21-6601. Construction. K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-6601 through 21-6629, and amendments thereto, shall be liberally construed to the end that persons convicted of crime shall be dealt with in accordance with their individual characteristics, circumstances, needs and potentialities as revealed by case studies; that dangerous offenders shall be correctively treated in custody for long terms as […]
21-6602. Classification of misdemeanors and terms of confinement; possible disposition. (a) For the purpose of sentencing, the following classes of misdemeanors and the punishment and the terms of confinement authorized for each class are established: (1) Class A, the sentence for which shall be a definite term of confinement in the county jail which shall […]
21-6603. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-6601 through 21-6616, 21-6702 through 21-6712, and 21-6801 through 21-6805, and amendments thereto: (a) “Court” means any court having jurisdiction and power to sentence offenders for violations of the laws of this state; (b) “community correctional services program” means a program which operates under the community corrections […]
21-6604. Authorized dispositions; crimes committed on or after July 1, 1993. (a) Whenever any person has been found guilty of a crime, the court may adjudge any of the following: (1) Commit the defendant to the custody of the secretary of corrections if the current crime of conviction is a felony and the sentence presumes […]
21-6605. Custody of persons sentenced to confinement; notice of modification of sentence. (a) When a person is sentenced to imprisonment upon conviction of a felony, the judgment of the court shall order that such person be committed, for such term or terms as the court may direct, to the custody of the secretary of corrections. […]
21-6606. Multiple sentences; defendant subject to or under sentence in federal court or court of another state. (a) When separate sentences of imprisonment for different crimes are imposed on a defendant on the same date, including sentences for crimes for which suspended sentences, probation or assignment to a community correctional services program have been revoked, […]
21-6607. Conditions of probation or suspended sentence; correctional supervision fee; correctional supervision fund; searches; drug testing; written reports. (a) Except as required by subsection (c), nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the court to impose or modify any general or specific conditions of probation, suspension of sentence or assignment […]
21-6608. Period of suspension of sentence, probation or assignment to community corrections; parole of misdemeanant; duration of probation in felony cases, modification or extension. (a) The period of suspension of sentence, probation or assignment to community corrections fixed by the court shall not exceed two years in misdemeanor cases, subject to renewal and extension for […]
21-6609. House arrest program; eligibility; methods; notice to law enforcement officers; administration. (a) The court or the secretary of corrections may implement a house arrest program for defendants or inmates being sentenced by the court or in the custody of the secretary of corrections or as a sanction for offenders who have failed to comply […]
21-6610. Transfer of supervision of person paroled, on probation, assigned to community corrections or under suspended sentence; transfer of jurisdiction of a person sentenced to participate in a certified drug abuse treatment program. (a) When a defendant is placed on parole by the district court, on probation, assigned to a community correctional services program by […]
21-6611. Fines; crimes committed on or after July 1, 1993. (a) A person who has been convicted of a felony may, in addition to the sentence authorized by law, be ordered to pay a fine which shall be fixed by the court as follows: (1) For any off-grid felony crime, or any felony ranked in […]
21-6612. Criteria for imposing fines. (a) When the law authorizes any other disposition, a fine shall not be imposed as the sole and exclusive punishment unless having regard to the nature and circumstances of the crime and to the history and character of the defendant, the court finds that the fine alone suffices for the […]
21-6613. Rights of imprisoned persons; restoration. (a) A person who has been convicted in any state or federal court of a felony shall, by reason of such conviction, be ineligible to hold any public office under the laws of the state of Kansas, or to register as a voter or to vote in any election […]
21-6614. Expungement of certain convictions, arrest records and diversion agreements; procedure; restoration of person’s right to keep and bear arms. (a) (1) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f), any person convicted in this state of a traffic infraction, cigarette or tobacco infraction, misdemeanor or a class D or E felony, […]
21-6615. Deduction of time spent in confinement, residential facility, conservation camp or community correctional residential services program. (a) In any criminal action in which the defendant is convicted, the judge, if the judge sentences the defendant to confinement, shall direct that for the purpose of computing defendant’s sentence and parole eligibility and conditional release dates […]
21-6616. Parole from sentence imposed by district magistrate judge. Any person confined in jail under judgment of conviction before a district magistrate judge may be paroled, such person’s parole terminated and absolute discharge granted by a district judge having jurisdiction of appeals from such district magistrate judge in criminal cases, in the same manner and […]
21-6617. Persons convicted of capital murder; proceeding to determine if person shall be sentenced to death; notice; trial judge; jury; imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole. (a) If a defendant is charged with capital murder, the county or district attorney shall file written notice if such attorney intends, upon conviction of the defendant, […]
21-6618. Same; sentencing. Upon conviction of a defendant of capital murder and a finding that the defendant was less than 18 years of age at the time of the commission thereof, the court shall sentence the defendant as otherwise provided by law, and no sentence of death or life without the possibility of parole shall […]
21-6619. Same; automatic review by and appeal to supreme court. (a) A judgment of conviction resulting in a sentence of death shall be subject to automatic review by and appeal to the supreme court of Kansas in the manner provided by the applicable statutes and rules of the supreme court governing appellate procedure. The review […]
21-6620. Sentencing of certain persons to mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 25, 40 or 50 years or life without the possibility of parole; determination; evidence presented. (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (a)(2) and K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-6618 and 21-6622, and amendments thereto, if a defendant is convicted of the crime of capital […]
