Kansas Statutes 75-4509. Prosecution of persons arrested by capitol police
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-4509
- 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.
Except in cases of violation of the ordinances of the city of Topeka, all prosecutions commenced for any violation by a person arrested by a member of the capitol police shall be brought in the district court of Shawnee county and said court shall proceed in any such case in the same manner as it would in any other criminal matter over which it has jurisdiction. All prosecutions for violations of ordinances of the city of Topeka, shall be prosecuted in the municipal court of Topeka by the city attorney of Topeka.