Kansas · Kansas Statutes Annotated — Chapter 22, Criminal Procedure
K.S.A. Ch. 22 § 22-4616: Domestic violence offenses; designation; special sentencing provision
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes a procedural requirement that courts must determine whether a criminal defendant committed a domestic violence offense and apply a domestic violence designation, except in limited circumstances where the defendant has no prior domestic violence history and the act wasn't used for coercion or control.
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