Printable Format12-4510. Same; imprisonment; fine. When a sentence of imprisonment is pronounced, the municipal judge or the clerk of the municipal court shall prepare and deliver to the chief of police a copy of the entry of judgment, duly certified by such judge or clerk, which shall be sufficient authority to such chief of police to execute the sentence and confine the accused person to jail for the time specified, or until further order of the court.
When a fine is levied as punishment, the municipal judge or clerk of the municipal court shall issue a statement setting forth the amount of the fine and the manner of payment. Failure to pay in the manner specified may constitute contempt of court.
History: L. 1973, ch. 61, ยง 12-4510; April 1, 1974.
Cross References to Related Sections:
See similar provision in code of criminal procedure, 21-4601 et seq.
Attorney General's Opinions:
Municipal court jurisdiction. 83-79.
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; sentencing. 92-2.
Municipal court judge can order attorney to represent indigent defendant where incarceration is likely; may punish for direct contempt but not indirect contempt. 2002-37.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Defendant's uncounseled misdemeanor conviction included in criminal history score; imprisonment was for contempt, not for conviction. State v. Long, 41 Kan. App. 2d 477, 203 P.3d 45 (2009).