Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 22-4207 (2026)

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22-4207. Definitions. (1) As used in this act: (a) "Witness" means a person who is confined in a penal institution in any state and whose testimony is desired in another state in any criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in any criminal action before a court.

(b) "Penal institution" includes a jail, prison, penitentiary, house of correction, or other place of penal detention.

(c) "State" includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory of the United States.

History: L. 1973, ch. 145, § 1; July 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1980–1980 · leading case: State v. Hernandez, 607 P.2d 452 (Kan. 1980).

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State v. Hernandez, 607 P.2d 452 (Kan. 1980). “” The above statute is a part of the Uniform Rendition of Prisoners as Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings Act (K.S.A. 22-4207 et seq.). There was no showing of any effort to comply with the provisions of the act or that said act applies to federal prisoners.”

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