A warrant is a legal term used to refer to a court issued order. Contrary to popular belief, warrants are not always issued to command the detention of an individual. These directives may also be aimed at search and seizure of properties. The courts of Kansas have the exclusive authority to issue search and arrest warrants in the state.
The criminal procedure followed in the state of Kansas does not vary from that of other states. The power of the judiciary is brought into a criminal matter upon the issue of a Kansas arrest warrant. Although arrests don’t always occur under the provisions of such legal orders, the procedure followed for handling adult offenders is the same regardless of how the accused is detained.
In Kansas, information on criminal history is kept by the State Bureau of Investigation. The agency makes criminal records available for public perusal as well as to certain authorized entities who have the legislative authority to requests information on state arrest records and warrants. The information held by the agency dates back to 1939 and it is stored in the Kansas central Repository for CHRI.
The judiciary of Kansas comprises of an apex court and various appellate and general jurisdiction tribunals. The Supreme Court of the state is its highest judicial authority and it is composed of seven judges including the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who is considered the chief executive officer of the judicial branch of the state. While appellate courts are divided into two categories; trial tribunals are segregated on the basis of general and limited jurisdiction.
A warrant is a legal term used to refer to a court issued order. Contrary to popular belief, warrants are not always issued to command the detention of an individual. These directives may also be aimed at search and seizure of properties. The courts of Kansas have the exclusive authority to issue search and arrest warrants in the state.