21-6605. Custody of persons sentenced to confinement; notice of modification of sentence. (a) When a person is sentenced to imprisonment upon conviction of a felony, the judgment of the court shall order that such person be committed, for such term or terms as the court may direct, to the custody of the secretary of corrections. When such person is sentenced to the custody of the secretary of corrections and such sentence is subsequently modified in any respect, including discharge of such defendant from custody, by a court of this state having jurisdiction of such matter, such court shall thereupon notify the secretary of corrections of the nature of such modification.
(b) The secretary of corrections may designate as the place of confinement any available and suitable correctional institution or facility maintained by the state of Kansas or a political subdivision thereof.
(c) Any person serving a sentence of imprisonment may be transferred from one institution to another by order of the secretary of corrections.
History: L. 2010, ch. 136, ยง 245; July 1, 2011.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments
21-6602 Classification of misdemeanors and terms of confinement; possible disposition.
21-6604 Authorized dispositions; crimes committed on or after July 1, 1993.
21-6605 Custody of persons sentenced to confinement; notice of modification of sentence.
21-6611 Fines; crimes committed on or after July 1, 1993.
21-6612 Criteria for imposing fines.
21-6613 Rights of imprisoned persons; restoration.
21-6616 Parole from sentence imposed by district magistrate judge.
21-6619 Same; automatic review by and appeal to supreme court.
21-6623 Imposition of sentence of mandatory imprisonment of 40 or 50 years.
21-6624 Aggravating circumstances.
21-6625 Mitigating circumstances.
21-6627 Mandatory term of imprisonment of 25 or 40 years for certain offenders; exceptions.
21-6629 Application of prior law and current law.
21-6630 Sentencing of certain veterans; mental health treatment; drug abuse treatment.