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Attorney General Opinion No.

Kansas Attorney General Reports

Decided March 27, 1997Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Tim Carmody State Representative, 16th District State Capitol, Room 115-S Topeka, Kansas 66612

Dear Representative Carmody:

You request our opinion concerning whether a juvenile may be prosecuted in municipal court when charged with a violation of a municipal ordinance that does not have a statutory counterpart. The examples you provide include ordinances regarding curfew violations, defacing property, and riding a bicycle on a sidewalk. The Kansas Municipal Court Manual states that municipal courts have no jurisdiction over juveniles charged with non-traffic ordinance violations…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. GuentherSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  2. City of Junction City v. LeeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1975
  3. Garten Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1976
  4. In re The Disbarment of SanfordSupreme Court of Kansas · 1925
  5. City of Burlington v. StockwellCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1895

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