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K.S.A. § 77-117 — KS Code / Chapter 77 / Article 1 / Section 77-117
77-117 - General Statutes, compilation of 1915; sale by secretary of state.
Status: in_force

77-117. General Statutes, compilation of 1915; sale by secretary of state. Laws 1915, chapter 28, sections 1 to 4, inclusive, included by reference. [The title to the act was in part as follows: "An act relating to compilations, editing and printing of the General Statutes of Kansas for 1915 and providing for the disposition and making appropriation therefor ....." This act provided for the publication of the compilation of 1915 in one volume, with references to the supreme and appellate courts to date of publication, under the direction of the state printing commission. Section 2 of the act provided for distribution to state and county officers in the same manner as is provided for the Revised Statutes of 1923 by L. 1923, ch. 146, sec. 4 (77-115). The third subdivision of section 2 provided for the sale of said statutes and is considered in effect so far as the sale of copies of the compilation of 1915 is concerned, and is therefore printed as a part of this section.] [R.S. 1923, 77-117, ¶ 1.]

The balance of said statutes, after such distribution shall be safely kept by the secretary of state for sale to citizens of this state at a price not to exceed two and fifty hundredths dollars per volume and a price not to exceed three dollars per volume to citizens of other states and territories of the United States.
K.S.A. § 25-2905 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 29 / Section 25-2905
25-2905 - Folding of ballots; clipping and deposit of ballots; application of section.
Status: in_force

25-2905. Folding of ballots; clipping and deposit of ballots; application of section. (a) If not already folded, the election board shall fold each ballot before handing the same to a voter. If more than one ballot is to be handed to a voter, the ballots in the set shall be folded separately. Ballots shall be folded so that the names of candidates are concealed and the printed endorsement and ballot number are on the outside of the folded ballot. Before leaving the voting booth, the voter shall refold each of such voter's ballots separately in the manner received and so that the names of candidates and marks on the ballot are concealed. Upon leaving the booth, the voter shall deliver the ballot or set of ballots to one of the judges, who shall promptly and in the presence of the voter and of the election board, properly clip the number therefrom and deposit the ballots in their respective ballot boxes.

(b) 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. § 19-2232 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 22 / Section 19-2232
19-2232 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

19-2232. Definitions. As used in this act:

(a) "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, association or other entity.

(b) "Temporary or transient business" means any business conducted for the sale or offer for sale of goods, wares, merchandise or services which is carried on in any building, structure, motor vehicle or railroad car, or on any real estate, for a period of less than six months in each year.

(c) "Transient merchant" means any person who engages in, does or transacts any temporary or transient business in the state, either in one locality or in traveling from place to place in the state, and includes merchants who, for the purpose of carrying on such business, hire, lease, use or occupy any building, structure, motor vehicle, railroad car or real estate.
K.S.A. § 61-3705 — KS Code / Chapter 61 / Article 37 / Section 61-3705
61-3705 - Application of proceeds.
Status: in_force

61-3705. Application of proceeds. (a) Upon the sale of personal property by the appropriate officer, the clerk of the court shall apply the proceeds of sale in the following priority:

(1) To the court costs of the action including the officer's expenses and cost of publication;

(2) in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 60-2406, and amendments thereto;

(3) in satisfaction of all judgments rendered in the action against the defendant or the property in accordance with the priority determined by the court;

(4) any surplus shall be paid to the defendant, except that if any other security interest holder, subsequent to the entering of the judgment of foreclosure, files with the clerk of the court a written notification of demand furnishing reasonable proof of the security interest holder's interest, the clerk shall withhold any payment to the defendant. Such security interest holder shall serve the defendant with notice of the demand within 14 days after such filing and furnish proof of such notice to the court.

(b) If the defendant does not, within 14 days, notify the clerk in writing that the defendant takes exception to the demand of such security interest holder, the clerk shall apply the surplus to the demand and pay any balance to the defendant.

(c) If the defendant, within 14 days, notifies the clerk in writing that the defendant takes exception to the demand, the clerk shall withhold all surplus in the clerk's possession for a period of 30 days. If the security interest holder has not commenced a separate action to recover the security interest holder's claim and garnished the clerk within the time, the clerk shall pay the surplus to the defendant.
K.S.A. § 75-640 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 6 / Section 75-640
75-640 - Postsecondary education savings program; legislative declaration and intent.
Status: in_force

75-640. Postsecondary education savings program; legislative declaration and intent. The legislature hereby declares that the availability of improved access to and choice of higher education opportunities in this state will benefit the residents of the state and that the establishment of a postsecondary education savings program will assist residents in meeting the expenses incurred in availing themselves of higher education opportunities. Therefore, it is the intention of K.S.A. 75-640 to 75-648, and amendments thereto, to provide for development and administration of a postsecondary education savings program and to vest the state treasurer with powers to enable the treasurer to accomplish such purpose.
K.S.A. § 28-1005 — KS Code / Chapter 28 / Article 10 / Section 28-1005
28-1005 - Fees and mileage received by sheriff to county general fund.
Status: in_force

28-1005. Fees and mileage received by sheriff to county general fund. The sheriff shall turn over to the county treasurer for deposit in the county general fund all fees received and mileage paid him from all sources.
K.S.A. § 9-2202 — KS Code / Chapter 9 / Article 22 / Section 9-2202
9-2202 - Organizations, entities and individuals exempt from licensure.
Status: in_force

9-2202. Organizations, entities and individuals exempt from licensure. The following are exempt from the licensing requirements of this act:

(a) Any bank, savings bank, trust company, savings and loan association, building and loan association, industrial loan company or credit union organized, chartered or authorized under the laws of the United States or of any state which is authorized to make loans and to receive deposits;

(b) any entity directly or indirectly regulated by an agency of the United States or of any state which is a subsidiary of any entity listed in subsection (a) if 25% or more of such entity's common stock is directly owned by any entity listed in subsection (a);

(c) the United States of America, the state of Kansas, any other state or any agency or instrumentality of any governmental entity;

(d) any individual who with their own funds for their own investment makes a purchase money mortgage or finances the sale of their own property, except that any individual who enters into more than five such investments or sales in any twelve-month period shall be subject to all provisions of this act;

(e) not-for-profit entities that provide mortgage loans in conjunction with a mission of building or rehabilitating affordable homes to low-income consumers; and

(f) business entities with no employees when a related, licensed mortgage company acts as a proxy for the entity by conducting all mortgage business on behalf of the entity and by including all such mortgage business in the proxy's reports to the commissioner, but the entity and the proxy are jointly and severally liable for violations of this act by the proxy.
K.S.A. § 31-162 — KS Code / Chapter 31 / Article 1 / Section 31-162
31-162 - Same; installation of smoke detectors required; limitations on enforcement; certain evidence inadmissible; insurance payments not affected.
Status: in_force

31-162. Same; installation of smoke detectors required; limitations on enforcement; certain evidence inadmissible; insurance payments not affected. (a) Every single-family residence shall have at least one smoke detector on every story of the dwelling unit.

(b) Every structure which:

(1) Contains more than one dwelling unit; or

(2) contains at least one dwelling unit and is a mixed-use structure, shall contain at least one smoke detector at the uppermost ceiling of each interior stairwell and on every story in each dwelling unit.

(c) The owner of a structure shall supply and install all required smoke detectors. The owner of a structure shall test and maintain all smoke detectors, except inside rental units, the occupant shall test and maintain all smoke detectors after taking possession of the dwelling unit.

(d) The smoke detectors required in dwelling units in existence on January 1, 1999, may either be battery-powered or wired into the structure's electrical system, and need not be interconnected. The smoke detectors required in dwelling units constructed after January 1, 1999, shall be wired permanently into the structure's electrical system.

(e) For purposes of this act, manufactured homes as defined in K.S.A. 58-4202, and amendments thereto, shall be subject to the federal, manufactured home construction and safety standards established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 5403 in lieu of the standards set forth herein. Owners and occupants of such manufactured homes shall be subject to the testing and maintenance standards for smoke detectors required under this act.

(f) Officials responsible for the enforcement of the smoke detector act shall not enter a dwelling unit solely for the purpose of determining compliance with the provisions of the smoke detector act except when:

(1) Conducting an inspection prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit or building permit;

(2) responding to a report of a fire in a dwelling unit, except in cases of a false alarm; or

(3) conducting, at the request of the owner or occupant, a home safety inspection.

(g) Evidence of the failure of any property owner to provide an operational smoke detector in a residence as required by this section shall not be admissible in any action for the purpose of determining any aspect of civil liability.

Evidence of the failure of any occupant to properly maintain a smoke detector as required by this section shall not be admissible in any action for the purpose of determining any aspect of civil liability.

(h) The provisions of the smoke detector act shall not constitute grounds for the purpose of offsetting, reducing or denying the payment of amounts due under any contract for or policy of insurance.
K.S.A. § 12-1556 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 15 / Section 12-1556
12-1556 - Competency of general building and residential contractors; designation of standard examinations.
Status: in_force

12-1556. Competency of general building and residential contractors; designation of standard examinations. Standard examinations for the determination of competency of general contractors, building contractors and residential contractors, based upon codes and standards effective on July 1, 1992, prepared and published and available upon such date from the International Conference of Building Officials, 6738 N.W. Tower Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64151 or from Block and Associates, Florida Farm Bureau Building, 5700 S.W. 34th St., #1303, Gainesville, Florida 32608, are hereby designated as the standard examinations for determining the qualification of persons seeking licensure as general contractors, building contractors and residential contractors for the purposes of this act.
K.S.A. § 12-761 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 7 / Section 12-761
12-761 - Same; violations; penalties; actions.
Status: in_force

12-761. Same; violations; penalties; actions. (a) Any violation of any regulation adopted under the authority of this act shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed $500 or by imprisonment for not more than six months for each offense or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day's violation shall constitute a separate offense.

(b) Any city or county, and any person the value or use of whose property is or may be affected by such violation, shall have the authority to maintain suits or actions in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the adopted zoning regulations and to abate nuisances maintained in violation thereof.

(c) Whenever any building or structure is or is proposed to be erected, constructed, altered, converted or maintained or any building, structure or land is or is proposed to be, used in violation of any zoning regulations, the city or county, or in the event the violation relates to a provision concerning flood plain zoning, the attorney general and the chief engineer of the division of water resources of the Kansas department of agriculture, in addition to other remedies, may institute injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion, maintenance or use or to correct or abate such violation or to prevent the occupancy of such building, structure or land.

(d) Any person, company, corporation, institution, municipality or agency of the state who violates any provision of any regulation relating to flood plain zoning shall be subject to the penalties and remedies provided for herein.

(e) The provisions of this section shall become effective on and after January 1, 1992.
K.S.A. § 8-1,159 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 8-1,159
8-1,159 - Emergency medical services license plates; procedure; requirements.
Status: in_force

8-1,159. Emergency medical services license plates; procedure; requirements. (a) On and after January 1, 2008, any owner or lessee of one or more passenger vehicles, trucks of a gross weight of 20,000 pounds or less or motorcycles, who is a resident of the state of Kansas, and who submits satisfactory proof to the director of vehicles that such person is an emergency medical service provider, as defined in K.S.A. 65-6112, and amendments thereto, upon compliance with the provisions of this section, may be issued one emergency medical services license plate for each such passenger vehicle, truck or motorcycle. Such license plates shall be issued for the same period of time as other license plates upon proper registration and payment of the regular license fee as provided in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto.

(b) Any applicant for a license plate authorized by this section may make application for such distinctive license plates, not less than 60 days prior to such applicant's renewal of registration date, on a form prescribed and furnished by the director of vehicles, and any applicant for the distinctive license plates shall furnish the director with proof as the director shall require under subsection (a). Application for the registration of a passenger vehicle, truck or motorcycle and issuance of the license plates under this section shall be made by the owner or lessee in a manner prescribed by the director of vehicles upon forms furnished by the director.

(c) No registration or distinctive license plate issued under the authority of this section shall be transferable to any other person.

(d) Renewals of registration under this section shall be made annually, upon payment of the fee prescribed in subsection (a), in the manner prescribed in K.S.A. 8-132(b), and amendments thereto. No renewal of registration shall be made to any applicant until such applicant has filed with the director a form as provided in subsection (b). If such form is not filed, the applicant shall be required to comply with K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and return the distinctive license plates to the county treasurer.
K.S.A. § 12-1922 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 19 / Section 12-1922
12-1922 - Recreation systems; definitions.
Status: in_force

12-1922. Recreation systems; definitions. When used in this act:

(a) "City" means any city in the state of Kansas.

(b) "School district" means any unified school district in the state of Kansas.

(c) "Recreation system" means any system of public recreation and playgrounds established pursuant to this act.

(d) "Taxing district" means: (1) The area within the corporate limits of a city in the case of a city-established recreation system; (2) subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1922a, and amendments thereto, the area within the boundary lines of a school district in the case of a school district-established recreation system; or (3) subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1922a, and amendments thereto, the area within the corporate limits of a city or the area within the boundary lines of a school district, whichever has the greater assessed valuation, in the case of a jointly established recreation system.
K.S.A. § 12-2811 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 28 / Section 12-2811
12-2811 - Federal grants and loans.
Status: in_force

12-2811. Federal grants and loans. The authority shall have power to apply for and accept grants and loans from the federal government or any agency or instrumentality thereof to be used for any of the purposes of the authority and to enter into any agreement with the federal government in relation to such grants or loans; provided that such agreement does not conflict with any of the provisions of any trust agreement securing the payment of bonds or certificates of the authority.
K.S.A. § 65-5304 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 53 / Section 65-5304
65-5304 - Licensure of business entities; qualifications; requirements.
Status: in_force

65-5304. Licensure of business entities; qualifications; requirements. In order to qualify for a license, a business entity shall:

(a) Ensure that each employee or agent of the business entity who will come into contact with asbestos or who will engage in an asbestos project is trained in accordance with all applicable asbestos training provisions required by the United States department of labor and the environmental protection agency;

(b) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the secretary that the business entity is capable of complying with all applicable requirements, procedures, standards of the United States environmental protection agency and the United States occupational safety and health administration and the secretary;

(c) have access to at least one approved asbestos disposal site for deposit of all asbestos waste that the business entity will generate during the term of the license; and

(d) comply with all rules and regulations adopted by the secretary under this act.
K.S.A. § 25-1447 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 14 / Section 25-1447
25-1447 - Inspection of ballots and voting machines; procedure; bond.
Status: in_force

25-1447. Inspection of ballots and voting machines; procedure; bond. (a) After a contest has been instituted, either party including any intervenor may request the ballots and voting machines be inspected before preparing for trial. The party applying for such inspection shall file with the clerk of the district court in which the contest is brought a motion, stating that such party cannot properly prepare such party's case for trial without an inspection of such ballots or voting machines and designating the precincts in which the party desires to have ballots inspected, and stating the reasons that such inspection is needed. Thereupon the judge of the court wherein the trial of such case is pending may authorize such inspection or a part thereof, and if so authorized shall name three inspectors, and if there is no intervenor one inspector shall be selected by each of the parties and a third selected by the two inspectors named by the parties. In case either party neglects or refuses to name an inspector, or the two selected inspectors cannot agree on the name of a third inspector, or there is an intervenor, the inspectors shall be named by the judge. The compensation of inspectors shall be the same as for witnesses in civil cases, unless otherwise stipulated.

(b) The party applying for the inspection shall file with the clerk of the district court a bond in the sum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) if the contest be within a single county; otherwise the bond shall be in a sum to be fixed by the court in its discretion, with such sureties as shall be approved by the court, and conditioned that such party will pay the costs and expenses thereof in case the party fails.

(c) If the contest relates to a state office or to the result determined of a constitutional amendment or other question submitted on a statewide basis, the party applying for the inspection shall designate the precincts in the counties in which such party desires the inspection to be made. If the court authorizes the inspection, it shall order the appointment of as many sets of three inspectors as may be necessary to expeditiously count and inspect the ballots and voting machines, and the same shall be inspected in the office of the legal custodian of the ballots in question. The inspectors in a state contest shall be selected in the manner provided in subsection (a).

(d) The inspection shall be made in the presence of the legal custodian of the ballots or voting machines, and the inspectors shall recanvass the votes cast for the parties to the contest or the question submitted in accordance with the rules for counting votes provided in the applicable Kansas election laws. The inspectors shall make a written report of such recanvass and report the number of votes cast for each of the parties to the contest, or for and against a question submitted, for each precinct that is recounted and report any disputed votes upon which the inspectors cannot agree.
K.S.A. § 38-601 — KS Code / Chapter 38 / Article 6 / Section 38-601
38-601 - Children under 14, employment.
Status: in_force

38-601. Children under 14, employment. No child under fourteen (14) years of age shall be at any time employed at any occupation or trade in any business or service, except as provided by K.S.A. 38-614.
K.S.A. § 75-4320 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 43 / Section 75-4320
75-4320 - Penalties.
Status: in_force

75-4320. Penalties. (a) Any member of a public body or agency subject to the open meetings act who knowingly violates any of the provisions of such act or who intentionally fails to furnish information as required by K.S.A. 75-4318(b), and amendments thereto, shall be liable for the payment of a civil penalty in an action brought by the attorney general or county or district attorney, in a sum set by the court of not to exceed $500 for each violation. In addition, any binding action which is taken at a meeting not in substantial compliance with the provisions of the open meetings act shall be voidable in any action brought by the attorney general or county or district attorney in the district court of the county in which the meeting was held within 21 days of the meeting, and the court shall have jurisdiction to issue injunctions or writs of mandamus to enforce the provisions of the open meetings act.

(b) Civil penalties sued for and recovered hereunder by the attorney general shall be paid into the attorney general's open government fund. Civil penalties sued for and recovered hereunder by a county or district attorney shall be paid into the general fund of the county where the proceedings were instigated.

(c) No fine shall be imposed pursuant to subsection (a) for violations of K.S.A. 75-4318(f), and amendments thereto, which occur prior to July 1, 2009.