{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-59-29c05","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 59-29c05","heading":"Law enforcement officer authority and duty.","body":"Any law enforcement officer who takes a person into custody pursuant to K.S.A. 59-2953 or 59-29b53, and amendments thereto, may transport such person to a crisis intervention center if the officer is in a crisis intervention center service area. The crisis intervention center shall not refuse to accept any person for evaluation if such person is brought to the crisis intervention center by a law enforcement officer and such officer's jurisdiction is in the crisis intervention center's service area. If a law enforcement officer is not in a crisis intervention center service area or chooses not to transport the person to a crisis intervention center, then the officer shall follow the procedures set forth in the care and treatment act for persons with an alcohol or substance abuse problem, K.S.A. 59-29b45 et seq., and amendments thereto.","path":["Chapter 59.—PROBATE CODE","Article 29c.—THE CRISIS INTERVENTION ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch59/059_029c_0005.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-15T06:21:26Z","sha256":"0039f26329307cffffc38dcf31edf82f6a0d73028ecac7abb243b669eebb3806","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-59-29c04","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-59-29c06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}