Kansas Statutes 59-29a26. Post-commitment hearings, evaluations and other expenses; responsibility for costs
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 59-29a26
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Person: means an individual who is a potential or actual subject of proceedings under this act. See Kansas Statutes 59-29a02
- Sexually violent predator: means any person who has been convicted of or charged with a sexually violent offense and who suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder which makes the person likely to engage in repeat acts of sexual violence and who has serious difficulty in controlling such person's dangerous behavior. See Kansas Statutes 59-29a02
(a) The cost of any post-commitment hearings, annual review hearings, including those provided by the office of administrative hearings, evaluations or other expenses expressly provided for in the Kansas sexually violent predator act shall be paid by the county responsible for the costs.
(b) The cost of any sexual predator treatment program administrative hearings involving Kan. Stat. Ann. 2023 Supp. 59-29a22, and amendments thereto, or other program decisions appealed to or received by the office of administrative hearings shall be paid by the county responsible for the costs.
(c) At the conclusion of any of the proceedings described in this section, the office of administrative hearings shall provide a statement to the county responsible for the costs. The county shall pay the office of administrative hearings within 60 days following the receipt of the bill or prior to the expiration of the fiscal year in which the costs were incurred, whichever occurs first.
(d) As used in this section, “county responsible for the costs” means the county where the person was determined to be a sexually violent predator pursuant to the Kansas sexually violent predator act.
(e) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas sexually violent predator act.