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KS Stat § 21-6601 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 66 - Sentencing|21-6601 Construction.

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 needed; and that other offenders shall be dealt with by probation, suspended sentence, fine or assignment to a community correctional services program whenever such disposition appears practicable and not detrimental to the needs of public safety and the welfare of the offender, or shall be committed for at least a minimum term within the limits provided by law.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 241; July 1, 2011.
KS Stat § 21-6602 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 66 - Sentencing|21-6602 Classification of misdemeanors and terms of confinement; possible disposition.

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 be fixed by the court and shall not exceed one year;(2) class B, the sentence for which shall be a definite term of confinement in the county jail which shall be fixed by the court and shall not exceed six months;(3) class C, the sentence for which shall be a definite term of confinement in the county jail which shall be fixed by the court and shall not exceed one month; and(4) unclassified misdemeanors, which shall include all crimes declared to be misdemeanors without specification as to class, the sentence for which shall be in accordance with the sentence specified in the statute that defines the crime; if no penalty is provided in such law, the sentence shall be the same penalty as provided herein for a class C misdemeanor.(b) Upon conviction of a misdemeanor, a person may be punished by a fine, as provided in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-6611, and amendments thereto, instead of or in addition to confinement, as provided in this section.(c) In addition to or in lieu of any other sentence authorized by law, whenever there is evidence that the act constituting the misdemeanor was substantially related to the possession, use or ingestion of cereal malt beverage or alcoholic liquor by such person, the court may order such person to attend and satisfactorily complete an alcohol or drug education or training program certified by the chief judge of the judicial district or licensed by the secretary for aging and disability services.(d) Except as provided in subsection (e), in addition to or in lieu of any other sentence authorized by law, whenever a person is convicted of having committed, while under 21 years of age, a misdemeanor under K.S.A. 8-1599, 41-719 or 41-727 or K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5701 through 21-5717, and amendments thereto, the court shall order such person to submit to and complete an alcohol and drug evaluation by a community-based alcohol and drug safety action program certified pursuant to K.S.A. 8-1008, and amendments thereto, and to pay a fee not to exceed the fee established by that statute for such evaluation. If the court finds that the person is indigent, the fee may be waived.(e) If the person is 18 or more years of age but less than 21 years of age and is convicted of a violation of K.S.A. 41-727, and amendments thereto, involving cereal malt beverage, the provisions of subsection (d) are permissive and not mandatory.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 242; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 62; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 23; July 1.
KS Stat § 21-6605 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 66 - Sentencing|21-6605 Custody of persons sentenced to confinement; notice of modification of sentence.

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. When such person is sentenced to the custody of the secretary of corrections and such sentence is subsequently modified in any respect, including discharge of such defendant from custody, by a court of this state having jurisdiction of such matter, such court shall thereupon notify the secretary of corrections of the nature of such modification.(b) The secretary of corrections may designate as the place of confinement any available and suitable correctional institution or facility maintained by the state of Kansas or a political subdivision thereof.(c) Any person serving a sentence of imprisonment may be transferred from one institution to another by order of the secretary of corrections.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 245; July 1, 2011.
KS Stat § 21-6610 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 66 - Sentencing|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.

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 a district court or under suspended sentence and such defendant is permitted to go from the judicial district of that court, supervision over the defendant may be transferred from that judicial district to another with the concurrence of the receiving chief court services officer, or if in a community corrections services program, by the concurrence of the director of the receiving program.(b) The district court from which the defendant is on parole, probation, community correctional services program or suspended sentence may retain jurisdiction of the defendant.(c) When a defendant described in subsection (a) is sentenced pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-6824, and amendments thereto, the district court from which the defendant is on parole, on probation, assigned to a community correctional services program or under suspended sentence may transfer jurisdiction of the defendant with the concurrence of the receiving district court and all parties.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 250; L. 2021, ch. 109, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 21-6611 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 66 - Sentencing|21-6611 Fines; crimes committed on or after July 1, 1993.

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 severity level 1 of the drug grid committed prior to July 1, 2012, or in severity levels 1 or 2 of the drug grid committed on or after July 1, 2012, as provided in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-6805, and amendments thereto, a sum not exceeding $500,000;(2) for any felony ranked in severity levels 1 through 5 of the nondrug grid as provided in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-6804, and amendments thereto, or in severity levels 2 or 3 of the drug grid committed prior to July 1, 2012, or in severity levels 3 or 4 of the drug grid committed on or after July 1, 2012, as provided in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-6805, and amendments thereto, a sum not exceeding $300,000; and(3) for any felony ranked in severity levels 6 through 10 of the nondrug grid as provided in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-6804, and amendments thereto, or in severity level 4 of the drug grid committed prior to July 1, 2012, or in severity level 5 of the drug grid committed on or after July 1, 2012, as provided in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-6805, and amendments thereto, a sum not exceeding $100,000.(b) A person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor, in addition to or instead of the imprisonment authorized by law, may be sentenced to pay a fine which shall be fixed by the court as follows:(1) For a class A misdemeanor, a sum not exceeding $2,500;(2) for a class B misdemeanor, a sum not exceeding $1,000;(3) for a class C misdemeanor, a sum not exceeding $500; and(4) for an unclassified misdemeanor, any sum authorized by the statute that defines the crime. If no penalty is provided in such law, the fine shall not exceed the fine provided herein for a class C misdemeanor.(c) As an alternative to any of the above fines, the fine imposed may be fixed at any greater sum not exceeding double the pecuniary gain derived from the crime by the offender.(d) A person who has been convicted of a traffic infraction may be sentenced to pay a fine which shall be fixed by the court, not exceeding $500.(e) A person who has been convicted of a cigarette or tobacco infraction shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25.(f) The provisions of this section shall apply to crimes committed on or after July 1, 1993.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 251; L. 2012, ch. 150, § 31; July 1.
KS Stat § 21-6612 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 66 - Sentencing|21-6612 Criteria for imposing fines.

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 protection of the public.(b) The court shall not sentence a defendant to pay a fine in addition to a sentence of imprisonment, probation or assignment to a community correctional services program unless:(1) The defendant has derived a pecuniary gain from the crime; or(2) the court finds that a fine is adapted to deterrence of the crime involved or to the correction of the offender.(c) In determining the amount and method of payment of a fine, the court shall take into account the financial resources of the defendant and the nature of the burden that its payment will impose.(d) If a fine is ordered pursuant to subsection (b), the court's findings regarding the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) shall be stated on the record.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 252; July 1, 2011.
KS Stat § 21-6613 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 66 - Sentencing|21-6613 Rights of imprisoned persons; restoration.

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 held under the laws of the state of Kansas or to serve as a juror in any civil or criminal case.(b) The ineligibilities imposed by this section shall attach upon conviction and shall continue until such person has completed the terms of the authorized sentence.(c) The ineligibilities imposed upon a convicted person by this section shall be in addition to such other penalties as may be provided by law.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 253; July 1, 2011.
KS Stat § 21-6615 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 66 - Sentencing|21-6615 Deduction of time spent in confinement, residential facility, conservation camp or community correctional residential services program.

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 thereunder, that such sentence is to be computed from a date, to be specifically designated by the court in the sentencing order of the journal entry of judgment. Such date shall be established to reflect and shall be computed as an allowance for the time which the defendant has spent incarcerated pending the disposition of the defendant's case. In recording the commencing date of such sentence the date as specifically set forth by the court shall be used as the date of sentence and all good time allowances as are authorized by the secretary of corrections are to be allowed on such sentence from such date as though the defendant were actually incarcerated in any of the institutions of the state correctional system.(b) In any criminal action in which probation, assignment to a conservation camp or assignment to community corrections is revoked and the defendant is sentenced to confinement, for the purpose of computing the defendant's sentence and parole eligibility and conditional release date, the defendant's sentence is to be computed from a date, hereafter to be specifically designated in the sentencing order of the journal entry of judgment. Such date shall be established to reflect and shall be computed as an allowance for the time which the defendant has spent in a residential facility while on probation, assignment to a conservation camp or assignment to community correctional residential services program. The commencing date of such sentence shall be used as the date of sentence and all good time allowances as are authorized by law are to be allowed on such sentence from such date as though the defendant were actually incarcerated in a correctional institution.(c) Such credit is not to be considered to reduce the minimum or maximum terms of confinement authorized by law for the offense of which the defendant has been convicted.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 255; July 1, 2011.
KS Stat § 21-6616 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 66 - Sentencing|21-6616 Parole from sentence imposed by district magistrate judge.

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 subject to the same restrictions as if such person had been convicted in and placed on probation by such district judge.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 256; July 1, 2011.
KS Stat § 21-6618 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 66 - Sentencing|21-6618 Same; sentencing.

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 be imposed hereunder.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 258; July 1, 2011.
KS Stat § 21-6619 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 66 - Sentencing|21-6619 Same; automatic review by and appeal to supreme court.

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 and appeal shall be expedited in every manner consistent with the proper presentation thereof and given priority pursuant to the statutes and rules of the supreme court governing appellate procedure.(b) The supreme court of Kansas shall consider the question of sentence as well as any errors asserted in the review and appeal and shall be authorized to notice unassigned errors appearing of record if the ends of justice would be served thereby.(c) With regard to the sentence, the court shall determine:(1) Whether the sentence of death was imposed under the influence of passion, prejudice or any other arbitrary factor; and(2) whether the evidence supports the findings that an aggravating circumstance or circumstances existed and that any mitigating circumstances were insufficient to outweigh the aggravating circumstances.(d) The court shall be authorized to enter such orders as are necessary to effect a proper and complete disposition of the review and appeal.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 259; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 69; July 1.
KS Stat § 21-6621 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 66 - Sentencing|21-6621 Sentencing of certain persons to mandatory term of imprisonment of 40 years; juveniles prosecuted as adults.

21-6621. Sentencing of certain persons to mandatory term of imprisonment of 40 years; juveniles prosecuted as adults. If the court authorizes prosecution as an adult of a juvenile pursuant to K.S.A. 38-2347, and amendments thereto, the county or district attorney may proceed pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-6620, 21-6622, 21-6623, 21-6624 and 21-6625, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 261; July 1, 2011.
KS Stat § 21-6623 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 66 - Sentencing|21-6623 Imposition of sentence of mandatory imprisonment of 40 or 50 years.

21-6623. Imposition of sentence of mandatory imprisonment of 40 or 50 years. When it is provided by law that a person shall be sentenced pursuant to this section, such person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for life and shall not be eligible for probation or suspension, modification or reduction of sentence. Except as otherwise provided in this section, in addition, a person sentenced pursuant to this section shall not be eligible for parole prior to serving 40 years' imprisonment, and such 40 years' imprisonment shall not be reduced by the application of good time credits. For crimes committed on or after July 1, 1999, a person sentenced pursuant to this section shall not be eligible for parole prior to serving 50 years' imprisonment, and such 50 years' imprisonment shall not be reduced by the application of good time credits. For crimes committed on or after July 1, 2006, a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 50 years shall not apply if the court finds that the defendant, because of the defendant's criminal history classification, would be subject to presumptive imprisonment pursuant to the sentencing guidelines grid for nondrug crimes and the sentencing range would exceed 600 months if the sentence established for a severity level 1 crime was imposed. In such case, the defendant is required to serve a mandatory minimum term equal to the sentence established for a severity level 1 crime pursuant to the sentencing range, the defendant shall not be eligible for parole prior to serving such mandatory minimum term of imprisonment, and such mandatory minimum term of imprisonment shall not be reduced by the application of good time credits. No other sentence shall be permitted. Upon sentencing a defendant pursuant to this section, the court shall commit the defendant to the custody of the secretary of corrections and the court shall state in the sentencing order of the judgment form or journal entry, whichever is delivered with the defendant to the correctional institution, that the defendant has been sentenced pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-6623, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 263; L. 2017, ch. 92, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 21-6624 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 66 - Sentencing|21-6624 Aggravating circumstances.

21-6624. Aggravating circumstances. Aggravating circumstances shall be limited to the following:(a) The defendant was previously convicted of a felony in which the defendant inflicted great bodily harm, disfigurement, dismemberment or death on another.(b) The defendant knowingly or purposely killed or created a great risk of death to more than one person.(c) The defendant committed the crime for the defendant's self or another for the purpose of receiving money or any other thing of monetary value.(d) The defendant authorized or employed another person to commit the crime.(e) The defendant committed the crime in order to avoid or prevent a lawful arrest or prosecution.(f) The defendant committed the crime in an especially heinous, atrocious or cruel manner. A finding that the victim was aware of such victim's fate or had conscious pain and suffering as a result of the physical trauma that resulted in the victim's death is not necessary to find that the manner in which the defendant killed the victim was especially heinous, atrocious or cruel. Conduct which is heinous, atrocious or cruel may include, but is not limited to:(1) Prior stalking of or criminal threats to the victim;(2) preparation or planning, indicating an intention that the killing was meant to be especially heinous, atrocious or cruel;(3) infliction of mental anguish or physical abuse before the victim's death;(4) torture of the victim;(5) continuous acts of violence begun before or continuing after the killing;(6) desecration of the victim's body in a manner indicating a particular depravity of mind, either during or following the killing; or(7) any other conduct the trier of fact expressly finds is especially heinous.(g) The defendant committed the crime while serving a sentence of imprisonment on conviction of a felony.(h) The victim was killed while engaging in, or because of the victim's performance or prospective performance of, the victim's duties as a witness in a criminal proceeding.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 264; L. 2013, ch. 1, § 2 (Special Session); Sept. 6.
KS Stat § 21-6625 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments|Article 66 - Sentencing|21-6625 Mitigating circumstances.

21-6625. Mitigating circumstances. (a) Mitigating circumstances shall include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) The defendant has no significant history of prior criminal activity.(2) The crime was committed while the defendant was under the influence of extreme mental or emotional disturbances.(3) The victim was a participant in or consented to the defendant's conduct.(4) The defendant was an accomplice in the crime committed by another person, and the defendant's participation was relatively minor.(5) The defendant acted under extreme distress or under the substantial domination of another person.(6) The capacity of the defendant to appreciate the criminality of the defendant's conduct or to conform the defendant's conduct to the requirements of law was substantially impaired.(7) The age of the defendant at the time of the crime.(8) At the time of the crime, the defendant was suffering from posttraumatic stress syndrome caused by violence or abuse by the victim.(b) Pursuant to hearing under K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-6617, and amendments thereto, mitigating circumstances shall include circumstances where a term of imprisonment is found to be sufficient to defend and protect the people's safety from the defendant.History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 265; July 1, 2011.