12-4405

Chapter 12.--CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

Article 44.--CODE FOR MUNICIPAL COURTS; PROCEEDINGS AFTER ARREST AND PRIOR TO TRIAL

     
12-4405.   Appointment of counsel, when.
If the municipal judge has reason to believe that if found guilty, the
accused person might be deprived of his or her liberty and is not
financially able to employ counsel, the judge shall appoint an attorney to
represent the accused person.

     
Financial inability to employ counsel shall be determined by the methods
provided in K.S.A. 22-4504.

     
History:   L. 1973, ch. 61, § 12-4405; April 1, 1974.