Kansas Statutes 22-3706. Person acting as agent or representative of individual seeking release; contingent fee prohibited; statement and affidavit
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 22-3706
- 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.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Residence: means the place which is adopted by a person as the person's place of habitation and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
No person acting as agent or representative for an individual before the board for pardon, commutation of sentence, parole or revocation of parole, conditional release or postrelease supervision shall contract for or receive a fee contingent upon a certain decision by the board. Such agent or representative shall submit a statement on the applicant’s behalf to the prisoner review board in writing and shall submit therewith an affidavit stating such agent’s representative’s name; place of residence; the name of the applicant being represented or * has been represented; the fee, if any, paid to or to be paid to such agent or representative by any person for such services; that such fee is not or was not a contingent fee. If any person representing any applicant for pardon, commutation of sentence, or parole shall fail to file such affidavit, the application shall not be considered. Any affidavit filed as provided in this section shall be a public record.