{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-12-4401","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 12-4401","heading":"Matters before trial.","body":"Every person charged with violation of an ordinance shall receive a copy of the complaint, and shall not be required to plead until he or she shall have had a reasonable time to examine the same, to obtain counsel and to determine his or her plea.","path":["Chapter 12.—CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES","Article 44.—CODE FOR MUNICIPAL COURTS; PROCEEDINGS AFTER ARREST AND PRIOR TO TRIAL"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch12/012_044_0001.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:10:24Z","sha256":"ead15e01a53dfa833db014f45822a1696fc5ee422738d80f064d19d2c1dfee68","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-12-4306","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-12-4402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}