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1	1	Session of 2025
2	2	SENATE BILL No. 71
3	3	By Committee on Judiciary
4	4	1-23
5	5	AN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; relating
6	6	to crimes against public morals; requiring certain offenders to complete
7	7	an educational or treatment program regarding commercial sexual
8	8	exploitation and requiring the attorney general to approve such
9	9	programs in consultation with the office of judicial administration;
10	10	removing provisions regarding city ordinances prohibiting buying
11	11	sexual relations; increasing the penalties for buying sexual relations;
12	12	removing provisions regarding counting prior convictions for purposes
13	13	of enhancing penalties; amending K.S.A. 12-4106, 12-4120, 12-4416,
14	14	21-5426, 21-6421, 21-6422 and 22-2909 and repealing the existing
15	15	sections.
16	16	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
17	17	New Section 1. (a) On or before July 1, 2026, the attorney general, in
18	18	consultation with the office of judicial administration, shall approve one or
19	19	more educational or treatment programs regarding commercial sexual
20	20	exploitation for use under K.S.A. 21-5426, 21-6421, 21-6422 and 22-2909
21	21	and as otherwise permitted by law.
22	22	(b) (1) In accordance with the provisions of the rules and regulations
23	23	filing act, K.S.A. 77-415 et seq., and amendments thereto, the attorney
24	24	general shall adopt, amend and revoke rules and regulations governing the
25	25	educational or treatment programs described in subsection (a), including,
26	26	but not limited to:
27	27	(A) Criteria for the evaluation, approval and monitoring of such
28	28	programs;
29	29	(B) any form required to implement such programs;
30	30	(C) any requirements for staff who will be directly providing services
31	31	to clients of such programs; and
32	32	(D) any report, record or other information that may be required to be
33	33	kept and maintained by such programs.
34	34	(2) On or before January 1, 2026, the attorney general shall adopt
35	35	rules and regulations required for the approval and operation of the
36	36	educational or treatment programs described in subsection (a).
37	37	Sec. 2. K.S.A. 12-4106 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12-
38	38	4106. (a) The municipal judge shall have the power to administer the oaths
39	39	and enforce all orders, rules and judgments made by such municipal judge,
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76	76	and may fine or imprison for contempt in the same manner and to the same
77	77	extent as a judge of the district court.
78	78	(b) The municipal judge shall have the power to hear and determine
79	79	all cases properly brought before such municipal judge to: Grant
80	80	continuances; sentence those found guilty to a fine or confinement in jail,
81	81	or both; commit accused persons to jail in default of bond; determine
82	82	applications for parole; release on probation; grant time in which a fine
83	83	may be paid; correct a sentence; suspend imposition of a sentence; set
84	84	aside a judgment; permit time for post trial motions; and discharge accused
85	85	persons.
86	86	(c) The municipal judge shall maintain a docket in which every cause
87	87	commenced before such municipal judge shall be entered. Such docket
88	88	shall contain the names of the accused persons and complainant, the nature
89	89	or character of the offense, the date of trial, the names of all witnesses
90	90	sworn and examined, the finding of the court, the judgment and sentence,
91	91	the date of payment, the date of issuing commitment, if any, and every
92	92	other fact necessary to show the full proceedings in each case.
93	93	(d) The municipal judge shall promptly make such reports and
94	94	furnish the information requested by any departmental justice or the
95	95	judicial administrator, in the manner and form prescribed by the supreme
96	96	court.
97	97	(e) The municipal judge shall ensure that information concerning
98	98	dispositions of city ordinance violations that result in convictions
99	99	comparable to convictions for offenses under Kansas criminal statutes is
100	100	forwarded to the Kansas bureau of investigation central repository. This
101	101	information shall be transmitted, on a form or in a format approved by the
102	102	attorney general, within 30 days of final disposition.
103	103	(f) In all cases alleging a violation of a city ordinance prohibiting the
104	104	acts prohibited by K.S.A. 8-2,144, 8-1567, 21-6419 or 32-1131 or K.S.A.
105	105	21-6419 or 21-6421, and amendments thereto, the municipal court judge
106	106	shall ensure that the municipal court reports the filing and disposition of
107	107	such case to the Kansas bureau of investigation central repository, and, on
108	108	and after July 1, 2014, reports the filing and disposition of such case
109	109	electronically to the Kansas bureau of investigation central repository.
110	110	(g) In all cases in which a fine is imposed for a violation of a city
111	111	ordinance prohibiting the acts prohibited by K.S.A. 8-2,144 or 8-1567 or
112	112	K.S.A. 21-6421, and amendments thereto, the municipal court judge shall
113	113	ensure that the municipal court remits the appropriate amount of such fine
114	114	to the state treasurer as provided in K.S.A. 12-4120, and amendments
115	115	thereto.
116	116	Sec. 3. K.S.A. 12-4120 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12-
117	117	4120. (a) On and after July 1, 2012, The amount of $250 from each fine
118	118	imposed for a violation of a city ordinance prohibiting the acts prohibited
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162	162	by K.S.A. 8-1567 or 8-2,144, and amendments thereto, shall be remitted
163	163	by the judge or clerk of the municipal court to the state treasurer in
164	164	accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments
165	165	thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall
166	166	credit the entire amount to the community corrections supervision fund
167	167	established by K.S.A. 75-52,113, and amendments thereto.
168	168	(b) One-half of each fine imposed for a violation of a city ordinance
169	169	prohibiting the acts prohibited by K.S.A. 21-6421, and amendments
170	170	thereto, shall be remitted by the judge or clerk of the municipal court to the
171	171	state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and
172	172	amendments thereto, and the remainder shall be remitted as otherwise
173	173	permitted by law. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer
174	174	shall credit the entire amount to the human trafficking victim assistance
175	175	fund established by K.S.A. 75-758, and amendments thereto.
176	176	(c) On and after July 1, 2017, The amount of $20 from each fine
177	177	imposed for a violation of a city ordinance requiring the use of safety belts
178	178	for those individuals required by K.S.A. 8-2503(a)(1), and amendments
179	179	thereto, shall be remitted by the judge or clerk of the municipal court to the
180	180	state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and
181	181	amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state
182	182	treasurer shall credit the entire amount to the seat belt safety fund
183	183	established by K.S.A. 8-1,181, and amendments thereto.
184	184	Sec. 4. K.S.A. 12-4416 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12-
185	185	4416. (a) A diversion agreement shall provide that if the defendant fulfills
186	186	the obligations of the program described therein, as determined by the city
187	187	attorney, the city attorney shall act to have the criminal charges against the
188	188	defendant dismissed with prejudice. The diversion agreement shall include
189	189	specifically the waiver of all rights under the law or the constitution of
190	190	Kansas or of the United States to counsel, a speedy arraignment, a speedy
191	191	trial, and the right to trial by jury. The diversion agreement may include,
192	192	but is not limited to, provisions concerning payment of restitution,
193	193	including court costs and diversion costs, residence in a specified facility,
194	194	maintenance of gainful employment, and participation in programs
195	195	offering medical, educational, vocational, social and psychological
196	196	services, corrective and preventive guidance and other rehabilitative
197	197	services. The diversion agreement shall state:
198	198	(1) The defendant's full name;
199	199	(2) the defendant's full name at the time the complaint was filed, if
200	200	different from the defendant's current name;
201	201	(3) the defendant's sex, race and date of birth;
202	202	(4) the crime with which the defendant is charged;
203	203	(5) the date the complaint was filed; and
204	204	(6) the municipal court with which the agreement is filed.
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248	248	(b) If a diversion agreement is entered into in lieu of further criminal
249	249	proceedings on a complaint alleging a violation of a city ordinance
250	250	prohibiting the acts prohibited by K.S.A. 21-6421, and amendments
251	251	thereto, the agreement:
252	252	(1) Shall include a requirement that the defendant pay a fine specified
253	253	by the agreement in an amount equal to an amount authorized by K.S.A.
254	254	21-6421, and amendments thereto; and
255	255	(2) may include a requirement that the defendant enter into and
256	256	complete a suitable educational or treatment program regarding
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258	258	(c) If a diversion agreement is entered into in lieu of further criminal
259	259	proceedings on a complaint alleging an alcohol related offense, the
260	260	diversion agreement shall include a stipulation, agreed to by the defendant
261	261	and the city attorney, of the facts upon which the charge is based and a
262	262	provision that if the defendant fails to fulfill the terms of the specific
263	263	diversion agreement and the criminal proceedings on the complaint are
264	264	resumed, the proceedings, including any proceedings on appeal, shall be
265	265	conducted on the record of the stipulation of facts relating to the
266	266	complaint. In addition, the agreement shall include a requirement that the
267	267	defendant:
268	268	(1) Pay a fine specified by the agreement in an amount equal to an
269	269	amount authorized by K.S.A. 8-1567, and amendments thereto, for a first
270	270	offense or, in lieu of payment of the fine, perform community service
271	271	specified by the agreement, consonant with K.S.A. 8-1567, and
272	272	amendments thereto; and
273	273	(2) participate in an alcohol and drug evaluation conducted by a
274	274	licensed provider pursuant to K.S.A. 8-1008, and amendments thereto, and
275	275	follow any recommendation made by the provider after such evaluation.
276	276	(d)(c) If the person entering into a diversion agreement is a
277	277	nonresident, the city attorney shall transmit a copy of the diversion
278	278	agreement to the division. The division shall forward a copy of the
279	279	diversion agreement to the motor vehicle administrator of the person's
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281	281	(e)(d) If the city attorney elects to offer diversion in lieu of further
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283	283	the terms of the proposed agreement, the diversion agreement shall be
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285	285	proceedings on the complaint. If the defendant declines to accept
286	286	diversion, the municipal court shall resume the criminal proceedings on
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288	288	(f)(e) The city attorney shall forward to the division of vehicles of the
289	289	state department of revenue a copy of the diversion agreement at the time
290	290	such agreement is filed with the municipal court. The copy of the
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334	334	agreement shall be made available upon request to any county, district or
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336	336	Sec. 5. K.S.A. 21-5426 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21-
337	337	5426. (a) Human trafficking is:
338	338	(1) Except as provided in subsection (b)(4) and (5), the intentional
339	339	recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision or obtaining of a person
340	340	for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud or coercion for the
341	341	purpose of subjecting the person to involuntary servitude or forced labor;
342	342	(2) intentionally benefitting financially or by receiving anything of
343	343	value from participation in a venture that the person has reason to know
344	344	has engaged in acts set forth in subsection (a)(1);
345	345	(3) knowingly coercing employment by obtaining or maintaining
346	346	labor or services that are performed or provided by another person through
347	347	any of the following:
348	348	(A) Causing or threatening to cause physical injury to any person;
349	349	(B) physically restraining or threatening to physically restrain another
350	350	person;
351	351	(C) abusing or threatening to abuse the law or legal process;
352	352	(D) threatening to withhold food, lodging or clothing; or
353	353	(E) knowingly destroying, concealing, removing, confiscating or
354	354	possessing any actual or purported government identification document of
355	355	another person; or
356	356	(4) knowingly holding another person in a condition of peonage in
357	357	satisfaction of a debt owed the person who is holding such other person.
358	358	(b) Aggravated human trafficking is:
359	359	(1) Human trafficking, as defined in subsection (a), involving the
360	360	commission or attempted commission of kidnapping, as defined in K.S.A.
361	361	21-5408(a), and amendments thereto;
362	362	(2) human trafficking, as defined in subsection (a), committed in
363	363	whole or in part for the purpose of the sexual gratification of the defendant
364	364	or another;
365	365	(3) human trafficking, as defined in subsection (a), resulting in a
366	366	death;
367	367	(4) recruiting, harboring, transporting, providing or obtaining, by any
368	368	means, a child knowing that the child, with or without force, fraud, threat
369	369	or coercion, will be used to engage in:
370	370	(A) Forced labor;
371	371	(B) involuntary servitude; or
372	372	(C) sexual gratification of the defendant or another involving the
373	373	exchange of anything of value; or
374	374	(5) hiring a child by giving, or offering or agreeing to give, anything
375	375	of value to any person, to engage in manual or other bodily contact
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420	420	the sexual desires of the offender or another, sexual intercourse, sodomy or
421	421	any unlawful sexual act, and the offender recklessly disregards the age of
422	422	the child.
423	423	(c) (1) Human trafficking is a severity level 2, person felony.
424	424	(2) Aggravated human trafficking is a severity level 1, person felony,
425	425	except as provided in subsection (c)(3).
426	426	(3) Aggravated human trafficking or attempt, conspiracy or criminal
427	427	solicitation to commit aggravated human trafficking is an off-grid person
428	428	felony, when the offender is 18 years of age or older and the victim is less
429	429	than 14 years of age.
430	430	(4) In addition to any other sentence imposed, a person convicted
431	431	under subsection (c)(1) shall be fined not less than $2,500 nor more than
432	432	$5,000. In addition to any other sentence imposed, a person convicted
433	433	under subsection (c)(2) or (c)(3) shall be fined not less than $5,000. All
434	434	fines collected pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the human
435	435	trafficking victim assistance fund created by K.S.A. 75-758, and
436	436	amendments thereto.
437	437	(5) In addition to any other sentence imposed, for any conviction
438	438	under this section,:
439	439	(A) Occurring prior to July 1, 2026, the court may order the person
440	440	convicted to enter into and complete a suitable educational or treatment
441	441	program regarding commercial sexual exploitation of a child; and
442	442	(B) occurring on or after July 1, 2026, the court may order the
443	443	person convicted to enter into and complete an educational or treatment
444	444	program approved by the attorney general pursuant to section 1, and
445	445	amendments thereto, regarding commercial sexual exploitation.
446	446	(d) If the offender is 18 years of age or older and the victim is less
447	447	than 14 years of age, the provisions of:
448	448	(1) K.S.A. 21-5301(c), and amendments thereto, shall not apply to a
449	449	violation of attempting to commit the crime of aggravated human
450	450	trafficking pursuant to this section;
451	451	(2) K.S.A. 21-5302(d), and amendments thereto, shall not apply to a
452	452	violation of conspiracy to commit the crime of aggravated human
453	453	trafficking pursuant to this section; and
454	454	(3) K.S.A. 21-5303(d), and amendments thereto, shall not apply to a
455	455	violation of criminal solicitation to commit the crime of aggravated human
456	456	trafficking pursuant to this section.
457	457	(e) It shall be an affirmative defense to any prosecution under
458	458	subsection (b)(4) or (5) that the defendant:
459	459	(1) Was under 18 years of age at the time of the violation; and
460	460	(2) committed the violation because such defendant, at the time of
461	461	the violation, was subjected to human trafficking or aggravated human
462	462	trafficking, as defined by this section.
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506	506	(f) It shall not be a defense to a charge of aggravated human
507	507	trafficking, as defined in subsection (b)(4) or (5), that:
508	508	(1) The victim consented or willingly participated in the forced labor,
509	509	involuntary servitude or sexual gratification of the defendant or another; or
510	510	(2) the offender had no knowledge of the age of the victim.
511	511	(g) A person who violates the provisions of this section may also be
512	512	prosecuted for, convicted of, and punished for commercial sexual
513	513	exploitation of a child, as defined by K.S.A. 21-6422, and amendments
514	514	thereto, or for any form of homicide.
515	515	(h) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the use of the
516	516	labor of any person incarcerated in a state or county correctional facility or
517	517	city jail.
518	518	(i) As used in this section:
519	519	(1) "Child" means a person under 18 years of age; and
520	520	(2) "peonage" means a condition of involuntary servitude in which
521	521	the victim is forced to work for another person by the use or threat of
522	522	physical restraint or physical injury, or by the use or threat of coercion
523	523	through law or the legal process.
524	524	Sec. 6. K.S.A. 21-6421 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21-
525	525	6421. (a) Buying sexual relations is knowingly:
526	526	(1) Entering or remaining in a place where sexual relations are being
527	527	sold or offered for sale with intent to engage in manual or other bodily
528	528	contact stimulation of the genitals of any person with the intent to arouse
529	529	or gratify the sexual desires of the offender or another, sexual intercourse,
530	530	sodomy or any unlawful sexual act with a person selling sexual relations
531	531	who is 18 years of age or older; or
532	532	(2) hiring a person selling sexual relations who is 18 years of age or
533	533	older to engage in manual or other bodily contact stimulation of the
534	534	genitals of any person with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desires
535	535	of the offender or another, sexual intercourse, sodomy or any unlawful
536	536	sexual act.
537	537	(b) (1) Buying sexual relations is a:
538	538	(A) Class A person misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection
539	539	(b)(1)(B); and
540	540	(B) severity level 9, person felony when committed by a person who
541	541	has, prior to the commission of the crime, been convicted of a violation of
542	542	this section, or any prior version of this section.
543	543	(2) In addition to any other sentence imposed, a person convicted
544	544	under this section shall be fined not less than $1,200 $2,000 nor more than
545	545	$5,000. One-half of all fines collected pursuant to this section shall be
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547	547	75-758, and amendments thereto, and the remainder shall be remitted as
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592	592	(3) In addition to any other sentence imposed, for any conviction
593	593	under this section,:
594	594	(A) Occurring prior to July 1, 2026, the court may shall order the
595	595	person convicted to enter into and complete a suitable educational or
596	596	treatment program regarding commercial sexual exploitation; and
597	597	(B) occurring on or after July 1, 2026, the court shall order the
598	598	person convicted to enter into and complete an educational or treatment
599	599	program approved by the attorney general pursuant to section 1, and
600	600	amendments thereto, regarding commercial sexual exploitation.
601	601	(c) (1) For the purpose of determining whether a conviction is a first,
602	602	second or subsequent conviction in sentencing under this section:
603	603	(1) Convictions for a violation of this section, or any prior version of
604	604	this section, or a violation of an ordinance of any city or resolution of any
605	605	county which prohibits the acts that this section prohibits, or entering into
606	606	a diversion agreement in lieu of further criminal proceedings on a
607	607	complaint alleging any such violations, shall be taken into account; and
608	608	(2) A person may enter into a diversion agreement in lieu of further
609	609	criminal proceedings for a violation of this section or an ordinance which
610	610	prohibits the acts of this section only once during the person's lifetime.
611	611	(2) A person shall not enter into a diversion agreement in lieu of
612	612	further criminal proceedings for a violation of this section if such person
613	613	has entered into a diversion agreement prior to July 1, 2025, for a
614	614	violation of an ordinance that prohibits the acts prohibited by this section.
615	615	(d) (1) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as
616	616	preventing any city from enacting ordinances, or any county from adopting
617	617	resolutions, declaring acts prohibited or made unlawful by this act as
618	618	unlawful or prohibited in such city or county and prescribing penalties for
619	619	violation thereof.
620	620	(2) The minimum penalty prescribed by any such ordinance or
621	621	resolution shall not be less than the minimum penalty prescribed by this
622	622	section for the same violation, and the maximum penalty in any such
623	623	ordinance or resolution shall not exceed the maximum penalty prescribed
624	624	for the same violation.
625	625	Sec. 7. K.S.A. 21-6422 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21-
626	626	6422. (a) Commercial sexual exploitation of a child is knowingly:
627	627	(1) Hiring a person younger than 18 years of age by giving, or
628	628	offering or agreeing to give, anything of value to any person, to engage in
629	629	a manual or other bodily contact stimulation of the genitals of any person
630	630	with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desires of the offender or
631	631	another, sexual intercourse, sodomy or any unlawful sexual act;
632	632	(2) establishing, owning, maintaining or managing any property,
633	633	whether real or personal, where sexual relations are being sold or offered
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679	679	(3) permitting any property, whether real or personal, partially or
680	680	wholly owned or controlled by the defendant to be used as a place where
681	681	sexual relations are being sold or offered for sale by a person who is
682	682	younger than 18 years of age.
683	683	(b) (1) Commercial sexual exploitation of a child is a:
684	684	(A) Severity level 4, person felony, except as provided in subsections
685	685	(b)(1)(B) and (b)(2); and
686	686	(B) severity level 2, person felony when committed by a person who
687	687	has, prior to the commission of the crime, been convicted of a violation of
688	688	this section, except as provided in subsection (b)(2).
689	689	(2) Commercial sexual exploitation of a child or attempt, conspiracy
690	690	or criminal solicitation to commit commercial sexual exploitation of a
691	691	child is an off-grid person felony when the offender is 18 years of age or
692	692	older and the victim is less than 14 years of age.
693	693	(3) In addition to any other sentence imposed, a person convicted
694	694	under subsection (b)(1)(A) shall be fined not less than $2,500 nor more
695	695	than $5,000. In addition to any other sentence imposed, a person convicted
696	696	under subsection (b)(1)(B) or (b)(2) shall be fined not less than $5,000. All
697	697	fines collected pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the human
698	698	trafficking victim assistance fund created by K.S.A. 75-758, and
699	699	amendments thereto.
700	700	(4) In addition to any other sentence imposed, for any conviction
701	701	under this section,:
702	702	(A) Occurring prior to July 1, 2026, the court may order the person
703	703	convicted to enter into and complete a suitable educational or treatment
704	704	program regarding commercial sexual exploitation of a child; and
705	705	(B) occurring on or after July 1, 2026, the court may order the
706	706	person convicted to enter into and complete an educational or treatment
707	707	program approved by the attorney general pursuant to section 1, and
708	708	amendments thereto, regarding commercial sexual exploitation.
709	709	(c) If the offender is 18 years of age or older and the victim is less
710	710	than 14 years of age, the provisions of:
711	711	(1) K.S.A. 21-5301(c), and amendments thereto, shall not apply to a
712	712	violation of attempting to commit the crime of commercial sexual
713	713	exploitation of a child pursuant to this section;
714	714	(2) K.S.A. 21-5302(d), and amendments thereto, shall not apply to a
715	715	violation of conspiracy to commit the crime of commercial sexual
716	716	exploitation of a child pursuant to this section; and
717	717	(3) K.S.A. 21-5303(d), and amendments thereto, shall not apply to a
718	718	violation of criminal solicitation to commit the crime of commercial
719	719	sexual exploitation of a child pursuant to this section.
720	720	Sec. 8. K.S.A. 22-2909 is hereby amended to read as follows: 22-
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764	764	2909. (a) (1) A diversion agreement shall provide that if the defendant
765	765	fulfills the obligations of the program described therein, as determined by
766	766	the attorney general or county or district attorney, such attorney shall act to
767	767	have the criminal charges against the defendant dismissed with prejudice.
768	768	The diversion agreement shall include specifically the waiver of all rights
769	769	under the law or the constitution of Kansas or of the United States to a
770	770	speedy arraignment, preliminary examinations and hearings, and a speedy
771	771	trial, and in the case of diversion under subsection (c) waiver of the rights
772	772	to counsel and trial by jury. The diversion agreement may include, but is
773	773	not limited to, provisions concerning:
774	774	(A) Payment of restitution, including court costs and diversion costs;
775	775	(B) residence in a specified facility;
776	776	(C) maintenance of gainful employment;
777	777	(D) participation in programs offering medical, educational,
778	778	vocational, social and psychological services, corrective and preventive
779	779	guidance and other rehabilitative services; and
780	780	(E) supervision by the county or district attorney, or by court services
781	781	or community correctional services pursuant to a memorandum of
782	782	understanding entered into by the county or district attorney pursuant to
783	783	K.S.A. 22-2907, and amendments thereto, including the diversion
784	784	supervision fee and urinalysis costs described in K.S.A. 22-2907, and
785	785	amendments thereto, when applicable.
786	786	(2) If a county creates a local fund under the property crime
787	787	restitution and compensation act, a county or district attorney may require
788	788	in all diversion agreements as a condition of diversion the payment of a
789	789	diversion fee in an amount not to exceed $100. Such fees shall be
790	790	deposited into the local fund and disbursed pursuant to recommendations
791	791	of the local board under the property crime restitution and victims
792	792	compensation act.
793	793	(3) If the attorney general enters into a diversion agreement:
794	794	(A) Any diversion costs or fees collected pursuant to such agreement
795	795	shall be deposited in the fraud and abuse criminal prosecution fund
796	796	established by K.S.A. 75-765, and amendments thereto; and
797	797	(B) the attorney general may enter into agreements with the
798	798	appropriate county or district attorney or other appropriate parties
799	799	regarding the supervision of conditions of such diversion agreement.
800	800	(b) The diversion agreement shall state:
801	801	(1) The defendant's full name;
802	802	(2) the defendant's full name at the time the complaint was filed, if
803	803	different from the defendant's current name;
804	804	(3) the defendant's sex, race and date of birth;
805	805	(4) the crime with which the defendant is charged;
806	806	(5) the date the complaint was filed; and
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851	851	(c) If a diversion agreement is entered into in lieu of further criminal
852	852	proceedings on a complaint alleging a violation of K.S.A. 8-1567, and
853	853	amendments thereto, the diversion agreement shall include a stipulation,
854	854	agreed to by the defendant, the defendant's attorney if the defendant is
855	855	represented by an attorney and the attorney general or county or district
856	856	attorney, of the facts upon which the charge is based and a provision that if
857	857	the defendant fails to fulfill the terms of the specific diversion agreement
858	858	and the criminal proceedings on the complaint are resumed, the
859	859	proceedings, including any proceedings on appeal, shall be conducted on
860	860	the record of the stipulation of facts relating to the complaint. In addition,
861	861	the agreement shall include a requirement that the defendant:
862	862	(1) Pay a fine specified by the agreement in an amount equal to an
863	863	amount authorized by K.S.A. 8-1567, and amendments thereto, for a first
864	864	offense or, in lieu of payment of the fine, perform community service
865	865	specified by the agreement, in accordance with K.S.A. 8-1567, and
866	866	amendments thereto; and
867	867	(2) participate in an alcohol and drug evaluation conducted by a
868	868	licensed provider pursuant to K.S.A. 8-1008, and amendments thereto, and
869	869	follow any recommendation made by the provider after such evaluation.
870	870	(d) If a diversion agreement is entered into in lieu of further criminal
871	871	proceedings on a complaint alleging a domestic violence offense, as
872	872	defined in K.S.A. 21-5111, and amendments thereto, the diversion
873	873	agreement shall include a requirement that the defendant undergo a
874	874	domestic violence offender assessment and follow all recommendations
875	875	unless otherwise agreed to with the prosecutor in the diversion agreement.
876	876	The defendant shall be required to pay for such assessment and, unless
877	877	otherwise agreed to with the prosecutor in the diversion agreement, for
878	878	completion of all recommendations.
879	879	(e) If a diversion agreement is entered into in lieu of further criminal
880	880	proceedings on a complaint alleging a violation other than K.S.A. 8-1567,
881	881	and amendments thereto, the diversion agreement may include a
882	882	stipulation, agreed to by the defendant, the defendant's attorney if the
883	883	defendant is represented by an attorney and the attorney general or county
884	884	or district attorney, of the facts upon which the charge is based and a
885	885	provision that if the defendant fails to fulfill the terms of the specific
886	886	diversion agreement and the criminal proceedings on the complaint are
887	887	resumed, the proceedings, including any proceedings on appeal, shall be
888	888	conducted on the record of the stipulation of facts relating to the
889	889	complaint.
890	890	(f) If the person entering into a diversion agreement is a nonresident,
891	891	the attorney general or county or district attorney shall transmit a copy of
892	892	the diversion agreement to the division. The division shall forward a copy
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937	937	person's state of residence.
938	938	(g) If the attorney general or county or district attorney elects to offer
939	939	diversion in lieu of further criminal proceedings on the complaint and the
940	940	defendant agrees to all of the terms of the proposed agreement, the
941	941	diversion agreement shall be filed with the district court and the district
942	942	court shall stay further proceedings on the complaint. If the defendant
943	943	declines to accept diversion, the district court shall resume the criminal
944	944	proceedings on the complaint.
945	945	(h) Except as provided in subsection (i), if a diversion agreement is
946	946	entered into in lieu of further criminal proceedings alleging commission of
947	947	a misdemeanor by the defendant, while under 21 years of age, under
948	948	K.S.A. 21-5701 through 21-5717, and amendments thereto, or K.S.A. 41-
949	949	719, 41-727, 41-804, 41-2719 or 41-2720, and amendments thereto, the
950	950	agreement shall require the defendant to participate in an alcohol and drug
951	951	evaluation conducted by a licensed provider pursuant to K.S.A. 8-1008,
952	952	and amendments thereto, and follow any recommendation made by the
953	953	provider after such evaluation.
954	954	(i) If the defendant is 18 or more years of age but less than 21 years
955	955	of age and allegedly committed a violation of K.S.A. 41-727, and
956	956	amendments thereto, involving cereal malt beverage, the provisions of
957	957	subsection (h) are permissive and not mandatory.
958	958	(j) If a diversion agreement is entered into in lieu of further criminal
959	959	proceedings on a complaint alleging a violation of K.S.A. 21-6421, and
960	960	amendments thereto, the agreement shall include:
961	961	(1) Shall include A requirement that the defendant pay a fine
962	962	specified by the agreement in an amount equal to an amount authorized by
963	963	K.S.A. 21-6421, and amendments thereto; and
964	964	(2) (A) may includefor agreements entered into prior to July 1, 2026,
965	965	a requirement that the defendant enter into and complete a suitable
966	966	educational or treatment program regarding commercial sexual
967	967	exploitation; and
968	968	(B) for agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2026, a
969	969	requirement that the defendant enter into and complete an educational or
970	970	treatment program approved by the attorney general pursuant to section 1,
971	971	and amendments thereto, regarding commercial sexual exploitation.
972	972	(k) Except diversion agreements reported under subsection (l), the
973	973	attorney general or county or district attorney shall forward to the Kansas
974	974	bureau of investigation a copy of the diversion agreement at the time such
975	975	agreement is filed with the district court. The copy of the agreement shall
976	976	be made available upon request to the attorney general or any county,
977	977	district or city attorney or court.
978	978	(l) At the time of filing the diversion agreement with the district
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1023	1023	the division of vehicles of the state department of revenue a copy of any
1024	1024	diversion agreement entered into in lieu of further criminal proceedings on
1025	1025	a complaint alleging a violation of K.S.A. 8-1567, and amendments
1026	1026	thereto. The copy of the agreement shall be made available upon request to
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1028	1028	Sec. 9. K.S.A. 12-4106, 12-4120, 12-4416, 21-5426, 21-6421, 21-
1029	1029	6422 and 22-2909 are hereby repealed.
1030	1030	Sec. 10. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
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