Kansas · Kansas Statutes Annotated — Chapter 22, Criminal Procedure
K.S.A. Ch. 22 § 22-3429: Mental examination, evaluation and report after conviction and prior to sentence; limit on commitment
What this law says, in plain English
After criminal conviction but before sentencing, a judge may order a defendant committed to a state hospital for mental examination and evaluation. Detention under such commitment cannot exceed 120 days.
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