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K.S.A. § 84-3-303 — KS Code / Chapter 84 / Article 3 / Section 84-3-303
84-3-303 - Value and consideration.
Status: in_force

84-3-303. Value and consideration. (a) An instrument is issued or transferred for value if:

(1) The instrument is issued or transferred for a promise of performance, to the extent the promise has been performed;

(2) the transferee acquires a security interest or other lien in the instrument other than a lien obtained by judicial proceeding;

(3) the instrument is issued or transferred as payment of, or as security for, an antecedent claim against any person, whether or not the claim is due;

(4) the instrument is issued or transferred in exchange for a negotiable instrument; or

(5) the instrument is issued or transferred in exchange for the incurring of an irrevocable obligation to a third party by the person taking the instrument.

(b) "Consideration" means any consideration sufficient to support a simple contract. The drawer or maker of an instrument has a defense if the instrument is issued without consideration. If an instrument is issued for a promise of performance, the issuer has a defense to the extent performance of the promise is due and the promise has not been performed. If an instrument is issued for value as stated in subsection (a), the instrument is also issued for consideration.
K.S.A. § 75-4324 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 43 / Section 75-4324
75-4324 - Employees' right to form, join and participate in employee organizations.
Status: in_force

75-4324. Employees' right to form, join and participate in employee organizations. Public employees shall have the right to form, join and participate in the activities of employee organizations of their own choosing, for the purpose of meeting and conferring with public employers or their designated representatives with respect to grievances and conditions of employment. Public employees also shall have the right to refuse to join or participate in the activities of employee organizations.
K.S.A. § 59-2226 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 22 / Section 59-2226
59-2226 - Will presented after probate of will.
Status: in_force

59-2226. Will presented after probate of will. If, after a will has been admitted to probate, a later instrument in writing purporting to be the last will or codicil shall be presented, proceedings shall be had for the probate thereof, but notice of the hearing thereof shall be given to the devisees and legatees named in the will admitted to probate in addition to the heirs, and the devisees and legatees named in the will or codicil presented for probate. If the court admits the later will or codicil to probate, the order so admitting such will or codicil shall operate as a revocation of the order admitting the earlier will to probate so far as is necessary to give effect to the later will or codicil.
K.S.A. § 75-5055 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 50 / Section 75-5055
75-5055 - Secretary of transportation, development of plan and establishment of guidelines.
Status: in_force

75-5055. Secretary of transportation, development of plan and establishment of guidelines. The secretary shall develop a plan establishing guidelines for the implementation of this act.
K.S.A. § 73-1239 — KS Code / Chapter 73 / Article 12 / Section 73-1239
73-1239 - Award of medal, medallion and certificate; rules and regulations; applications.
Status: in_force

73-1239. Award of medal, medallion and certificate; rules and regulations; applications. The Vietnam war era medallion, medal and a certificate shall be awarded regardless of whether or not such veteran served within the United States or in a foreign country. The medallion, medal and the certificate shall be awarded regardless of whether or not such veteran was under 18 years of age at the time of entry into active service. For purposes of this section, "veteran" means a person who served in the active military, naval, air or space service, including those groups and individuals listed under 38 C.F.R. § 3.7, and who was discharged under an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions. The director of the Kansas office of veterans services shall administer the program and adopt all rules and regulations necessary to administer the program. The agency shall determine as expeditiously as possible the persons who are entitled to a Vietnam war era medallion, medal and a certificate and distribute the medallions, medals and the certificates. Applications for the Vietnam war era medallion, medal and the certificate shall be filed with the director of the Kansas office of veterans services on forms prescribed and furnished by the director of the Kansas office of veterans services. The deputy director of veteran services shall approve all applications that are in order, and shall cause a Vietnam war era medallion, medal and a certificate to be prepared for each approved veteran in the form approved by the director of the Kansas office of veterans services. The deputy director of veteran services shall review applications for the Vietnam war era medallion, medal and a certificate to ensure recipients are enrolled for eligible federal benefits.
K.S.A. § 14-535 — KS Code / Chapter 14 / Article 5 / Section 14-535
14-535 - Same; costs; tax levy, use of proceeds; special lighting fund.
Status: in_force

14-535. Same; costs; tax levy, use of proceeds; special lighting fund. The governing body of any such city is hereby authorized to levy an annual tax on all taxable tangible property in such city to be used for the purpose of paying the cost and expenses of maintaining and operating such additional system of lights as hereinbefore provided and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued by such city under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto. The revenue derived from such tax except for an amount to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued by such city under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, shall be kept in a separate fund by the city treasurer, and shall be known as the "special lighting fund."
K.S.A. § 77-524 — KS Code / Chapter 77 / Article 5 / Section 77-524
77-524 - Evidence; official notice.
Status: in_force

77-524. Evidence; official notice. (a) A presiding officer need not be bound by technical rules of evidence, but shall give the parties reasonable opportunity to be heard and to present evidence, and the presiding officer shall act reasonably without partiality. The presiding officer shall give effect to the rules of privilege recognized by law. Evidence need not be excluded solely because it is hearsay.

(b) All testimony of parties and witnesses shall be made under oath or affirmation and the presiding officer shall have the power to administer an oath or affirmation for that purpose.

(c) Statements presented by nonparties in accordance with paragraph (c) of K.S.A. 77-523 may be received as evidence.

(d) Any part of the evidence may be received in written form if doing so will expedite the hearing without substantial prejudice to the interests of any party.

(e) Documentary evidence may be received in the form of a copy or excerpt. Upon request, parties shall be given an opportunity to compare the copy with the original if available.

(f) Official notice may be taken of (1) any matter that could be judicially noticed in the courts of this state, (2) the record of other proceedings before the state agency, (3) technical or scientific matters within the state agency's specialized knowledge, and (4) codes of standards that have been adopted by an agency of the United States, of this state or of another state or by a nationally recognized organization or association. Parties shall be notified before or during the hearing, or before the issuance of any initial or final order that is based in whole or in part on matters or material noticed, of the specific matters or material noticed and the source thereof, including any staff memoranda and data, and be afforded an opportunity to contest and rebut the matters or material so noticed.
K.S.A. § 25-2507 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 25 / Section 25-2507
25-2507 - Poll book, registration book, party affiliation list; declaration; abstract.
Status: in_force

25-2507. Poll book, registration book, party affiliation list; declaration; abstract. (a) "Poll book" means a book in which each voter may sign the voter's signature and a number is assigned by one of the clerks of the election board when the voter is given a ballot or set of ballots. If the county election officer determines that voters shall sign the poll book, such book shall also contain on each page the declaration prescribed by subsection (d).

(b) "Registration book" means:

(1) A book or list containing the names and other information relating to registered voters. Registration books shall have the names entered therein before the same or copies thereof are delivered to the supervising judges. Registration books may also contain blank lines on which each voter shall sign the voter's signature. If the county election officer determines that voters shall sign the registration book, such book shall also contain on each page the declaration prescribed by subsection (d); or

(2) a book meeting the requirements of paragraph (1), and containing:

(A) Blank lines on which each voter shall sign the voter's signature;

(B) the declaration prescribed by subsection (d) on each page of the book; and

(C) the numbers assigned by one of the clerks of the election board when voters are given ballots or sets of ballots.

(c) "Party affiliation lists" means a list containing the names of all registered voters of a county who have lawfully designated a party affiliation.

(d) "Declaration" means the following: "I, the undersigned, declare under penalty of perjury that I am a registered voter in the state of Kansas, county of ________, that I have not signed a name other than my own in order to represent myself as any other registered voter, and that I am qualified to vote and have not previously voted and will not vote again in the election held on this date, in this or any other jurisdiction in the United States, for any offices or ballot issues."

(e) "Abstract" means a list of election results for a particular precinct or district with the total votes for each candidate for elected office or the total votes for and against any constitutional amendment or question presented on the ballot.
K.S.A. § 2-3306 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 33 / Section 2-3306
2-3306 - Responsibility of chemigation equipment operators; chemigation equipment operator examination; renewal; fee.
Status: in_force

2-3306. Responsibility of chemigation equipment operators; chemigation equipment operator examination; renewal; fee. (a) Any individual operating chemigation equipment under a chemigation user permit shall be responsible for the safe operation of such chemigation equipment and any such equipment shall be considered to be under the direct supervision of the chemigation user permit holder.

(b) The secretary shall not issue a chemigation user permit to any person unless such person is a certified chemigation equipment operator or has in such person's employment at least one certified chemigation equipment operator. A chemigation equipment operator is an individual who has successfully completed an examination given by the secretary or the secretary's designee. Except as provided in subsection (c), if the chemigation user permit is issued to an individual, that individual must have successfully completed the chemigation equipment operator examination. Such examination shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) The proper use of anti-pollution devices;

(2) preparing the chemical solution and filling the chemical supply container;

(3) calibrating of injection equipment;

(4) supervision of chemigation equipment to assure its safe operation;

(5) environmental and human hazards that may be involved in chemigation;

(6) protective clothing and respiratory equipment;

(7) general precautions to be followed in disposal of containers and decontamination of the equipment;

(8) handling of tail water and other accumulations of water containing chemicals;

(9) information of procedures to be followed should chemicals inadvertently enter the water supply source as a result of the chemigation process;

(10) label information, especially chemigation instructions;

(11) applicable state and federal laws and regulations; and

(12) any other subject that the secretary deems necessary.

(c) The examination provided for in subsection (b) may be waived for any individual who has been certified as a pesticide applicator in the category of chemigation pursuant to the Kansas pesticide law.

(d) The chemigation equipment operator certification shall expire on December 31 of the fourth calendar year after the year of issue. A chemigation equipment operator certification shall be renewed for a succeeding five year period upon payment of the certification fee and passing the examination specified in either subsection (b) or (c).

(e) The fee for certification as a chemigation equipment operator or for renewal of such certification shall be $25, except that on and after July 1, 2028, such certification shall be $10.
K.S.A. § 46-2301 — KS Code / Chapter 46 / Article 23 / Section 46-2301
46-2301 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

46-2301. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 46-2301 through 46-2304, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 46-2305, and amendments thereto:

(a) "Class III gaming" has the meaning provided by the Indian gaming regulatory act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).

(b) "Gaming compact" means a tribal-state compact regarding class III gaming as provided by section 11 of the Indian gaming regulatory act (25 U.S.C. 2710).

(c) "Committee" or "joint committee" means the joint committee on state-tribal relations.
K.S.A. § 79-3665 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 36 / Section 79-3665
79-3665 - Interstate streamlined sales tax project; participation by the department of revenue; legislative participation.
Status: in_force

79-3665. Interstate streamlined sales tax project; participation by the department of revenue; legislative participation. (a) The department of revenue is authorized to become a signatory to an agreement with one or more states for the purpose of providing a multi-state, voluntary, streamlined system for sales and use tax collection and administration to simplify and modernize sales and use tax administration in order to substantially reduce the burden of tax compliance for all sellers and for all types of commerce, at such time as the legislature takes further action to bring the state's laws in compliance with the requirements of the agreement. The department of revenue is further authorized to participate in the streamlined sales tax project, identify all changes in this state's sales and use tax laws and rules and regulations that would be required in order to comply with such agreement, take such other actions reasonably required to prepare this state for entry into such agreement.

(b) The secretary of revenue, or the secretary's designee, is authorized to represent this state before other states that are participating in the streamlined sales tax project or that are signatories to such agreement. In addition, the president and the minority leader of the senate and the speaker and the minority leader of the house of representatives may each appoint a person who is also authorized to so represent this state. All such appointees attending meetings shall be paid compensation, subsistence allowances, mileage and other expenses as provided in K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 74-578 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 5 / Section 74-578
74-578 - Grain commodities commission service fund; expenditures.
Status: in_force

74-578. Grain commodities commission service fund; expenditures. On and after July 1, 2000, there is hereby created in the state treasury the grain commodities commission services fund. All moneys received by the Kansas department of agriculture for services performed by the department for the grain commodities commission created pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 2-3001 et seq. and K.S.A. 2-3002a, and amendments thereto, shall be remitted to the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury and credit it to the grain commodities commission services fund. All costs and expenses incurred by the department in providing services to the grain commodities commissions shall be paid from the grain commodities commission services fund. All expenditures from the grain commodities commission services fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary.
K.S.A. § 24-622 — KS Code / Chapter 24 / Article 6 / Section 24-622
24-622 - Resolution for bond issue.
Status: in_force

24-622. Resolution for bond issue. Before issuing any bonds the board shall pass a formal resolution in which shall be found and declared (1) the total amount of the tax as confirmed (both by the original and by the supplemental assessment, if any), (2) and the total amount of the deductions if any thereon, (3) the estimated cost of collection, and (4) the total amount of the next tax available for the payment of the principal and interest on the bonds the district shall intend to issue. The board shall then in said resolution divide the total levy theretofore made into convenient installments, and opposite each shall set the year in which they shall become payable respectively. The board shall then (in said resolution) authorize the bonds which the district proposes to issue, fixing the terms, date and maturities thereof in such a manner that the installments of tax will be sufficient to pay the corresponding installments of bonds as and when they become due. In the same resolution the board shall provide that in due time, manner and season it will cause the annual levy to be made in compliance with such resolution, and thereupon the fund to the extent that it may be necessary to pay said bonds shall be pledged and hypothecated to the payment of said bonds which said pledge and hypothecation to the amount so expressed and declared shall be superior to any other charge against the same.
K.S.A. § 25-2704 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 27 / Section 25-2704
25-2704 - Ballot boxes; secretary of state may adopt rules and regulations; application of section.
Status: in_force

25-2704. Ballot boxes; secretary of state may adopt rules and regulations; application of section. (a) The county election officer shall provide ballot boxes for each voting place. The secretary of state may adopt rules and regulations authorizing, in certain cases, additional or fewer ballot boxes than specified in subsection (b) to be supplied.

(b) Unless otherwise provided by rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of state, a separate ballot box shall be provided for each of the types of ballots named in the following list, if such ballots are to be voted at the election:

(1) A box for "national and state ballots";

(2) a box for "county and township ballots";

(3) a box for "judicial ballots";

(4) a box for "city ballots";

(5) a box for "school ballots";

(6) a box for "ballots for constitutional amendments"; and

(7) a box for "questions submitted."

(c) Each ballot box shall be labeled according to its appropriate designation as set out in subsection (b).

(d) The provisions of this section shall only apply to elections conducted in counties that do not use tabulators or optical scanners to count votes.
K.S.A. § 8-1436 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 14 / Section 8-1436
8-1436 - "Motor home" defined.
Status: in_force

8-1436. "Motor home" defined. "Motor home" means every motor vehicle designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use.
K.S.A. § 68-2021 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 20 / Section 68-2021
68-2021 - Contracts between secretary of transportation and the authority as to preliminary project studies and investigations; terms.
Status: in_force

68-2021. Contracts between secretary of transportation and the authority as to preliminary project studies and investigations; terms. The secretary of transportation and the Kansas turnpike authority are hereby authorized and empowered to contract with each other, by the terms of which contract or contracts the secretary may undertake: (1) To provide personnel and equipment, either of the department of transportation or consulting or contracting firms, required in making any traffic and cost studies or surveys or origin-destination studies necessary preliminary to financing by the Kansas turnpike authority of any particular toll project undertaken as authorized by law, and to do such work; and

(2) to provide personnel and equipment required, and to do any engineering, geological work, soils testing or materials testing which may be required by the Kansas turnpike authority either preliminary to the financing of any particular toll project authorized by law or which may be required after such financing and during the construction of such project. The charges for services contemplated by such project shall be made by the secretary of transportation on the basis of the total and actual cost to the department of all wages, salaries, expenses, equipment rental, damage to equipment, depreciation or other charges and expenses chargeable to the services to be rendered to the Kansas turnpike authority, except that the total amount of any credit and funds advanced hereunder shall not at any one time exceed the sum of $250,000.
K.S.A. § 80-1429 — KS Code / Chapter 80 / Article 14 / Section 80-1429
80-1429 - Tax levy for flood control in certain townships; election.
Status: in_force

80-1429. Tax levy for flood control in certain townships; election. The board of township trustees of any township located in a county having a population of more than six thousand three hundred (6,300) and less than six thousand five hundred (6,500) and an assessed valuation of more than thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000), may annually levy a tax of not to exceed two (2) mills for the purpose of creating a special fund for maintaining dams and other structures necessary for flood control. No such tax shall be levied unless and until the question of levying the same shall have been submitted to and approved by a majority of the qualified voters of such township voting thereon at a regular township election.