Kansas Code — 20
Browse 130 sections in division 20 of the Kansas code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 20-101a.
- § 20-101. Court of record; jurisdiction; administrative authority; duties of chief justice. The supreme court shall be a court of record, and in addi
- § 20-102. Terms. The supreme court shall meet at the state capital on the first Tuesday in January and July in each year. Special and adjourned terms
- § 20-103. Adjournments. If a majority of said court should not be in attendance on the first day of the term, the clerk shall enter such fact on reco
- § 20-104. Records and papers. The records and papers of the supreme court shall be kept at the seat of government, in a suitable room to be provided
- § 20-105. Qualifications of justices. No person shall be qualified to hold the office of justice of the supreme court, unless such person shall have
- § 20-106. Marshal; powers; oath. The supreme court may, on special occasions, when necessity shall require, appoint a marshal, who shall have power t
- § 20-107. Process; fees. All process or writs issuing out of the supreme court shall be directed to the sheriff or other proper officer of the county
- § 20-108. Carrying out appellate court judgments and decrees by district courts. An appellate court of this state may require the district court of t
- § 20-109. Clerk; oath; fees. Before entering on the duties of his office, the clerk of the supreme court shall take and subscribe the oath of office;
- § 20-110. Duties of clerk. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the supreme court to enter of record all orders, judgments, decrees and proceedings o
- § 20-111. Syllabus of case. When a case is decided by the supreme court, the judge delivering the opinion shall, at the time the decision is made, fi
- § 20-112. Written opinions. The opinion of the court shall in all cases as soon as practicable be reduced to writing, and filed in the cause to which
- § 20-115. Fees to state general fund. All fees accruing after the passage of this act shall be the property of the state of Kansas, and when collecte
- § 20-116. Supplies; requisitions. All supplies, blank forms, books and stationery used in the office of the clerk of the supreme court shall be provi
- § 20-119. Selection of chairperson. The member who is to be chairperson of the supreme court nominating commission shall be selected in the following
- § 20-120. Selection of member from each congressional district. The members of the supreme court nominating commission to be chosen from among the me
- § 20-121. Tie votes resolved by lot. In any election held for selection of the chairman or other members of the commission to be selected by the memb
- § 20-122. Certified roster of attorneys; certificate evidencing qualifications and voting; separate envelopes; preservation of ballots and certificat
- § 20-130. Canvassers of elections; duties. The canvassers at any election held pursuant to this act shall consist of the clerk of the supreme court,
- § 20-131. Additional term for members. Any member of the commission shall be eligible for reelection or reappointment if otherwise qualified, but for
- § 20-132. Vacancies in supreme court; notification of chairman; nominations by commission. When a vacancy occurs in the supreme court, the clerk of s
- § 20-133. Intent of act; powers and duties of commission. It is the intent of this act that the members of the commission shall consist only of those
- § 20-134. Withdrawal of nominations and substitution of names, when. After the commission has nominated and submitted to the governor the names of th
- § 20-135. Appointments by chief justice, when. In the event of the failure of the governor to make the appointment within sixty days from the time na
- § 20-136. Acquisition of supplies and equipment. The clerk of the supreme court is hereby authorized to procure such supplies and equipment as may be
- § 20-137. Compensation of members; expenses. Each member of the commission shall receive as compensation for his services the sum of fifteen dollars
- § 20-138. Compensation and expenses; expenses of judicial nominating commission members and clerk. The compensation and expenses of the supreme court
- § 20-139. Conferences of supreme court justices and certain judges; expenses. From time to time, the chief justice of the Kansas supreme court may or
- § 20-152. Judicial study advisory committee; appointment; expenses. The supreme court may appoint a judicial study advisory committee to assist in co
- § 20-153. Same; supplies, clerical assistance, contracts; duties of judicial administrator; staff services of coordinating council. The judicial coun
- § 20-154. Same; use of judicial council and supreme court funds for matching purposes for study and survey. Any funds appropriated by the legislature
- § 20-155. Supreme court law library; law librarian and other personnel. There is hereby established the Kansas supreme court law library, which shall
- § 20-156. Same; operation and management; classification and cataloguing of materials; procurement of legal publications of other jurisdictions; exch
- § 20-157. Same; transfer of certain publications, books, records and accounts from state library. All books, pamphlets and documents of a legal natur
- § 20-158. Budget for judicial branch of state government; preparation; submission. The chief justice of the supreme court shall be responsible for th
- § 20-159. Reproduction and preservation of court records; minimum standards. The supreme court may provide for and authorize any chief judge of a jud
- § 20-160. Court may adopt rules relating to court records. The supreme court may adopt rules to govern the reproduction, preservation, storage and de
- § 20-161. Supreme court to establish pay plan, personnel plan and affirmative action plan for certain nonjudicial personnel; contents of plans; copy
- § 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 capitol; gifts and donations, disposition; assista
- § 20-170. Clerk; duty to maintain roster of attorneys; eligibility to nominate or cast ballots for supreme court nominating commission; transmission
- § 20-171. Severability of the provisions of chapter 93 of the 2016 Session Laws of Kansas. If any provision of this bill or the application thereof t
- § 20-173. Specialty court programs; rules; specialty court funding advisory committee; duties, membership, compensation; specialty court resources fu
- § 20-910a.
- § 20-911. False certificate or omission of portion of notes; penalty. That if any court stenographer shall purposely and falsely certify to or shall
- § 20-912. Rules for granting certificates for appointment as official reporters. It shall be the duty of the supreme court of Kansas, under such rule
- § 20-913. Title of reporter; administration of oaths; seal. One holding such a certificate shall have the right to use the title "certified shorthand
- § 20-914. Same; certificate required before appointment. No person who does not hold such a certificate shall be appointed official reporter of a dis
- § 20-917. Official court reporter; assignment; transcripts; power to administer oaths; reporters' expenses
- § 20-1201. Two classes of contempts. That contempts of court are divided into two classes, direct and indirect, and shall be proceeded against only as
- § 20-1202. Classes of contempts defined. That contempts committed during the sitting of the court or of a judge at chambers, in its or his presence, a
- § 20-1203. Direct contempts. That a direct contempt may be punished summarily, without written accusation against the person arraigned, but if the cou
- § 20-1204a.
- § 20-1205. Contempt of court; appeal; stay of judgment. The testimony taken on the trial of any accusation of contempt shall be preserved. An appeal m
- § 20-1206. Application to proceedings; prosecutor. The provisions of this act shall apply to all proceedings for contempt in all courts of Kansas and
- § 20-2201. Judicial council; members; appointment; term. A judicial council is hereby established and created which shall be an independent agency in
- § 20-2202. Chairperson; meetings. The judicial council shall select one of the council's members as chairperson for such period as the council may cho
- § 20-2203. Mission of the judicial council. It shall be the mission of the judicial council to study the administration of justice in Kansas and make
- § 20-2204. Reports; publication. The council shall report on the work of the council and the council's recommendations for improvement in the administ
- § 20-2206. Compensation and allowances of members; advisory committee members; payment. All members of the council except judicial members shall recei
- § 20-2207. Publications fee fund; administration of fund; expenditures
- § 20-2208. Abolishment of the judicial council fund. On July 1, 2023, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer all moneys in the judicial c
- § 20-2301. Boards of paroles in certain judicial districts; composition. In any judicial district in this state composed of a single county and now ha
- § 20-2302. Same; powers and duties. Said board shall have power to make all needed rules and regulations concerning terms and conditions of parole and
- § 20-2303. Same; same parole powers as trial courts. Said board of paroles shall succeed to and have and exercise the same powers of parole and be sub
- § 20-2304. Same; records. It shall be the duty of said board to keep a record of persons paroled, and as far as possible of their whereabouts, occupat
- § 20-2306. Same; act supplemental. This act shall be supplemental to all other acts relating to paroles.History: L. 1947, ch. 236, § 6; April 11
- § 20-2313. Same; act supplemental. This act shall be supplemental to other acts relating to paroles in said courts.History: L. 1949, ch. 240, § 7; Apr
- § 20-2611. Statement of facts upon retirement; determination of amount of annuity. Any judge or conservator of a judge who retires under K.S.A. 20-260
- § 20-2612. Annuity payments; re-examination of permanently disabled, when; discontinuance of payments, when. Annuity payments to a judge who has retir
- § 20-2614. Appointment of successor upon retirement of justice or judge. When a justice of the supreme court, or judge of the district court, becomes
- § 20-2616. Designation and assignment of retired justices and judges to perform judicial service and duties; revocation; powers; compensation and expe
- § 20-2618. Benefits exempt from state and local taxes and legal process and nonassignable, exceptions for decrees for support and maintenance and qual
- § 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 health care benefits; no limitation on court's author
- § 20-2623. Applicability of federal internal revenue code and K.S.A. 74-49,123 to the system. The retirement system for judges shall be administered b
- § 20-2624. Retirement system for judges as division of KPERS; applicability of KPERS provisions. The retirement system for judges is a division of the
- § 20-2625. Purchase of participating service credit for certain military service
- § 20-2626. Purchase of service for VISTA service. Any member of the retirement system for judges may purchase service credit for periods of service in
- § 20-2627. Purchase of service credit for service pursuant to an assigned judicial duties agreement. Any judge who has retired or who retires as provi
- § 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 dis
- § 20-2902. Application of K.S.A. 20-2903 through 20-2913 to judicial districts adopting proposition of nonpartisan selection of judges of the district
- § 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 county commissioners; public body subject to open
- § 20-2908. Retention of incumbent judge; declaration of candidacy; rejection by electors, vacancy; retention, term of office; eligibility for office a
- § 20-2909. Vacancy in office of judge of the district court; nominations for successor by district judicial nominating commission; tendering nominatio
- § 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 app
- § 20-2912. Taking office; rights, privileges, powers and duties; terms of office, eligibility for retention in office; election on question of retenti
- § 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 rec
- § 20-3001. Court of appeals; establishment as part of constitutional court of justice; jurisdiction; power to suspend proceedings in lower court durin
- § 20-3002. Judges; number; selection; compensation; expenses; assignment to the supreme court
- § 20-3006. Judges; candidacy for retention, eligibility, procedure; election; ballot form; application of election laws
- § 20-3010. Commencement of duties by judge appointed to fill vacancy; rights, privileges, powers and duties; terms of office; eligibility for retentio
- § 20-3011. Chief judge of court of appeals; election by court of appeals judges; powers. The court of appeals judges shall elect a judge of the court
- § 20-3012. Hearing panels; composition; number; presiding judge. For the purpose of hearing and determining cases, the judges of the court of appeals
- § 20-3013. Principal offices of court of appeals in Topeka; courtroom and quarters; authority to hold court in any county; facilities provided by dist
- § 20-3014. Law clerks, stenographers and other court personnel; compensation in accordance with pay plan adopted by supreme court. Each judge of the c
- § 20-3015. Clerk of supreme court ex officio clerk of court of appeals; duties; rules of supreme court to govern writing and publication of opinions;
- § 20-3016. Request by court of appeals to transfer case to supreme court; certification of jurisdiction and findings; rules of supreme court; disposit
- § 20-3017. Motion to transfer case from court of appeals to supreme court; requirements; disposition of case by supreme court; failure to file motion
- § 20-3018. Transfer of certain cases docketed in supreme court to court of appeals; transfer of cases docketed in wrong court; effect; motion for rehe
- § 20-3019. Motions; filing with judges residing in 18th or 29th judicial districts; supreme court rules. With regard to proceedings within the jurisdi
- § 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
- § 20-3102. Duties in general. The clerks of the district courts shall do and perform all duties that may be required of them by law or the rules and p
- § 20-3104. Oath of deputies. Every such deputy clerk shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take the oath of office hereinbefore provid
- § 20-3105. Oaths, affirmations and acknowledgments. The clerks of the district courts shall have authority to administer oaths and affirmations in all
- § 20-3107. Montgomery county; court offices. The clerk, or a deputy clerk, of the district court of Montgomery county shall maintain an office at the
- § 20-3108. Same; duties of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners of Montgomery county, Kansas, shall make all necessary provisions f
- § 20-3109. Neosho county; court offices. The clerk, or a deputy clerk, of the district court of Neosho county, Kansas shall maintain an office at the
- § 20-3110. Same; duties of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners of Neosho county, Kansas, shall make all necessary provisions for h
- § 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; custodian and librarian and assistants in cert
- § 20-3128. Maintenance of library. The trustees of any county law library may release the board of county commissioners from the duty to maintain the