CHAPTER 124
HOUSE BILL No. 2772
An Act concerning court costs; relating to a
laboratory analysis fee;
amending K.S.A. 28-176 and repealing the existing
section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 28-176 is hereby
amended to read as follows: 28-
176. (a) Any person convicted or diverted, or adjudicated or
diverted
under a preadjudication program, pursuant to K.S.A. 22-2906 et
seq., 38-
1635 et seq., or 12-4414 et seq., and amendments
thereto, of a misde-
meanor or felony contained in chapters 21, 41 or 65 of the Kansas
Statutes
Annotated, or a violation of K.S.A. 8-1567 and amendments thereto,
shall
pay a separate court cost of: (1) $150
$400 as a Kansas bureau of inves-
tigation laboratory analysis fee for each offense if forensic
science or lab-
oratory services are rendered or administered by the Kansas bureau
of
investigation in connection with the case; and (2) $400 for each
offense if
forensic science or laboratory services are rendered or
administered by
the Sedgwick county regional forensic science center or the
Johnson
county sheriff's laboratory.
(b) Such fee fees
shall be in addition to and not in substitution for
any and all fines and penalties otherwise provided for by law for
such
offense.
(c) Disbursements from the Kansas bureau
of investigation laboratory
analysis fee deposited into the forensic laboratory and materials
fee fund
of the Kansas bureau of investigation shall be made for the
following:
(1) Providing criminalistic laboratory
services;
(2) the purchase and maintenance of
equipment for use by the lab-
oratory in performing analysis;
(3) education, training and scientific
development of Kansas bureau
of investigation personnel; and
(4) the destruction of seized property
and chemicals as prescribed in
K.S.A. 22-2512 and K.S.A. 65-4135 60-4117,
and amendments thereto.
(d) Fees received into this fund shall be
supplemental to regular ap-
propriations to the Kansas bureau of investigation.
(e) The fee for services rendered or
administered by the Sedgwick
county regional forensic science center shall be deposited in
the Sedgwick
county general fund and the fee for services rendered or
administered by
the Johnson county sheriff's laboratory shall be deposited in
the Johnson
county general fund and disbursed for the following:
(1) Providing criminalistic laboratory
services;
(2) the purchase and maintenance of
equipment for use by the center
or laboratory in performing analysis; and
(3) education, training and scientific
development of the center's or
laboratory's personnel.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 28-176 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its
publication in the statute book.
Approved May 16, 2002.
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