{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-75-7601","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 75-7601","heading":"Citation of act; definitions.","body":"(a) K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 75-7601 through 75-7606, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the child advocate act.\n(b) As used in the child advocate act:\n(1) \"Child\" means any individual under 18 years of age who:\n(A) Is in the custody of the secretary for children and families;\n(B) may be alleged to be a child in need of care as provided in K.S.A. 38-2201 et seq., and amendments thereto;\n(C) is alleged to be a child in need of care as provided in K.S.A. 38-2201 et seq.; or\n(D) is currently or was receiving services or treatment from the department of corrections within the previous five years; and\n(2) \"office\" means the office of the child advocate and includes the child advocate and staff.","path":["Chapter 75.—STATE DEPARTMENTS; PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","Article 76.—OFFICE OF THE CHILD ADVOCATE"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch75/075_076_0001.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:55Z","sha256":"92bfb6df9866111149535b7b67fb28b9eeb8aae5186e0a903e59c6d393e1fdb8","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-75-7511","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-75-7602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}