Kansas Statutes
Article 3 - District Courts
20-322 Same; name of act; citation.

20-322. Same; name of act; citation. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "judicial department reform act of 1965."
History: L. 1965, ch. 215, ยง 5; June 30.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 20 - Courts

Article 3 - District Courts

20-301 District court in each county; jurisdiction.

20-301a Classes of judges; judge of the district court defined; jurisdiction, power and authority.

20-301b Judge required in each county.

20-302 District judges; power and authority.

20-302b District magistrate judges; jurisdiction, powers and duties; record; appeals.

20-303 Seal.

20-304a Sealed instruments validated.

20-310a Appointments of judges pro tem; power and authority; compensation; reporting requirements.

20-310b Temporary judges.

20-311 Disqualification of judge to sit in certain cases.

20-311d Change of judge; procedure; grounds.

20-311e Same; punishment for contempt prohibited.

20-311f Same; limitations.

20-311g Severability.

20-318 Judicial department created; division of state into departments; justices assigned to departments; position of judicial administrator created; appointment, compensation and duties of administrator.

20-318a Training for attorneys and judges who work in juvenile court.

20-319 Powers and duties of departmental justices; reports and information.

20-320 Same; duties of chief justice; records and report.

20-321 Same; rules and regulations; assistants.

20-322 Same; name of act; citation.

20-323 Same; act supplemental to existing laws.

20-327 Terms of judges.

20-328 Pending actions and proceedings.

20-329 Chief judge; election by district court judges in such judicial district; duties.

20-330 Powers, rights and authority of district judges in districts with more than one district judge.

20-331 Residence requirements of judges of the district court.

20-333 Abolishment of office of judge upon death, resignation or retirement in certain cases.

20-333b Transfer of pending proceedings to new district.

20-334 Qualifications of judges of the district court.

20-335 Abolishment of certain courts; transfer of records; certain officers of abolished courts to become employees of district court.

20-336 Election of district magistrate judges; election laws applicable.

20-337 District magistrate judges who are not admitted to practice law, temporary certificates; examinations; manual of laws and principles prepared by supreme court.

20-338 District magistrate judge positions established.

20-341 District magistrate judges; expenses; retirement system.

20-342 District court rules for administrative operations of court and nonjudicial personnel.

20-343 Clerks of district courts; chief clerk; qualifications and duties of clerical personnel.

20-345 Appointment of clerical and nonjudicial personnel for district courts; qualifications; compensation; duties; approval of appointment by certain judges, when.

20-346a Parole and court services officers.

20-347 Location of courthouses; chief judge's duties.

20-348 County commissioners responsible for certain expenses of district court operations.

20-349 Budget for district court expenses payable by counties, preparation; approval of budget.

20-350 Disposition of money received by clerk; investment of moneys held; disposition of interest.

20-353 Conversion of district magistrate judge positions to new district judge positions; procedure.

20-354 Elimination of certain district magistrate judge positions; procedure.

20-354a Elimination of magistrate judge positions and creation of new district judge position in first district.

20-355 Additional divisions, district court judges or district magistrate judges; determination and certification by supreme court; powers and duties of supreme court; manner of selection.

20-356 Additional judges or divisions of court; payment of costs and expenses from county general fund, no-fund warrants or general obligation bonds.

20-357 Reproduction and preservation of court records.

20-358 Health care benefit coverage of district court officers and employees.

20-359 Certain district court officers and employees; fringe benefits; counties' duties.

20-360 Performance of marriage ceremonies; disposition of honorariums.

20-361 Compensation of certain district court personnel to be paid by state; pay plan for court reporters, exceptions.

20-362 Disposition of docket fees.

20-363 Abolishment of certain district court employee job positions; positions assumed by county; payment by county of compensation.

20-364 Abolition of all associate district judge positions; creation of new district judge positions; procedure.

20-365 Clerks of district courts; use of facsimile signature.

20-366 Security for district courts.

20-368 Disposition of bail forfeitures.

20-369 Domestic violence special program fee; disposition; expenditure of fund.

20-370 Children's advocacy center assessment fee; children's advocacy center fund established; expenditures.

20-371 Electronic access to district court records; county may charge reasonable fees; no additional fees authorized.

20-375 Purpose of act.

20-376 Definitions.

20-377 Court trustee; appointment.

20-378 Same; duties.

20-379 Same; powers.

20-380 Same; expenses; compensation; court trustee operations fund, purposes and expenditures.

20-381 Payment of authorized expenditures.

20-382 Authorized expenditures, when paid.

20-383 Court rules to implement act; review of requests for exemption.

20-384 Judicial district budgets; responsibilities of chief judge.