Kansas Statutes Annotated
K.S.A. § 20-301 (2026)
District court in each county; jurisdiction
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20-301. District court in each county; jurisdiction. There shall be in each county a district court, which shall be a court of record, and shall have general original jurisdiction of all matters, both civil and criminal, unless otherwise provided by law, and also shall have such appellate jurisdiction as prescribed by law.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 28, § 1; R.S. 1923, 20-301; L. 1951, ch. 243, § 1; L. 1971, ch. 176, § 14; L. 1976, ch. 146, § 9; January 10, 1977.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 57
cases (18 in the last 5 years), 1977–2026 · leading case: State v. Dunn, 375 P.3d 332 (Kan. 2016).
State v. Dunn, 375 P.3d 332 (Kan. 2016). “K.S.A. 20-301 or a predecessor provision has provided since 1868 that there "shall be in each county" a district court that "shall have general original jurisdiction" on all matters, "both civil and criminal," unless otherwise provided by law.”
Fisher v. Lynch, 531 F. Supp. 2d 1253 (D. Kan. 2008). “Under Kansas law, district courts are courts of general jurisdiction, see K.S.A. § 20-301, and plaintiff makes no argument why the District Court could not entertain his constitutional claims arising from the child custody proceeding.”
In re Marriage of Williams, 417 P.3d 1033 (Kan. 2018). “" K.S.A. 20-301. A court must have the power to decide the claim before it (subject-matter jurisdiction) and power over the parties before it (personal jurisdiction) before it can resolve a case.”
In Re Interests A.A.-F., 444 P.3d 938 (Kan. 2019). “" K.S.A. 20-301. And, more specific to this case, the Revised Kansas Code for Care of Children generally confers original jurisdiction on Kansas courts to hold proceedings concerning any child who may be a child in need of care.”
Murphy v. City of Topeka, 630 P.2d 186 (Kan. Ct. App. 1981). “K.S.A. 1980 Supp. 20-301 grants the district court jurisdiction over “all matters, both civil and criminal, unless otherwise provided by law .”
Chalmers v. Burrough, 494 P.3d 128 (Kan. 2021). “K.S.A. 20-301 gives district courts "general original jurisdiction of all matters, both civil and criminal, unless otherwise provided by law.”
In Re the Est. of Heiman, 241 P.3d 161 (Kan. Ct. App. 2010). “” K.S.A. 20-301. That includes subject matter jurisdiction over probate proceedings.”
Wichita Eagle & Beacon Publ'g Co. v. Simmons, 50 P.3d 66 (Kan. 2002). “K.S.A. 20-301. “. . . Subject matter jurisdiction is the power of the court to hear and decide a particular type of action.”
City of Overland Park v. Niewald, 907 P.2d 885 (Kan. 1995). “” K.S.A. 20-301 provides that district courts “shall have general original jurisdiction of all matters, both civil and criminal, unless otherwise provided by law.”
State v. Mundo-Parra, 462 P.3d 1211 (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). “With no pending motion in the criminal case and no pending civil action challenging his confinement, one might question whether there's any statutory authority to allow discovery. But Kansas district courts "have general original jurisdiction of all matters, both civil and…”
In the Interest of N.U., 369 P.3d 984 (Kan. Ct. App. 2016). “, Judge Steve Leben explained: “In state courts, a trial court will be designated to have broad subject-matter jurisdiction to hear claims.”
Jahnke v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc., 353 P.3d 455 (Kan. Ct. App. 2015). “3d 1134 (2000) (affirming dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction where statute provided no private right of action); see also K.S.A. 20-301 (providing for “general original jurisdiction of all matters, both civil and criminal, unless otherwise provided by law”)…”
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