{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-19-4721","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 19-4721","heading":"Pleas; refusal to plead.","body":"(a) A plea of guilty is an admission of the charge and every material fact alleged therein.\n(b) A plea of no contest is a formal declaration that the accused person does not contest the charge. When such a plea is entered, a finding of guilty may be adjudged thereon. The plea cannot be used against the accused person as an admission in any other action based on the same act.\n(c) A plea of not guilty denies and puts into issue every material fact alleged in the charge.\n(d) If the accused person refuses to plead, the court shall enter a plea of not guilty.","path":["Chapter 19.—COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS","Article 47.—CODE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF COUNTY CODES AND RESOLUTIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch19/019_047_0021.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:05Z","sha256":"1e9c1a28e0043c4defa98b69e190a514ea08aaf12778ba76b190a4106fd9ddcb","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-19-4720","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-19-4722"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}