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K.S.A. § 21-6806 (2026)

Sentences of imprisonment, good time; pronouncement of sentence in felony cases; off-grid crimes

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21-6806. Sentences of imprisonment, good time; pronouncement of sentence in felony cases; off-grid crimes. (a) Sentences of imprisonment shall represent the time a person shall actually serve, subject to a reduction of the primary sentence for good time as authorized by K.S.A. 21-6821, and amendments thereto.

(b) The sentencing court shall pronounce sentence in all felony cases.

(c) Violations of K.S.A. 21-5401, 21-5402, 21-5421, 21-5422 and 21-5901, and amendments thereto, are off-grid crimes for the purpose of sentencing. Except as otherwise provided by K.S.A. 21-6617, 21-6618, 21-6619, 21-6622, 21-6624, 21-6625, 21-6628 and 21-6629, and amendments thereto, the sentence shall be imprisonment for life and shall not be subject to statutory provisions for suspended sentence, community service or probation.

(d) As identified in K.S.A. 21-5426, 21-5503, 21-5504, 21-5506, 21-5510, 21-5514 and 21-6422, and amendments thereto, if the offender is 18 years of age or older and the victim is under 14 years of age, such violations are off-grid crimes for the purposes of sentencing. Except as provided in K.S.A. 21-6626, and amendments thereto, the sentence shall be imprisonment for life pursuant to K.S.A. 21-6627, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 287; L. 2013, ch. 120, § 22; L. 2017, ch. 78, § 18; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2013–2024 · leading case: State v. Nguyen, 372 P.3d 1142 (Kan. 2016).
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State v. Nguyen, 372 P.3d 1142 (Kan. 2016). · cites it 13× “3d 1101 (2016) (describing K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 21-6806[c] as an example of “mandatory life sentences assigned by the legislature for off-grid crimes”).”
State v. Butler, 416 P.3d 116 (Kan. 2018). “K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 21-6806(c). Another statute provides that "an inmate sentenced to imprisonment for an off-grid offense committed on or after July 1, 1999, shall be eligible for parole after serving 20 years of confinement without deduction of any good time credits.”
State v. Fowler, 457 P.3d 927 (Kan. 2020). · cites it 2× “]); K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 21-6806 (defining off-grid crimes requiring life sentences); K.”
State v. Rizo, 377 P.3d 419 (Kan. 2016). “3d 1142 (2016), where we held that “K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-6806(c) does not give *984 district courts discretion to depart from a life sentence for felony murder.”
State v. Soto, 322 P.3d 334 (Kan. 2014). “K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 21-6806(c). Ordinarily, the mandatory minimum sentence is 25 years.”
State v. Vonachen, 476 P.3d 774 (Kan. 2020). “See K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 21-6806(c) (mandatory life sentence for first-degree murder).”
State v. Young, 490 P.3d 1183 (Kan. 2021). “at 1136 - 39; see K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 21-6806(c); Ortega-Cadelan, 287 Kan.”
State v. Sandoval, 425 P.3d 365 (Kan. 2018). “This means that whatever may be "otherwise provided" can appear anywhere in Kansas statutes, including those that set mandatory minimum penalties for certain crimes.”
State v. Farmer, 480 P.3d 155 (Kan. 2021). “3d 1142 (2016) ("K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-6806[c] 6 [formerly codified as K.”
State v. Cheeks, 310 P.3d 346 (Kan. 2013). “More curiously, this extrapolation is not even a difficult stretch despite the majority’s expressed insistence that its decision is limited to “a much narrower *21 class of offenders, i.”
State v. Brown, 368 P.3d 1101 (Kan. 2016). “K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 21-6806(c) provides that the sentence for off-grid crimes “shall be imprisonment for life and shall not be subject to statutory provisions for suspended sentence, community service or probation.”
State v. J.L.J., 547 P.3d 501 (Kan. 2024). “See K.S.A. 21-6806; K.S.A. 21- 6620(b)(1). Thus, J.”
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— K.S.A. § 21-6806(b) — 1 case
State v. Bott (Kan. Ct. App. 2020).
— K.S.A. § 21-6806(c) — 13 cases
State v. Nguyen, 372 P.3d 1142 (Kan. 2016). “3d 1101 (2016) (describing K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 21-6806[c] as an example of “mandatory life sentences assigned by the legislature for off-grid crimes”).”
State v. Butler, 416 P.3d 116 (Kan. 2018). “K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 21-6806(c). Another statute provides that "an inmate sentenced to imprisonment for an off-grid offense committed on or after July 1, 1999, shall be eligible for parole after serving 20 years of confinement without deduction of any good time credits.”
State v. Rizo, 377 P.3d 419 (Kan. 2016). “3d 1142 (2016), where we held that “K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-6806(c) does not give *984 district courts discretion to depart from a life sentence for felony murder.”
State v. Soto, 322 P.3d 334 (Kan. 2014). “K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 21-6806(c). Ordinarily, the mandatory minimum sentence is 25 years.”
State v. Vonachen, 476 P.3d 774 (Kan. 2020). “See K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 21-6806(c) (mandatory life sentence for first-degree murder).”
— K.S.A. § 21-6806(d) — 1 case
State v. Frobish (Kan. Ct. App. 2024).
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