Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1981-174 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sections 1 and 2 of 1981 Senate Bill No. 403 (L. 1981, ch. 157) prescribe procedures by which the State of Kansas may seek recoupment of defense funds extended to indigent criminal defendants. The method of recoupment satisfies constitutional requirements enumerated in recent federal decisions, construing and invalidating prior provisions of Kansas recoupment statutes. Cited herein: K.S.A. 20-1201, K.S.A. 20-1207, K.S.A. 1980 Supp. 20-1204a, 22-4504 (as amended by L. 1981, ch. 157, section 1), 22-4513 (as amended by L. 1981, ch. 157, section 2), U.S. Const., Amends. VI, XIV.