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59-29a06 Same; pretrial conference; trial; counsel, examiners and experts; indigent persons; jury, composition, peremptory challenges.

59-29a06. Same; pretrial conference; trial; counsel, examiners and experts; indigent persons; jury, composition, peremptory challenges. (a) Within 60 days after the completion of any hearing held pursuant to K.S.A. 59-29a05, and amendments thereto, the court shall set the matter for a pretrial conference to establish a mutually agreeable date for trial to determine whether the […]

59-29a07 Same; determination; appeal; commitment procedure; interagency agreements; mistrials; persons committed and later taken into custody after parole, arrest or conviction, procedure; persons found incompetent to stand trial, procedure.

59-29a07. Same; determination; appeal; commitment procedure; interagency agreements; mistrials; persons committed and later taken into custody after parole, arrest or conviction, procedure; persons found incompetent to stand trial, procedure. (a) The court or jury shall determine whether, beyond a reasonable doubt, the person is a sexually violent predator. If such determination that the person is […]

59-29a08 Same; examination; annual review hearing for transitional release; rights and procedures; court orders; transitional release program.

59-29a08. Same; examination; annual review hearing for transitional release; rights and procedures; court orders; transitional release program. (a) Each person committed under the Kansas sexually violent predator act shall have a current examination of the person’s mental condition made once every year. The secretary shall provide the person with an annual written notice of the […]

59-29a10 Petitions for transitional or conditional release; procedure.

59-29a10. Petitions for transitional or conditional release; procedure. (a) (1) If the secretary determines that the person’s mental abnormality or personality disorder has significantly changed so that the person is not likely to engage in repeat acts of sexual violence if placed in transitional release, the secretary shall authorize the person to petition the court […]

59-29a11 Transitional release, conditional release or final discharge; subsequent discharge petitions, limitations; prohibition of location of facilities; facilities subject to zoning; county limitations; annual report by secretary for aging and disability services.

59-29a11. Transitional release, conditional release or final discharge; subsequent discharge petitions, limitations; prohibition of location of facilities; facilities subject to zoning; county limitations; annual report by secretary for aging and disability services. (a) If a person has previously filed a petition for transitional release, conditional release or final discharge without the secretary for aging and […]

59-29a12 Same; secretary for aging and disability services; responsible for costs; duties; reimbursement; costs paid by committed person.

59-29a12. Same; secretary for aging and disability services; responsible for costs; duties; reimbursement; costs paid by committed person. (a) For state budgetary purposes, the secretary shall be responsible for all cost relating to the evaluation and treatment of persons committed to the secretary’s custody under any provision of this act. Payment for the maintenance, care […]

59-29a13 Same; notice to victims of release of persons committed under this act.

59-29a13. Same; notice to victims of release of persons committed under this act. In addition to any other information required to be released under this act, prior to the release of a person committed under this act, the secretary shall give written notice of such placement or release to any victim of the person’s activities […]

59-29a14 Same; special allegation of sexual motivation; procedure; withdrawal or dismissal.

59-29a14. Same; special allegation of sexual motivation; procedure; withdrawal or dismissal. (a) The county or district attorney shall file a special allegation of sexual motivation within 14 days after arraignment in every criminal case other than sex offenses as defined in article 35 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, prior to their repeal, […]

59-29a15 Same; severability.

59-29a15. Same; severability. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application and, to this end, the provisions of this act are severable. […]