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K.S.A. § 20-370 (2026)

Children's advocacy center assessment fee; children's advocacy center fund established; expenditures

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20-370. Children's advocacy center assessment fee; children's advocacy center fund established; expenditures. (a) On and after July 1, 2013, any defendant convicted of a crime under chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, in which a minor is a victim, shall pay an assessment fee in the amount of $400 to the clerk of the district court. All moneys received pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the children's advocacy center fund established in subsection (b).

(b) There is hereby established the children's advocacy center fund in the state treasury which shall be administered by the attorney general. All expenditures from the children's advocacy center fund shall be for operating expenditures of children's advocacy centers in the state that are eligible for funding pursuant to law. All expenditures from the children's advocacy center fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the attorney general or the attorney general's designee.

History: L. 2004, ch. 142, § 1; L. 2013, ch. 117, § 1; July 1.


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Cited in 5 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2025–2026 · leading case: State v. Peters (Kan. Ct. App. 2026).
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State v. Peters (Kan. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 9× “See McDuffie, 2017 WL 2617648 , at *19 (finding that the legislative history establishes that the purpose of K.S.A. 20-370's fee is "(1) to punish defendants and (2) to raise revenue").”
State v. Aguilar (Kan. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 7× “K.S.A. 20-370(a) states, in relevant part: "On and after July 1, 2013, any defendant convicted of a crime under chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, in which a minor is a victim, shall pay an assessment fee in the amount of $400 to the clerk of…”
State v. Baker (Kan. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 3× “Baker argues that the sentencing court erred by imposing a Children's Advocacy Center fee under K.S.A. 20-370 for each of his four sex crime convictions.”
State v. Sanders, 563 P.3d 234 (Kan. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 4× “Under K.S.A. 20-370(a), a defendant convicted of a crime against a minor victim must pay a $400 assessment fee for each crime committed against a minor, not each complaint or information.”
State v. Gatewood (Kan. 2026). · cites it 2× “28-176(a)(5) of $400 per offense, for a total of $3,600; a Children's Advocacy Center assessment fee under K.S.A. 20-370 of $400 per offense, for a total of $3,600; and a sexual assault kit/exam fee of $725.”
— K.S.A. § 20-370(a) — 4 cases
State v. Peters (Kan. Ct. App. 2026). “See McDuffie, 2017 WL 2617648 , at *19 (finding that the legislative history establishes that the purpose of K.S.A. 20-370's fee is "(1) to punish defendants and (2) to raise revenue").”
State v. Aguilar (Kan. Ct. App. 2026). “K.S.A. 20-370(a) states, in relevant part: "On and after July 1, 2013, any defendant convicted of a crime under chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, in which a minor is a victim, shall pay an assessment fee in the amount of $400 to the clerk of…”
State v. Sanders, 563 P.3d 234 (Kan. Ct. App. 2025). “Under K.S.A. 20-370(a), a defendant convicted of a crime against a minor victim must pay a $400 assessment fee for each crime committed against a minor, not each complaint or information.”
State v. Baker (Kan. Ct. App. 2026). “Baker argues that the sentencing court erred by imposing a Children's Advocacy Center fee under K.S.A. 20-370 for each of his four sex crime convictions.”
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