Kansas Statutes

Chapter 20.—COURTS

• Article 1.—SUPREME COURT
  • 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  • 20-113, 20-114 Repealed.
  • 20-115 Fees to state general fund.
  • 20-116 Supplies; requisitions.
  • 20-117, 20-118 Repealed.
  • 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 envelopes; preservation of ballots and certificates; information to secretary of state; open records.
  • 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  • 20-140 through 20-144 Repealed.
  • 20-145 Revisor's Note
  • 20-146 Repealed.
  • 20-147 Repealed.
  • 20-148 Repealed.
  • 20-149, 20-150 Repealed.
  • 20-151 Repealed.
  • 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 legal publications of other jurisdictions; exchange, sale or loan of library materials; duplicate law book fund.
  • 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 nonjudicial personnel; contents of plans; copy submitted to legislature.
  • 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.
  • 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; assistance by secretary of administration.
  • 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 supreme court nominating commission; transmission of roster to secretary of state; open record.
  • 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; suspension of deadlines or time limitations during a state of disaster emergency or state of local disaster emergency; authorized use of two-way electronic audio-visual communication.
  • 20-173 Specialty court programs; rules; specialty court funding advisory committee; duties, membership, compensation; specialty court resources fund; program completion, reduction or modification of sentence.
  • 20-174 Reserved.
  • 20-175, 20-176 Revisor's Note
• Article 1a.—JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT MONEYS
  • 20-1a01 Bar discipline program; use and disposition of moneys received; expenditures; bar discipline fee fund; subject to post audit.
  • 20-1a02 Examination of certified shorthand reporters; use and disposition of moneys received; court reporters fee fund; expenditures; compensation of board of examiners.
  • 20-1a03 Admission to practice law; use and disposition of moneys received; bar admission fee fund; expenditures; compensation of board of law examiners.
  • 20-1a04 Clerk of the supreme court to remit moneys to state treasurer; exceptions; disposition of funds.
  • 20-1a05 Expenditures by supreme court.
  • 20-1a06 Temporary deposits in bank account by clerk of supreme court; expenditures; subject to post audit.
  • 20-1a07 Frequency of remittance of funds.
  • 20-1a08 through 20-1a10 Reserved.
  • 20-1a11 Judicial branch education fund; receipts; expenditures; municipal judge training fund abolished.
  • 20-1a12 Judiciary technology fund; fund use; expenditures.
  • 20-1a13 Courts accept credit cards to collect fees.
  • 20-1a14 Judicial branch nonjudicial salary initiative fund; authorized uses of moneys credited to fund.
  • 20-1a15 Judicial branch nonjudicial salary adjustment fund; authorized uses of moneys credited to fund.
  • 20-1a16 Repealed.
  • 20-1a17 Nonseverable provision.
  • 20-1a18 Repealed.
  • 20-1a19 Severability of chapter 81 of the 2015 Session Laws of Kansas.
  • 20-1a20 Electronic filing and management fund; authorized uses of moneys credited to fund.
• Article 2.—REPORTER OF SUPREME COURT AND REPORTS
  • 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, computer tapes and impressions; use for computerized legal research.
  • 20-208a Repealed.
  • 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; withholding opinions; removal of advance sheets from inventories upon publication of bound volume.
  • 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 Repealed.
• Article 3.—DISTRICT COURTS
  • 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 Repealed.
  • 20-302b District magistrate judges; jurisdiction, powers and duties; record; appeals.
  • 20-302c Repealed.
  • 20-302d Repealed.
  • 20-302e Repealed.
  • 20-303 Seal.
  • 20-304 Repealed.
  • 20-304a Sealed instruments validated.
  • 20-305 Repealed.
  • 20-306 Repealed.
  • 20-307 Repealed.
  • 20-308 Repealed.
  • 20-309 Repealed.
  • 20-310 Repealed.
  • 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 Repealed.
  • 20-311b Repealed.
  • 20-311c Repealed.
  • 20-311d Change of judge; procedure; grounds.
  • 20-311e Same; punishment for contempt prohibited.
  • 20-311f Same; limitations.
  • 20-311g Severability.
  • 20-312 Repealed.
  • 20-313 Repealed.
  • 20-313a Repealed.
  • 20-314 Repealed.
  • 20-315, 20-316 Repealed.
  • 20-317 Repealed.
  • 20-317a Repealed.
  • 20-318 Judicial department created; division of state into departments; justices assigned to departments; position of judicial administrator created; appointment, compensation and duties of administrator.
  • 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 Revisor's Note
  • 20-325 Repealed.
  • 20-326 Revisor's Note
  • 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 Repealed.
  • 20-333 Abolishment of office of judge upon death, resignation or retirement in certain cases.
  • 20-333a Repealed.
  • 20-333b Transfer of pending proceedings to new district.
  • 20-333c Repealed.
  • 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; examinations; manual of laws and principles prepared by supreme court.
  • 20-338 District magistrate judge positions established.
  • 20-339 Repealed.
  • 20-340 Repealed.
  • 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 Repealed.
  • 20-345 Appointment of clerical and nonjudicial personnel for district courts; qualifications; compensation; duties; approval of appointment by certain judges, when.
  • 20-346 Repealed.
  • 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 Repealed.
  • 20-351 Repealed.
  • 20-351a Repealed.
  • 20-352 Repealed.
  • 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 certification by supreme court; powers and duties of supreme court; manner of selection.
  • 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 Repealed.
  • 20-367a Repealed.
  • 20-367b Repealed.
  • 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 Repealed.
  • 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.
• Article 4.—DISTRICT COURT DIVISIONS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS
  • 20-401 Repealed.
  • 20-402 Repealed.
  • 20-403 through 20-407 Repealed.
  • 20-408 Repealed.
  • 20-409 Repealed.
  • 20-410 Repealed.
  • 20-411 through 20-414 Repealed.
  • 20-415 through 20-418 Repealed.
  • 20-419 Repealed.
  • 20-420 through 20-430 Repealed.
  • 20-431, 20-432 Repealed.
  • 20-433 Repealed.
  • 20-434 Repealed.
  • 20-435 Transferred.
  • 20-436 Repealed.
  • 20-437 Transferred.
  • 20-438 Specialized divisions of district court; establishment; assignment of personnel.
• Article 5.—DISTRICT COURTS IN COUNTIES BETWEEN 90,000 AND 128,000 (Not in active use)
  • 20-501 Repealed.
  • 20-502 through 20-506 Repealed.
  • 20-507 Repealed.
  • 20-508 Repealed.
  • 20-508a Repealed.
  • 20-509 Repealed.
  • 20-510 Repealed.
  • 20-511 Repealed.
• Article 6.—DISTRICT COURTS IN COUNTIES OVER 100,000
  • 20-601 Repealed.
  • 20-601a Repealed.
  • 20-601b Repealed.
  • 20-601c Repealed.
  • 20-602 Repealed.
  • 20-603 Repealed.
  • 20-604 Repealed.
  • 20-605 Repealed.
  • 20-606 Repealed.
  • 20-607 Repealed.
  • 20-608 through 20-612 Repealed.
  • 20-613 Repealed.
  • 20-613a Repealed.
  • 20-614 Repealed.
  • 20-614a Repealed.
  • 20-615 Repealed.
  • 20-616 Repealed.
  • 20-617 Repealed.
  • 20-618 Repealed.
  • 20-619 Repealed.
  • 20-620 Repealed.
  • 20-621 Repealed.
  • 20-622, 20-623 Repealed.
  • 20-624 Repealed.
  • 20-624a Repealed.
  • 20-624b Repealed.
  • 20-625 Repealed.
  • 20-626 Additional courtrooms in counties of over 300,000 population; no-fund warrants; tax levies.
  • 20-627 Repealed.
  • 20-627a Repealed.
  • 20-628 Repealed.
  • 20-629 Repealed.
  • 20-630 Repealed.
  • 20-631 Repealed.
• Article 7.—COURTS IN DISTRICTS BETWEEN 54,000 AND 90,000 (Not in active use)
  • 20-701 Repealed.
  • 20-702, 20-703 Repealed.
  • 20-704 through 20-706 Repealed.
  • 20-707 Repealed.
  • 20-708 Repealed.
  • 20-709 Repealed.
  • 20-710 Repealed.
  • 20-711, 20-712 Repealed.
  • 20-713 Repealed.
• Article 8.—COUNTY COURTS (Not in active use)
  • 20-801 Repealed.
  • 20-801a Repealed.
  • 20-802 Repealed.
  • 20-802a Repealed.
  • 20-803 Repealed.
  • 20-804 Repealed.
  • 20-804a Repealed.
  • 20-805 Repealed.
  • 20-806 Repealed.
  • 20-806a Repealed.
  • 20-807 Repealed.
  • 20-808 Repealed.
  • 20-809, 20-810 Repealed.
  • 20-811 through 20-814 Repealed.
  • 20-815 Repealed.
  • 20-816 Repealed.
  • 20-817 Repealed.
  • 20-818 Repealed.
  • 20-819 Repealed.
  • 20-820 Repealed.
  • 20-821 Repealed.
• Article 9.—OFFICIAL REPORTERS FOR DISTRICT COURTS
  • 20-901 Repealed.
  • 20-902 Repealed.
  • 20-903 Repealed.
  • 20-904 Transferred.
  • 20-904a Repealed.
  • 20-904b Repealed.
  • 20-905 Repealed.
  • 20-906 Repealed.
  • 20-907 Repealed.
  • 20-908, 20-909 Repealed.
  • 20-910 Repealed.
  • 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 Repealed.
  • 20-915, 20-916 Revisor's Note
  • 20-917 Official court reporter; assignment; transcripts; power to administer oaths; reporters' expenses.
• Article 10.—TERMS OF DISTRICT COURTS (Not in active use)
  • 20-1001 Repealed.
  • 20-1002 Repealed.
  • 20-1003 Repealed.
  • 20-1004 Repealed.
  • 20-1004a Repealed.
  • 20-1004b Repealed.
  • 20-1005 Repealed.
  • 20-1006 Repealed.
  • 20-1006a Repealed.
  • 20-1007 Repealed.
  • 20-1008 Repealed.
  • 20-1009 Repealed.
  • 20-1009a Repealed.
  • 20-1009b Repealed.
  • 20-1010 Repealed.
  • 20-1011 Repealed.
  • 20-1011a Repealed.
  • 20-1012 Repealed.
  • 20-1013 Repealed.
  • 20-1014 Repealed.
  • 20-1014a Repealed.
  • 20-1015 Repealed.
  • 20-1016 Repealed.
  • 20-1017 Repealed.
  • 20-1018 Repealed.
  • 20-1019 Repealed.
  • 20-1019a Repealed.
  • 20-1020 Repealed.
  • 20-1021 Repealed.
  • 20-1022 Repealed.
  • 20-1023 Repealed.
  • 20-1024 Repealed.
  • 20-1024a Repealed.
  • 20-1025 Repealed.
  • 20-1026 Repealed.
  • 20-1027 Repealed.
  • 20-1028 Repealed.
  • 20-1028a Repealed.
  • 20-1029 Repealed.
  • 20-1029a Repealed.
  • 20-1030 Repealed.
  • 20-1031 Repealed.
  • 20-1032 Repealed.
  • 20-1033 Repealed.
  • 20-1034 Repealed.
  • 20-1035 Repealed.
  • 20-1035a Repealed.
  • 20-1036 Repealed.
  • 20-1037 Repealed.
  • 20-1038 Repealed.
  • 20-1039 Repealed.
  • 20-1040 Repealed.
  • 20-1041 Repealed.
  • 20-1041a Repealed.
  • 20-1041b Repealed.
  • 20-1042 Repealed.
• Article 11.—PROBATE COURTS (Not in active use)
  • 20-1101 Repealed.
  • 20-1102 Repealed.
  • 20-1103 Repealed.
  • 20-1104 Repealed.
  • 20-1105 Repealed.
  • 20-1106 Repealed.
  • 20-1107 Repealed.
  • 20-1108 Repealed.
  • 20-1109, 20-1110 Repealed.
• Article 12.—CONTEMPTS OF COURT
  • 20-1201 Two classes of contempts.
  • 20-1202 Classes of contempts defined.
  • 20-1203 Direct contempts.
  • 20-1204 Repealed.
  • 20-1204a Indirect contempt; procedure.
  • 20-1205 Contempt of court; appeal; stay of judgment.
  • 20-1206 Application to proceedings; prosecutor.
  • 20-1207 Repealed.
• Article 13.—SMALL DEBTORS' COURTS (Not in active use)
  • 20-1301 through 20-1312 Repealed.
• Article 14.—CITY COURTS (Not in active use)
  • 20-1401 Repealed.
  • 20-1402 Repealed.
  • 20-1403 Repealed.
  • 20-1404 Repealed.
  • 20-1405 Repealed.
  • 20-1406, 20-1407 Repealed.
  • 20-1408 Repealed.
  • 20-1409, 20-1410 Repealed.
  • 20-1411 Repealed.
  • 20-1412 through 20-1417 Repealed.
  • 20-1418 Repealed.
  • 20-1419 through 20-1423 Repealed.
  • 20-1424 Repealed.
  • 20-1424a Repealed.
  • 20-1424b Repealed.
  • 20-1424c Repealed.
  • 20-1425, 20-1426 Repealed.
  • 20-1427 Repealed.
  • 20-1428 Repealed.
  • 20-1429 Repealed.
  • 20-1430 Repealed.
  • 20-1431, 20-1432 Repealed.
  • 20-1433 Repealed.
  • 20-1434 Repealed.
  • 20-1435, 20-1436 Repealed.
  • 20-1437 through 20-1440 Repealed.
  • 20-1441 Repealed.
  • 20-1442 Repealed.
  • 20-1443 Repealed.
  • 20-1444 Repealed.
  • 20-1445 Repealed.
• Article 15.—CITY COURT OF ATCHISON (Not in active use)
  • 20-1501 Repealed.
  • 20-1501a through 20-1501c Repealed.
  • 20-1501d Repealed.
  • 20-1501e Repealed.
  • 20-1502 Repealed.
  • 20-1503 Repealed.
  • 20-1504 Repealed.
  • 20-1505 Repealed.
  • 20-1506 Repealed.
  • 20-1507 Repealed.
  • 20-1508 Repealed.
  • 20-1509 Repealed.
  • 20-1510 Repealed.
  • 20-1511 Repealed.
  • 20-1512 Repealed.
  • 20-1513 through 20-1516 Repealed.
  • 20-1517 Repealed.
  • 20-1518 Repealed.
  • 20-1519 Repealed.
  • 20-1520, 20-1521 Repealed.
  • 20-1522 Repealed.
  • 20-1523 Repealed.
• Article 16.—COURT OF COFFEYVILLE (Not in active use)
  • 20-1601, 20-1602 Repealed.
  • 20-1603 Repealed.
  • 20-1604 Repealed.
  • 20-1605 Repealed.
  • 20-1606 Repealed.
  • 20-1607 Repealed.
  • 20-1608 Repealed.
  • 20-1609 Repealed.
  • 20-1610 Repealed.
  • 20-1611 Repealed.
  • 20-1612 through 20-1616 Repealed.
  • 20-1617, 20-1618 Repealed.
  • 20-1618a Repealed.
  • 20-1619, 20-1620 Repealed.
  • 20-1621, 20-1622 Repealed.
  • 20-1623 Repealed.
  • 20-1624 Repealed.
  • 20-1625 Repealed.
  • 20-1626 Repealed.
  • 20-1627 Repealed.
  • 20-1628 Repealed.
  • 20-1629 Repealed.
  • 20-1630 through 20-1633 Repealed.
  • 20-1634 Repealed.
  • 20-1635 Repealed.
  • 20-1636 Repealed.
• Article 17.—CITY COURTS OF KANSAS CITY (Not in active use)
  • 20-1701 Repealed.
  • 20-1702, 20-1703 Repealed.
  • 20-1704 Repealed.
  • 20-1705 Repealed.
  • 20-1706 Repealed.
  • 20-1707 Repealed.
  • 20-1708 Repealed.
  • 20-1709 through 20-1720 Repealed.
  • 20-1721 Repealed.
  • 20-1722 Repealed.
  • 20-1723, 20-1724 Repealed.
  • 20-1725 through 20-1728 Repealed.
  • 20-1729 through 20-1731 Repealed.
• Article 18.—MAGISTRATE COURT OF LEAVENWORTH COUNTY (Not in active use)
  • 20-1801 Repealed.
  • 20-1802 Repealed.
  • 20-1803 Repealed.
  • 20-1804 Repealed.
  • 20-1805 Repealed.
  • 20-1806 Repealed.
  • 20-1807 Repealed.
  • 20-1808 Repealed.
  • 20-1809 Repealed.
  • 20-1810 Repealed.
  • 20-1811 Repealed.
  • 20-1812 Repealed.
  • 20-1813 Repealed.
  • 20-1814 Repealed.
  • 20-1815 Repealed.
  • 20-1816 through 20-1818 Repealed.
  • 20-1819 Repealed.
  • 20-1820 Repealed.
  • 20-1821 Repealed.
  • 20-1822 Repealed.
  • 20-1823 Repealed.
  • 20-1824 Repealed.
  • 20-1825 Repealed.
  • 20-1826 Repealed.
  • 20-1827 Repealed.
  • 20-1828 Repealed.
• Article 19.—MAGISTRATE COURT OF SHAWNEE COUNTY (Not in active use)
  • 20-1901 Repealed.
  • 20-1902 Repealed.
  • 20-1903 Repealed.
  • 20-1903a Repealed.
  • 20-1904 Repealed.
  • 20-1905 Repealed.
  • 20-1906 Repealed.
  • 20-1907 Repealed.
  • 20-1908 Repealed.
  • 20-1909 Repealed.
  • 20-1910 Repealed.
  • 20-1910a Repealed.
  • 20-1910b Repealed.
  • 20-1911 Repealed.
  • 20-1912 Repealed.
  • 20-1913 Repealed.
  • 20-1914 Repealed.
  • 20-1915 Repealed.
  • 20-1916 Repealed.
  • 20-1917 Repealed.
  • 20-1918 Repealed.
  • 20-1919 Repealed.
  • 20-1920 Repealed.
  • 20-1921 Repealed.
  • 20-1922 Repealed.
  • 20-1923 Repealed.
  • 20-1924 Repealed.
  • 20-1925 Repealed.
  • 20-1926 Repealed.
  • 20-1926a Repealed.
  • 20-1927 Repealed.
  • 20-1928 Repealed.
  • 20-1929 Repealed.
  • 20-1930 Repealed.
  • 20-1931 Repealed.
  • 20-1932 Repealed.
  • 20-1933 Repealed.
  • 20-1934, 20-1935 Repealed.
• Article 20.—COURT OF COMMON PLEAS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES (Sedgwick) (Not in active use)
  • 20-2001 Repealed.
  • 20-2001a Repealed.
  • 20-2001b Repealed.
  • 20-2002 Repealed.
  • 20-2002a, 20-2002b Repealed.
  • 20-2002c Repealed.
  • 20-2003 Repealed.
  • 20-2003a Repealed.
  • 20-2004 Repealed.
  • 20-2005 Repealed.
  • 20-2006 Repealed.
  • 20-2007 Repealed.
  • 20-2008 Repealed.
  • 20-2009 Repealed.
  • 20-2010 Repealed.
  • 20-2011 Repealed.
  • 20-2012, 20-2013 Repealed.
  • 20-2014 Repealed.
  • 20-2014a Repealed.
  • 20-2014b Repealed.
  • 20-2014c Repealed.
  • 20-2014d Repealed.
  • 20-2015 Repealed.
  • 20-2016 Repealed.
  • 20-2017 Repealed.
  • 20-2018 Repealed.
  • 20-2018a Repealed.
  • 20-2019 Repealed.
  • 20-2019a Repealed.
  • 20-2020 Repealed.
  • 20-2021 Repealed.
  • 20-2022 Repealed.
  • 20-2023 Repealed.
  • 20-2024 Repealed.
  • 20-2025 Repealed.
  • 20-2026 Repealed.
  • 20-2027 Repealed.
• Article 21.—CITY COURTS IN CERTAIN CITIES (Kansas City) (Not in active use)
  • 20-2101 Repealed.
  • 20-2102 Repealed.
  • 20-2103 Repealed.
  • 20-2104 Repealed.
  • 20-2105 Repealed.
  • 20-2106 Repealed.
  • 20-2107 Repealed.
  • 20-2108 Repealed.
  • 20-2109 Repealed.
  • 20-2110 Repealed.
  • 20-2111 Repealed.
  • 20-2112 Repealed.
  • 20-2113 Repealed.
  • 20-2114 Repealed.
  • 20-2115 Repealed.
  • 20-2116 Repealed.
  • 20-2117 Repealed.
  • 20-2118 Repealed.
  • 20-2119 Repealed.
  • 20-2120 Repealed.
  • 20-2121 through 20-2124 Repealed.
  • 20-2125 Repealed.
• Article 22.—JUDICIAL COUNCIL
  • 20-2201 Judicial council; members; appointment; term.
  • 20-2202 Chairperson; meetings.
  • 20-2203 Mission of the judicial council.
  • 20-2204 Reports; publication.
  • 20-2205 Repealed.
  • 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.
• Article 23.—BOARD OF PAROLES
  • 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 Repealed.
  • 20-2305a Repealed.
  • 20-2306 Same; act supplemental.
  • 20-2307 Repealed.
  • 20-2308 Repealed.
  • 20-2309 Repealed.
  • 20-2310 Repealed.
  • 20-2311 Repealed.
  • 20-2312 Repealed.
  • 20-2313 Same; act supplemental.
• Article 24.—CITY COURTS IN CITIES OF SECOND CLASS OVER 10,000 (Not in active use)
  • 20-2401 Repealed.
  • 20-2402 Repealed.
  • 20-2403 Repealed.
  • 20-2404 Repealed.
  • 20-2405 Repealed.
  • 20-2406 Repealed.
  • 20-2407 Repealed.
  • 20-2408 Repealed.
  • 20-2409 Repealed.
  • 20-2410 Repealed.
  • 20-2411 Repealed.
  • 20-2412 Repealed.
  • 20-2413 Repealed.
  • 20-2414 Repealed.
  • 20-2415 through 20-2417 Repealed.
  • 20-2418 Repealed.
  • 20-2419 Repealed.
  • 20-2419a Repealed.
  • 20-2420 Repealed.
  • 20-2421 Repealed.
  • 20-2422 Repealed.
  • 20-2422a Repealed.
  • 20-2423 Repealed.
  • 20-2424 Repealed.
  • 20-2425 Repealed.
  • 20-2426 through 20-2428 Repealed.
  • 20-2429 Repealed.
  • 20-2430 Repealed.
  • 20-2431, 20-2432 Repealed.
  • 20-2433 Repealed.
  • 20-2434 Repealed.
• Article 25.—MAGISTRATE COURTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES (Not in active use)
  • 20-2501 Repealed.
  • 20-2502 Repealed.
  • 20-2503 Repealed.
  • 20-2503a Repealed.
  • 20-2504 Repealed.
  • 20-2505 Repealed.
  • 20-2506 Repealed.
  • 20-2507 Repealed.
  • 20-2507a Repealed.
  • 20-2508 Repealed.
  • 20-2509 Repealed.
  • 20-2510 Repealed.
  • 20-2511 Repealed.
  • 20-2512 Repealed.
  • 20-2512a Repealed.
  • 20-2513 Repealed.
  • 20-2514 Repealed.
  • 20-2515 Repealed.
  • 20-2516 Repealed.
  • 20-2517 Repealed.
  • 20-2518, 20-2519 Repealed.
  • 20-2520 Repealed.
  • 20-2521 Repealed.
  • 20-2521a Repealed.
  • 20-2521b Repealed.
  • 20-2522 Repealed.
  • 20-2523 Repealed.
  • 20-2524 Repealed.
  • 20-2525 Repealed.
  • 20-2526 Repealed.
  • 20-2527 Repealed.
  • 20-2528 Repealed.
  • 20-2529, 20-2530 Repealed.
  • 20-2531 Repealed.
  • 20-2532 Repealed.
  • 20-2533 Repealed.
  • 20-2534 through 20-2537 Repealed.
  • 20-2538 Repealed.
  • 20-2539 Repealed.
  • 20-2540 Repealed.
  • 20-2541 Repealed.
  • 20-2542 Repealed.
  • 20-2543 Repealed.
  • 20-2544 Repealed.
  • 20-2545 Repealed.
  • 20-2546 Repealed.
  • 20-2547 Repealed.
  • 20-2548 Repealed.
  • 20-2549 Repealed.
  • 20-2550 Repealed.
  • 20-2551 Repealed.
  • 20-2552, 20-2553 Repealed.
  • 20-2554 through 20-2557 Repealed.
  • 20-2558 Repealed.
  • 20-2559, 20-2560 Repealed.
  • 20-2561 Repealed.
  • 20-2562 Repealed.
  • 20-2563 Repealed.
• Article 26.—RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR JUSTICES AND JUDGES
  • 20-2601 Definitions.
  • 20-2601a Abolition of Kansas judges retirement board; transfer of powers, duties and functions to board of trustees of Kansas public employees retirement system; preservation of decisions, determinations and rules and regulations; adoption of new rules and regulations.
  • 20-2601b Abolition of Kansas retirement fund for judges; transfer of assets to Kansas public employees retirement fund; credit of contributions; authorizing transfer endorsements.
  • 20-2601c Preservation of entitlement to receive retirement annuity or other benefit or return of contributions from Kansas retirement fund for judges.
  • 20-2602 Repealed.
  • 20-2603 Judges' member contributions; payroll deductions; disposition; interest; employer pickup of member contributions.
  • 20-2604 Repealed.
  • 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, return of withdrawn contributions; purchase of previously forfeited service credit.
  • 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. 20-2608; final average salary adjustment.
  • 20-2610 Retirement annuity; computation; maximum; final average salary.
  • 20-2610a Retirement annuity options; elections of judge and spouse; joint annuitants.
  • 20-2610b Repealed.
  • 20-2610c Repealed.
  • 20-2610d Application of act.
  • 20-2610e Repealed.
  • 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 Repealed.
  • 20-2614 Appointment of successor upon retirement of justice or judge.
  • 20-2615 Repealed.
  • 20-2616 Designation and assignment of retired justices and judges to perform judicial service and duties; revocation; powers; compensation and expense allowances, limitation.
  • 20-2617 Repealed.
  • 20-2618 Benefits exempt from state and local taxes and legal process and nonassignable, exceptions for decrees for support and maintenance and qualified domestic relations orders and lump-sum death benefit assigned to a funeral establishment.
  • 20-2619 Repealed.
  • 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 authority to make judicial assignments pursuant to law.
  • 20-2623 Applicability of federal internal revenue code and K.S.A. 74-49,123 to the system.
  • 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.
• Article 27.—RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR DISTRICT COURT REPORTERS (Not in active use)
  • 20-2701, 20-2702 Repealed.
  • 20-2703 Repealed.
  • 20-2704 Repealed.
  • 20-2705 Repealed.
  • 20-2706 through 20-2708 Repealed.
  • 20-2709 Repealed.
  • 20-2710 Repealed.
  • 20-2710a through 20-2710d Repealed.
  • 20-2711 Repealed.
  • 20-2712, 20-2713 Repealed.
  • 20-2714 Repealed.
• Article 28.—FINES, PENALTIES AND FORFEITURES
  • 20-2801 Disposition of fines, penalties and forfeitures.
• Article 29.—NONPARTISAN SELECTION OF JUDGES OF THE DISTRICT COURT
  • 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 through 20-2913 to judicial districts adopting proposition of nonpartisan selection of judges of the district court, judicial district defined; effect on terms of incumbent judges; constitutional restriction on political activities; removal.
  • 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 meetings act.
  • 20-2908 Retention of incumbent judge; declaration of candidacy; rejection by electors, vacancy; retention, term of office; eligibility for office after rejection; applicability of election laws.
  • 20-2909 Vacancy in office of judge of the district court; nominations for successor by district judicial nominating commission; tendering nominations; certification of nominations to governor; time limitations.
  • 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 retention in office; election on question of retention; term for which retained; rejection, vacancy, appointment of successor; judge's eligibility to succeed himself or herself; failure to declare candidacy, vacancy.
  • 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.
• Article 30.—COURT OF APPEALS
  • 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 Repealed.
  • 20-3004 Repealed.
  • 20-3005 Repealed.
  • 20-3006 Judges; candidacy for retention, eligibility, procedure; election; ballot form; application of election laws.
  • 20-3007 Repealed.
  • 20-3008 Repealed.
  • 20-3009 Repealed.
  • 20-3010 Commencement of duties by judge appointed to fill vacancy; rights, privileges, powers and duties; terms of office; eligibility for retention in office; election on question of retention; term for which retained; rejection, vacancy, appointment of successor; failure to declare candidacy, vacancy.
  • 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 court in any county; facilities provided by district court chief judge.
  • 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 to govern writing and publication of opinions; supreme court reporter ex officio reporter of court of appeals; duties of judicial administrator.
  • 20-3016 Request by court of appeals to transfer case to supreme court; certification of jurisdiction and findings; rules of supreme court; disposition of case by supreme court.
  • 20-3017 Motion to transfer case from court of appeals to supreme court; requirements; disposition of case by supreme court; failure to file motion deemed waiver of objection to jurisdiction of court of appeals.
  • 20-3018 Transfer of certain cases docketed in supreme court to court of appeals; transfer of cases docketed in wrong court; effect; motion for rehearing by court of appeals; petition for review of case by supreme court; rules of supreme court; authority of supreme court in granting or denying review; power of supreme court to order transfer of case from court of appeals to supreme court.
  • 20-3019 Motions; filing with judges residing in 18
  • 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.
• Article 31.—CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT
  • 20-3101 Repealed.
  • 20-3102 Duties in general.
  • 20-3103 Repealed.
  • 20-3104 Oath of deputies.
  • 20-3105 Oaths, affirmations and acknowledgments.
  • 20-3106 Repealed.
  • 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 Repealed.
  • 20-3112 Repealed.
  • 20-3113 Repealed.
  • 20-3114 Repealed.
  • 20-3115 Repealed.
  • 20-3116 Repealed.
  • 20-3117 Repealed.
  • 20-3118 Repealed.
  • 20-3119, 20-3120 Repealed.
  • 20-3121 Repealed.
  • 20-3122 Repealed.
  • 20-3123 Repealed.
  • 20-3124 Repealed.
  • 20-3125 Repealed.
  • 20-3126 County law libraries; establishment; election; registration; fees; filing pleadings signed by attorney; where attorney required to register.
  • 20-3127 Board of trustees; use of fees and donations; use of library; treasurer, duties; custodian and librarian and assistants in certain counties; duties, compensation; attorneys not liable to pay occupational tax or city license fee.
  • 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.
• Article 32.—COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE
  • 20-3201 Expired.
  • 20-3202 Expired.
  • 20-3203 Expired.
  • 20-3204 Expired.
  • 20-3205 Expired.
  • 20-3206 Expired.
  • 20-3207 Expired.
  • 20-3208 Employment of retirants to perform services therefor; agreement; stipend, amount; state health care benefits.
• Article 33.—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
  • 20-3301 Time limits for court decision; district court; court of appeals; supreme court.