Kan. Admin. Regs. § 105-4-2

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 44, October 31, 2024

Section 105-4-2 - Definition of terms

Terms used to determine eligibility for indigents' defense services shall have the following meanings:

(a) Household income. The defendant's household income shall be defined as the defendant's income and the income of all other persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption who reside with the defendant. Income shall include the total cash receipts before taxes from all resources, including money, wages, and the net receipts from nonfarm or farm self-employment. Income shall include regular payments from a governmental income maintenance program, alimony, child support, public or private pensions, annuities, and income from dividends, interest, rents, royalties, or periodic receipts from estates or trusts.

(b) Liquid assets. The defendant's liquid assets shall be defined as cash in hand, stocks and bonds, accounts at financial institutions, real property or homestead having a net value greater than $50,000, a car, and any other property that can be readily converted to cash, with the following exceptions:

(1) The defendant's clothing, household furnishings, and any personal property that is exempt from attachment or levy of execution by K.S.A. 60-2304, and amendments thereto; and

(2) any other property, except a homestead having a net value greater than $50,000, that is exempt from attachment or levy of execution by K.S.A. 60-2301 et seq., and amendments thereto.

The net value of the homestead shall be the fair market value less the mortgage, other encumbrances, and the reasonable cost of sale. The net value of any property transferred after the date of the alleged commission of the offense shall be included in the determination of the defendant's liquid assets.

(c) Transfer of property.

(1) If the defendant has transferred property after the alleged commission of the offense, the court shall determine the reason for the transfer of property and whether adequate monetary consideration was received. If adequate monetary consideration was not received, the court shall presume that the transfer was made for the purpose of establishing eligibility unless the defendant furnishes clear and convincing evidence that the transfer was made exclusively for another purpose.

(2) If a transfer was made either for the purpose of establishing eligibility or without adequate monetary consideration and the property is reconveyed to the defendant or an adjustment is made by which the defendant receives full value, the defendant shall, if otherwise qualified, be eligible to receive legal representation at state expense.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 105-4-2

Authorized by K.S.A. 22-4504 and 22-4522; implementing K.S.A. 22-4504; effective May 1, 1984; amended Nov. 1, 1996; amended, T-105-7-22-11, July 22, 2011; amended Nov. 14, 2011.