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K.S.A. § 22-2609 (2026)

Property taken in one county and brought into another

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22-2609. Property taken in one county and brought into another. When property taken in one county by theft or robbery has been brought into another county, the venue is in either county.

History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2609; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1979–2026 · leading case: State v. Martinez, 874 P.2d 617 (Kan. 1994).
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State v. Martinez, 874 P.2d 617 (Kan. 1994). · cites it 10× “” The relevant venue statutes are: K.S.A. 22-2609. “When property taken in one county by theft or robbery has been brought into anotiier county, the venue is in either county.”
State v. Schroeder, 105 P.3d 1237 (Kan. 2005). · cites it 2× “22-2603, which governs crimes committed in more than one county and provides for prosecution of such crimes in any county in which a constituent criminal act or element of the crime had occurred; K.S.A. 22-2609, which governs crimes in which property is stolen in one county and…”
State v. Alvarez, 678 P.2d 1132 (Kan. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 4× “In so ruling, the court relied on K.S.A. 22-2609, which provides: *375 “When property taken in one county by theft or robbery has been brought into another county, the venue is in either county.”
State v. Johnson, 905 P.2d 94 (Kan. 1995). “K.S.A. 22-2609. Murder in the first degree, a class A felony, in- *485 eludes the killing of a person in the perpetration of or attempt to perpetrate any felony.”
State v. Stoops, 603 P.2d 221 (Kan. Ct. App. 1979). “” K.S.A. 22-2609 provides: “When property taken in one county by theft or robbery has been brought into another county, the venue is in either county.”
State v. Lippold, 2008 WI App 130 (Wis. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 3× “The court of appeals concluded that K.S.A. 22-2609, a special statute that in theft or robbery cases permitted venue in any county where the property was taken, did not permit the charge of receiving stolen property to be tried in the county where the truck was stolen.”
State v. Mahlandt, 647 P.2d 1307 (Kan. 1982). “” *669 K.S.A. 22-2609 states: “When property taken in one county by theft or robbery has been brought into another county, the venue is in either county.”
State v. Nichols (Kan. Ct. App. 2024). “The court did not consider K.S.A. 22-2609, authorizing venue in either county when theft occurs.”
State v. Johnston (Kan. Ct. App. 2026). “K.S.A. 22-2609. As a result, Johnston could be charged in either Shawnee County or Jackson County for theft of Shumaker's truck.”
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