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KANSAS STATUTES AND CODES
60-1501. Jurisdiction and right to writ; time limitations.
60-1501
60-1501. Jurisdiction and right to writ; time limitations.(a) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 60-1507, and amendmentsthereto, any person in this statewho is detained, confined, or restrained of liberty on any pretensewhatsoever, and any parent, guardian, or next friend for the protection ofinfants or allegedly incapacitated or incompetent persons, physicallypresent in this state may prosecute a writ of habeas corpus in the supremecourt, court of appeals or the district court of the county in which suchrestraint is taking place. No docket fee shall be required, as long as thepetitioner complies with the provisions of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 60-2001 andamendments thereto.
(b) Except as provided in K.S.A. 60-1507, and amendments thereto, aninmate in the custody of the secretary of corrections shall file a petition forwritpursuant to subsection (a) within 30 days from the date the action was final,but such time is extended during the pendency of the inmate'stimely attempts to exhaust such inmate's administrative remedies.
History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-1501; L. 1976, ch. 251, § 23;L. 1994, ch. 227, § 3;L. 1996, ch. 148, § 3; July 1.