Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 22-3427 (2026)

Execution of sentence

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22-3427. Execution of sentence. (a) When any person has been convicted of a violation of any law of the state of Kansas and has been sentenced to confinement, it shall be the duty of the sheriff of the county, upon receipt of a certified copy of the journal entry of judgment, judgment form showing conviction, sentence, and commitment, or an order of commitment supported by a recorded judgment of sentence, to cause such person to be confined in accordance with the sentence.

(b) The certified copy of a judgment and sentence to confinement or imprisonment shall be sufficient authority for the jailer or warden or other person in charge of the place of confinement to detain such person for the period of the sentence.

(c) The court shall forward a copy of all complaints, supporting affidavits, presentence investigation reports and other diagnostic reports on the offender received by the district court, including any reports received from the state security hospital, to the officer having the offender in custody for delivery with the offender to the correctional institution.

History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-3427; L. 1980, ch. 104, § 7; L. 2010, ch. 136, § 306; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 84; L. 2012, ch. 28, § 1; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1977–2024 · leading case: State v. Laturner, 218 P.3d 23 (Kan. 2009).
State v. Laturner, 218 P.3d 23 (Kan. 2009). · cites it 2× “In other words, K.S.A. 22-3427(3) incorporates the features of a simple-form notice-and-demand statute and establishes the judicial procedure that must be followed if a laboratory analyst’s certificate is to be used at trial.”
State v. LaPointe, 434 P.3d 850 (Kan. 2019). “See K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 22-3427(a) (providing county sheriff has duty to cause person subject to sentence to be confined).”
Mt. Carmel Med. Ctr. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 566 P.2d 384 (Kan. Ct. App. 1977). “The deputy knew Love was a prisoner and concurred with the doctor in the decision to take Love to the hospital. The deputy was also fully aware that Love was serving a sentence imposed by a local judge and that his sentence had not been terminated, suspended, or set aside.”
Wilson v. Harlan (D. Kan. 2024). · cites it 4× “) In addition, K.S.A. § 22-3427, Execution of sentence, provides as follows: (a) When any person has been convicted of a violation of any law of the state of Kansas and has been sentenced to confinement, it shall be the duty of the sheriff of the county, upon receipt of a…”
Wilson v. Harlan (D. Kan. 2024). · cites it 2× “When Defendant stopped and arrested Plaintiff, Defendant had a commitment order for Plaintiff from the state district court and K.S.A. 22-3427 requires county sheriffs, upon receipt of a commitment order supported by a recorded judgment of sentence, to cause the convicted and…”
State v. LaPointe (Kan. 2019). “See K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 22-3427(a) (providing county sheriff has duty to cause person subject to sentence to be confined).”
— K.S.A. § 22-3427(3) — 1 case
State v. Laturner, 218 P.3d 23 (Kan. 2009). “In other words, K.S.A. 22-3427(3) incorporates the features of a simple-form notice-and-demand statute and establishes the judicial procedure that must be followed if a laboratory analyst’s certificate is to be used at trial.”
— K.S.A. § 22-3427(a) — 3 cases
State v. LaPointe, 434 P.3d 850 (Kan. 2019). “See K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 22-3427(a) (providing county sheriff has duty to cause person subject to sentence to be confined).”
State v. LaPointe (Kan. 2019). “See K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 22-3427(a) (providing county sheriff has duty to cause person subject to sentence to be confined).”
Wilson v. Harlan (D. Kan. 2024). “When Defendant stopped and arrested Plaintiff, Defendant had a commitment order for Plaintiff from the state district court and K.S.A. 22-3427 requires county sheriffs, upon receipt of a commitment order supported by a recorded judgment of sentence, to cause the convicted and…”
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