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K.S.A. § 12-4601 (2026)

Appeal; stay of proceedings

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12-4601. Appeal; stay of proceedings. An appeal may be taken to the district court in the county in which said municipal court is located:

(a) By the accused person in all cases; and

(b) By the city upon questions of law.

The appeal shall stay all further proceedings upon the judgment appealed from. No appeal shall be filed until after the sentence has been imposed.

History: L. 1973, ch. 61, § 12-4601; L. 2013, ch. 118, § 1; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2021 · leading case: City of Wichita v. Maddox, 24 P.3d 71 (Kan. 2001).
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City of Wichita v. Maddox, 24 P.3d 71 (Kan. 2001). · cites it 4× “” These provisions must be read in conjunction with K.S.A. 12-4601 and K.S.A. 12-4602, which read as follows: “An appeal may be taken to the district court in die county in which said municipal court is located: (a) By the accused person in all cases; and (b) By the city upon…”
City of Overland Park v. Barnett, 705 P.2d 564 (Kan. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “Statutory provisions material to this case are: K.S.A. 12-4601: "Appeal; stay of proceedings.”
City of Shawnee v. Adem, 494 P.3d 134 (Kan. 2021). “5 (same); K.S.A. 12-4601 et seq. (same). And with that statutory authority, the City of Shawnee adopted UPOC § 3.”
City of Junction City v. Mevis, 601 P.2d 1145 (Kan. 1979). “His appeal to the district court was as a matter of right under K.S.A. 12-4601. In district court, the defendant was entitled to a trial de novo where he had the right to raise any defense to the charge.”
City of Overland Park v. Fricke, 601 P.2d 1130 (Kan. 1979). “” K.S.A. 12-4601 grants a defendant convicted in municipal court a right to appeal to the district court in all cases.”
City of Salina v. Amador, 106 P.3d 1139 (Kan. 2005). “) See also K.S.A. 12-4601. The plain language of the statute provides that all proceedings are stayed on appeal.”
M.S. News Co. v. Casado, 721 F.2d 1281 (10th Cir. 1983). “24 We find no violation of plaintiff News’s constitutional rights under the First or Sixth Amendments in the procedure laid out for prosecution of violations of the ordinance. V In sum, we are not convinced that there is any substantive or procedural infirmity demonstrated in…”
City of Wichita v. Basgall, 894 P.2d 876 (Kan. 1995). “The City of Wichita appealed therefrom pursuant to K.S.A. 12-4601(b). The district court upheld the municipal court’s determination as to both questions reserved.”
City of Kansas City v. Sherman, 687 P.2d 1383 (Kan. Ct. App. 1984). “Here, the City appealed a question of law to the district court pursuant to K.S.A. 12-4601. Defendants now appeal the district court’s decision.”
City of Overland Park v. Estell, 592 P.2d 909 (Kan. 1979). “The statutes relative to appeals from the municipal court are as follows: K.S.A. 12-4601. Appeals; stay of proceedings.”
City of Lenexa v. Higgins, 825 P.2d 1152 (Kan. Ct. App. 1992). “12-4513), and appeal (K.S.A. 12-4601, K.S.A. 12-4602). See Buck, A New Procedure For Municipal Courts, 42 J.”
City of Overland Park v. Travis, 853 P.2d 47 (Kan. 1993). · cites it 6× “K.S.A. 12-4601. A defendant has the right to appeal from any judgment of a municipal court which adjudges the defendant guilty of a violation of the ordinances of any municipality of Kansas.”
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— K.S.A. § 12-4601(a) — 1 case
City of Wichita v. Maddox, 24 P.3d 71 (Kan. 2001). “” These provisions must be read in conjunction with K.S.A. 12-4601 and K.S.A. 12-4602, which read as follows: “An appeal may be taken to the district court in die county in which said municipal court is located: (a) By the accused person in all cases; and (b) By the city upon…”
— K.S.A. § 12-4601(b) — 3 cases
City of Wichita v. Maddox, 24 P.3d 71 (Kan. 2001). “” These provisions must be read in conjunction with K.S.A. 12-4601 and K.S.A. 12-4602, which read as follows: “An appeal may be taken to the district court in die county in which said municipal court is located: (a) By the accused person in all cases; and (b) By the city upon…”
City of Wichita v. Basgall, 894 P.2d 876 (Kan. 1995). “The City of Wichita appealed therefrom pursuant to K.S.A. 12-4601(b). The district court upheld the municipal court’s determination as to both questions reserved.”
City of Overland Park v. Travis, 853 P.2d 47 (Kan. 1993). “K.S.A. 12-4601. A defendant has the right to appeal from any judgment of a municipal court which adjudges the defendant guilty of a violation of the ordinances of any municipality of Kansas.”
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