Kansas Statutes

Chapter 74: State Boards, Commissions And Authorities

Article 57: Criminal Justice Information System Committee

Statutes:

• 74-5701: Establishment of committee; membership; meetings; compensation and expenses.
• 74-5702: Same; purposes, powers and duties.
• 74-5703: Same; outlet or terminal required in each county; additional outlets and terminals; costs; exceptions; acceptance and use of federal funds.
• 74-5704: Same; rules and regulations.
• 74-5705: Upgrading of single terminal in county; cost.
• 74-5706: Provision for additional outlets and upgrading existing outlets in county with more than one outlet; determination of cost.

• 74-5701: Establishment of committee; membership; meetings; compensation and expenses. There is hereby established the Kansas criminal justice information system committee, referred to in this act as the committee, to be composed of the following persons or their designated representative: (1) The secretary of administration, who shall serve as chairperson; (2) the director of the Kansas bureau of investigation; (3) the superintendent of the Kansas highway patrol; (4) a sheriff as designated by the Kansas sheriff's association; (5) a chief of police as designated by the Kansas association of chiefs of police; (6) the secretary of the Kansas department of corrections; (7) the commissioner of the Kansas juvenile justice authority; (8) the judicial administrator of the office of judicial administration; (9) a prosecutor as designated by the Kansas county and district attorneys association; (10) a court administrator or clerk as designated by the Kansas association of district court clerks and administrators; and (11) an administrator or director of a public 9-1-1 communications center as designated by the Kansas 9-1-1 providers association. The committee shall meet, on call of the chairperson, as often as is necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. Members of the criminal justice information system committee attending meetings of such committee, or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by such committee, shall be paid subsistence allowances, mileage and other expenses as provided in K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments thereto.

        History:   L. 1968, ch. 123, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 343, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 348, § 81; L. 1991, ch. 241, § 1; L. 2003, ch. 62, § 1; July 1.

• 74-5702: Same; purposes, powers and duties. The committee shall establish, maintain and upgrade the criminal justice information system, by adoption and enforcement of a minimum standard of computerized data base information exchange, to interconnect each county of the state into a unified electronic information system, with at least one designated outlet or terminal in each county. Such minimum standard of computerized data base information shall be established by the committee by rule and regulation and may be changed as technology and system management may require. The committee shall approve substantive changes made by any state agency or other agency to a data base, telecommunications format, programming or other facilities accessed by, providing or using service of, the criminal justice information system before the changes may be implemented. The committee shall report regularly to the criminal justice coordinating council, established by K.S.A. 74-9501, and amendments thereto. The committee shall inform the council and request its comments regarding proposed rules and regulations, policies and standards proposed by the committee and proposed projects which would expand or modify the criminal justice information system or its services.

        The committee is authorized to enter into agreements to lease or purchase such facilities and equipment as may be necessary to establish, operate and maintain such electronic information system. The committee may designate a specific state agency or group of agencies to provide a specific service or group of services to the system. The cost of establishing, maintaining and upgrading such system, except as otherwise provided in this act, shall be paid for from funds appropriated or made available for such purpose by the legislature. The committee is hereby authorized and directed to accept and use any available federal funds for the establishment, upgrading and operation of the information system. The chairperson may appoint subcommittees to assist the committee in its operation.

        History:   L. 1968, ch. 123, § 2; L. 1970, ch. 343, § 2; L. 1991, ch. 241, § 2; L. 2003, ch. 62, § 2; July 1.

• 74-5703: Same; outlet or terminal required in each county; additional outlets and terminals; costs; exceptions; acceptance and use of federal funds. The board of county commissioners of each county shall establish, maintain and equip at least one outlet or terminal within the county as part of the statewide information system created under this act. Upon application to and written approval of the committee, additional outlets or terminals may be established within a county by the board of county commissioners of such county or by the governing body of any city within such county. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the cost of establishing and upgrading any such outlet or terminal, including the cost of equipment and the cost of connecting it to the statewide system, shall be paid for by the political subdivision so establishing such outlet or terminal from its general fund. The board of county commissioners of each county and the governing body of any city establishing or upgrading an outlet or terminal under this act are hereby authorized and directed to accept and use any available federal funds for the operation of the information system.

        History:   L. 1968, ch. 123, § 3; L. 1970, ch. 343, § 3; L. 1991, ch. 241, § 3; L. 2003, ch. 62, § 3; July 1.

• 74-5704: Same; rules and regulations. The committee shall adopt and enforce such rules and regulations as are necessary for the establishment, upgrading and operation of the statewide information system.

        History:   L. 1968, ch. 123, § 4; L. 1970, ch. 343, § 6; L. 1991, ch. 241, § 4; L. 2003, ch. 62, § 4; July 1.

• 74-5705: Upgrading of single terminal in county; cost. The committee may require the board of county commissioners of any county in which there is located only one outlet or terminal to upgrade such outlet or terminal at the expense of such county.

        History:   L. 1970, ch. 343, § 4; July 1.

• 74-5706: Provision for additional outlets and upgrading existing outlets in county with more than one outlet; determination of cost. The committee may provide for additional outlets or terminals in any county and for upgrading any outlet or terminal in a county in which there is more than one outlet or terminal. The cost of providing any additional outlet or terminal required under authority of this section and the cost of upgrading any outlet or terminal required under authority of this section shall be paid in accordance with this section as determined by the committee. The committee may determine that the board of county commissioners or the governing body of the city in which any such outlet or terminal is located or to be located shall pay the entire cost thereof, or that the state and such county or city shall share such cost, or that the state shall pay such entire cost. In making such determination the committee is directed to provide that the state shall pay all or part of any costs incurred under this section if the committee is of the opinion that such costs are necessary to maintain or improve the effectiveness of the statewide information system as a whole.

        History:   L. 1970, ch. 343, § 5; L. 1991, ch. 241, § 5; L. 2003, ch. 62, § 5; July 1.