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K.S.A. § 20-1206 (2026)

Application to proceedings; prosecutor

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20-1206. Application to proceedings; prosecutor. The provisions of this act shall apply to all proceedings for contempt in all courts of Kansas and before all judges of the district court in chambers; but this act shall not affect any proceedings for contempt pending at the time of the passage thereof. Upon request by a district judge the attorney general shall furnish said court with a special prosecutor to prosecute contempt proceedings.

History: L. 1897, ch. 106, § 6; L. 1901, ch. 123, § 3; R.S. 1923, 20-1206; L. 1967, ch. 179, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 91; January 10, 1977.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Provisions of this article govern all classes of contempt proceedings. Hartman v. Wolverton, 125 Kan. 202, 205, 263 P. 789.

2. Cited in affirming suspension for contempt. In re Hanson, 134 Kan. 165, 169, 5 P.2d 1088.

3. Contempt proceeding for violation of liquor nuisance injunction is criminal proceeding. State, ex rel., v. Miller, 147 Kan. 242, 244, 75 P.2d 239.


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Cited in 1 case, 2015–2015 · leading case: State v. Delacruz, 364 P.3d 557 (Kan. Ct. App. 2015).
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State v. Delacruz, 364 P.3d 557 (Kan. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “Regarding contempt proceedings, K.S.A. 20-1206 states: “Upon request by a district judge the attorney general shall furnish said *162 court with a special prosecutor to prosecute contempt proceedings.”
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