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K.S.A. § 20-1203 (2026)

Direct contempts

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20-1203. Direct contempts. That a direct contempt may be punished summarily, without written accusation against the person arraigned, but if the court or judge in chambers shall adjudge him guilty thereof a judgment shall be entered of record, in which shall be specified the conduct constituting such contempt, with a statement of whatever defense or extenuation the accused offered thereto, and the sentence of the court thereon.

History: L. 1897, ch. 106, § 3; L. 1901, ch. 123, § 1; May 1; R.S. 1923, 20-1203.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2022 · leading case: State v. Delacruz, 411 P.3d 1207 (Kan. 2018).
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State v. Delacruz, 411 P.3d 1207 (Kan. 2018). · cites it 16× “" Judge McCarville then sentenced Delacruz to 108 months in prison, to be served consecutive to the 83-month sentence for his aggravated robbery conviction.”
Harsch v. Miller, 200 P.3d 467 (Kan. 2009). · cites it 3× “Rockwell’s failure to appear today is in direct contempt of court in violation of K.S.A. 20-1203. The Court directed Rockwell to appear today.”
State v. Jenkins, 950 P.2d 1338 (Kan. 1997). · cites it 4× “” K.S.A. 20-1203, the direct contempt statute, provides: “[A] direct contempt may be punished summarily, without written accusation against the person arraigned, but if the court or judge in chambers shall adjudge him guilty thereof a judgment shall be entered of record, in…”
State v. Williams, 11 P.3d 1187 (Kan. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 10× “Regarding the finding of contempt, Riggs makes two persuasive arguments.”
State v. Hurley, 363 P.3d 1095 (Kan. 2016). “” The district court also filed a Journal Entry of Contempt Pursuant to K.S.A. 20-1203, reciting that after the defendants contemptuous conduct, “foe Court revoked foe Defendants probation, denied *580 Defendants McGill motion to modify his sentences, and remanded him to serve…”
Padron v. Lopez, 220 P.3d 345 (Kan. 2009). “at 295 (failure to comply with procedural requirements of direct contempt statute K.S.A. 20-1203 is jurisdictional); Alpha Med.”
State v. Flanagan, 873 P.2d 195 (Kan. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 3× “K.S.A. 20-1203 provides: "That a direct contempt may be punished summarily, without written accusation against the person arraigned, but if the court or judge in chambers shall adjudge him guilty thereof a judgment shall be entered of record, in which shall be specified the…”
State v. Rucas, 734 P.2d 673 (Kan. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 3× “K.S.A. 20-1203. The underlying facts are relatively straightforward.”
State v. Delacruz, 364 P.3d 557 (Kan. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “Finally, the journal entry simply states that “[t]he Court finds the Defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of Direct Criminal Contempt of Court, pursuant to K.S.A. 20-1203.” Based on the record, Delacruz is incorrect when he argues that he was charged with and convicted of…”
Houston v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. Cnty. of Clark, 135 P.3d 1269 (Nev. 2006). “3d 1187 (citing Kan. Stat. Ann. § 20-1203 (2004)). See Smith v.”
Elec. Realty Assocs., Inc. v. Gomez, 848 P.2d 458 (Kan. Ct. App. 1993). “20-1201 and K.S.A. 20-1203. Here, the contempt occurred when defendants filed the California lawsuit, violating the Kansas district court’s restraining order.”
State v. Davenport, 920 P.2d 475 (Kan. Ct. App. 1996). “K.S.A. 20-1203 authorizes a district court to find persons in direct contempt of court.”
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