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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 20-167

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Guardian: means an individual or a nonprofit corporation certified in accordance with Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.

(a) The supreme court may establish a supervision fee schedule to be charged to a juvenile offender, or the parent or guardian of such juvenile offender, if the juvenile offender is under the age of 18, for services rendered to the juvenile who is:

(1) Placed on probation;

(2) placed in juvenile community correctional services;

(3) placed in a community placement;

(4) placed on conditional release pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 38-2374, and amendments thereto; or

(5) using any other juvenile justice program available in the judicial district.

(b) The supervision fee established by this section shall be charged and collected by the clerk of the district court.

(c) All moneys collected by this section shall be paid into the county general fund and used to fund community juvenile justice programs.

(d) An annual report shall be filed with the secretary of corrections from every judicial district concerning the supervision fees. The report shall include figures concerning: (1) The amount of supervision fees ordered to be paid; (2) the amount of supervision fees actually paid; and (3) the amount of expenditures and to whom such expenditures were paid.

(e) The court may waive all or part of the supervision fee established by this section upon a showing that such fee will result in an undue hardship to such juvenile offender or the parent or guardian of such juvenile offender.