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Home » US Law » 2021 Kansas Statutes » Chapter 22 - Criminal Procedure » Article 44 - Agreement On Detainers

22-4401 Agreement on detainers; contents.

22-4401. Agreement on detainers; contents. The agreement on detainers is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this state with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: THE AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS The contracting states solemnly agree that: Article I The party states find that charges outstanding against a prisoner, […]

22-4402 Same; appropriate court defined.

22-4402. Same; appropriate court defined. The phrase “appropriate court” as used in the agreement on detainers shall, with reference to the courts of this state, mean the district courts. History: L. 1969, ch. 292, § 2; July 1.

22-4403 Same; enforcement and cooperation.

22-4403. Same; enforcement and cooperation. All courts, departments, agencies, officers and employees of this state and its political subdivisions are hereby directed to enforce the agreement on detainers and to cooperate with one another and with other party states in enforcing the agreement and effectuating its purpose. History: L. 1969, ch. 292, § 3; July […]

22-4404 Same; application of habitual act.

22-4404. Same; application of habitual act. Nothing in this act or in the agreement on detainers shall be construed to require the application of the habitual act to any person on account of any conviction had in a proceeding brought to final disposition by reason of the use of said agreement. History: L. 1969, ch. […]

22-4405 Same; escape from custody; felony; penalty.

22-4405. Same; escape from custody; felony; penalty. Any person who shall escape from custody while in this state pursuant to the agreement on detainers shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be imprisoned for a term of not less than one nor more than 10 years. On or after July 1, […]

22-4406 Same; delivery of person under terms of agreement.

22-4406. Same; delivery of person under terms of agreement. It shall be lawful and mandatory upon the warden, superintendent or other official in charge of a penal or correctional institution in this state to give over the person of any inmate thereof whenever so required by the operation of the agreement on detainers. History: L. […]

22-4407 Same; central administrator.

22-4407. Same; central administrator. The governor shall designate an appropriate state officer or employee to serve as central administrator of and information agent for the agreement on detainers. History: L. 1969, ch. 292, § 7; July 1.

22-4408 Same; transmittal of act to authorities of other states.

22-4408. Same; transmittal of act to authorities of other states. Copies of this act shall be transmitted by the secretary of state to the governor of each state, the attorney general and the secretary of state of the United States, and the council of state governments. History: L. 1969, ch. 292, § 8; July 1.