{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-60-3703","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 60-3703","heading":"Filing an amended pleading to claim punitive damages.","body":"No tort claim or reference to a tort claim for punitive damages shall be included in a petition or other pleading unless the court enters an order allowing an amended pleading that includes a claim for punitive damages to be filed. The court may allow the filing of an amended pleading claiming punitive damages on a motion by the party seeking the amended pleading and on the basis of the supporting and opposing affidavits presented that the plaintiff has established that there is a probability that the plaintiff will prevail on the claim pursuant to K.S.A. 60-209, and amendments thereto. The court shall not grant a motion allowing the filing of an amended pleading that includes a claim for punitive damages if the motion for such an order is not filed on or before the date of the final pretrial conference held in the matter.","path":["Chapter 60.—PROCEDURE, CIVIL","Article 37.—PUNITIVE AND EXEMPLARY DAMAGES"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch60/060_037_0003.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-15T06:22:11Z","sha256":"3a648f768f5541d5efbc0cb30f4b41478bc1fca6ab5acf99711813476bb5abb7","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-60-3702","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-60-3901"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}