Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 22-2704 (2026)

Governor may investigate case

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22-2704. Governor may investigate case. When a demand shall be made upon the governor of this state by the executive authority of another state for the surrender of a person so charged with crime, the governor may call upon the attorney general or any prosecuting officer in this state to investigate or assist in investigating the demand, and to report to him the situation and circumstances of the person so demanded, and whether he ought to be surrendered.

History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2704; July 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1987–1993 · leading case: Ortega v. City of Kansas City, Kansas, 659 F. Supp. 1201 (D. Kan. 1987).

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Ortega v. City of Kansas City, Kansas, 659 F. Supp. 1201 (D. Kan. 1987). “K.S.A. 22-2704. If the Governor of Missouri determines that the demand should be complied with, he must sign an arrest warrant and direct peace officers in the state of Missouri to arrest the accused.”

Dunn v. Hindman, 836 F. Supp. 750 (D. Kan. 1993). · cites it 2× “the governor may call upon the attorney general or any prosecuting officer in this state to investigate or assist in investígating the demand, and report to him the situation and circumstances of the person so demanded, and whether he ought to be surrendered.”

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