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K.S.A. § 22-2601 (2026)

Jurisdiction

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22-2601. Jurisdiction. Except as provided in K.S.A. 12-4104, and amendments thereto, the district court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to try all cases of felony and other criminal cases arising under the statutes of the state of Kansas.

History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2601; L. 1976, ch. 163, § 5; L. 2007, ch. 168, § 4; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 21 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1985–2026 · leading case: State v. Dunn, 375 P.3d 332 (Kan. 2016).
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State v. Dunn, 375 P.3d 332 (Kan. 2016). · cites it 3× “In addition, since 1868, Kansas statutes have provided that "[t]he district courts shall have exclusive original jurisdiction" in all felony cases.”
State v. Jordan, 537 P.3d 443 (Kan. 2023). · cites it 6× “See K.S.A. 22-2601 (except as otherwise provided, district court has exclusive jurisdiction over felonies and other criminal cases arising under state statute).”
State v. Elliott, 133 P.3d 1253 (Kan. 2006). · cites it 2× “S.A. 8-1567(f)-(g). Though municipal courts are permitted to prosecute those who drive under tire influence of alcohol, they lose jurisdiction over the crime when prior convictions elevate it to a felony under state law.”
City of Junction City v. Cadoret, 946 P.2d 1356 (Kan. 1997). · cites it 2× “” K.S.A. 22-2601 relates to the criminal jurisdiction of district courts and reads: “The district court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to try all cases of felony and other criminal cases under the laws of the state of Kansas.”
City of Shawnee v. Adem, 494 P.3d 134 (Kan. 2021). · cites it 2× “22-2408 (regarding notice to appear procedures in district court proceedings and noting these procedures do not apply in municipal court cases because municipal courts follow their own procedures); K.S.A. 22-2601 (providing that district courts have exclusive jurisdiction to try…”
State v. Gleason, 329 P.3d 1102 (Kan. 2014). “K.S.A. 22-2601. Capital murder is a felony and, as charged in this case, is the “intentional and premeditated killing of more than one person as a part of the same act or transaction or in two or more acts or *1149 transactions connected together or constituting parts of a…”
State v. Jenkins, 284 P.3d 1037 (Kan. 2012). · cites it 3× “12-4104 stated: “The municipal court of each city shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine cases involving violations of the ordinances of the city.”
State v. Matzke, 696 P.2d 396 (Kan. 1985). “20-301 and K.S.A. 22-2601, the district court was the proper court in which to initiate this criminal action.”
State v. Williams, 153 P.3d 520 (Kan. 2007). “” K.S.A. 22-2601. However, in 1995, the Kansas Juvenile Offenders Code provided that “proceedings concerning a juvenile who appears to be a juvenile offender shall be governed by the provisions of this code.”
State v. Gleason, 505 P.3d 753 (Kan. 2022). · cites it 2× “And K.S.A. 22-2601 gives district courts exclusive jurisdiction to try all cases of felony and other criminal cases arising under the statutes of the state of Kansas.”
State v. Deck (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 4× “" K.S.A. 22-2601. Based in part on these principles, the Dunn court found that a charging document must include three things to show the existence of subject matter jurisdiction: 5 "Charging documents need only show that a case has been filed in the correct court, e.”
State v. Hall, 793 P.2d 737 (Kan. 1990). “*757 The legislature has provided that each county shall have a district court of record which shall have general original jurisdiction of all matters both civil and criminal, unless otherwise provided by law.”
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