Kansas 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SB157 Amended / Bill

                    As Amended by House Committee
As Amended by Senate Committee
Session of 2025
SENATE BILL No. 157
By Committee on Judiciary
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AN ACT concerning criminal procedure; relating to search and seizure; 
requiring the statement of facts sufficient to show probable cause 
justifying a search warrant to be made by a law enforcement 
officer; relating to release prior to trial; forfeiture of appearance bonds; 
requiring warrants for failure to appear to be given to sureties; allowing 
bond forfeiture to be set aside if in certain circumstances if a surety 
can show that the defendant left the country was deported from the 
United States; requiring remission in certain circumstances; 
prohibiting a compensated surety from making a loan for certain 
portions of the minimum appearance bond premium required; 
amending K.S.A. 22-2502 and 22-2807 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 22-
2809b and repealing the existing section sections.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 22-2502 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
22-2502. (a) A search warrant shall be issued only upon the oral or 
written statement, including those conveyed or received by electronic 
communication, of any person a law enforcement officer under oath or 
affirmation which that states facts sufficient to show probable cause 
that a crime has been, is being or is about to be committed and which 
particularly describes a person, place or means of conveyance to be 
searched and things to be seized. Any statement which that is made 
orally shall be either taken down by a certified shorthand reporter, 
sworn to under oath and made part of the application for a search 
warrant, or recorded before the magistrate from whom the search 
warrant is requested and sworn to under oath. Any statement orally 
made shall be reduced to writing as soon thereafter as possible. If the 
magistrate is satisfied that grounds for the application exist or that 
there is probable cause to believe that they exist, the magistrate may 
issue a search warrant for:
(1) The search or seizure of the following:
(A) Anything that can be seized under the fourth amendment of 
the United States constitution;
(B) anything which that has been used in the commission of a 
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crime, or any contraband or any property which that constitutes or 
may be considered a part of the evidence, fruits or instrumentalities of 
a crime under the laws of this state, any other state or of the United 
States. The term "fruits" as used in this act shall be interpreted to 
include any property into which the thing or things unlawfully taken 
or possessed may have been converted;
(C) any person who has been kidnapped in violation of the laws 
of this state or who has been kidnapped in another jurisdiction and is 
now concealed within this state;
(D) any human fetus or human corpse;
(E) any biological material, DNA, cellular material, blood, hair or 
fingerprints;
(F) any person for whom a valid felony arrest warrant has been 
issued in this state or in another jurisdiction; or
(G) (i) any information concerning the user of an electronic 
communication service;, any information concerning the location of 
electronic communications systems, including, but not limited to, 
towers transmitting cellular signals involved in any wire 
communication;, and any other information made through an 
electronic communications system; or
(ii) the jurisdiction granted in this paragraph shall extend to 
information held by entities registered to do business in the state of 
Kansas, submitting to the jurisdiction thereof, and entities primarily 
located outside the state of Kansas if the jurisdiction in which the 
entity is primarily located recognizes the authority of the magistrate to 
issue the search warrant; or
(2) the installation, maintenance and use of a tracking device.
(b) (1) The search warrant under subsection (a)(2) shall authorize 
the installation and use of the tracking device to track and collect 
tracking data relating to a person or property for a specified period of 
time, not to exceed 30 days from the date of the installation of the 
device.
(2) The search warrant under subsection (a)(2) may authorize the 
retrieval of the tracking data recorded by the tracking device during 
the specified period of time for authorized use of such tracking device 
within a reasonable time after the expiration of such warrant, for good 
cause shown.
(3) The magistrate may, for good cause shown, grant one or more 
extensions of a search warrant under subsection (a)(2) for the use of a 
tracking device, not to exceed 30 days each.
(c) Before ruling on a request for a search warrant, the 
magistrate may require the affiant to appear personally and may 
examine under oath the affiant and any witnesses that the affiant may 
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produce. Such proceeding shall be taken down by a certified 
shorthand reporter or recording equipment and made part of the 
application for a search warrant.
(d) For a warrant executed prior to July 1, 2014, affidavits or 
sworn testimony in support of the probable cause requirement of this 
section or search warrants for tracking devices shall not be made 
available for examination without a written order of the court, except 
that such affidavits or testimony when requested shall be made 
available to the defendant or the defendant's counsel for such 
disposition as either may desire.
(e) (1) For a warrant executed on or after July 1, 2014, affidavits 
or sworn testimony in support of the probable cause requirement of 
this section or search warrants for tracking devices shall not be open 
to the public until the warrant has been executed. After the warrant 
has been executed, such affidavits or sworn testimony shall be made 
available to:
(A) The defendant or the defendant's counsel, when requested, 
for such disposition as either may desire; and
(B) any person, when requested, in accordance with the 
requirements of this subsection.
(2) Any person may request that affidavits or sworn testimony be 
disclosed by filing such request with the clerk of the court. The clerk 
of the court shall promptly notify the defendant or the defendant's 
counsel, the prosecutor and the magistrate that such request was filed. 
The prosecutor shall promptly notify any victim.
(3) Within five business days after receiving notice of a request 
for disclosure from the clerk of the court, the defendant or the 
defendant's counsel and the prosecutor may submit to the magistrate, 
under seal, either:
(A) Proposed redactions, if any, to the affidavits or sworn 
testimony and the reasons supporting such proposed redactions; or
(B) a motion to seal the affidavits or sworn testimony and the 
reasons supporting such proposed seal.
(4) The magistrate shall review the requested affidavits or sworn 
testimony and any proposed redactions or motion to seal submitted by 
the defendant, the defendant's counsel or the prosecutor. The 
magistrate shall make appropriate redactions, or seal the affidavits or 
sworn testimony, as necessary to prevent public disclosure of 
information that would:
(A) Jeopardize the physical, mental or emotional safety or well-
being of a victim, witness, confidential source or undercover agent, or 
cause the destruction of evidence;
(B) reveal information obtained from a court-ordered wiretap or 
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from a search warrant for a tracking device that has not expired;
(C) interfere with any prospective law enforcement action, 
criminal investigation or prosecution;
(D) reveal the identity of any confidential source or undercover 
agent;
(E) reveal confidential investigative techniques or procedures not 
known to the general public;
(F) endanger the life or physical safety of any person;
(G) reveal the name, address, telephone number or any other 
information which specifically and individually identifies the victim of 
any sexual offense described in article 35 of chapter 21 of the Kansas 
Statutes Annotated, prior to their repeal, or article 55 of chapter 21 of 
the Kansas Statutes Annotated or K.S.A. 21-6419 through 21-6422, 
and amendments thereto;
(H) reveal the name of any minor;
(I) reveal any date of birth, personal or business telephone 
number, driver's license number, nondriver's identification number, 
social security number, employee identification number, taxpayer 
identification number, vehicle identification number or financial 
account information; or
(J) constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. 
As used in this subparagraph, "clearly unwarranted invasion of 
personal privacy" means revealing information that would be highly 
offensive to a reasonable person and is totally unrelated to the alleged 
crime that resulted in the issuance of the search warrant, including 
information totally unrelated to the alleged crime that may pose a risk 
to a person or property and is not of legitimate concern to the public. 
The provisions of this subparagraph shall only be used to redact and 
shall not be used to seal affidavits or sworn testimony.
(5) Within five business days after receiving proposed redactions 
or a motion to seal from the defendant, the defendant's counsel or the 
prosecutor, or within 10 business days after receiving notice of a 
request for disclosure, whichever is earlier, the magistrate shall either:
(A) Order disclosure of the affidavits or sworn testimony with 
appropriate redactions, if any; or
(B) order the affidavits or sworn testimony sealed and not subject 
to public disclosure.
(6) (A) If the magistrate orders disclosure of the affidavits or 
sworn testimony with appropriate redactions, if any, to any person in 
accordance with the requirements of this subsection, then such 
affidavits or sworn testimony shall become part of the court record 
and shall be accessible to the public.
(B) If the magistrate orders the affidavits or sworn testimony 
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sealed and not subject to public disclosure in accordance with the 
requirements of this subsection, then such affidavits or sworn 
testimony shall become part of the court record that is not accessible 
to the public.
(C) Any request for disclosure of affidavits or sworn testimony in 
accordance with the requirements of this subsection shall become part 
of the court record and shall be accessible to the public, regardless of 
whether the magistrate orders disclosure with appropriate redactions, 
if any, or sealing of the requested affidavit or sworn testimony.
(f) As used in this section:
(1) "Electronic communication" means the use of electronic 
equipment to send or transfer a copy of an original document;
(2) "electronic communication service" and "electronic 
communication system" have the meaning as defined in K.S.A. 22-
2514, and amendments thereto;
(3) "tracking data" means information gathered or recorded by a 
tracking device;
(4) "tracking device" means an electronic or mechanical device 
that permits a person to remotely determine or track the position or 
movement of a person or object. "Tracking device" includes, but is 
not limited to, a device that stores geographic data for subsequent 
access or analysis and a device that allows for the real-time monitoring 
of movement; and
(5) "victim" shall include any victim of an alleged crime that 
resulted in the issuance of the search warrant, or, if the victim is 
deceased, the victim's family, as defined in K.S.A. 74-7335, and 
amendments thereto.
(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring a 
search warrant for cellular location information in an emergency 
situation pursuant to K.S.A. 22-4615, and amendments thereto.
Section 1. Sec. 2. K.S.A. 22-2807 is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 22-2807. (a) If a defendant fails to appear as directed by the court 
and guaranteed by an appearance bond, the court in which the bond is 
deposited shall declare a forfeiture of the bail and issue a warrant for the 
defendant's arrest. If the defendant is charged with a felony offense, the 
sheriff shall enter such warrant into the national crime information center's 
index within 14 days of issuance of the warrant and, upon request, the 
court shall make a copy of the warrant available to a compensated surety 
who deposited the bond on behalf of the defendant within 14 days of 
issuance of the warrant. If such warrant is not entered into such index, the 
sheriff shall notify the court thereof.
(b) An appearance bond may only be forfeited by the court upon a 
failure to appear. If a defendant violates any other condition of bond, the 
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bond may be revoked and the defendant remanded to custody. An 
appearance bond is revoked by the execution of a warrant for a defendant's 
arrest for a violation of a bond condition. The magistrate shall promptly set 
a new bond pursuant to requirements of K.S.A. 22-2802, and amendments 
thereto.
(c) (1) The court may direct that a forfeiture be set aside, upon such 
conditions as the court may impose, if it appears that justice does not 
require the enforcement of the forfeiture.
(2) The court shall direct that a forfeiture be set aside, upon such 
conditions as the court may impose, if:
(A) The surety can prove that the defendant has left the country been 
deported from the United States  or  is incarcerated somewhere within the 
United States prior to judgment of default by providing to the court a 
written statement, signed by the surety under penalty of perjury, setting 
forth details of the facts substantiating such incarceration claim 
incarceration;
(B) the warrant required to be issued by subsection (a) was not issued 
within 14 days of the forfeiture;
(C) a warrant that is required to be entered into the national crime 
information center's index or provided to a compensated surety pursuant to 
subsection (a) was not entered or provided within 14 days of issuance or 
provided by the court to the surety upon request pursuant to 
subsection (a), unless there is good cause shown for the failure to enter 
such warrant into the index or provide such warrant to the compensated 
surety; or
(D) the defendant has been arrested outside of this state and the 
prosecuting attorney has declined to proceed with extradition; or
(E) the defendant was not held subject to an immigration 
detainer when the bond was posted and the surety can prove that the 
defendant has been deported from the United States prior to judgment 
of default by providing to the court a written statement, signed by the 
surety under penalty of perjury, setting forth the facts substantiating 
the deportation.
(3) Upon the defendant's return, the surety may be ordered to pay the 
costs of such return.
(d) When a forfeiture has not been set aside, the court shall on motion 
enter a judgment of default and execution may issue thereon. If the 
forfeiture has been decreed by a district magistrate judge and the amount 
of the bond exceeds the limits of the civil jurisdiction prescribed by law 
for a district magistrate judge, the judge shall notify the chief judge in 
writing of the forfeiture and the matter shall be assigned to a district judge 
who, on motion, shall enter a judgment of default. By entering into a bond 
the obligors submit to the jurisdiction of any court having power to enter 
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judgment upon default and irrevocably appoint the clerk of that court as 
their agent upon whom any papers affecting their liability may be served. 
Their liability may be enforced on motion without the necessity of an 
independent action. The motion and notice thereof may be served on the 
clerk of the court, who shall forthwith promptly mail copies to the obligors 
to their last known addresses. No judgment may be entered against the 
obligor in an appearance bond until more than 60 days after notice is 
served as provided herein in this section. No judgment may be entered 
against the obligor in an appearance bond more than two years after a 
defendant's failure to appear.
(e) After entry of judgment pursuant to subsection (d), the court: 
(1) May remit such judgment in whole or in part under the conditions 
applying to the setting aside of forfeiture in subsection (c); and
(2) shall remit 95% a portion of the amount of the appearance bond 
to the obligor if the defendant is returned to custody within 180 the 
following number of days after judgment is entered, as follows:
(A) 90% if the defendant is returned to custody within 90 days;
(B) 75% if the defendant is returned to custody within 91 to 180 
days;
(C) 50% if the defendant is returned to custody within 181 to 270 
days.
Sec. 3. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 22-2809b is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 22-2809b. (a) As used in this section:
(1) "Compensated surety" means any person who or entity that is 
organized under the laws of the state of Kansas that, as surety, issues 
appearance bonds for compensation, posts bail for four or more 
persons in a calendar year, is responsible for any forfeiture and is 
liable for appearance bonds written by such person's or entity's 
authorized agents. A "compensated surety" is either an insurance 
agent surety, a property surety or a bail agent.
(2) "Insurance agent surety" means a compensated surety 
licensed by the insurance commissioner to issue surety bonds or 
appearance bonds in this state and who represents an authorized 
insurance company. An "insurance agent surety" may have other 
insurance agent sureties working with or for such surety.
(3) "Property surety" means a compensated surety who secures 
appearance bonds by property pledged as security. A "property 
surety" may be a person or entity and may authorize bail agents to act 
on behalf of the "property surety" in writing appearance bonds.
(4) "Bail agent" means a person authorized by a compensated 
surety to execute surety bail bonds on such surety's behalf.
(5) "Appearance bond premium" means the fee charged by a 
compensated surety for posting an appearance bond.
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(b) Every compensated surety shall submit an application to the 
chief judge of the judicial district, or the chief judge's designee, in 
each judicial district where such surety seeks to act as a surety. A 
compensated surety shall not act as a surety in such judicial district 
prior to approval of such application.
(1) The application shall include, but is not limited to, the 
following information for each insurance agent surety, property surety 
or bail agent:
(A) A copy of the applicant's Kansas driver's license or 
nondriver's identification card;
(B) a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the 
applicant is a resident of this state and is not prohibited by K.S.A. 22-
2809a(c), and amendments thereto, from acting as a surety; and
(C) a certificate of continuing education compliance in 
accordance with subsection (g).
(2) The application for each insurance agent surety also shall 
include:
(A) A copy of the qualifying power of attorney certificates issued 
to such surety by any insurance company;
(B) a current and valid certificate of license from the insurance 
department; and
(C) a current and valid certificate of authority from the insurance 
department.
(3) The application for each property surety also shall include:
(A) A list of all bail agents authorized by such property surety to 
write appearance bonds on such property surety's behalf and all 
documentation from such bail agents demonstrating compliance with 
subsection (b)(1); and
(B) an affidavit describing the property by which such property 
surety proposes to justify its obligations and the encumbrances 
thereon, and all such surety's other liabilities. The description shall 
include a valuation of the property described therein. If the valuation 
is not readily evident, an appraisal of the property may be required 
and, if required, shall be incorporated into the affidavit.
(4) The chief judge of the judicial district may require, as a 
qualification for initial or continued authorization in the judicial 
district, a compensated surety to submit to a state and national 
criminal history record check. The fingerprints shall be used to 
identify the individual and to determine whether the individual has a 
record of criminal history in this state or any other jurisdiction. The 
chief judge or the chief judge's designee is authorized to submit the 
fingerprints to the Kansas bureau of investigation and the federal 
bureau of investigation for a state and national criminal history 
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record check. The chief judge or the chief judge's designee may use 
the information obtained from fingerprinting and the criminal history 
record check for purposes of verifying the identification of the 
individual and for making an official determination of the 
qualifications for authorization in the judicial district. Disclosure or 
use of any information received by the chief judge or the chief judge's 
designee for any purpose other than the purposes provided for in this 
paragraph shall be a class A nonperson misdemeanor. The Kansas 
bureau of investigation may charge a reasonable fee for conducting a 
criminal history record check, and the individual seeking initial or 
continued authorization under this section shall pay the costs of 
fingerprinting and the state and national criminal history record 
check.
(c) A property surety authorized to act as a surety in a judicial 
district pursuant to subsection (b) shall be allowed outstanding 
appearance bonds in the state of Kansas not to exceed an aggregate 
amount that is 15 times the valuation of the property described in 
subsection (b)(3). Such property surety shall not write any single 
appearance bond that exceeds 35% of the total valuation of the 
property described in subsection (b)(3).
(d) (1) A compensated surety shall:
(A) Charge a minimum appearance bond premium of 10% of the 
face amount of the appearance bond;
(B) only post a bond after the compensated surety has received at 
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/2 of the required minimum appearance bond premium in one of 
the following forms:
(i) Currency of the United States paid to the compensated surety 
prior to the execution of an appearance bond;
(ii) a check delivered to a compensated surety that shall be 
properly payable when delivered and promptly deposited in the 
compensated surety's bank account;
(iii) a credit or debit card transaction if the compensated surety 
obtains authorization from the card issuer for the amount due and an 
approval number from the card issuer; or
(iv) a bank or wire transfer or other electronic funds transfer 
including, but not limited to, peer-to-peer transfer, if such transfer 
occurs prior to the execution of the appearance bond; and
(C) be physically present when the bond is posted and sign the 
bond at the jail.
(2) A compensated surety shall enter into a premium financing 
agreement for any unpaid minimum appearance bond premium 
amount. A compensated surety shall not provide a loan for the portion of 
the minimum appearance bond premium required by subsection (d)(1)(B). 
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A compensated surety shall not be an owner, in whole or in part, or in any 
way affiliated with any financial institution making loans for the portion of 
the minimum appearance bond premium required by subsection (d)(1)(B).
(e) (1) Each judicial district may, by local rule, require additional 
information from any compensated surety and establish what 
property is acceptable for bonding purposes under subsection (b)(3).
(2) A judicial district shall not require any compensated surety to 
apply for authorization in such judicial district more than once per 
year, but may require additional reporting from any compensated 
surety in its discretion. If the judicial district does not require an 
annual application, each compensated surety or bail agent shall 
provide a certificate of continuing education compliance in accordance 
with subsection (g) to the judicial district each year.
(3) A judicial district shall not decline authorization for a 
compensated surety solely on the basis of type of compensated surety.
(f) (1) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the 
chief judge of the judicial district, or the chief judge's designee, to 
authorize any compensated surety to act as a surety in such judicial 
district if the judge or designee finds, in such person's discretion, that 
such authorization is not warranted.
(2) (A) If such authorization is granted, the chief judge of the 
judicial district, or the chief judge's designee, may terminate or 
suspend the authorization at any time. Reasons for terminating or 
suspending such authorization include, but are not limited to:
(i) Filing false statements with the court;
(ii) failing to charge the minimum appearance bond premium as 
required by this section;
(iii) paying a fee or rebate or giving or promising anything of 
value to a jailer, law enforcement officer, any person who has the 
power to arrest or hold a person in custody or any public official or 
employee in order to secure a settlement, compromise, remission or 
reduction of the amount of any appearance bond, forfeiture or 
estreatment, or to secure or delay an appearance bond;
(iv) paying a fee or rebate or giving or promising anything of 
value, other than reward payments for information relating to the 
apprehension of fugitives, to an inmate in exchange for a business 
referral;
(v) requiring or accepting anything of value from a principal 
other than the appearance bond premium, except that the 
compensated surety may accept collateral security or other indemnity 
to secure the face amount of the bond;
(vi) intentionally failing to promptly return collateral security to 
the principal when the principal is entitled to return of such security;
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(vii) knowingly employing or otherwise compensating for any 
appearance bond related work, any person who has been convicted of 
a felony unless such conviction has been expunged, other than reward 
payments for information relating to the apprehension of fugitives; or
(viii) failing to pay any forfeiture judgment within 30 days of the 
filing of the journal entry of judgment.
(B) The judge or the judge's desginee may investigate claims of 
violations described in subparagraph (A). If the chief judge makes a 
finding that a violation has occurred, the chief judge may suspend or 
terminate the authorization of the compensated surety.
(C) If the authorization is suspended for 30 days or more, the 
chief judge shall make a record describing the length of the suspension 
and the underlying cause and provide such record to the surety. Such 
surety, upon request, shall be entitled to a hearing within 30 days after 
the suspension is ordered.
(D) If the authorization is terminated, the chief judge shall make 
a record describing the underlying cause and provide such record to 
the surety. Such surety, upon request, shall be entitled to a hearing 
within 30 days after the termination is ordered.
(3) If an authorized compensated surety does not comply with the 
continuing education requirements in subsection (g), the chief judge of 
the judicial district, or the chief judge's designee, may allow a 
conditional authorization to continue acting as a surety for 90 days. If 
such compensated surety does not comply with the continuing 
education requirements in subsection (g) within 90 days, such 
conditional authorization shall be terminated and such compensated 
surety shall not act as a surety in such judicial district.
(g) (1) Every compensated surety shall obtain at least eight hours 
of continuing education credits during each 12-month period.
(2) The Kansas bail agents association shall either provide or 
contract for a minimum of eight hours of continuing education classes 
to be held at least once annually in each congressional district and 
may provide additional classes in its discretion. The chief judge in 
each judicial district may provide a list of topics to be covered during 
the continuing education classes. A schedule of such classes shall be 
publicly available. The association shall not charge more than $300 
annually for the eight hours of continuing education classes, and the 
cost of any class with less than eight hours of continuing education 
may be prorated accordingly. Any fee charged for attending 
continuing education classes shall not be increased or decreased based 
upon a compensated surety's membership or lack of membership in 
the association.
(3) Upon completion of at least eight hours of continuing 
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education credits during each 12-month period by a compensated 
surety, the Kansas bail agents association shall issue a certificate of 
continuing education compliance to such surety. The certificate shall 
be prepared and delivered to the compensated surety within 30 days of 
such surety's completion of the continuing education requirements. 
The certificate shall show in detail the dates and hours of each course 
attended, along with the signature of the Kansas bail agents 
association official attesting that all continuing education 
requirements have been completed.
(4) Any continuing education credits used to comply with 
conditional authorization pursuant to subsection (f)(3) shall not be 
applied towards compliance in the current 12-month period or any 
subsequent 12-month period.
Sec. 2. 4. K.S.A. 22-2502 and 22-2807 is and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 
22-2809b are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its 
publication in the statute book.
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