Kansas Statutes 21-1802. Procedure upon arrest of person about to commit offense; inquiry; bond of accused
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 21-1802
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- 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.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Any judge having power to issue warrants in criminal cases, to whom it shall be made to appear by affidavit or complaint that there is reasonable ground to believe that any offense specified in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-1801 is about to be committed within the jurisdiction of such judge, or by any person or persons being within such jurisdiction, shall issue a warrant to the sheriff, marshal or other proper officer for the arrest of the person or persons about to commit such offense. Upon any person or persons being arrested and brought before such judge by virtue of such warrant, such judge shall inquire into the matter, and if it appears that there is reasonable ground to believe that the person or persons so arrested are about to commit any offense defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-1801, the person or persons so arrested shall be required to give a bond to the state of Kansas in a sum not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), with good and sufficient surety, conditioned that the person or persons so arrested will not, for one (1) year thereafter, commit any such offense.