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AN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; di-
  recting judicial districts to establish own recognizance-cash deposit
  pretrial release programs.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
  Section. 1.  (a) On or before January 1, 1998, each judicial district
shall provide by rule for an own recognizance-cash deposit pretrial release
program which shall be in addition to the current statutory pretrial release
system, as provided in K.S.A. 22-2801 et seq., and amendments thereto,
for:
  (1)  All misdemeanors;
  (2)  level 7, 8, 9 and 10 felonies;
  (3)  drug severity level 4 felonies; and
  (4)  unranked or unclassified felonies other than off-grid felonies.
  (b)  The own recognizance-cash deposit pretrial release program shall
provide that an accused person may deposit with the clerk of the court a
cash sum not to exceed 10% of the amount of the appearance bond set
by the court. If the defendant makes such a cash deposit, 90% of the
deposit shall be returned to the defendant upon performance of all re-
quired appearances and payment of all court-ordered obligations or a
finding of not guilty. The remainder of each deposit and any interest
thereon shall be remitted to the county treasurer, and the county treas-
urer shall deposit the same to the credit of the county general fund.
  Sec. 2.  The clerk of the district court shall remit at least monthly to
the county treasurer of each county in the judicial district, and the county
treasurer shall deposit the same to the credit of the county general fund,
the amount equal to 50% of the total amount of bail forfeitures received
in such county during the preceding calendar month.
  Sec. 3.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.