Kansas § 22-3206 Time of arraignment

Kansas Statutes

§ 22-3206 — Time of arraignment

Kansas § 22-3206

Ch. 22CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Art. 32PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL

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Bluebook

Kan. Stat. Ann. § 22-3206 (2026).

Text

(1)A defendant charged with a felony in an information shall appear for arraignment upon such information in the district court not later than the next required day of court after the order of the magistrate binding over the defendant for trial, unless a later time is requested or consented to by the defendant and approved by the court or unless continued by order of the court.

(2)A defendant charged with a felony in an indictment shall appear for arraignment upon such indictment in the district court not later than the next required day of court after arrest upon a warrant issued on the indictment, unless a later time is requested or consented to by the defendant and approved by the court or unless continued by order of the court.

(3)If the preliminary examination is waived, arraignmen

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(1) A defendant charged with a felony in an information shall appear for arraignment upon such information in the district court not later than the next required day of court after the order of the magistrate binding over the defendant for trial, unless a later time is requested or consented to by the defendant and approved by the court or unless continued by order of the court.
(2) A defendant charged with a felony in an indictment shall appear for arraignment upon such indictment in the district court not later than the next required day of court after arrest upon a warrant issued on the indictment, unless a later time is requested or consented to by the defendant and approved by the court or unless continued by order of the court.
(3) If the preliminary examination is waived, arraignment shall be conducted at the time originally scheduled for the preliminary examination if a judge of the district court is available, subject to assignment pursuant to K.S.A. 20-329, and amendments thereto, to conduct the arraignment.
(4) The district judges in every judicial district shall provide by order for one or more required days of court each month in each county of the district, at which time a district judge will be personally present at the courthouse for the purpose of conducting arraignments.

Legislative History

L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-3206; L. 1972, ch. 121, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 163, § 16; am. by Supreme Court (order dated December 5, 1980); L. 1986, ch. 115, § 63; L. 1999, ch. 159, § 6; July 1.