{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-60-104","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 60-104","heading":"Acts by court or judge.","body":"All trials on the merits must be conducted in open court and, subject to K.S.A. 20-347, and amendments thereto, in a regular courtroom. All other acts or proceedings, including the entry of a ruling or judgment, may be done or conducted by a judge or judge pro tem in chambers, without the attendance of the clerk or other court officials, or at any place either in or outside the district; but no hearing, other than one ex parte, may be conducted outside the district without the consent of all affected parties not in default.","path":["Chapter 60.—PROCEDURE, CIVIL","Article 1.—PREFATORY"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch60/060_001_0004.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-15T06:21:51Z","sha256":"6dae31da9d4a6f3d251b57591f0a7f5e04050b5d3ba287fb2ea3eebdd323084c","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-60-103","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-60-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}