Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 20-3013 (2026)

Principal offices of court of appeals in Topeka; courtroom and quarters; authority to hold court in any county; facilities provided by district court chief judge

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20-3013. Principal offices of court of appeals in Topeka; courtroom and quarters; authority to hold court in any county; facilities provided by district court chief judge. The court of appeals shall sit and maintain its principal offices in the city of Topeka, and it shall be the duty of the secretary of administration to provide a courtroom and other suitable quarters in Topeka for the use of the court of appeals and its staff. However, any hearing panel of the court of appeals may hold court in the courthouse of any county for the purpose of hearing oral arguments in cases before such court. When a panel of the court of appeals sits in any location other than in Topeka, the chief judge of the judicial district in which the panel is sitting shall assign a courtroom to the hearing panel for its use while sitting, shall provide suitable office space for use by the members of the panel and shall provide such other personnel as may be needed by the panel.

History: L. 1975, ch. 178, § 13; L. 1978, ch. 330, § 6; L. 1999, ch. 57, § 27; July 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2016–2018 · leading case: State ex rel. Schmidt v. City of Wichita, 367 P.3d 282 (Kan. 2016).

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State ex rel. Schmidt v. City of Wichita, 367 P.3d 282 (Kan. 2016). · cites it 2× “First, regarding certification of supporters of the proposed ordinance, the statutory language provides: "If the petition accompanying the proposed ordinance is signed by the required number of electors qualified to sign," the governing body shall either pass the ordinance or…”

In re Petition to Summon Grand Jury, 423 P.3d 1044 (Kan. Ct. App. 2018). “3d 282 (quoting K.S.A. 20-3013[a] ). The court found that it was important for the proposed ordinance to accompany the petition for one key reason.”

— K.S.A. § 20-3013(a) — 1 case

State ex rel. Schmidt v. City of Wichita, 367 P.3d 282 (Kan. 2016). “First, regarding certification of supporters of the proposed ordinance, the statutory language provides: "If the petition accompanying the proposed ordinance is signed by the required number of electors qualified to sign," the governing body shall either pass the ordinance or…”

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