Kansas Statutes 59-29c05. Law enforcement officer authority and duty
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 59-29c05
- 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.
Any law enforcement officer who takes a person into custody pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 59-2953 or 59-29b53, and amendments thereto, may transport such person to a crisis intervention center if the officer is in a crisis intervention center service area. The crisis intervention center shall not refuse to accept any person for evaluation if such person is brought to the crisis intervention center by a law enforcement officer and such officer’s jurisdiction is in the crisis intervention center’s service area. If a law enforcement officer is not in a crisis intervention center service area or chooses not to transport the person to a crisis intervention center, then the officer shall follow the procedures set forth in the care and treatment act for persons with an alcohol or substance abuse problem, Kan. Stat. Ann. § 59-29b45 et seq., and amendments thereto.