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K.S.A. § 12-4502 (2026)

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12-4502. Trial. All trials in municipal court shall be to the municipal judge or the municipal judge pro tem.

History: L. 1973, ch. 61, § 12-4502; April 1, 1974.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2021 · leading case: M.S. News Co. v. Casado, 721 F.2d 1281 (10th Cir. 1983).
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M.S. News Co. v. Casado, 721 F.2d 1281 (10th Cir. 1983). · cites it 2× “Kan.Stat.Ann. § 12-4502. However, the accused has the right to appeal and then the case is tried de novo in the district court where trial by jury may be requested.”
City of Shawnee v. Adem, 494 P.3d 134 (Kan. 2021). “Municipal court judges are not required to be attorneys. See K.S.A. 12-4105. Municipal defendants are not entitled to jury trials, and they are not entitled to appointed counsel unless they are facing jail time.”
Cuellar, 25 I. & N. Dec. 850 (2012). “Kan. Stat. Ann. § 12-4502 (West 2008). If the municipal court finds the defendant guilty, the defendant then has a constitutional and statutory right to appeal to a State district court for a trial de novo before a jury.”
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