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2016 Statute



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59-29a10. Petition for transitional release; procedure. (a) If the secretary determines that the person's mental abnormality or personality disorder has so changed that the person is not likely to engage in repeat acts of sexual violence if placed in transitional release, the secretary shall authorize the person to petition the court for transitional release. The petition shall be served upon the court and the attorney general. The court, upon service of the petition for transitional release, shall issue notice of a hearing to be scheduled within 30 days. The attorney general shall represent the state, and shall have the right to have the petitioner examined by an expert or professional person of such attorney's choice. The burden of proof shall be upon the attorney general to show beyond a reasonable doubt that the petitioner's mental abnormality or personality disorder remains such that the petitioner is not safe to be at large and that if placed in transitional release is likely to engage in repeat acts of sexual violence.

(b) If, after the hearing, the court is convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that the person is not sufficiently safe to warrant transitional release, the court shall order that the person remain in secure commitment. Otherwise, the court shall order that the person be placed in transitional release.

(c) The provisions of K.S.A. 59-29a08(e), (f) and (g), and amendments thereto, shall apply to a transitional release pursuant to this section.

History: L. 1994, ch. 316, § 10; L. 1995, ch. 193, § 8; L. 1998, ch. 198, § 5; L. 2003, ch. 152, § 6; L. 2015, ch. 95, § 9; July 1.



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