KANSAS STATUTES AND CODES

12-4517. Conviction of ordinances comparable to class A or B misdemeanor, assault or driving under influence of alcohol or drugs; fingerprinting; costs.

12-4517

Chapter 12.--CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES Article 45.--CODE FOR MUNICIPAL COURTS; TRIALS AND PROCEEDINGS INCIDENT THERETO

12-4517. Conviction of ordinances comparable to class A or B misdemeanor, assault or driving under influence of alcohol or drugs; fingerprinting; costs. (a) (1) The municipal court judge shall ensure that all persons convicted of violating municipal ordinance provisions that prohibit conduct comparable to a class A or B misdemeanor or assault as defined in K.S.A. 21-3408 and amendments thereto under a Kansas criminal statute are fingerprinted and processed.

(2) The municipal court judge shall ensure that all persons arrested or charged with a violation of a city ordinance prohibiting the acts prohibited by K.S.A. 8-1567, and amendments thereto, are fingerprinted and processed at the time of booking or first appearance, whichever occurs first.

(b) The municipal court judge shall order the individual to be fingerprinted at an appropriate location as determined by the municipal court judge. Failure of the person to be fingerprinted after court order issued by the municipal judge shall constitute contempt of court. To reimburse the city or other entity for costs associated with fingerprinting, the municipal court judge may assess reasonable court costs, in addition to other court costs imposed by the state or municipality.

History: L. 1994, ch. 291, § 84; L. 2009, ch. 107, § 8; July 1.