38-2305. Venue. - Kansas Statutes

38-2305

Chapter 38.--MINORS Article 23.--REVISED KANSAS JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE

      38-2305.   Venue.(a) Venue for proceedings in any case involving a juvenileshall be inany county where any act of the alleged offense was committed.

      (b)   Except as provided in subsection (c), venue for sentencing proceedingsshall be in thecounty of the juvenile offender's residence or, if the juvenile offender isnot a resident of this state,in the county where the adjudication occurred. When the sentencing hearing isto be held in a countyother than where the adjudication occurred, upon adjudication, the judgeshall contact the sentencing court and advise the judge of the transfer. Theadjudicating court shall sendimmediately to the sentencing court a facsimile of the complaint, theadjudication journal entry orjudge's minutes, if available, and any recommendations in regard to sentencing.Such documentsshall be sent for purposes of notification and shall not constitute originalcourt documents. Theadjudicating court shall also send to the sentencing court a complete copy ofthe official and socialfiles in the case by mail within five working days of the adjudication.

      (c)   If the juvenile offender is adjudicated in a county other than the countyof the juvenileoffender's residence, the sentencing hearing may be held in the county in whichthe adjudication wasmade if the adjudicating judge, upon motion by any person authorized toappeal, finds that it is inthe interest of justice.

      History:   L. 2006, ch. 169, § 5; Jan. 1, 2007.