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
- 20-115. Fees to state general fund.
- 20-116. Supplies; requisitions.
- 20-117, 20-118
- 20-119. Supreme court nominating commission; selection of chairperson.
- 20-120. Same; selection of member from each congressional district.
- 20-121. Same; tie votes resolved by lot.
- 20-122. Same; names and addresses of attorneys; certificate evidencing qualifications and voting; separate envelopes; preservation of ballots and certificates.
- 20-123. Same; record of election and appointment to commission; notification; meetings; rules and regulations.
- 20-124. Same; appointment of nonlawyer members; vacancies.
- 20-125. Same; terms of office.
- 20-126. Same; uncontested elections.
- 20-127. Same; change in status affecting membership; vacancies.
- 20-128. Same; appointment by chief justice to fill vacancy of lawyer member, when; certification.
- 20-129. Same; congressional redistricting; effect; staggered terms.
- 20-130. Same; canvassers of elections; duties.
- 20-131. Same; additional term for members.
- 20-132. Same; vacancies in supreme court; notification of chairman; nominations by commission.
- 20-133. Same; intent of act; powers and duties of commission.
- 20-134. Same; withdrawal of nominations and substitution of names, when.
- 20-135. Same; appointments by chief justice, when.
- 20-136. Same; acquisition of supplies and equipment.
- 20-137. Same; compensation of members; expenses.
- 20-138. Same; compensation and expenses; expenses of judicial nominating commission members and clerk.
- 20-139. Conferences of supreme court justices and certain judges; expenses.
- 20-140 to 20-144
- 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 legal publications of other jurisdictions; exchange, sale or loan of library materials; duplicate la
- 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; contents; submission to legislative coordinating council.
- 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 to 20-174. Reserved.
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 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 to 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.
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
- 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
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
- 20-302b. District magistrate judges; jurisdiction, powers and duties; 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. Judges pro tem; when authorized; power and authority; compensation; reports.
- 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 departments; position of judicial administrator created; appointment, compensation and duties of administr
- 20-319. Powers and duties of departmental justices; reports and information.
- 20-320. Same; duties of chief justice; records and report.
- 20-321. Same; rules and regulations; assistants.
- 20-322. Same; name of act; citation.
- 20-323. Same; act supplemental to existing laws.
- 20-325
- 20-327. Terms of judges.
- 20-328. Pending actions and proceedings.
- 20-329. Chief judge; designation by supreme court; 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; examinations; manual of laws and principles prepared by supreme court.
- 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; compensation; duties; approval of appointment by certain judges, when.
- 20-346
- 20-346a. Parole and court services officers; retention of benefits.
- 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 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.
- 20-362. Disposition of 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. Disposition of docket fees.
- 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; fund, expenditures.
- 20-371. Electronic access to district court records; county may charge reasonable fees; no additional fees authorized.
Article 4 DISTRICT COURT DIVISIONS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS
- 20-401
- 20-402
- 20-403 to 20-407
- 20-408
- 20-409
- 20-410
- 20-411 to 20-414
- 20-415 to 20-418
- 20-419
- 20-420 to 20-430
- 20-431, 20-432
- 20-433
- 20-434
- 20-436
- 20-438. Specialized divisions of district court; establishment; assignment of personnel.
Article 5 DISTRICT COURTS IN COUNTIES BETWEEN 90,000 AND 128,000
- 20-501
- 20-502 to 20-506
- 20-507
- 20-508
- 20-508a
- 20-509
- 20-510
- 20-511
Article 6 DISTRICT COURTS IN COUNTIES OVER 100,000
- 20-601
- 20-601a
- 20-601b
- 20-601c
- 20-602
- 20-603
- 20-604
- 20-605
- 20-606
- 20-607
- 20-608 to 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 over 300,000; no-fund warrants; tax levies.
- 20-627
- 20-627a
- 20-628
- 20-629
- 20-630
- 20-631
Article 7 COURTS IN DISTRICTS BETWEEN 54,000 AND 90,000
- 20-701
- 20-702, 20-703
- 20-704 to 20-706
- 20-707
- 20-708
- 20-709
- 20-710
- 20-711, 20-712
- 20-713
Article 8 COUNTY COURTS
- 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 to 20-814
- 20-815
- 20-816
- 20-817
- 20-818
- 20-819
- 20-820
- 20-821
Article 9 OFFICIAL REPORTERS FOR DISTRICT COURTS
- 20-901
- 20-902
- 20-903
- 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
- 20-917. Official court reporter; assignment; transcripts; power to administer oaths; reporters' expenses.
Article 10 TERMS OF DISTRICT COURTS
- 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
Article 11 PROBATE COURTS
- 20-1101
- 20-1102
- 20-1103
- 20-1104
- 20-1105
- 20-1106
- 20-1107
- 20-1108
- 20-1109, 20-1110
Article 12 CONTEMPTS OF COURT
- 20-1201. Two classes of contempts.
- 20-1202. Classes of contempts defined.
- 20-1203. Direct contempts.
- 20-1204
- 20-1204a. Indirect contempts; procedure.
- 20-1205. Contempt of court; appeal; stay of judgment.
- 20-1206. Application to proceedings; prosecutor.
- 20-1207
Article 13 SMALL DEBTORS' COURTS
- 20-1301 to 20-1312
Article 14 CITY COURTS
- 20-1401
- 20-1402
- 20-1403
- 20-1404
- 20-1405
- 20-1406, 20-1407
- 20-1408
- 20-1409, 20-1410
- 20-1411
- 20-1412 to 20-1417
- 20-1418
- 20-1419 to 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 to 20-1440
- 20-1441
- 20-1442
- 20-1443
- 20-1444
- 20-1445
Article 15 CITY COURT OF ATCHISON
- 20-1501
- 20-1501a to 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 to 20-1516
- 20-1517
- 20-1518
- 20-1519
- 20-1520, 20-1521
- 20-1522
- 20-1523
Article 16 COURT OF COFFEYVILLE
- 20-1601, 20-1602
- 20-1603
- 20-1604
- 20-1605
- 20-1606
- 20-1607
- 20-1608
- 20-1609
- 20-1610
- 20-1611
- 20-1612 to 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 to 20-1633
- 20-1634
- 20-1635
- 20-1636
Article 17 CITY COURTS OF KANSAS CITY
- 20-1701
- 20-1702, 20-1703
- 20-1704
- 20-1705
- 20-1706
- 20-1707
- 20-1708
- 20-1709 to 20-1720
- 20-1721
- 20-1722
- 20-1723, 20-1724
- 20-1725 to 20-1728
- 20-1729 to 20-1731
Article 18 MAGISTRATE COURT OF LEAVENWORTH COUNTY
- 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 to 20-1818
- 20-1819
- 20-1820
- 20-1821
- 20-1822
- 20-1823
- 20-1824
- 20-1825
- 20-1826
- 20-1827
- 20-1828
Article 19 MAGISTRATE COURT OF SHAWNEE COUNTY
- 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
Article 20 COURT OF COMMON PLEAS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES (Sedgwick)
- 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
Article 21 CITY COURTS IN CERTAIN CITIES (Kansas City)
- 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 to 20-2124
- 20-2125
Article 22 JUDICIAL COUNCIL
- 20-2201. Judicial council; members; appointment; term.
- 20-2202. Chairperson; meetings.
- 20-2203. Duties of judicial council.
- 20-2204. Reports; publication.
- 20-2205
- 20-2206. Compensation and allowances of members; advisory committee members; payment.
- 20-2207. Publications fee fund; fund use; expenditures.
- 20-2208. Judicial council fund; expenditures.
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
- 20-2305a
- 20-2306. Same; act supplemental.
- 20-2307
- 20-2308
- 20-2309
- 20-2310
- 20-2311
- 20-2312
- 20-2313. Same; act supplemental.
Article 24 CITY COURTS IN CITIES OF SECOND CLASS OVER 10,000
- 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 to 20-2417
- 20-2418
- 20-2419
- 20-2419a
- 20-2420
- 20-2421
- 20-2422
- 20-2422a
- 20-2423
- 20-2424
- 20-2425
- 20-2426 to 20-2428
- 20-2429
- 20-2430
- 20-2431, 20-2432
- 20-2433
- 20-2434
Article 25 MAGISTRATE COURTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES
- 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 to 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 to 20-2557
- 20-2558
- 20-2559, 20-2560
- 20-2561
- 20-2562
- 20-2563
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, determinat
- 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
- 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, 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 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
- 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 duties; revocation; powers; compensation and expense allowances, limitation.
- 20-2617
- 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 b
- 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 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
- 20-2701, 20-2702
- 20-2703
- 20-2704
- 20-2705
- 20-2706 to 20-2708
- 20-2709
- 20-2710
- 20-2710a to 20-2710d
- 20-2711
- 20-2712, 20-2713
- 20-2714
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 20-2903 to 20-2913 to judicial districts adopting proposition of nonpartisan selection of judges of the district court, judicial district defined; effect on terms of incumbent
- 20-2903. District judicial nominating commission; establishment; composition; chairperson, appointment, duties; purpose of commission.
- 20-2904. Same; lawyer members; qualifications; selection.
- 20-2905. Same; nonlawyer members; numbers; qualifications; appointments; certification.
- 20-2906. Same; terms of office; members ineligible for certain positions; vacancies.
- 20-2907. Same; oath of members; meetings; meeting place; rules of procedure; quorum; expenses; duties of county commissioners.
- 20-2908. Same; 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. Same; vacancy in office of judge of the district court; nominations for successor by district judicial nominating commission; tendering nominations; certification of nominations to governor;
- 20-2910. Same; withdrawal of nomination; substitution of nominee; two or more vacancies, withdrawal of lists of nominations; resubmission of nominations.
- 20-2911. Same; appointment of successor by governor; time limitations; failure of governor to appoint, appointment by chief justice; effective date of appointment.
- 20-2912. Same; 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, vacanc
- 20-2913. Same; vacancies prior to formation of nominating commission; new judgeships, appointment and term; return to partisan method.
- 20-2914. Same; vacancies in district magistrate judge positions; method of selection.
- 20-2915. Same; effective date of appointment; eligibility for retention under nonpartisan method.
- 20-2916. Same; method of selection of judges in newly formed districts.
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; qualifications; selection; compensation; expenses; assignment to the supreme court.
- 20-3003
- 20-3004. Nomination of judges by supreme court nominating commission; meetings; quorum; final action; qualifications and selection of nominees; meetings not subject to open meetings act.
- 20-3005. Nomination of judges to fill vacancies; panels of nominees; appointments by governor; failure of governor to make appointment; acceptance of nomination.
- 20-3006. Commencement of judges' duties; terms of office; candidacy for retention, eligibility, procedure; election; ballot form; application of election laws.
- 20-3007. Vacancy in office of judge of court of appeals; nominations for successor by supreme court nominating commission; time for submission of nominees to governor.
- 20-3008. Same; withdrawal of nomination, substitution of nominee; two or more vacancies, withdrawal of lists of nominations; resubmission of nominations.
- 20-3009. Same; appointment of successor by governor; time limitations; failure of governor to appoint; appointment by chief justice; effective date of appointment.
- 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
- 20-3011. Chief judge of court of appeals; designation; 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
- 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; rules of supreme court; allegations required; disposition of case by supreme court; failure to file motion deemed waiver of obj
- 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 ca
- 20-3019. Motions; filing with judges residing in 18th or 29th judicial districts; supreme court rules.
Article 31 CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT
- 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. Same; 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 t
- 20-3128. Same; maintenance of library.
- 20-3129. Same; library fees assessed in certain cases.
- 20-3130. Same; use and investment of idle funds.
- 20-3131. Same; branch library, when.
- 20-3132. Same; joint law library; establishment and maintenance.
- 20-3133. Clerks and deputies of district court; prohibited conduct.
Article 32 COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE
- 20-3201. Commission on judicial performance; duties of judicial council, commission on judicial qualifications and office of judicial administration; sunset.
- 20-3202. Same; membership; not subject to open meetings act; definitions.
- 20-3203. Same; goals of evaluation process.
- 20-3204. Same; surveys; performance standards; plans and procedures; public recommendations; adoption of rules; immunity; indemnification.
- 20-3205. Same; confidentiality of surveys and results; exceptions; subject to rules.
- 20-3206. Same; reduction or discontinuance of program.
- 20-3207. Same; judicial performance fund.
- 20-3208. Same; employment of retirants to perform services therefor; agreement; stipend, amount; state health care benefits.