Kansas Statutes > Chapter 22 > Article 26 – Jurisdiction and Venue


§ 22-2601	Jurisdiction
§ 22-2602	Place of trial
§ 22-2603	Crime committed in more than one county
§ 22-2604	Crime committed on or near county boundary
§ 22-2605	Waters constituting county boundaries
§ 22-2606	Waters constituting state boundaries
§ 22-2607	Assisting another to commit crime or avoid prosecution
§ 22-2608	Crimes committed while in transit
§ 22-2609	Property taken in one county and brought into another
§ 22-2610	Property taken in other state and brought into this state
§ 22-2611	Death and cause of death in different places
§ 22-2612	Crime commenced outside the state or by agent
§ 22-2613	Bigamy
§ 22-2614	Kidnapping
§ 22-2615	Failure to appear
§ 22-2616	Change of venue
§ 22-2617	Notice of transfer
§ 22-2618	Time of motion
§ 22-2619	Crime committed with an electronic device; venue

Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
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.
Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.