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K.S.A. § 23-3315 — KS Code / Chapter 23 / Article 33 / Section 23-3315
23-3315 - Best interest of a child.
Status: in_force

23-3315. Best interest of a child. (a) When determining whether an order of visitation to a nonparent is in the best interest of a child, the court shall consider:

(1) The nature and extent of the relationship between the child and the parent or person acting as a parent;

(2) the nature and extent of the relationship between the child and the nonparent;

(3) past or present conduct by a party or individual living with a party that poses a risk to the physical, emotional or psychological well-being of the child;

(4) the likely impact of the requested order on the relationship between the child and the parent or person acting as a parent;

(5) the applicable factors in K.S.A. 23-3203, and amendments thereto; and

(6) any other factor affecting the best interest of the child.

(b) The court may consider the views of the child, taking into account the age and maturity of the child.
K.S.A. § 21-6701 — KS Code / Chapter 21 / Article 67 / Section 21-6701
21-6701 - Classes of felonies and terms of imprisonment; crimes committed prior to July 1, 1993.
Status: in_force

21-6701. Classes of felonies and terms of imprisonment; crimes committed prior to July 1, 1993. For the purpose of sentencing, the following classes of felonies and terms of imprisonment authorized for each class are established:

(a) Class A, the sentence for which shall be imprisonment for life.

(b) Class B, the sentence for which shall be an indeterminate term of imprisonment, the minimum of which shall be fixed by the court at not less than five years nor more than 15 years and the maximum of which shall be fixed by the court at not less than 20 years nor more than life.

(c) Class C, the sentence for which shall be an indeterminate term of imprisonment, the minimum of which shall be fixed by the court at not less than three years nor more than five years and the maximum of which shall be fixed by the court at not less than 10 years nor more than 20 years.

(d) Class D, the sentence for which shall be an indeterminate term of imprisonment fixed by the court as follows:

(1) For a crime specified in article 34, 35 or 36 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, prior to such section's repeal a minimum of not less than two years nor more than three years and a maximum of not less than five years nor more than 10 years; and

(2) for any other crime, a minimum of not less than one year nor more than three years and a maximum of not less than five years nor more than 10 years.

(e) Class E, the sentence for which shall be an indeterminate term of imprisonment, the minimum of which shall be one year and the maximum of which shall be fixed by the court at not less than two years nor more than five years.

(f) Unclassified felonies, which shall include all crimes declared to be felonies without specification as to class, the sentence for which shall be in accordance with the sentence specified in the statute that defines the crime. If no sentence is provided in the statute, the offender shall be sentenced as for a class E felony.

(g) The provisions of this section shall not apply to crimes committed on or after July 1, 1993.
K.S.A. § 19-4717 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 47 / Section 19-4717
19-4717 - Time of plea.
Status: in_force

19-4717. Time of plea. Every person charged with violation of a county code or resolution shall receive a copy of the complaint, and shall not be required to plead until such person shall have had a reasonable time to examine such complaint, to obtain counsel and to determine such person's plea.
K.S.A. § 24-206 — KS Code / Chapter 24 / Article 2 / Section 24-206
24-206 - Penalty for obstructing ditch, drain or stream; damages.
Status: in_force

24-206. Penalty for obstructing ditch, drain or stream; damages. If any person shall maliciously or willfully fill up or obstruct any ditch, drain, or watercourse, he shall forfeit and pay to the county in which said ditch, drain or watercourse is located the sum of ten dollars ($10), to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county, and shall moreover be liable for all damages that may accrue to any person or persons by such an act or acts.
K.S.A. § 49-410 — KS Code / Chapter 49 / Article 4 / Section 49-410
49-410 - Amendment of permit, application; requirements; limitation on transfer, assignment or sale of rights granted under permit; revision or modification of permit.
Status: in_force

49-410. Amendment of permit, application; requirements; limitation on transfer, assignment or sale of rights granted under permit; revision or modification of permit. (a) (1) During the term of the permit an operator may submit an application to amend the permit, together with a revised reclamation plan, to the department.

(2) An application to amend a permit shall not be approved unless the secretary finds that reclamation as required by this act can be accomplished under the amended reclamation plan. The amended plan shall be approved or disapproved within a period of time established by the secretary, and the secretary shall establish guidelines for a determination of the scale or extent of an amendment request for which all permit application information requirements and procedures, including notice and hearings, shall apply. Any amendments which propose significant alterations in the reclamation plan shall, at a minimum, be subject to notice and hearing requirements.

(3) Any extensions to the area covered by the permit except incidental boundary revisions must be made by application for another permit.

(b) No transfer, assignment, or sale of the rights granted under any permit issued pursuant to this act shall be made without the written approval of the secretary.

(c) The department within a time limit prescribed in regulations promulgated by the secretary, shall review outstanding permits and may require reasonable revision or modification of the permit provisions during the term of such permit. Such revision or modification shall be based upon written findings and subject to notice and hearing requirements.
K.S.A. § 60-4911 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 49 / Section 60-4911
60-4911 - Citation of act.
Status: in_force

60-4911. Citation of act. K.S.A. 60-4901 through 60-4911 may be cited as the silica and asbestos claims act.
K.S.A. § 12-1689 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 16 / Section 12-1689
12-1689 - Same; definitions.
Status: in_force

12-1689. Same; definitions. As used in this act, (a) "school district" means any school district located in whole or in part within a city of the third class located in two counties; and

(b) "City" means any city of the third class located in two counties.
K.S.A. § 19-823 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 8 / Section 19-823
19-823 - Allowance for uniform expense in counties of less than 200,000 population.
Status: in_force

19-823. Allowance for uniform expense in counties of less than 200,000 population. County sheriffs and their deputies in counties of less than two hundred thousand (200,000) population shall each receive an allowance for uniform expense of not less than ten dollars ($10) per month, to be paid by the county which such officers serve.
K.S.A. § 4-4,507 — KS Code / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 4-4,507
4-4,507 - District 9.
Status: in_force

4-4,507. District 9. Senatorial district 9 shall consist of the following voting districts in Douglas county: (000020), (000600), (000620), (000630), (000640), (000660), (120370), (120380), (180520), (18052A), (18052B), (18052C), (180530), (180540), (18062A), (400050), (400090); and the following voting districts in Johnson county: (000070), (000080), (000560), (00117A), (001240), (001250), (001290), (001520), (004070), (004080), (004090), (004100), (190010), (900040), (900050), (900060), (900670), (900710), (900730), (900750), (900870), (901650), (901700), (901710), (901910), (901930), (901940), (920660), (920830); and the following blocks in voting district (000050), tract 0712.02, block group 1, in Leavenworth county: block 000, block 025, block 026, block 027, block 031, block 032, block 037, block 038, block 039, block 040, block 041, block 043, block 044, block 045; and the following blocks in voting district (000050), tract 0712.02, block group 2, in Leavenworth county: block 030, block 031, block 032, block 033; and the following blocks in voting district (000050), tract 0712.02, block group 3, in Leavenworth county: block 000, block 001, block 002, block 003, block 004, block 005, block 006, block 007, block 008, block 009, block 010, block 014, block 015, block 016, block 017, block 018, block 019, block 020, block 025; and the following voting districts in Leavenworth county: (000310), (000320), (000350), (000360), (000370), (000380), (000390), (120080), (170060), (170070), (170080), (170090), (170100), (170110), (170120), (170180), (170210), (170220), (170230), (900080); and the following voting districts in Wyandotte county: (140020), (140030), (600010), (600020), (600030), (600040), (600060).
K.S.A. § 82-208 — KS Code / Chapter 82 / Article 2 / Section 82-208
82-208 - Mingling of property.
Status: in_force

82-208. Mingling of property. Nothing in this act shall be construed as prohibiting or preventing warehousemen from mingling in common bins grains or seeds, mill products, or any other merchandise or product, of the same grade, and issuing certificates or receipts therefor, and drawing out and shipping said grain or seeds from said bins, provided that a sufficient quantity of such grains or seeds shall be retained and kept in said bins to represent and satisfy all outstanding receipts or certificates.
K.S.A. § 48-101 — KS Code / Chapter 48 / Article 1 / Section 48-101
48-101 - Persons subject to military duty; classes.
Status: in_force

48-101. Persons subject to military duty; classes. All persons subject to military duty under the constitution of this state and not exempt therefrom by the provisions of this act, and such other persons as shall voluntarily enroll themselves, shall be divided into three classes: One consisting of the federally recognized national guard, to be known as the "Kansas army and air national guard"; one consisting of those able-bodied citizens prescribed and contemplated in article 8 of the constitution of the state of Kansas not in the "Kansas army and air national guard" to be known as "the militia"; and one to consist of all those subject to military duty, but not included in the "Kansas army and air national guard" or "the militia," to be known as the "Kansas military reserve."
K.S.A. § 9-2220 — KS Code / Chapter 9 / Article 22 / Section 9-2220
9-2220 - Citation of act; severability clause.
Status: in_force

9-2220. Citation of act; severability clause. (a) The provisions of K.S.A. 9-2201 et seq., and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 9-2221 through 9-2234, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas mortgage business act.

(b) If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
K.S.A. § 12-4002 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 40 / Section 12-4002
12-4002 - Same; duties; annual report.
Status: in_force

12-4002. Same; duties; annual report. (a) It shall be the duty of the council to engage in continuous study of the services provided by the various types and levels of government within the state, the division of responsibility for providing and financing governmental services, possibilities of improving the organizational structure and operational efficiency of the various governmental units serving the citizens of the state; and the state and local tax structure and the revenue requirements and fiscal policies of the state and its local units of government. The council shall give particular attention to modernization of the structure of Kansas local government, the impact of urbanization on the organization and functions of local government, the impact of technology on the organization and functions of local government and the relationships between state and local governments.

(b) The council shall determine the manner in which the existing laws of the state relating to the subjects of its study may be simplified, modified, rearranged, consolidated and revised to insure greater effectiveness in the governmental practices of this state. The council shall make an annual report in writing to the governor and legislature. Such report shall be transmitted to the legislative coordinating council on or before December 1, for inclusion, as the coordinating council may determine, in its annual report. All recommendations requiring statutory changes shall be in legislative bill form. Recommendations requiring constitutional changes shall contain the language of the proposed amendments and laws to implement the recommendations. All such bills and proposed constitutional amendments shall have received approval as to form by the revisor of statutes prior to transmission thereof to the legislative coordinating council.
K.S.A. § 84-8-407 — KS Code / Chapter 84 / Article 8 / Section 84-8-407
84-8-407 - Authenticating trustee, transfer agent and registrar.
Status: in_force

84-8-407. Authenticating trustee, transfer agent and registrar. A person acting as authenticating trustee, transfer agent, registrar or other agent for an issuer in the registration of a transfer of its securities, in the issue of new security certificates or uncertificated securities, or in the cancellation of surrendered security certificates has the same obligation to the holder or owner of a certificated or uncertificated security with regard to the particular functions performed as the issuer has in regard to those functions.
K.S.A. § 12-3003 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 30 / Section 12-3003
12-3003 - Signing or veto of ordinances in council cities, exceptions; passage over veto; signing ordinances in commission cities; procedure; attestation; seal.
Status: in_force

12-3003. Signing or veto of ordinances in council cities, exceptions; passage over veto; signing ordinances in commission cities; procedure; attestation; seal. The mayor of a council city shall have the power to sign or veto any ordinance passed by the council: Provided, That ordinances on which the mayor casts the deciding vote and appropriation ordinances the mayor shall have no veto and he or she shall sign such ordinances if present at the meeting, and if the mayor refuses or neglects to sign or be not present at the meeting they shall take effect without his or her signature. Any ordinance vetoed by the mayor may be passed over the veto by a vote of three-fourths ( 3 / 4 ) of the whole number of councilmen elected, notwithstanding the veto: Provided, That if the mayor does not sign his or her approval of the ordinance, or return the same with his or her veto, stating his or her objection in writing, on or before the next regular meeting of the council, the ordinance shall take effect without the mayor's signature, such fact to be endorsed by the city clerk on the ordinance and at the end of the ordinance as entered in the "ordinance book": Provided further, That the president of the council or acting president of the council shall have no power to sign or veto any ordinance.

The mayor or chairman of a commission shall sign all ordinances but shall have no veto power: Provided, That if such mayor or chairman is not present at the meeting at which the ordinance is passed, the president of the board, acting president of the board, commissioner of finance and revenue, or a commissioner designated by the commission shall sign the ordinance as follows: "(Name) (Title)" and where directed by the commission, "by direction of the commission, the mayor (or chairman) being absent from the meeting." After the last section of each ordinance shall be a statement substantially as follows: "Passed by the (council) (commission) the __________ day of __________, 19__"; followed by "(Approved) (Signed) by the mayor" with signature of the mayor; or "Passed over the mayor's veto"; or, "The mayor not having approved the ordinance on or before the next regular meeting, took effect without the mayor's signature"; or in council cities in the case of appropriation ordinances where the mayor refuses or neglects to sign or is absent from the meeting, an appropriate statement. The city clerk shall attest the signature and affix the seal of the city thereto.
K.S.A. § 1-310 — KS Code / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 1-310
1-310 - Permit to practice; to whom issued; expiration; renewal; continuing education requirements; reinstatement upon failure to renew.
Status: in_force

1-310. Permit to practice; to whom issued; expiration; renewal; continuing education requirements; reinstatement upon failure to renew. (a) Permits to engage in the practice of certified public accountancy in this state shall be issued by the board to persons who have met the requirements under K.S.A. 1-302b, and amendments thereto.

(b) Each holder of a Kansas certificate, which is numbered with an odd number, who is qualified under K.S.A. 1-302b, and amendments thereto, shall have a permit to practice issued or renewed on a biennial basis which shall expire on the next July 1 which occurs after the date the permit was issued or renewed and which occurs in an odd-numbered year.

(c) Each holder of a Kansas certificate, which is numbered with an even number, who is qualified under K.S.A. 1-302b, and amendments thereto, shall have a permit to practice issued or renewed on a biennial basis which shall expire on the next July 1 which occurs after the date the permit was issued or renewed and which occurs in an even-numbered year.

(d) A person may renew a permit within 12 months of its expiration date if such person submits a complete and sufficient renewal application together with the fee prescribed by K.S.A. 1-301, and amendments thereto.

(e) As a condition for renewal of a permit to practice, the board may require all permit holders to furnish with such applicant's renewal application, evidence of participation in continuing education in accounting, auditing, or related areas of at least 80 hours during the two-year period for renewal unless the board waives all or a portion of the continuing education requirements.

(f) The board may exempt from the continuing education requirements an individual who holds a permit from another state if:

(1) The permit holder has a principal place of business located outside the state of Kansas;

(2) the permit holder verifies to the board's satisfaction that such person has met the continuing education requirements of the state in which the principal place of business is located; and

(3) the board considers the continuing education requirements of the state in which the principal place of business is located to be substantially equivalent to those of Kansas.

(g) A person who fails to renew a permit within 12 months after its expiration may apply for reinstatement by making application on a form provided by the board, submitting a reinstatement fee as prescribed by K.S.A. 1-301, and amendments thereto, and submitting proof that such person has obtained 40 hours of qualifying continuing education within the preceding 12 months prior to applying for reinstatement.
K.S.A. § 68-1070 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 10 / Section 68-1070
68-1070 - Designation of interstate highway 335 as the United States submarine veterans memorial highway.
Status: in_force

68-1070. Designation of interstate highway 335 as the United States submarine veterans memorial highway. Interstate highway 335 from junction of interstate highway 335 with interstate highway 470 south to the junction of interstate highway 335 with interstate highway 35 is hereby designated the United States submarine veterans memorial highway. The Kansas turnpike authority shall place signs along the highway right-of-way at proper intervals to indicate that the highway is the United States submarine veterans memorial highway, except that such signs shall not be placed until the Kansas turnpike authority has received sufficient moneys from gifts and donations to reimburse the Kansas turnpike authority for the cost of placing such signs and an additional 50% of the initial cost to defray future maintenance or replacement costs of such signs. The Kansas turnpike authority may accept and administer gifts and donations to aid in obtaining and installing suitable signs.
K.S.A. § 76-2003 — KS Code / Chapter 76 / Article 20 / Section 76-2003
76-2003 - Improvement of property at Ellsworth.
Status: in_force

76-2003. Improvement of property at Ellsworth. Laws 1889, chapter 52, sections 1 and 2 and preamble, included by reference. [Made provisions for erection of building on land in Ellsworth county belonging to the Grand Army of the Republic and for the reversion of the title to the property to the state when same ceased to be used for reunion purposes.]
K.S.A. § 40-1608 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 16 / Section 40-1608
40-1608 - Bond of attorney and employees.
Status: in_force

40-1608. Bond of attorney and employees. The attorney-in-fact of a reciprocal, or any employee having the care and handling of the funds and securities of a reciprocal, shall maintain a good and sufficient bond running to the board of directors of the reciprocal conditioned for the faithful accounting and disbursement of all money that may come into such attorney-in-fact's or employee's hands; such bond may be executed by a surety company or may be a personal bond approved by the commissioner of insurance. Such bond shall be fixed in an amount and approved by the board of directors or other governing body of such reciprocal. In lieu of filing the bond, the attorney-in-fact may maintain on deposit with the commissioner an equivalent amount in approved securities which are subject to the same conditions as the bond.
K.S.A. § 31-136 — KS Code / Chapter 31 / Article 1 / Section 31-136
31-136 - Same; exemptions from regulations, when; procedure.
Status: in_force

31-136. Same; exemptions from regulations, when; procedure. The state fire marshal shall have the power to grant exemptions from the application of specific requirements of regulations promulgated pursuant to this act. Any such exemption shall be granted only upon written request which clearly demonstrates that the enforcement of a specific requirement of a rule or regulation will cause unnecessary hardship to the petitioner, or that such exemption is necessary for the petitioner to take advantage of new methods or equipment of recognized adequacy which conforms to fundamental safety standards. The particulars of any exemption so granted shall be set forth in writing, and a copy thereof shall be retained in the office of the state fire marshal.
K.S.A. § 50-509 — KS Code / Chapter 50 / Article 5 / Section 50-509
50-509 - ct supplemental to other laws.
Status: in_force

50-509. A ct supplemental to other laws. Nothing in this act shall be construed as repealing any other laws in force in this state and the prohibitions and remedies provided in this act shall be cumulative to all other prohibitions and remedies now provided by law.
K.S.A. § 16-1901 — KS Code / Chapter 16 / Article 19 / Section 16-1901
16-1901 - Title; rights and duties not waivable or varied under terms of contract.
Status: in_force

16-1901. Title; rights and duties not waivable or varied under terms of contract. (a) K.S.A. 16-1901 through 16-1908, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas fairness in public construction contract act.

(b) The rights and duties prescribed by this act shall not be waivable or varied under the terms of a contract. The terms of any contract waiving the rights and duties prescribed by this act shall be unenforceable.