Session of 2023
SENATE BILL No. 318
By Committee on Ways and Means
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AN ACT concerning municipal courts; relating to fingerprinting; removing
the requirement to collect fingerprints from persons convicted of
violating certain municipal ordinance provisions related to vehicle
registration or driving without a valid driver's license or motor vehicle
liability insurance coverage; amending K.S.A. 12-4517 and repealing
the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 12-4517 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12-
4517. (a) (1) Except as provided further, 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. 2022 Supp. 21-5412(a), and amendments
thereto, under a Kansas criminal statute are fingerprinted and processed.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons convicted of
violating municipal ordinance provisions that prohibit the acts prohibited
by K.S.A. 8-142, 8-235 or 40-3104, and amendments thereto.
(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. 8-2,144 or 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.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 12-4517 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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