§ 22-3701 Pardons and commutations; duties of prisoner review board; notification to victims
§ 22-3702 Form of pardon
§ 22-3703 Report of pardons to legislature
§ 22-3704 Reprieves in capital cases
§ 22-3705 Commutation of sentence, reduction of penalty; restrictions
§ 22-3706 Person acting as agent or representative of individual seeking release; contingent fee prohibited; statement and affidavit
§ 22-3709 Officers of board; panels authorized; vote required to parole certain inmates
§ 22-3710 Kansas prisoner review board; seal, orders, records, reports
§ 22-3711 Certain records privileged
§ 22-3712 Placement in diagnostic or treatment facility as condition of release
§ 22-3713 Prisoner review board; hearings; personnel and accounting services
§ 22-3716 Arrest for violating condition of probation, assignment to community corrections, suspension of sentence or nonprison sanction, procedure; time limitation on issuing warrant; limitations on serving sentence in department of corrections’ facility or ser
§ 22-3717 Parole or postrelease supervision; eligibility; interviews, notices and hearings; rules and regulations; conditions of parole or postrelease supervision
§ 22-3718 Conditional release; notice
§ 22-3719 Information from correctional institution officials
§ 22-3720 Subpoena power
§ 22-3722 Service on parole, conditional release and postrelease supervision; discharge; restoration of civil rights
§ 22-3723 Transfer of offenders under treaties
§ 22-3725 Good time credits, crimes committed prior to July 1, 1993
§ 22-3726 Supervised furlough; crimes committed prior to July 1, 1993
§ 22-3727 Secretary of corrections; notification to victims prior to release of certain inmates
§ 22-3727a County or district attorney; notification to victims of the escape or death of certain committed defendants or inmates
§ 22-3728 Functional incapacitation release; procedures; notice; conditions; supervision upon release
§ 22-3729 Terminal medical release; procedures; notice; conditions; revocation; supervision upon release
§ 22-3730 Community parenting release; duties and authority of secretary of corrections

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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 22 > Article 37 - Release Procedures

  • 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.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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.
  • Minor: means any person defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Presentence report: A report prepared by a court's probation officer, after a person has been convicted of an offense, summarizing for the court the background information needed to determine the appropriate sentence. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • 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
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • seal: includes an impression of the seal upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed to the paper. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Sentencing guidelines: A set of rules and principles established by the United States Sentencing Commission that trial judges use to determine the sentence for a convicted defendant. Source: U.S. Courts
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.