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K.S.A. § 12-4103 (2026)

Intent; construction; procedure not provided

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12-4103. Intent; construction; procedure not provided. This code is intended to provide for the just determination of every proceeding for violation of city ordinances. Its provisions shall be construed to secure simplicity in procedure, fairness in administration and the elimination of unjustifiable expense and delay. If no procedure is provided by this code, the court shall proceed in any lawful manner consistent with any applicable law and not inconsistent with this code.

History: L. 1973, ch. 61, § 12-4103; April 1, 1974.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1979–2018 · leading case: City of Junction City v. Griffin, 607 P.2d 459 (Kan. 1980).
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City of Junction City v. Griffin, 607 P.2d 459 (Kan. 1980). · cites it 4× “The constitution empowers a city by charter ordinance to opt out from any State enactment which is not uniformly applicable to all cities.”
City of Lenexa v. Higgins, 825 P.2d 1152 (Kan. Ct. App. 1992). “K.S.A. 12-4103 reads: “This code is intended to provide for the just determination of every proceeding for violation of city ordinances.”
State v. Diaz, 308 P.3d 17 (Kan. Ct. App. 2013). “A “ ‘[n]otice to appear ” is defined as “a written notice to a person accused by a complaint of having violated an ordinance of a city to appear at a stated time and place to answer the charge of the complaint.”
City of Topeka v. Ramos, 414 P.3d 255 (Kan. Ct. App. 2018). “040; see K.S.A. 12-4103 ("If no procedure is provided by this code, the court shall proceed in any lawful manner consistent with *258 any applicable law and not inconsistent with this code.”
City of Junction City v. Griffin, 601 P.2d 684 (Kan. 1979). “” This code preempts the field of criminal procedure in Municipal Courts except as provided in K.S.A. 12-4103: “This code is intended to provide for the just determination of every proceeding for violation of city ordinances.”
Seaton v. City of Coffeyville, 688 P.2d 1240 (Kan. Ct. App. 1984). “K.S.A. 12-4103. The cases cited by appellee, Poore v.”
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