Kansas · Kansas Statutes Annotated — Chapter 22, Criminal Procedure
K.S.A. Ch. 22 § 22-3428: Persons found not guilty by jury by reason of mental disease or defect; commitment to state security hospital or an appropriate secure facility; determination of whether person is a mentally ill person, notice and hearing; procedure for transfer, release or discharge, standards, notice and hearing;
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes procedures for committing defendants acquitted by reason of mental disease or defect to secure facilities, requiring medical evaluation and court hearings to determine current mental illness status, with provisions for potential discharge.
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