Authorizing a notice to appear to be issued for an unavailable witness or a material witness.

SB 203 amends Kansas statutes to clarify procedures for securing witness testimony in criminal and juvenile justice cases. It adds a new option allowing courts to issue a "show cause" notice requiring witnesses to appear after failing to respond to prior service (under K.S.A. 22-2805(a)(2)), instead of solely using bond or custody. The bill updates the definition of "unavailable witness" to explicitly include those who skip court after being served under this new notice procedure. These changes streamline efforts to compel testimony when standard subpoenas fail, directly affecting courts, prosecutors, and witnesses in cases requiring critical testimony.