanent report; …

20-212. Sale of courts of appeals reports and Wyandotte constitutional convention proceedings.

20-213. Sale of reports; disposition of moneys; library report fee fund.

20-214.

20-301. District court in each county; jurisdiction.

20-301a. Classes of judges; judge of the district court defined; jurisdiction, power and authority.

20-301b. Judge required in each county.

20-302. District judges; power and authority.

20-302a.

20-302b. District magistrate judges; jurisdiction, powers and duties; record; appeals.

20-302c.

20-302d.

20-302e.

20-303. Seal.

20-304.

20-304a. Sealed instruments validated.

20-305.

20-306.

20-307.

20-308.

20-309.

20-310.

20-310a. Appointments of judges pro tem; power and authority; compensation; reporting requirements.

20-310b. Temporary judges.

20-311. Disqualification of judge to sit in certain cases.

20-311a.

20-311b.

20-311c.

20-311d. Change of judge; procedure; grounds.

20-311e. Same; punishment for contempt prohibited.

20-311f. Same; limitations.

20-311g. Severability.

20-312.

20-313.

20-313a.

20-314.

20-315, 20-316.

20-317.

20-317a.

20-318. Judicial department created; division of state into departments; justices assigned to depart…

20-318a. Training for attorneys and judges who work in juvenile court.

20-319. Powers and duties of departmental justices; reports and information.

20-320. Duties of chief justice; records and report.

20-321. Rules and regulations; assistants.

20-322. Citation of act.

20-323. Act supplemental to existing laws.

20-324.

20-325.

20-326.

20-327. Terms of judges.

20-328. Pending actions and proceedings.

20-329. Chief judge; election by district court judges in such judicial district; duties.

20-330. Powers, rights and authority of district judges in districts with more than one district judge.

20-331. Residence requirements of judges of the district court.

20-332.

20-333. Abolishment of office of judge upon death, resignation or retirement in certain cases.

20-333a.

20-333b. Transfer of pending proceedings to new district.

20-333c.

20-334. Qualifications of judges of the district court.

20-335. Abolishment of certain courts; transfer of records; certain officers of abolished courts to become employees of district court.

20-336. Election of district magistrate judges; election laws applicable.

20-337. District magistrate judges who are not admitted to practice law, temporary certificates; exa…

20-338. District magistrate judge positions established.

20-339.

20-340.

20-341. District magistrate judges; expenses; retirement system.

20-342. District court rules for administrative operations of court and nonjudicial personnel.

20-343. Clerks of district courts; chief clerk; qualifications and duties of clerical personnel.

20-344.

20-345. Appointment of clerical and nonjudicial personnel for district courts; qualifications; compe…

20-346.

20-346a. Parole and court services officers.

20-347. Location of courthouses; chief judge's duties.

20-348. County commissioners responsible for certain expenses of district court operations.

20-349. Budget for district court expenses payable by counties, preparation; approval of budget.

20-350. Disposition of money received by clerk; investment of moneys held; disposition of interest.

20-350a.

20-351.

20-351a.

20-352.

20-353. Conversion of district magistrate judge positions to new district judge positions; procedure.

20-354. Elimination of certain district magistrate judge positions; procedure.

20-354a. Elimination of magistrate judge positions and creation of new district judge position in first district.

20-355. Additional divisions, district court judges or district magistrate judges; determination and…

20-356. Additional judges or divisions of court; payment of costs and expenses from county general fund, no-fund warrants or general obligation bonds.

20-357. Reproduction and preservation of court records.

20-358. Health care benefit coverage of district court officers and employees.

20-359. Certain district court officers and employees; fringe benefits; counties' duties.

20-360. Performance of marriage ceremonies; disposition of honorariums.

20-361. Compensation of certain district court personnel to be paid by state; pay plan for court reporters, exceptions.

20-362. Disposition of revenue received from docket fees.

20-363. Abolishment of certain district court employee job positions; positions assumed by county; payment by county of compensation.

20-364. Abolition of all associate district judge positions; creation of new district judge positions; procedure.

20-365. Clerks of district courts; use of facsimile signature.

20-366. Security for district courts.

20-367.

20-367a.

20-367b.

20-368. Disposition of bail forfeitures.

20-369. Domestic violence special program fee; disposition; expenditure of fund.

20-370. Children's advocacy center assessment fee; children's advocacy center fund established; expenditures.

20-371. Electronic access to district court records; county may charge reasonable fees; no additional fees authorized.

20-375. Purpose of act.

20-376. Definitions.

20-377. Court trustee; appointment.

20-378. Same; duties.

20-379. Same; powers.

20-380. Same; expenses; compensation; court trustee operations fund, purposes and expenditures.

20-380a.

20-381. Payment of authorized expenditures.

20-382. Authorized expenditures, when paid.

20-383. Court rules to implement act; review of requests for exemption.

20-384. Judicial district budgets; responsibilities of chief judge.

20-401.

20-402.

20-403 through 20-407.

20-408.

20-409.

20-410.

20-411 through 20-414.

20-415 through 20-418.

20-419.

20-420 through 20-430.

20-431, 20-432.

20-433.

20-434.

20-435.

20-436.

20-437.

20-438. Specialized divisions of district court; establishment; assignment of personnel.

20-501.

20-502 through 20-506.

20-507.

20-508.

20-508a.

20-509.

20-510.

20-511.

20-601.

20-601a.

20-601b.

20-601c.

20-602.

20-603.

20-604.

20-605.

20-606.

20-607.

20-608 through 20-612.

20-613.

20-613a.

20-614.

20-614a.

20-615.

20-616.

20-617.

20-618.

20-619.

20-620.

20-621.

20-622, 20-623.

20-624.

20-624a.

20-624b.

20-625.

20-626. Additional courtrooms in counties of over 300,000 population; no-fund warrants; tax levies.

20-627.

20-627a.

20-628.

20-629.

20-630.

20-631.

20-701.

20-702, 20-703.

20-704 through 20-706.

20-707.

20-708.

20-709.

20-710.

20-711, 20-712.

20-713.

20-801.

20-801a.

20-802.

20-802a.

20-803.

20-804.

20-804a.

20-805.

20-806.

20-806a.

20-807.

20-808.

20-809, 20-810.

20-811 through 20-814.

20-815.

20-816.

20-817.

20-818.

20-819.

20-820.

20-821.

20-901.

20-902.

20-903.

20-904.

20-904a.

20-904b.

20-905.

20-906.

20-907.

20-908, 20-909.

20-910.

20-910a. Transcript as evidence.

20-911. False certificate or omission of portion of notes; penalty.

20-912. Rules for granting certificates for appointment as official reporters.

20-913. Title of reporter; administration of oaths; seal.

20-914. Same; certificate required before appointment.

20-914a.

20-915, 20-916.

20-917. Official court reporter; assignment; transcripts; power to administer oaths; reporters' expenses.

20-1001.

20-1002.

20-1003.

20-1004.

20-1004a.

20-1004b.

20-1005.

20-1006.

20-1006a.

20-1007.

20-1008.

20-1009.

20-1009a.

20-1009b.

20-1010.

20-1011.

20-1011a.

20-1012.

20-1013.

20-1014.

20-1014a.

20-1015.

20-1016.

20-1017.

20-1018.

20-1019.

20-1019a.

20-1020.

20-1021.

20-1022.

20-1023.

20-1024.

20-1024a.

20-1025.

20-1026.

20-1027.

20-1028.

20-1028a.

20-1029.

20-1029a.

20-1030.

20-1031.

20-1032.

20-1033.

20-1034.

20-1035.

20-1035a.

20-1036.

20-1037.

20-1038.

20-1039.

20-1040.

20-1041.

20-1041a.

20-1041b.

20-1042.

20-1101.

20-1102.

20-1103.

20-1104.

20-1105.

20-1106.

20-1107.

20-1108.

20-1109, 20-1110.

20-1201. Two classes of contempts.

20-1202. Classes of contempts defined.

20-1203. Direct contempts.

20-1204.

20-1204a. Indirect contempt; procedure.

20-1205. Contempt of court; appeal; stay of judgment.

20-1206. Application to proceedings; prosecutor.

20-1207.

20-1301 through 20-1312.

20-1401.

20-1402.

20-1403.

20-1404.

20-1405.

20-1406, 20-1407.

20-1408.

20-1409, 20-1410.

20-1411.

20-1412 through 20-1417.

20-1418.

20-1419 through 20-1423.

20-1424.

20-1424a.

20-1424b.

20-1424c.

20-1425, 20-1426.

20-1427.

20-1428.

20-1429.

20-1430.

20-1431, 20-1432.

20-1433.

20-1434.

20-1435, 20-1436.

20-1437 through 20-1440.

20-1441.

20-1442.

20-1443.

20-1444.

20-1445.

20-1501.

20-1501a through 20-1501c.

20-1501d.

20-1501e.

20-1502.

20-1503.

20-1504.

20-1505.

20-1506.

20-1507.

20-1508.

20-1509.

20-1510.

20-1511.

20-1512.

20-1513 through 20-1516.

20-1517.

20-1518.

20-1519.

20-1520, 20-1521.

20-1522.

20-1523.

20-1601, 20-1602.

20-1603.

20-1604.

20-1605.

20-1606.

20-1607.

20-1608.

20-1609.

20-1610.

20-1611.

20-1612 through 20-1616.

20-1617, 20-1618.

20-1618a.

20-1619, 20-1620.

20-1621, 20-1622.

20-1623.

20-1624.

20-1625.

20-1626.

20-1627.

20-1628.

20-1629.

20-1630 through 20-1633.

20-1634.

20-1635.

20-1636.

20-1701.

20-1702, 20-1703.

20-1704.

20-1705.

20-1706.

20-1707.

20-1708.

20-1709 through 20-1720.

20-1721.

20-1722.

20-1723, 20-1724.

20-1725 through 20-1728.

20-1729 through 20-1731.

20-1801.

20-1802.

20-1803.

20-1804.

20-1805.

20-1806.

20-1807.

20-1808.

20-1809.

20-1810.

20-1811.

20-1812.

20-1813.

20-1814.

20-1815.

20-1816 through 20-1818.

20-1819.

20-1820.

20-1821.

20-1822.

20-1823.

20-1824.

20-1825.

20-1826.

20-1827.

20-1828.

20-1901.

20-1902.

20-1903.

20-1903a.

20-1904.

20-1905.

20-1906.

20-1907.

20-1908.

20-1909.

20-1910.

20-1910a.

20-1910b.

20-1911.

20-1912.

20-1913.

20-1914.

20-1915.

20-1916.

20-1917.

20-1918.

20-1919.

20-1920.

20-1921.

20-1922.

20-1923.

20-1924.

20-1925.

20-1926.

20-1926a.

20-1927.

20-1928.

20-1929.

20-1930.

20-1931.

20-1932.

20-1933.

20-1934, 20-1935.

20-2001.

20-2001a.

20-2001b.

20-2002.

20-2002a, 20-2002b.

20-2002c.

20-2003.

20-2003a.

20-2004.

20-2005.

20-2006.

20-2007.

20-2008.

20-2009.

20-2010.

20-2011.

20-2012, 20-2013.

20-2014.

20-2014a.

20-2014b.

20-2014c.

20-2014d.

20-2015.

20-2016.

20-2017.

20-2018.

20-2018a.

20-2019.

20-2019a.

20-2020.

20-2021.

20-2022.

20-2023.

20-2024.

20-2025.

20-2026.

20-2027.

20-2101.

20-2102.

20-2103.

20-2104.

20-2105.

20-2106.

20-2107.

20-2108.

20-2109.

20-2110.

20-2111.

20-2112.

20-2113.

20-2114.

20-2115.

20-2116.

20-2117.

20-2118.

20-2119.

20-2120.

20-2121 through 20-2124.

20-2125.

20-2201. Judicial council; members; appointment; term.

20-2202. Chairperson; meetings.

20-2203. Mission of the judicial council.

20-2204. Reports; publication.

20-2205.

20-2206. Compensation and allowances of members; advisory committee members; payment.

20-2207. Publications fee fund; administration of fund; expenditures.

20-2208. Abolishment of the judicial council fund.

20-2301. Boards of paroles in certain judicial districts; composition.

20-2302. Same; powers and duties.

20-2303. Same; same parole powers as trial courts.

20-2304. Same; records.

20-2305.

20-2305a.

20-2306. Same; act supplemental.

20-2307.

20-2308.

20-2309.

20-2310.

20-2311.

20-2312.

20-2313. Same; act supplemental.

20-2401.

20-2402.

20-2403.

20-2404.

20-2405.

20-2406.

20-2407.

20-2408.

20-2409.

20-2410.

20-2411.

20-2412.

20-2413.

20-2414.

20-2415 through 20-2417.

20-2418.

20-2419.

20-2419a.

20-2420.

20-2421.

20-2422.

20-2422a.

20-2423.

20-2424.

20-2425.

20-2426 through 20-2428.

20-2429.

20-2430.

20-2431, 20-2432.

20-2433.

20-2434.

20-2501.

20-2502.

20-2503.

20-2503a.

20-2504.

20-2505.

20-2506.

20-2507.

20-2507a.

20-2508.

20-2509.

20-2510.

20-2511.

20-2512.

20-2512a.

20-2513.

20-2514.

20-2515.

20-2516.

20-2517.

20-2518, 20-2519.

20-2520.

20-2521.

20-2521a.

20-2521b.

20-2522.

20-2523.

20-2524.

20-2525.

20-2526.

20-2527.

20-2528.

20-2529, 20-2530.

20-2531.

20-2532.

20-2533.

20-2534 through 20-2537.

20-2538.

20-2539.

20-2540.

20-2541.

20-2542.

20-2543.

20-2544.

20-2545.

20-2546.

20-2547.

20-2548.

20-2549.

20-2550.

20-2551.

20-2552, 20-2553.

20-2554 through 20-2557.

20-2558.

20-2559, 20-2560.

20-2561.

20-2562.

20-2563.

20-2601. Definitions.

20-2601a.

20-2601b.

20-2601c. Preservation of entitlement to receive retirement annuity or other benefit or return of contributions from Kansas retirement fund for judges.

20-2602.

20-2603. Judges' member contributions; payroll deductions; disposition; interest; employer pickup of member contributions.

20-2604.

20-2605. Employment of actuary, duties; employer contribution rate; request for appropriation; actuarial cost of new enactments.

20-2606. Refund of accumulated contributions, when; reinstatement to original membership status, ret…

20-2607. Death prior to or subsequent to retirement; refund to beneficiary, when.

20-2608. Retirement ages; exceptions; early retirement benefit reduction.

20-2609. Retirement annuity for permanently disabled; application; examination; finding by supreme court; eligibility for retirement under K.S.A.

20-2610. Retirement annuity; computation; maximum; final average salary.

20-2610a. Retirement annuity options; elections of judge and spouse; joint annuitants.

20-2610b.

20-2610c.

20-2610d. Application of act.

20-2610e.

20-2611. Statement of facts upon retirement; determination of amount of annuity.

20-2612. Annuity payments; re-examination of permanently disabled, when; discontinuance of payments, when.

20-2613.

20-2614. Appointment of successor upon retirement of justice or judge.

20-2615.

20-2616. Designation and assignment of retired justices and judges to perform judicial service and d…

20-2617.

20-2618. Benefits exempt from state and local taxes and legal process and nonassignable, exceptions …

20-2619.

20-2620. District magistrate judges to become members of retirement system for judges; transfer of contributions; purchase of service credit.

20-2621. Purchase of additional benefits for service credit by certain judges.

20-2622. Employment of retirants; temporary judicial duties; agreement; stipend, amount; state healt…

20-2623. Applicability of federal internal revenue code and K.S.A.

20-2624. Retirement system for judges as division of KPERS; applicability of KPERS provisions.

20-2625. Purchase of participating service credit for certain military service.

20-2626. Purchase of service for VISTA service.

20-2627. Purchase of service credit for service pursuant to an assigned judicial duties agreement.

20-2701, 20-2702.

20-2703.

20-2704.

20-2705.

20-2706 through 20-2708.

20-2709.

20-2710.

20-2710a through 20-2710d.

20-2711.

20-2712, 20-2713.

20-2714.

20-2801. Disposition of fines, penalties and forfeitures.

20-2901. Proposition of method of selection of judges of district court; submission of proposition on filing of petition or in newly established district.

20-2902. Application of K.S.A.

20-2903. District judicial nominating commission; establishment; composition; chairperson, appointment, duties; purpose of commission.

20-2904. Lawyer members; qualifications; selection.

20-2905. Nonlawyer members; numbers; qualifications; appointments; certification.

20-2906. Terms of office; members ineligible for certain positions; vacancies.

20-2907. Oath of members; meetings; meeting place; rules of procedure; quorum; expenses; duties of c…

20-2908. Retention of incumbent judge; declaration of candidacy; rejection by electors, vacancy; ret…

20-2909. Vacancy in office of judge of the district court; nominations for successor by district jud…

20-2910. Withdrawal of nomination; substitution of nominee; two or more vacancies, withdrawal of lists of nominations; resubmission of nominations.

20-2911. Appointment of successor by governor; time limitations; failure of governor to appoint, appointment by chief justice; effective date of appointment.

20-2912. Taking office; rights, privileges, powers and duties; terms of office, eligibility for rete…

20-2913. Vacancies prior to formation of nominating commission; new judgeships, appointment and term; return to partisan method.

20-2914. Vacancies in district magistrate judge positions; method of selection.

20-2915. Effective date of appointment; eligibility for retention under nonpartisan method.

20-2916. Method of selection of judges in newly formed districts.

20-2917. Eligibility to nominate or cast ballots for district judicial nominating commission; transmission of roster to secretary of state; open record.

20-3001. Court of appeals; establishment as part of constitutional court of justice; jurisdiction; power to suspend proceedings in lower court during appeal.

20-3002. Judges; number; selection; compensation; expenses; assignment to the supreme court.

20-3003.

20-3004.

20-3005.

20-3006. Judges; candidacy for retention, eligibility, procedure; election; ballot form; application of election laws.

20-3007.

20-3008.

20-3009.

20-3010. Commencement of duties by judge appointed to fill vacancy; rights, privileges, powers and d…

20-3011. Chief judge of court of appeals; election by court of appeals judges; powers.

20-3012. Hearing panels; composition; number; presiding judge.

20-3013. Principal offices of court of appeals in Topeka; courtroom and quarters; authority to hold …

20-3014. Law clerks, stenographers and other court personnel; compensation in accordance with pay plan adopted by supreme court.

20-3015. Clerk of supreme court ex officio clerk of court of appeals; duties; rules of supreme court…

20-3016. Request by court of appeals to transfer case to supreme court; certification of jurisdictio…

20-3017. Motion to transfer case from court of appeals to supreme court; requirements; disposition o…

20-3018. Transfer of certain cases docketed in supreme court to court of appeals; transfer of cases …

20-3019. Motions; filing with judges residing in 18 th or 29 th judicial districts; supreme court rules.

20-3020. Judges; appointment by governor; consent of senate; time limitations; commencement of judges' duties; qualifications.

20-3021. Docket fee when filing an appeal; waiver; disbursement.

20-3101.

20-3102. Duties in general.

20-3103.

20-3104. Oath of deputies.

20-3105. Oaths, affirmations and acknowledgments.

20-3106.

20-3107. Montgomery county; court offices.

20-3108. Same; duties of county commissioners.

20-3109. Neosho county; court offices.

20-3110. Same; duties of county commissioners.

20-3111.

20-3112.

20-3113.

20-3114.

20-3115.

20-3116.

20-3117.

20-3118.

20-3119, 20-3120.

20-3121.

20-3122.

20-3123.

20-3124.

20-3125.

20-3126. County law libraries; establishment; election; registration; fees; filing pleadings signed by attorney; where attorney required to register.

20-3127. Board of trustees; membership; use of fees and donations; use of library; treasurer, duties…

20-3128. Maintenance of library.

20-3129. Library fees assessed in certain cases.

20-3130. Use and investment of idle funds.

20-3131. Branch library, when.

20-3132. Joint law library; establishment and maintenance.

20-3133. Clerks and deputies of district court; prohibited conduct.

20-3201.

20-3202.

20-3203.

20-3204.

20-3205.

20-3206.

20-3207.

20-3208. Employment of retirants to perform services therefor; agreement; stipend, amount; state health care benefits.

20-3301. Time limits for court decision; district court; court of appeals; supreme court.