Kansas Statutes

§ 20-1203 — Direct contempts

Kansas § 20-1203
JurisdictionKansas
Ch. 20COURTS
Art. 12CONTEMPTS OF COURT

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 20-1203 (2026).

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That a direct contempt may be punished summarily, without written accusation against the person arraigned, but if the court or judge in chambers shall adjudge him guilty thereof a judgment shall be entered of record, in which shall be specified the conduct constituting such contempt, with a statement of whatever defense or extenuation the accused offered thereto, and the sentence of the court thereon.

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Legislative History

L. 1897, ch. 106, § 3; L. 1901, ch. 123, § 1; May 1; R.S. 1923, 20-1203.

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