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K.S.A. § 22-2717 (2026)

Extension of time of commitment; adjournment

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22-2717. Extension of time of commitment; adjournment. If the accused is not arrested under warrant of the governor by the expiration of the time specified in the warrant or bond, a judge or magistrate may discharge him or may recommit him for a further period not to exceed sixty days, or a judge or magistrate may again take bail for his appearance and surrender, as provided in section 22-2716, but within a period not to exceed sixty days after the date of such new bond.

History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2717; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1984–2026 · leading case: In re Lane, 845 P.2d 708 (Kan. Ct. App. 1992).
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In re Lane, 845 P.2d 708 (Kan. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 3× “The thrust of Lane’s complaint is that when the Sedgwick County charges were dismissed 92 days after his arrest and commitment on the fugitive warrant, the provisions of K.”
Breckenridge v. Hindman, 691 P.2d 405 (Kan. Ct. App. 1984). “At the end of ninety days, Oklahoma had made no request for extradition upon the governor of Kansas and Breckenridge was released pursuant to K.S.A. 22-2717. Subsequently, a governor’s warrant was issued and Breckenridge submitted himself to the Shawnee County authorities for…”
In re Danko, 731 P.2d 240 (Kan. 1987). “K.S.A. 22-2717 provides that on the date specified, the judge may recommit the accused for a further period not to exceed 60 days.”
In re Sanders, 704 P.2d 386 (Kan. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “The law is well settled that a person arrested as a fugitive from justice may be held in jail or on bond for thirty days (K.S.A. 22-2715), with the possibility of extensions of the time of commitment for a total of ninety days, at the discretion of the court.”
In re Matter of Brewer, 444 P.3d 1014 (Kan. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “22-2716 (providing that unless the offense with which the prisoner is charged is one punishable by death or life imprisonment, the judge may admit the person arrested to bail by bond, conditioned on his later appearance under a governor's warrant); K.S.A. 22-2717 (providing for…”
Makthepharak v. Kelly (D. Kan. 2024). “§§ 22-2717 (g)–(h) and 75-5210(a) are unconstitutional as applied to him.”
State v. Gibson (Kan. Ct. App. 2026). “22-2715; K.S.A. 22-2717; Ark. Code Ann. § 16-94-215 ; Ark.”
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