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K.S.A. § 59-2945 (2026)

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59-2945. Citation of act. The provisions of K.S.A. 59-2945 through 59-2986 and amendments thereto shall be known and may be cited as the care and treatment act for mentally ill persons.

History: L. 1996, ch. 167, § 1; April 18.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1998–2021 · leading case: In Re the Care & Treatment of Sykes, 367 P.3d 1244 (Kan. 2016).
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In Re the Care & Treatment of Sykes, 367 P.3d 1244 (Kan. 2016). · cites it 9× “The statutory scheme includes protections such as probable cause findings, the right to counsel, the right to a jury trial, a standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt, and periodic review for determining whether the patient remains mentally ill.”
State v. Johnson, 218 P.3d 46 (Kan. 2009). · cites it 7× “, who does not fit the criteria for a “mentally ill person” for involuntary commitment under K.S.A. 59-2945 et seq. The event precipitating this case occurred on November 24, 2001, when Johnson drove a vehicle into a tree, killing a passenger.”
State v. Baumgarner, 481 P.3d 170 (Kan. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “21-6301(a)(13), the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a defendant has or had a mental illness that would permit his or her involuntary commitment under the Care and Treatment Act for Mentally Ill Persons, K.S.A. 59-2945 et seq. Appeal from Sumner District Court;…”
In re Care & Treatment of Snyder, 422 P.3d 85 (Kan. 2018). · cites it 2× “This process has now spanned years and has been interrupted and prolonged at least twice by involuntary commitment proceedings under the Kansas Care and Treatment Act for Mentally Ill Persons (Care and Treatment Act), K.S.A. 59-2945 et seq. Snyder's competency detainment is the…”
Adams v. Bd. of Sedgwick Cnty. Commissioners, 214 P.3d 1173 (Kan. 2009). “Care and Treatment Act The Plaintiffs’ arguments regarding a special relationship and a statutory duty are framed by the provisions of the Kansas Care and Treatment Act for Mentally 111 Persons, K.S.A. 59-2945 et seq. (the Act). Consequently, some discussion of the Act is…”
In Re the Care & Treatment of Crane, 7 P.3d 285 (Kan. 2000). “Crane contends that the Act is a subpart of the Care and Treatment Act for Mentally Ill Persons (CTAMIP), K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 59-2945 et seq. He would have the court regard the provision for notice to proposed patients within the CTAMIP as an umbrella provision extending to the…”
Merryfield v. State, 241 P.3d 573 (Kan. Ct. App. 2010). “Merryfield has also contended that the Kansas Sexually Violent Predator Act violates equal protection by treating sexual predators different than people civilly committed under the Care and Treat *823 ment Act for Mentally Ill Persons, K.”
Adams v. Bd. of Sedgwick Cnty. Com'rs, 214 P.3d 1173 (Kan. 2009). “Care and Treatment Act The Plaintiffs' arguments regarding a special relationship and a statutory duty are framed by the provisions of the Kansas Care and Treatment Act for Mentally Ill Persons, K.S.A. 59-2945 et seq. (the Act). Consequently, some discussion of the Act is…”
State v. Becker, 958 P.2d 627 (Kan. 1998). · cites it 2× “On August 10, 1996, Proctor was civilly committed by the district court to Larned State Hospital under K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 59-2945 et seq., the Care and Treatment Act for Mentally Ill Persons as a "psychiatric emergency.”
In re Habeas Corpus by Snyder, 422 P.3d 1152 (Kan. 2018). “At oral argument, the parties clarified that sometime in 2014 Snyder was civilly committed under the Kansas Care and Treatment Act for Mentally Ill Persons, K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 59-2945 et seq., in Pawnee County.”
In Re Vanderblomen, 956 P.2d 1320 (Kan. 1998). “; This appeal involves the constitutionality of a provision of the Care and Treatment Act for Mentally Ill Persons, K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 59-2945 et seq., which prevents those persons suffering from certain disorders from being subject to involuntary commitment.”
In re the Care & Treatment of Sykes, 316 P.3d 811 (Kan. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 4× “He seems to take the position that while a mentally ill person who cannot comprehend the commitment process may be committed for care and treatment under our traditional care and treatment statutes, K.S.A. 59-2945 et seq., a sexually violent predator who is similarly mentally…”
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