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K.S.A. § 21-6801 (2026)

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21-6801. Citation of article. K.S.A. 21-6801 through 21-6824, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the revised Kansas sentencing guidelines act.

History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 282; July 1, 2011.

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Cited in 148 cases (89 in the last 5 years), 2014–2026 · leading case: State v. Obregon, 444 P.3d 331 (Kan. 2019).
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State v. Obregon, 444 P.3d 331 (Kan. 2019). · cites it 2× “Under the KSGA: "(g)(1) Except as provided further, if the trier of fact makes a finding that an offender carried a firearm to commit a drug felony, or in furtherance of a drug felony, possessed a firearm, in addition to the sentence imposed pursuant to K.S.A. 21-6801 through…”
State v. Lyon, 471 P.3d 716 (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 4× “For an out-of-state offense or Kansas crime committed before implementation of the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA), K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 21-6801 et seq., to be comparable to a current offense under the Kansas criminal code, within the meaning of K.”
State v. Jamerson, 433 P.3d 698 (Kan. 2019). · cites it 2× “115,629 vice Justice Luckert under the authority vested in the Supreme Court by art. 3, § 6(f) of the Kansas Constitution.”
State v. Hambright, 447 P.3d 972 (Kan. 2019). “21-6608 and provisions of the revised Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA), K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 21-6801 et seq. Statutory interpretation is a question of law over which this court has unlimited review.”
State v. Fowler, 457 P.3d 927 (Kan. 2020). · cites it 2× “The agreement was based in part on the parties' mutual belief that Fowler's criminal history score of "E" made his presumptive sentence probation under the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA), K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 21-6801 et seq. The presentence investigation revealed instead…”
State v. Terrell, 504 P.3d 405 (Kan. 2022). · cites it 2× “Under the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act, K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 21-6801 et seq., all prior convictions, whether out-of-state, pre-guidelines, or amended post-guidelines, are to be classified as person or nonperson as of the time the new crime is committed.”
State v. Rizo, 377 P.3d 419 (Kan. 2016). “The revised Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA), K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-6801 et seq., defines a defendants right to appeal from his or her sentence.”
State v. Brown, 498 P.3d 167 (Kan. 2021). · cites it 2× “But it is not the district court's duty to investigate these factors sua sponte. Rather, the defendant has the burden to create the record of relevant facts and to prove his or her case to the district court.”
State v. Coleman, 460 P.3d 368 (Kan. 2020). · cites it 2× “, provides that convictions for crimes committed before Kansas designated crimes as person or nonperson offenses are to be classified as a person or nonperson offense by referring to comparable offenses in effect on the date the defendant committed the current crime of…”
State v. Bryant, 453 P.3d 279 (Kan. 2019). “Classification of a defendant's prior crimes to determine his or her criminal history score involves interpretation of the revised Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA), K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 21-6801 et seq., which is a question of law over which this court has unlimited review.”
State v. Atkisson, 425 P.3d 334 (Kan. 2018). · cites it 2× “Counsel explained that in exchange for Atkisson pleading to one rape count, the State would agree to recommend that conviction be sentenced to a term of months under the revised Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act, K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 21-6801 et seq., as a severity level 1 grid…”
State v. Ewing, 446 P.3d 463 (Kan. 2019). “The classification of prior offenses for criminal history purposes involves interpretation of the revised Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA), K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 21-6801 et seq. Statutory interpretation is a question of law subject to unlimited review.”
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