Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 68-549

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • County: means any county. See Kansas Statutes 68-580
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined in a sum not more than $500, and shall be committed to the county jail until such fine and cost of prosecution be paid.