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K.S.A. § 75-7031 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 70 / Section 75-7031
75-7031 - Severability clause.
Status: in_force

75-7031. Severability clause. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.
K.S.A. § 65-2898 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 28 / Section 65-2898
65-2898 - Immunity from liability in civil actions for reporting, communicating and investigating certain information concerning alleged malpractice incidents and other information; conditions.
Status: in_force

65-2898. Immunity from liability in civil actions for reporting, communicating and investigating certain information concerning alleged malpractice incidents and other information; conditions. (a) No person reporting to the state board of healing arts in good faith any information such person may have relating to alleged incidents of malpractice, or the qualifications, fitness or character of, or disciplinary action taken against, a person licensed, registered or certified by the board shall be subject to a civil action for damages as a result of reporting such information, and such person reporting shall be immune from any civil liability that might otherwise be incurred in an action resulting from reporting such information. In any civil action resulting from reporting such information in which a court determines that a person reporting under this section reported in good faith, the court shall allow the person reporting a reasonable amount for attorney fees and expenses incurred in defending the civil action.

(b) Any state, regional or local association composed of persons licensed to practice a profession regulated by the board and the individual members of any committee thereof that in good faith investigates or communicates information pertaining to the alleged incidents of malpractice, or the qualifications, fitness or character of, or disciplinary action taken against, any licensee, registrant or certificate holder to the state board of healing arts or to any committee or agent thereof, shall be immune from liability in any civil action that is based upon such investigation or transmittal of information if the investigation and communication was made in good faith and did not represent as true any matter not reasonably believed to be true.
K.S.A. § 75-5079 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 50 / Section 75-5079
75-5079 - Listing of signs for tourism or economic development; publication annually.
Status: in_force

75-5079. Listing of signs for tourism or economic development; publication annually. (a) The secretary of transportation shall compile and maintain a current listing of all signs that are available for the purposes of increasing tourism or economic development. The listing shall contain a description of the program and the requirements for obtaining a sign under such program.

(b) The secretary of transportation shall publish the information required under subsection (a) at least annually.
K.S.A. § 75-4106 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 41 / Section 75-4106
75-4106 - Filing of bonds and contracts; cancellation of coverage.
Status: in_force

75-4106. Filing of bonds and contracts; cancellation of coverage. All surety bonds or insurance contracts purchased shall be kept in the office of the secretary of the committee or in the office of the designated representative of the secretary. No bond or contract purchased hereunder may be canceled by the insurance or surety company, the health maintenance organization or the committee during the term of such contract unless a substitute contract upon the same terms and conditions covering the affected officers, employees or property is in force, or the committee determines that the officers, employees or property or class of officers, employees or property affected no longer requires the coverage provided by the contract.
K.S.A. § 21-5811 — KS Code / Chapter 21 / Article 58 / Section 21-5811
21-5811 - Commercial fossil hunting.
Status: in_force

21-5811. Commercial fossil hunting. (a) It is unlawful for any commercial fossil hunter to:

(1) Go upon the land of another in search of fossils unless the commercial fossil hunter has obtained the written authorization of the landowner to go upon such land for such purpose and when requesting such written authorization has identified oneself to the landowner as a commercial fossil hunter who intends to explore the land and sell any fossils of value found on the land. The written authorization shall state that the landowner has been informed of such intended activities by the commercial fossil hunter; or

(2) remove a fossil from the land of another upon which the fossil is located unless the landowner is first provided with a description of the fossil and the landowner authorizes in writing the removal of the fossil.

(b) (1) Violation of subsection (a)(1) is a class B nonperson misdemeanor.

(2) Violation of subsection (a)(2) is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.

(c) As used in this section:

(1) "Commercial fossil hunter" means an individual who goes upon the land of another in search of fossils with the intent to sell fossils of value found upon such land;

(2) "fossil" means any impression or trace of an animal or plant of a past geological age preserved in the earth's crust;

(3) "landowner" means the record owner of the fee in real estate or the tenant of such owner who occupies such real estate, if so authorized by the owner; and

(4) "land of another" means all real estate other than that owned or leased by any governmental entity or the commercial fossil hunter.

(d) This section is supplemental to and not in lieu of any other law of this state relating to entering or remaining upon the land of another and relating to the removal of items of value from the property of another.

(e) It shall not be a defense that the person did not know or have reason to know that such person was on the landowner's property.
K.S.A. § 23-37,104 — KS Code / Chapter 23 / Article 37 / Section 23-37,104
23-37,104 - Application to Indian tribes.
Status: in_force

23-37,104. Application to Indian tribes. (UCCJEA 104). (a) A child-custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian child welfare act, 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq., is not subject to this act to the extent that it is governed by the Indian child welfare act.

(b) A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying K.S.A. 23-37,101 through 23-37,210, and amendments thereto.

(c) A child-custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this act must be recognized and enforced under K.S.A. 23-37,301 through 23-37,317, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 59-2239 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 22 / Section 59-2239
59-2239 - Claims against estate; time for filing; when barred.
Status: in_force

59-2239. Claims against estate; time for filing; when barred. (1) All demands, including demands of the state, against a decedent's estate, whether due or to become due, whether absolute or contingent, including any demand arising from or out of any statutory liability of decedent or on account of or arising from any liability as surety, guarantor or indemnitor, and including the individual demands of executors and administrators, shall be forever barred from payment unless the demand is presented within the later of: (a) four months from the date of first publication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236, and amendments thereto; or (b) if the identity of the creditor is known or reasonably ascertainable, 30 days after actual notice was given, except that the provisions of the testator's will requiring the payment of a demand exhibited later shall control. No creditor shall have any claim against or lien upon the property of a decedent other than liens existing at the date of the decedent's death, unless a petition is filed for the probate of the decedent's will pursuant to K.S.A. 59-2220 and amendments thereto or for the administration of the decedent's estate pursuant to K.S.A. 59-2219 and amendments thereto within six months after the death of the decedent and such creditor has exhibited the creditor's demand in the manner and within the time prescribed by this section, except as otherwise provided by this section.

(2) Nothing in this section shall affect or prevent the enforcement of a claim arising out of tort against the personal representative of a decedent within the period of the statute of limitations provided for an action on such claim. For the purpose of enforcing such claims, the estate of the decedent may be opened or reopened, a special administrator appointed, and suit filed against the administrator within the period of the statute of limitations for such action. Any recovery by the claimant in such action shall not affect the distribution of the assets of the estate of the decedent unless a claim was filed in the district court within the time allowed for filing claims against the estate under subsection (1) or an action commenced as provided in subsection (2) of K.S.A. 59-2238 and amendments thereto. The action may be filed in any court of competent jurisdiction and the rules of pleading and procedure in the action shall be the same as apply in civil actions. Any such special administration shall be closed and the special administrator promptly discharged when the statute of limitations for filing such actions has expired and no action has been filed or upon conclusion of any action filed. All court costs incurred in a proceeding under this subsection shall be taxed to the petitioner.
K.S.A. § 75-3122 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 31 / Section 75-3122
75-3122 - Supreme court employees; compensation.
Status: in_force

75-3122. Supreme court employees; compensation. The supreme court is hereby authorized to appoint two bailiffs, each of whom shall receive an annual salary to be fixed by the court. Each justice of the supreme court is hereby authorized to appoint a law research clerk and a secretary who shall each receive an annual salary fixed by the court. The annual salary of each secretary shall be fixed by the supreme court within the limitations of appropriations made therefor. The compensation of all persons appointed under this section shall be fixed by the supreme court in accordance with the pay plan established under K.S.A. 20-161.
K.S.A. § 40-1611 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 16 / Section 40-1611
40-1611 - Levies and taxes on premiums; payment; deductions.
Status: in_force

40-1611. Levies and taxes on premiums; payment; deductions. (a) Each reciprocal shall pay to the commissioner of insurance levies and taxes in the amount and as specified in K.S.A. 40-252, 40-1703, 40-1704 and 75-1508, and amendments thereto. All such levies and taxes on premiums shall be applicable to premiums received on or after January 1, 1957. The above fees, levies and taxes shall be in lieu of all license fees and taxes of whatever character in this state and in calculating all such levies and taxes such reciprocal shall be permitted to deduct therefrom premiums returned on account of cancellations, all premiums received for reinsurance from any other company authorized to do business in this state, and savings paid or credited to subscriber policyholders.

(b) For the purpose of payment of the levies and taxes specified in K.S.A. 40-252, 40-1703, 40-1704 and 75-1508, and amendments thereto, a reciprocal and its attorney-in-fact shall be considered to be the same entity.
K.S.A. § 76-363 — KS Code / Chapter 76 / Article 3 / Section 76-363
76-363 - Same; agreements approved by attorney general; trust funds.
Status: in_force

76-363. Same; agreements approved by attorney general; trust funds. Any agreement made under K.S.A. 76-360 or 76-362 shall provide that the same shall not be effective until approved by the attorney general. Proceeds from any sale of real or personal property authorized by this act shall be deposited in one or more trust funds to be established and maintained in accordance with provisions of this act. The state board of regents is authorized to give a good and sufficient deed to any real property sold under the provisions of this act.
K.S.A. § 60-1502 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 15 / Section 60-1502
60-1502 - Petition.
Status: in_force

60-1502. Petition. The petition shall be verified and state: (1) The place where the person is restrained and by whom; (2) the cause or pretense of the restraint to the best of plaintiff's knowledge and belief; and (3) why the restraint is wrongful. Individuals in the custody of the secretary of corrections must also include a list of all civil actions, including habeas corpus actions, the inmate has filed, or participated in, in any state court within the last five years.
K.S.A. § 74-3265 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 32 / Section 74-3265
74-3265 - Osteopathic medical service scholarships; duration; amount; practice commitment; limitation on number of awards.
Status: in_force

74-3265. Osteopathic medical service scholarships; duration; amount; practice commitment; limitation on number of awards. (a) Within the limits of appropriations for osteopathic medical service scholarships, and in accordance with the provisions of this section, the state board of regents may award such scholarships to Kansas residents who are undergraduate students enrolled in or admitted to accredited or pre-accredited schools of osteopathic medicine in a course of instruction leading to the degree of doctor of osteopathy and who enter into a written agreement with the state board of regents as provided in K.S.A. 74-3266, and amendments thereto.

(b) Osteopathic medical service scholarships shall be in effect for the period of time specified in subsection (c) and shall provide to the person receiving the scholarship the payment of an amount not to exceed the maximum amount of a loan authorized to be made under the medical student loan act.

(c) Osteopathic medical service scholarships shall be awarded on an annual basis and shall be in effect for one year unless otherwise terminated before the expiration of such period of time. A Kansas resident who is an undergraduate student enrolled in or admitted to an accredited or pre-accredited school of osteopathic medicine in a course of instruction leading to the degree of doctor of osteopathy may be awarded a scholarship for each year the student enters into a written agreement with the state board of regents as provided in K.S.A. 74-3266, and amendments thereto, up to a maximum of four years. For each year a student is awarded a scholarship, the student shall engage in the practice of medicine and surgery in Kansas for the period of time specified in K.S.A. 74-3266(a)(3), and amendments thereto, unless such obligation is otherwise satisfied as provided in K.S.A. 74-3268, and amendments thereto.

(d) The state board of regents shall not award more than 25 osteopathic medical service scholarships in any year to persons who have not previously been awarded such a scholarship and, in any case, the state board shall not award more than 80 such scholarships in any year. In selecting Kansas residents to be awarded osteopathic medical service scholarships, the state board shall give primary consideration to students commencing their first year of instruction at accredited or pre-accredited schools of osteopathic medicine and thereafter shall consider students in later years of instruction.
K.S.A. § 3-160 — KS Code / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 3-160
3-160 - Same; title to facilities to vest in municipality.
Status: in_force

3-160. Same; title to facilities to vest in municipality. Title to all facilities acquired, constructed, altered, improved or enlarged with the proceeds of such special facilities revenue bonds shall at all times vest in the issuing municipality.
K.S.A. § 75-5309 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 53 / Section 75-5309
75-5309 - Appointment of subordinate officers and employees; classified service.
Status: in_force

75-5309. Appointment of subordinate officers and employees; classified service. Except as otherwise provided in this order, or in K.S.A. 75-5310, and amendments thereto, the secretary for children and families shall appoint, subject to the Kansas civil service act, all subordinate officers and employees of the Kansas department for children and families, and all such subordinate officers and employees shall be within the classified service.
K.S.A. § 75-4374 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 43 / Section 75-4374
75-4374 - Same; in-state moving expense reimbursement if employed by or transferred to another state agency; limitations; purchase of adaptive equipment for laid off or transferred employees who are blind.
Status: in_force

75-4374. Same; in-state moving expense reimbursement if employed by or transferred to another state agency; limitations; purchase of adaptive equipment for laid off or transferred employees who are blind. (a) The head of any state agency, as defined by K.S.A. 75-3701, and amendments thereto, who hires any state officer or employee who is laid off or transferred in lieu of layoff between state agencies, may agree to reimburse such officer or employee's in-state moving expenses in an aggregate amount of not more than $2,000, as verified by receipts. No such moving expenses shall be paid when such transfer results in the new official duty station being less than 25 miles from the old station.

(b) Moving expenses may include, but not be limited to, the cost of packing and transporting household goods and personal effects, subsistence expenses while en route from the old residence to the new residence, subsistence expenses while occupying temporary quarters in the new location and the expenses of a premove trip to look for a new residence.

(c) Any state agency, as defined by K.S.A. 75-3701, and amendments thereto, which hires any state officer or employee, who is a blind person employed at Kansas industries for the blind at facilities on the Topeka state hospital property and who is laid off or transferred between state agencies, in lieu of being laid off, shall purchase or otherwise provide all adaptive equipment and other accommodations required by such state officer or employer [employee] for such state officer or employee's position at such state agency.

(d) As used in this section, "state officer or employee" means a state officer or employee who (1) (A) is employed by an institution that is closed or abolished or otherwise ceases operations or that is scheduled for such closure, abolition or cessation of operations, and (B) is laid off from employment with such institution for the reason of such closure, abolition or cessation of operations, and (C) remains in such employment with such institution until the date the officer or employee is laid off; or (2) (A) is in the classified service under the Kansas civil service act and is laid off from employment at the Topeka correctional facility due to the transfer of the reception and diagnostic unit from the Topeka correctional facility to the El Dorado correctional facility, and (B) remains in such employment until the date the officer or employee is laid off.
K.S.A. § 79-2009 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 20 / Section 79-2009
79-2009 - Highway or railroad bridge; appointment of receiver upon failure to pay tax.
Status: in_force

79-2009. Highway or railroad bridge; appointment of receiver upon failure to pay tax. If any person, company or corporation owning, controlling or operating any highway or railroad bridge over any stream or river which forms the boundary line between this and any other state shall neglect, fail or refuse to pay the tax assessed against such property within thirty days after the same shall become due and payable, on application to the district court by petition, in the name of the state of Kansas, of the board of county commissioners, or of the governing body of any city, or the officer of any municipal township interested in such tax, it shall be the duty of the district court to appoint a receiver of such bridge property, rights, privileges, and franchises; and such receiver shall hold, possess, manage and control such bridge property under the orders of the court until the termination of the litigation in relation to such taxes, or until such tax is paid, by proper decree to declare a forfeiture of its charter.
K.S.A. § 15-1146 — KS Code / Chapter 15 / Article 11 / Section 15-1146
15-1146 - Validation of sale and conveyance of land in city inundated by construction of reservoir.
Status: in_force

15-1146. Validation of sale and conveyance of land in city inundated by construction of reservoir. In any city of the third class which has, prior to the effective date of this act, been inundated in whole or in part as the result of the construction of any dam or reservoir by the federal government, or is in the take line of any such dam or reservoir, in which the governing body of such city has sold any property located in such city which was heretofore dedicated to the public use, whether such property was real estate, personal property or mixed real estate and personal property, such sale is hereby confirmed, legalized and declared a valid sale and conveyance.
K.S.A. § 75-4720 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 47 / Section 75-4720
75-4720 - Artificial intelligence platforms of concern; prohibited access by state-issued electronic devices; exceptions; definitions.
Status: in_force

75-4720. Artificial intelligence platforms of concern; prohibited access by state-issued electronic devices; exceptions; definitions. (a) No electronic device that is owned or issued to an employee by a state agency shall be used to access an artificial intelligence platform of concern. Any network that is operated by a state agency shall prohibit the use of artificial intelligence platforms of concern by users who access the network.

(b) Any state agency that utilizes an artificial intelligence platform of concern or has an account with an artificial intelligence platform of concern shall deactivate and delete such account and shall no longer use the artificial intelligence platform.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to state agencies that are using an electronic device owned or issued to an employee by a state agency to access an artificial intelligence platform of concern for the purposes of law enforcement activities or cybersecurity investigations.

(d) As used in this section:

(1) "Artificial intelligence platform of concern" means:

(A) The artificial intelligence model commonly referred to as DeepSeek and any artificial intelligence model that is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Company or a subsidiary or successor company of such company; or

(B) an artificial intelligence model that is controlled, directly or indirectly, by a country of concern;

(2) (A) "country of concern" means the following:

(i) People's republic of China, including the Hong Kong special administrative region;

(ii) republic of Cuba;

(iii) islamic republic of Iran;

(iv) democratic people's republic of Korea;

(v) Russian federation; and

(vi) Bolivarian republic of Venezuela.

(B) "Country of concern" does not include the republic of China (Taiwan); and

(3) "state agency" means any state office or officers, department, board, commission, institution or bureau or any agency, division or unit thereof.