Kansas · Kansas Statutes Annotated — Chapter 22, Criminal Procedure
K.S.A. Ch. 22 § 22-3431: Commitment to certain institutions as a result of mental examination and report after conviction and prior to sentence; disposition upon completion of treatment; notice and hearing; victim notification
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes the procedure for hearing and disposition when a defendant committed for mental examination after conviction is deemed unlikely to benefit from further institutional treatment. It requires notice, hearing, and allows the court to sentence, commit, grant probation, or discharge the defendant.
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