Kansas Statutes

§ 19-4721 — Pleas; refusal to plead

Kansas·Ch. 19 COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS·Art. 47 CODE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF COUNTY CODES AND RESOLUTIONS
(a)A plea of guilty is an admission of the charge and every material fact alleged therein.
(b)A plea of no contest is a formal declaration that the accused person does not contest the charge. When such a plea is entered, a finding of guilty may be adjudged thereon. The plea cannot be used against the accused person as an admission in any other action based on the same act.
(c)A plea of not guilty denies and puts into issue every material fact alleged in the charge.
(d)If the accused person refuses to plead, the court shall enter a plea of not guilty.

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Legislative History

L. 1988, ch. 102, § 25; April 21.

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