Kansas Statutes Chapter 22. Criminal Procedure § 22-3015. Amendment of indictment

(a) Matters of form, time, place, names. At any time before or during trial, the court may, upon application of the prosecuting attorney and with notice to the defendant and opportunity for the defendant to be heard, order the amendment of an indictment with respect to defects, errors or variances from the proof relating to matters of form, time, place and names of persons when such amendment does not change the substance of the charge, and does not prejudice the defendant on the merits. Upon ordering an amendment, the court, for good cause shown, may grant a continuance to provide the defendant adequate opportunity to prepare a defense.

(b) Prohibition as to matters of substance, exception.

(c) This section shall be part of and supplemental to article 30 of chapter 22 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.