{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-60-457","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 60-457","heading":"Preliminary examination for non-expert witness; pre-trial hearing for expert witness.","body":"(a) If a witness is not testifying as an expert, the judge may require that a witness before testifying in terms of opinion or inference be first examined concerning the facts or data upon which the opinion or inference is founded.\n(b) If a witness is testifying as an expert, upon motion of a party, the court may hold a pretrial hearing to determine whether the witness qualifies as an expert and whether the witness's testimony satisfies the requirements of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 60-456, and amendments thereto. The court shall allow sufficient time for a hearing. The court shall rule on the qualifications of the witness to testify as an expert and whether or not the testimony satisfies the requirements of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 60-456, and amendments thereto. Such hearing and ruling shall be completed no later than the final pretrial conference contemplated under subsection (d) of K.S.A. 60-216, and amendments thereto.","path":["Chapter 60.—PROCEDURE, CIVIL","Article 4.—RULES OF EVIDENCE"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch60/060_004_0057.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-15T06:22:16Z","sha256":"290a448a7c608d6def11fefa8c83797637dbfcfc0c2c636ce3444c24597aec8a","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-60-456","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-60-458"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}