Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 22-2524 (2026)

Prison and jail inmates, exceptions

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22-2524. Prison and jail inmates, exceptions. (a) None of the provisions of this act other than subsection (b) of K.S.A. 22-2521 and subsection (c) of K.S.A. 22-2522 shall apply when a person is convicted of a crime and committed to a jail or other institution.

(b) The provisions of this act relating to strip searches other than subsection (b) of K.S.A. 22-2521 shall not apply when a person accused of a crime is committed to a jail or other institution pursuant to a court order, nor when a person accused of a crime is, of necessity, confined with other prisoners in a jail while awaiting appearance before a magistrate.

History: L. 1981, ch. 149, § 5; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1991–2000 · leading case: State v. Thomas, 12 P.3d 420 (Kan. Ct. App. 2000).
State v. Thomas, 12 P.3d 420 (Kan. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 8× “The State also attempts to argue that a bench warrant is an order of the court and, therefore, falls within an action contemplated in K.S.A. 22-2524. If we were to accept the State’s argument and follow it to its logical end, then whenever a citizen is picked up on a bench…”
Allen v. Bd. of Com'rs of Cnty. of Wyandotte, 773 F. Supp. 1442 (D. Kan. 1991). · cites it 5× “Subsection (b) of K.S.A. 22-2524 provides, however, that the foregoing provision shall not apply “when a person accused of a crime is, of necessity, confined with other prisoners in a jail while awaiting appearance before a magistrate.”
— K.S.A. § 22-2524(b) — 2 cases
State v. Thomas, 12 P.3d 420 (Kan. Ct. App. 2000). “The State also attempts to argue that a bench warrant is an order of the court and, therefore, falls within an action contemplated in K.S.A. 22-2524. If we were to accept the State’s argument and follow it to its logical end, then whenever a citizen is picked up on a bench…”
Allen v. Bd. of Com'rs of Cnty. of Wyandotte, 773 F. Supp. 1442 (D. Kan. 1991). “Subsection (b) of K.S.A. 22-2524 provides, however, that the foregoing provision shall not apply “when a person accused of a crime is, of necessity, confined with other prisoners in a jail while awaiting appearance before a magistrate.”
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