22-2601. Except as provided in K.S.A. 12-4104, and amendments thereto, the district court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to try all cases of felony and other criminal cases arising under the statutes of the state of Kansas.
History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2601; L. 1976, ch. 163, § 5; L. 2007, ch. 168, § 4; July 1.
Source or Prior Law:
21-126.
Law Review and Bar Journal References:
Survey of Recent Cases, 43 K.L.R. 988 (1995).
"Home Rule, A Primer," Michael R. Heim, 74 J.K.B.A. No. 1, 26 (2005).
Criminal Procedure Survey, 55 K.L.R. 797 (2007).
Criminal Procedure Survey, 56 K.L.R. 796 (2008).
Attorney General's Opinions:
Penal ordinances; conflict with state law. 81-222.
Municipal court's jurisdiction of third and subsequent DUI offenses. 93-81.
Kansas district courts have no jurisdiction over causes of action for violations of Indian tribe fish and wildlife conservation code. 93-152.
Municipal courts have jurisdiction to hear ordinance violations that could be prosecuted as a felony in district court. 2007-26.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. District court district where defendant resided and security interest impaired (K.S.A. 21-3734) had personal and subject matter jurisdiction. State v. Matzke, 236 Kan. 833, 835, 696 P.2d 396 (1985).
2. District court has exclusive jurisdiction to try felonies; municipal ordinance felony convictions are not provided for in KSGA (K.S.A. 21-4701 et seq.). City of Junction City v. Cadoret, 263 Kan. 164, 172, 946 P.2d 1356 (1997).
3. Kansas constitution gives district courts exclusive jurisdiction to try felony and other criminal cases. Anderson v. State, 29 Kan. App. 2d 782, 31 P.3d 382 (2001).
4. Municipal court has no jurisdiction to try DUI case after second DUI conviction. State v. Elliot, 281 Kan. 583, 590, 133 P.3d 1253 (2006).