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K.S.A. § 22-2409 (2026)

Crimes committed by corporations

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22-2409. Crimes committed by corporations. (1) Upon the filing of a complaint, indictment or information charging a corporation with commission of a crime in a court having jurisdiction to try the offense charged, such court shall issue a summons setting forth the nature of the offense and commanding the corporation to appear before such court at a certain time and place for arraignment.

(2) The summons for the appearance of a corporation may be served in the manner provided for service of summons upon a corporation in a civil action.

(3) If, after being summoned, the corporation does not appear, the court shall proceed to trial and judgment without further process.

History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2409; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1993–1993 · leading case: State v. Sodders, 856 P.2d 1360 (Kan. Ct. App. 1993).
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State v. Sodders, 856 P.2d 1360 (Kan. Ct. App. 1993). “22-2406, and crimes committed by corporations, K.S.A. 22-2409. In addition, the placement of a law in a particular location in the statutes by the Revisor of Statutes is not persuasive as to the intent of the legislature which enacted it.”
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