§ 61-3902 — Appeals; procedure

(a) All appeals from orders, rulings, decisions or judgments of district magistrate judges who are not regularly admitted to practice law in Kansas under the code of civil procedure for limited actions shall be taken in the manner provided in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 60-2103a, and amendments thereto. All appeals from orders, rulings, decisions or judgments of district judges, or district magistrate judges who are regularly admitted to practice law in Kansas, under the code of civil procedure for limited actions shall be taken in the manner provided in subsections (a) and (b) of K.S.A. 60-2103, and amendments thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection, if judgment has been rendered in an action for forcible detainer and the defendant desires to appeal from that portion of the judgment granting restitution of the premises, notice of appeal shall be filed within seven days after entry of judgment. The notice of appeal shall specify the party or parties taking the appeal; the order, ruling, decision or judgment appealed from; and the court to which the appeal is taken.
(b) The provisions of K.S.A. 60-2001, and amendments thereto, shall apply to appeals pursuant to this section.
(c) An appeal from an action heard by a district magistrate judge who is not regularly admitted to practice law in Kansas shall be taken to a district judge of the county. An appeal from an action heard by a district judge, or a district magistrate judge who is regularly admitted to practice law in Kansas, shall be taken to the court of appeals.

Legislative History

L. 2000, ch. 161, § 87; L. 2010, ch. 135, § 221; L. 2014, ch. 71, § 9; July 1.