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KANSAS STATUTES AND CODES
22-3209. Pleas; effect.
22-3209
22-3209. Pleas; effect.(1) A plea of guilty is admission of the truth of the charge and everymaterial fact alleged therein.
(2) A plea of nolo contendere is a formal declaration that thedefendant does not contest the charge. When a plea of nolo contendereis accepted by the court, a finding of guilty may be adjudged thereon. Theplea cannot be used against the defendant as an admission in any otheraction based on the same act.
(3) A plea of not guilty denies and puts in issue every material factalleged in the charge.
(4) If a defendant refuses to plead or if a defendant corporation failsto appear, the court shall enter a plea of not guilty on behalf of thedefendant.
History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-3209; July 1.