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K.S.A. § 75-5247a (2026)

Powers and duties of corrections officers

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75-5247a. Powers and duties of corrections officers. The warden of any correctional institution within the Kansas department of corrections, all deputy wardens, all persons on the staff of the department of corrections who are in the chain of command from the secretary of corrections to the corrections officer and every corrections officer, regardless of rank, while acting within the scope of their duties as employees of the department of corrections, shall possess such powers and duties of a law enforcement officer as are necessary for the performance of such duties and may exercise such powers and duties anywhere within the state of Kansas. Such powers and duties may be exercised outside the state of Kansas for the purpose of maintaining custody, security and control of any prisoner or inmate being transported or escorted by anyone authorized to so act. Such employees of the department of corrections shall be responsible to and shall be at all times under the supervision and control of the secretary of corrections or the secretary's designee.

History: L. 1975, ch. 466, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 365, § 6; L. 1990, ch. 309, § 57; May 24.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Cited in holding state and county duties to warn of major prison escape not police protection under K.S.A. 75-6104(m). Cansler v. State, 234 Kan. 554, 571, 675 P.2d 57 (1984).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1984–2016 · leading case: Keiswetter v. State, 373 P.3d 803 (Kan. 2016).
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Keiswetter v. State, 373 P.3d 803 (Kan. 2016). “22-2202(m) (defining “law enforcement officer” as a person who has a “duty to maintain or assert custody or supervision over persons accused or convicted of crime”); K.S.A. 75-5247a (prison officials “acting within the scope of their duties as employees of the department of…”
Cansler v. State, 675 P.2d 57 (Kan. 1984). “It cites K.S.A. 1981 Supp. 75-5247a, which provides in part: “75-5247a.”
Mcdonald v. State of Ks, Dept. of Corr., 880 F. Supp. 1416 (D. Kan. 1995). · cites it 2× “§ 22-2202(13) and K.S.A. § 75-5247a. In performing their jobs, correctional officers are required to supervise convicted felons, provide prompt response to accidents and emergencies and backup to other correctional officers, and *1419 react physically in confrontational…”
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