Kan. Admin. Regs. § 44-13-203

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 44-13-203 - State prosecution and disciplinary hearing

(a) If the inmate has been charged, convicted, or acquitted in a criminal court of a charge or for a crime arising from the same facts, the disciplinary hearing may be conducted or continued at the hearing officer's discretion.

(b) Where the inmate has been convicted or acquitted in criminal court for a crime arising from the same facts, the hearing officer may rely on the finding made by the jury or judge in conducting or dismissing the disciplinary hearing.

(c) If the disciplinary hearing is conducted while the criminal court case is pending, and the court later renders a decision different from the decision of the hearing officer, the decision of the hearing officer shall remain unaffected unless upon motion to the hearing officer there is a showing that the hearing officer's decision is based on an obviously erroneous fact which affects the substantial rights of the inmate, in which case the hearing officer shall correct its decision on the record. The hearing officer may not change his or her decision in order to convict an inmate following a conviction by the court if the hearing officer acquitted the inmate before the court made its finding, or otherwise change his or her decision to adversely affect the inmate.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 44-13-203

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 1990 Supp. 75-5210; effective May 1, 1980; amended April 20, 1992.