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K.S.A. § 8-1,188 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 8-1,188
8-1,188 - Operation enduring freedom veteran license plate; requirements.
Status: in_force

8-1,188. Operation enduring freedom veteran license plate; requirements. (a) On and after January 1, 2019, 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, in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of revenue, that such person is a veteran of operation enduring freedom, upon compliance with the provisions of this section, may be issued one distinctive license plate for each such passenger vehicle, truck or motorcycle designating such person as a veteran of operation enduring freedom. 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 person who is a veteran of operation enduring freedom may make application for such distinctive license plates, not less than 60 days prior to such person'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 that the applicant is a veteran of operation enduring freedom. 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 plates 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 of such person's residence.
K.S.A. § 12-17,122 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 17 / Section 12-17,122
12-17,122 - Same; definitions.
Status: in_force

12-17,122. Same; definitions. For the purposes of this act, the following terms shall have the meanings provided herein, unless the context clearly indicates, otherwise:

(a) "Base year appraised value" means the appraised value, as determined by the county appraiser, of the real property located within the boundaries of a downtown redevelopment area for the tax year immediately preceding a twelve-month period in which an investment for improvements to the real property or trade fixtures therein, equal to or exceeding 25% of the appraised value of the real property, was made;

(b) "core commercial district" means an area of a city or unincorporated area of a county characterized by a variety of compact commercial, office, residential and public uses that make it most directly analogous to central business districts commonly identified by zoning regulations;

(c) "distressed community" means an area in which 20% or more of the population of all ages for each census tract located within the area has an income below the poverty level as reported in the most recently completed decennial census published by the U.S. bureau of the census;

(d) "downtown redevelopment area" or "redevelopment area" means an area designated by the secretary of commerce pursuant to this act for the purpose of identifying real property that is eligible to receive tax benefits as provided in K.S.A. 12-17,124, and amendments thereto;

(e) "fund" means the fund created by the governing body of a city or unincorporated area of a county to comply with the requirements of this act;

(f) "governing body" means the governing body of a city or the unincorporated area of a county;

(g) "real property taxes" means all taxes levied on an ad valorem basis upon land and the improvements thereon;

(h) "secretary" means the secretary of the department of commerce; and

(i) "tax increment" means all real property taxes assessed pursuant to K.S.A. 79-1439, and amendments thereto, to the amount of the current appraised value of the property in excess of the base year appraised value of the property located within a redevelopment area or proposed redevelopment area.
K.S.A. § 40-5103 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 51 / Section 40-5103
40-5103 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

40-5103. Definitions. As used in this act:

(a) "Adverse action" means any of the following in connection with the underwriting of personal insurance:

(1) A denial or cancellation of coverage; or

(2) a reduction or other adverse or unfavorable change in the terms of coverage of any insurance regardless of whether such insurance is in existence or has been applied for.

(b) "Affiliate" means any company that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another company.

(c) "Agent" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in subsection (k) of K.S.A. 40-4902, and amendments thereto, unless the context requires otherwise.

(d) "Applicant" means an individual who has applied to an insurer to be covered by a personal insurance policy.

(e) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of insurance and any authorized designee of the commissioner.

(f) "Consumer" means an insured whose credit information is used or whose insurance score is calculated in the underwriting or rating of a personal insurance policy. "Consumer" also includes an applicant for a personal insurance policy.

(g) "Consumer reporting agency" means any person which, for monetary fees, dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages, in whole or in part, in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports to third parties.

(h) "Credit information" means any credit related information derived from a credit report, found on a credit report itself, or provided on an application for personal insurance. Credit information shall not include any information which is not credit related, regardless of whether such information is contained in a credit report or in an application or is used to calculate an insurance score.

(i) "Credit report" means any written, oral, or other communication of information by a consumer reporting agency bearing on a consumer's credit worthiness, credit standing or credit capacity which is used or expected to be used or collected in whole or in part for the purpose of serving as a factor to determine personal insurance premiums, eligibility for coverage, or tier placement.

(j) "Department" means the insurance department established by K.S.A. 40-102, and amendments thereto.

(k) "Insurance score" means a number or rating that is derived from an algorithm, computer application, model, or other process that is based, in whole or in part, on credit information for the purposes of predicting the future insurance loss exposure of an individual applicant or insured.

(l) "Personal insurance" means private passenger automobile, homeowners, motorcycle, mobile homeowners and non-commercial dwelling fire insurance policies and boat, personal water craft, snowmobile and recreational vehicle policies. For the strict purposes of this act, personal insurance shall also include individually underwritten policies of farmowners.
K.S.A. § 72-5538 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 55 / Section 72-5538
72-5538 - Federal fund applications by state board of education; direct application by school districts.
Status: in_force

72-5538. Federal fund applications by state board of education; direct application by school districts. In the event the designation of a "state education agency" is required by federal laws now or hereafter enacted which make available federal funds for educational purposes, the state board of education is designated as the "state education agency" through which applications, reports, agreements and federal funds are to be channeled; and said "state education agency" is hereby authorized and empowered to do all things necessary to comply with and carry out any such federal law or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the federal government or any agency thereof. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as preventing any board of education or any educational agency of this state from making direct applications for or receiving directly federal funds made available for educational purposes in those cases where the federal law permits direct applications for and receipt of federal funds by any such board of education or its school district or educational agency of this state.
K.S.A. § 8-1,221 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 8-1,221
8-1,221 - 1st infantry division license plate; requirements; definition of veteran.
Status: in_force

8-1,221. 1st infantry division license plate; requirements; definition of veteran. (a) On and after January 1, 2025, 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 Kansas, and who submits satisfactory proof to the director of vehicles that such person is currently serving in any unit of the 1 st infantry division, the Fort Riley garrison or a unit assigned to the Fort Riley garrison or has separated from the United States military, was honorably discharged and served an assignment of at least nine months in any unit of the 1 st infantry division, the Fort Riley garrison or any unit assigned to the Fort Riley garrison may be issued one 1 st infantry division license plate for each such passenger vehicle, truck or motorcycle. Such license plate 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 person who meets the criteria in subsection (a) may make application for such distinctive license plate, not less than 60 days prior to such person's renewal of registration date, on a form prescribed and furnished by the director of vehicles. Any applicant for the distinctive license plate shall furnish the director with proof as the director shall require that the applicant is currently serving in the 1 st infantry division or is a retired member or veteran that was assigned to the 1 st infantry division or Fort Riley garrison. Application for the registration of a passenger vehicle, truck or motorcycle and issuance of the license plate 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 K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto, and in the manner prescribed in K.S.A. 8-132, 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 plate to the county treasurer of such person's residence.

(e) Upon satisfactory proof submitted to the director of vehicles, any person issued a license plate under this section may request that the license plate be printed to indicate that such person is a veteran or retired member of the 1 st infantry division or Fort Riley garrison.

(f) As used in 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.
K.S.A. § 72-6264 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 62 / Section 72-6264
72-6264 - Same; duties of secretary; forms and certificates; regulations.
Status: in_force

72-6264. Same; duties of secretary; forms and certificates; regulations. The secretary shall prescribe the content of forms and certificates to be used by school boards in carrying out this act and shall provide, without cost to the school boards, sufficient copies of this act for distribution to pupils. Schools shall utilize the reporting form adopted by the secretary for documentation of all immunizations. Audit information shall be obtained from this adopted form. The secretary may adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.
K.S.A. § 65-3329 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 33 / Section 65-3329
65-3329 - Activities of department of health and environment under act and issuance of bonds by Kansas development finance authority under act approved for purposes of K.S.A. 74-8905.
Status: in_force

65-3329. Activities of department of health and environment under act and issuance of bonds by Kansas development finance authority under act approved for purposes of K.S.A. 74-8905. The activities of the department of health and environment in administering and performing the powers, duties and functions prescribed by the provisions of K.S.A. 65-3321 through 65-3329 and providing for the payment of the matching grant requirements under the federal act from the proceeds of revenue bonds issued for such purpose by the Kansas development finance authority are hereby approved for the purposes of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 74-8905 and amendments thereto and the authorization of the issuance of such bonds by the Kansas development finance authority in accordance with that statute. The provisions of subsection (a) of K.S.A. 74-8905 and amendments thereto shall not prohibit the issuance of bonds for such purposes when so authorized and any such issuance of bonds is exempt from the provisions of subsection (a) of K.S.A. 74-8905 and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 75-3714 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 37 / Section 75-3714
75-3714 - Same; minutes; public inspection.
Status: in_force

75-3714. Same; minutes; public inspection. The secretary of the finance council shall keep complete minutes of its proceedings which shall be signed by each member of the finance council present and if any member objects to any matter contained in said minutes, he or she may enter objection in writing at the time of signing the same. Such minutes shall be kept on file in the office of the secretary of administration and shall be open to public inspection during regular office hours.
K.S.A. § 59-30,211 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 30 / Section 59-30,211
59-30,211 - Application and transitional provision.
Status: in_force

59-30,211. Application and transitional provision. (a) This act applies to:

(1) A proceeding for appointment of a guardian or conservator or for a protective arrangement instead of guardianship or conservatorship commenced after January 1, 2026; and

(2) except as provided in subsection (b), a guardianship, conservatorship or protective arrangement instead of guardianship or conservatorship in existence on January 1, 2026, unless the court finds application of a particular provision of this act would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the proceeding or prejudice the rights of a party, in which case the particular provision of this act does not apply and the superseded law applies.

(b) K.S.A. 59-30,156 and 59-30,180, and amendments thereto, mandating a guardian's plan or conservator's plan shall not apply to guardianships or conservatorships in existence on January 1, 2026, unless the court orders that a guardian's plan or conservator's plan is required.
K.S.A. § 48-3808 — KS Code / Chapter 48 / Article 38 / Section 48-3808
48-3808 - Analysis of foreign land holdings of real property in Kansas; report by Kansas state university to legislature and attorney general.
Status: in_force

48-3808. Analysis of foreign land holdings of real property in Kansas; report by Kansas state university to legislature and attorney general. On or before March 1 of each year, Kansas state university shall use available data and resources to prepare and submit a report to the legislature and the attorney general detailing the status and trends of all foreign land holdings of real property within the state of Kansas.
K.S.A. § 68-2231 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 22 / Section 68-2231
68-2231 - Declaration of policy.
Status: in_force

68-2231. Declaration of policy. The legislature hereby finds and declares: (a) That outdoor advertising is a legitimate, commercial use of private property adjacent to streets, roads and highways, where such commercial use does not conflict with the lawfully designated use of surrounding property;

(b) that the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising billboards, signs, displays, and devices in areas adjacent to interstate highways and primary highways should be regulated in order to protect the public investment in such highways, to promote the recreational value of public travel, to preserve natural beauty and to promote the reasonable, orderly and effective display of outdoor advertising;

(c) that outdoor advertising is an integral part of the business and marketing function, and an established segment of the national economy, and should be allowed to operate in business areas, or areas where other commercial use of land is not prohibited, so long as such operation is not in conflict with lawfully imposed restrictions on the use of such areas; and

(d) that the regulatory standards set forth in K.S.A. 68-2234 are consistent with customary use in this state and will properly and adequately carry out each and all of the purposes of this act; and that more severe restrictions should be imposed only when necessary to protect the lawful objectives and purposes of the people of this state or of any community of people therein.
K.S.A. § 41-2632 — KS Code / Chapter 41 / Article 26 / Section 41-2632
41-2632 - Influencing purchases by licensees prohibited.
Status: in_force

41-2632. Influencing purchases by licensees prohibited. (a) As used in this section:

(1) "Distributor" means a person, firm, association or corporation that is the holder of an alcoholic liquor distributor's license issued under the Kansas liquor control act;

(2) "retailer" means a person, copartnership or association that is the holder of a retailer's license issued under the Kansas liquor control act; and

(3) "manufacturer" means the same as such term is defined in K.S.A. 41-102, and amendments thereto.

(b) It shall be unlawful for a distributor of alcoholic liquor, or a manufacturer, or any officer, agent or employee thereof, to influence, coerce or induce or attempt to influence, coerce or induce, either directly or indirectly, any holder of a license issued under this act, or any officer, agent or employee of the holder of such a license, to: (1) Purchase any particular brand or kind of alcoholic liquor to be dispensed by the licensee, except that a distributor or manufacturer may provide to a licensee information regarding the availability of brands in the market and things of value as authorized by K.S.A. 41-703(d), and amendments thereto; or (2) purchase from a particular retailer alcoholic liquor to be dispensed by the licensee.

(c) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both.

(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any manufacturer who holds a drinking establishment license with respect to purchases made by such drinking establishment.
K.S.A. § 14-610 — KS Code / Chapter 14 / Article 6 / Section 14-610
14-610 - Same; rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

14-610. Same; rules and regulations. When such hospital is established, the physicians, nurses, attendants, the persons sick therein, and all persons approaching or coming within said hospital, and all furniture and other articles used or brought there, shall be subject to such rules and regulations as said board may prescribe.
K.S.A. § 2-202 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 2-202
2-202 - State fairgrounds and buildings; use for other purposes.
Status: in_force

2-202. State fairgrounds and buildings; use for other purposes. The tract of land conveyed by the county of Reno to the state of Kansas for fair purposes, and all other real estate acquired by the state of Kansas, for fair purposes, shall be held by the state of Kansas as a state fairgrounds, and for other authorized uses. The state fair board may direct, regulate, lease and control the use of the fairgrounds, and the buildings located thereon, in the conducting and operating of a state fair. When use of the fairgrounds, and the buildings located thereon, is not deemed necessary for use for fair purposes, the state fair board may enter into a contract, lease or agreement permitting the use of all or a portion of such fairgrounds, or buildings located thereon, for such uses and on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon. Such contract, lease or agreement shall be in writing. In the event such contract, lease or agreement involves a use in which two or more persons or firms are known to be interested, then the contract, lease or agreement shall be awarded by the director of purchases pursuant to the provisions of article 37 of chapter 75 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated. If at any time the state of Kansas fails to hold a state fair in any one year, then the county of Reno or any association in that county organized for the purpose of holding a fair shall be permitted to use the tract conveyed by the county of Reno to the state of Kansas and buildings thereon free of charge for the purpose of holding a state fair that year.
K.S.A. § 75-5181 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 51 / Section 75-5181
75-5181 - Same; administration and enforcement of act.
Status: in_force

75-5181. Same; administration and enforcement of act. (a) The administration and enforcement of the Kansas charitable gaming act and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall be vested in the administrator.

(b) Upon recommendation of the administrator, the secretary shall adopt all rules and regulations necessary for the administration and enforcement of the Kansas charitable gaming act by the administrator.