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Kansas Code of Criminal Procedure – 2026

Chapter 22 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated is the state's code of criminal procedure. Kansas has no separate rules of criminal procedure; this chapter is the procedural code, covering arrest and search, preliminary proceedings, complaints and informations, arraignment and pleas, pretrial motions, trial and juries, judgment and sentencing, probation and parole, appeals, habeas corpus, and post-conviction relief, together with the rights of victims and the appointment of counsel for indigent defendants.

Browse all 468 rules of the 2026 edition organized by section below. Each rule includes the full text, a plain-English summary, committee notes, amendment history, and cross-references to related rules. Use the search box to find rules by keyword or number.

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Article 21.—TITLE AND SCOPE Article 22.—GENERAL DEFINITIONS Article 23.—PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS Article 24.—ARREST Article 25.—SEARCH AND SEIZURE Article 26.—JURISDICTION AND VENUE Article 27.—UNIFORM CRIMINAL EXTRADITION ACT Article 28.—CONDITIONS OF RELEASE Article 29.—PROCEDURE AFTER ARREST Article 30.—GRAND JURIES Article 31.—INQUISITIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES Article 32.—PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL Article 33.—COMPETENCY OF DEFENDANT TO STAND TRIAL Article 34.—TRIALS AND INCIDENTS THERETO Article 35.—POST-TRIAL MOTIONS Article 36.—APPEALS Article 37.—RELEASE PROCEDURES Article 38.—COSTS IN CRIMINAL CASES Article 39.—ABATEMENT OF COMMON NUISANCES Article 40.—EXECUTION OF DEATH SENTENCES Article 41.—PAROLE VIOLATIONS Article 42.—OUT-OF-STATE WITNESSES Article 43.—UNIFORM MANDATORY DISPOSITION OF DETAINERS ACT Article 44.—AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS Article 45.—AID TO INDIGENT DEFENDANTS Article 46.—GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 47.—CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION Article 48.—FORFEITURE Article 49.—OFFENDER REGISTRATION Article 50.—NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION AND PRIVACY COMPACT Article 51.—CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECODIFICATION, REHABILITATION AND RESTORATION PROJECT. (Not in active use)
Article 21.—TITLE AND SCOPE §§ 22-2101–22-2104 Article 22.—GENERAL DEFINITIONS §§ 22-2201–22-2202 Article 23.—PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS §§ 22-2301–22-2312 Article 24.—ARREST §§ 22-2401–22-2411 Article 25.—SEARCH AND SEIZURE §§ 22-2501–22-2530 Article 26.—JURISDICTION AND VENUE §§ 22-2601–22-2619 Article 27.—UNIFORM CRIMINAL EXTRADITION ACT §§ 22-2701–22-2730 Article 28.—CONDITIONS OF RELEASE §§ 22-2801–22-2818 Article 29.—PROCEDURE AFTER ARREST §§ 22-2901–22-2914 Article 30.—GRAND JURIES §§ 22-3001–22-3016 Article 31.—INQUISITIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES §§ 22-3101–22-3105 Article 32.—PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL §§ 22-3201–22-3222 Article 33.—COMPETENCY OF DEFENDANT TO STAND TRIAL §§ 22-3301–22-3306 Article 34.—TRIALS AND INCIDENTS THERETO §§ 22-3401–22-3440 Article 35.—POST-TRIAL MOTIONS §§ 22-3501–22-3504 Article 36.—APPEALS §§ 22-3601–22-3613 Article 37.—RELEASE PROCEDURES §§ 22-3701–22-3730 Article 38.—COSTS IN CRIMINAL CASES §§ 22-3801–22-3805 Article 39.—ABATEMENT OF COMMON NUISANCES §§ 22-3901–22-3905 Article 40.—EXECUTION OF DEATH SENTENCES §§ 22-4001–22-4016 Article 41.—PAROLE VIOLATIONS §§ 22-4101–22-4111 Article 42.—OUT-OF-STATE WITNESSES §§ 22-4201–22-4215 Article 43.—UNIFORM MANDATORY DISPOSITION OF DETAINERS ACT §§ 22-4301–22-4308 Article 44.—AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS §§ 22-4401–22-4408 Article 45.—AID TO INDIGENT DEFENDANTS §§ 22-4501–22-4536 Article 46.—GENERAL PROVISIONS §§ 22-4601–22-4621 Article 47.—CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION §§ 22-4701–22-4715 Article 48.—FORFEITURE §§ 22-4801–22-4808 Article 49.—OFFENDER REGISTRATION §§ 22-4901–22-4913 Article 50.—NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION AND PRIVACY COMPACT § 22-5001 Article 51.—CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECODIFICATION, REHABILITATION AND RESTORATION PROJECT. (Not in active use) § 22-5101