K.S.A. 22-4602 Effect on pending actions
K.S.A. 22-4603 Employment of county and city prisoners.
K.S.A. 22-4604 Collection of information on law enforcement arrests and stops; request for proposal; study results.
K.S.A. 22-4605 Release from custody; query criminal databases.

22-4602. Effect on pending actions.

(1) The trial of any prosecution commenced prior to the effective date of this chapter, and proceedings incidental thereto, shall be governed by this chapter unless the defendant elects to be proceeded against under the law in force at the time the prosecution was commenced. Such election shall be made by the defendant in open court or in writing at or prior to the time of commencement of trial.

(2) Appeals commenced prior to the effective date of this chapter shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter from and after its effective date.

History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-4602; July 1.

22-4603. Employment of county and city prisoners.

(1) Whenever any able-bodied prisoner is confined in the county jail or the jail of any town or city, having been convicted of a misdemeanor or of a violation of an ordinance of such town or city, the sheriff of such county, or the marshal or the chief of police of such town or city, under the direction of the county commissioners or the governing body of the town or city, may cause such persons to work at suitable public employment for not to exceed eight hours on each working day.

(2) A person so employed shall be given credit at the rate of five dollars a day on any fine and costs imposed upon him.

(3) Persons held in jail and awaiting trial or held on civil process, may, with their consent, be likewise so employed and shall receive compensation at the rate of five dollars a day for such employment, to be paid by the city or the county.

(4) Any prisoner employed as above provided, shall continue to be deemed prisoners during the hours of their employment and subject to all laws, rules and regulations relating to prisoners.

History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-4603; July 1.

22-4604. Collection of information on law enforcement arrests and stops; request for proposal; study results.

(a) The governor, with the assistance of the attorney general and the Kansas law enforcement training commission, shall develop a request for a proposal for a system to collect and report statistics relating to the race, ethnicity, gender, age and residency by county and state of those who come in contact with law enforcement activities.

(b) Proposals submitted pursuant to the request shall contain, at a minimum:

(1) A system to collect data on a statistically significant sample of those persons who:

(A) Are arrested;

(B) while operating a motor vehicle, are stopped by a law enforcement officer; and

(C) while a pedestrian, are stopped by a law enforcement officer;

(2) which contains the race, ethnicity, gender, age and residency by county and state of such persons;

(3) which has a schedule and plan of implementation, including training;

(4) other factors which may be relevant to law enforcement officers in stopping or arresting individuals;

(5) civilian complaints received by law enforcement agencies alleging bias based on race, ethnicity, gender, age or residency by county or state; and

(6) a survey of policies of law enforcement agencies relating to the investigation of complaints based on alleged race, ethnicity, gender, age or residency bias.

(c) Data acquired pursuant to this proposal shall not contain any information that may reveal the identity of any individual.

(d) The governor, with the assistance of the attorney general, shall select the most comprehensive proposal and implement such proposal, subject to the availability of any grant or grants for such purpose from the United States department of justice or any other governmental or private agency.

(e) The results of such study shall be submitted to the governor and attorney general within 90 days after conclusion of such study. The governor shall submit the study to the legislature with one or more of the following:

(1) An evaluation of the study;

(2) an implementation plan to expand the data collection and reporting system to other law enforcement agencies and whether such system should be made permanent; and

(3) recommendations to improve law enforcement training and operations to address racial, ethnic, gender, age or residency bias.

History: L. 2000, ch. 180, § 1; July 1.

22-4605. Release from custody; query criminal databases.

(a) No person, whether convicted or being held on suspicion of charges, who is incarcerated by the state or any political subdivision thereof shall be released from custody until the custodian of such person has queried available state and federal criminal databases to determine whether there are any outstanding warrants for such person's arrest.

(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas code of criminal procedure.

History: L. 2000, ch. 181, § 2; July 1.