# K.S.A. § 21-6802: 21-6802 - Basis for applying sentencing guidelines and prosecuting standards; sentencing court to consider alternatives determining appropriate sentence; determination of time when crime committed; law applicable

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## Section

- **Citation:** K.S.A. § 21-6802
- **Heading:** 21-6802 - Basis for applying sentencing guidelines and prosecuting standards; sentencing court to consider alternatives determining appropriate sentence; determination of time when crime committed; law applicable
- **Jurisdiction:** Kansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KS Code / Chapter 21 / Article 68 / Section 21-6802

## Text

21-6802. Basis for applying sentencing guidelines and prosecuting standards; sentencing court to consider alternatives determining appropriate sentence; determination of time when crime committed; law applicable. (a) The sentencing guidelines and prosecuting standards, as contained in K.S.A. 21-6801 through 21-6824, and amendments thereto, shall apply equally to all offenders in all parts of the state.

(b) The sentencing court may consider in all cases a range of alternatives with gradations of supervisory, supportive and custodial facilities at its disposal so as to permit a sentence appropriate for each individual case, consistent with these guidelines and the permitted dispositional and durational departures contained in K.S.A. 21-6801 through 21-6824 , and amendments thereto.

(c) Except as otherwise provided, the sentencing guidelines and prosecuting standards shall be applicable to felony crimes committed on or after July 1, 1993, and shall have no application to crimes committed prior to July 1, 1993. If it cannot be determined whether the crime was committed on or after July 1, 1993, the person convicted of committing such crime shall be sentenced as if such crime had been committed prior to July 1, 1993. A crime is committed prior to July 1, 1993, if any of the essential elements of the crime as then defined occurred before July 1, 1993. Except as provided in K.S.A. 21-4724, prior to its repeal, prosecutions for prior crimes shall be governed, prosecuted and punished under the laws existing at the time such crimes were committed.

## Nearby sections

- [K.S.A. § 21-6801 21-6801 - Citation of article.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A68_S21-6801.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-6802 21-6802 - Basis for applying sentencing guidelines and prosecuting standards; sentencing court to consider alternatives determining appropriate sentence; determination of time when crime committed; law applicable.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A68_S21-6802.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-6803 21-6803 - Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A68_S21-6803.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-6804 21-6804 - Sentencing grid for nondrug crimes; authority and responsibility of sentencing court; presumptive disposition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A68_S21-6804.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-6805 21-6805 - Sentencing grid for drug crimes; authority and responsibility of sentencing court; presumptive disposition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A68_S21-6805.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-6806 21-6806 - Sentences of imprisonment, good time; pronouncement of sentence in felony cases; off-grid crimes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A68_S21-6806.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-6807 21-6807 - Crime severity scale for nondrug crimes, application to specific crimes; ranking offenses, provision; unranked offenses; unclassified felonies; prior convictions discovered after the plea.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A68_S21-6807.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-6808 21-6808 - Crime severity scale for drug crimes, application; presumptive sentences.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A68_S21-6808.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-6809 21-6809 - Criminal history categories in criminal history scale.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A68_S21-6809.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-6810 21-6810 - Criminal history categories, basis; determination of offenders classification; decay factors; prior convictions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A68_S21-6810.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-6811 21-6811 - Determination of offender's criminal history classification in presumptive sentencing guidelines grids.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A68_S21-6811.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-6812 21-6812 - Actions which prosecutors may take under agreements with defendants for plea; exceptions relating to prior convictions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A68_S21-6812.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-6813 21-6813 - Presentence investigation report; information included; part of court record; confidential information, disclosure to certain parties; report format.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A68_S21-6813.md)
- [K.S.A. § 21-6814 21-6814 - Offender's criminal history; admission in court or determined by judge; burden of proof; notice of error by offender; challenge for first time on appeal, burden of proof and procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C21_A68_S21-6814.md)

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