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K.S.A. § 68-2237 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 22 / Section 68-2237
68-2237 - Nonconforming signs.
Status: in_force

68-2237. Nonconforming signs. (a) Any sign lawfully in existence along the interstate system or the federal aid primary system which is not located in a business area and which is not in conformity with the provisions of this act shall not be required to be removed until March 31, 1974. Any other sign which is lawfully erected but which does not conform to this act by reason of a highway being made a part of the federal aid primary or interstate highway system subsequent to March 31, 1972, shall not be required to be removed until the end of the fifth year after it becomes nonconforming.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act, the standards prescribed by this act concerning the size, lighting or spacing of signs permitted in business areas shall apply only to those signs erected subsequent to March 31, 1972.
K.S.A. § 25-4308 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 43 / Section 25-4308
25-4308 - Same; certification of application; grounds for refusal of certification; commencement of proceedings concerning recall elections, time limits on.
Status: in_force

25-4308. Same; certification of application; grounds for refusal of certification; commencement of proceedings concerning recall elections, time limits on. (a) The secretary of state shall review the application and shall either certify such application or notify the recall committee of the grounds of refusal. The secretary of state shall deny certification if the secretary of state determines that:

(1) The facts do not support the grounds for recall as stated in the application;

(2) the application is not substantially in the required form;

(3) the application was filed during the first 120 days of the term of office of the official sought to be recalled or within less than 200 days of the termination of the term of office of the state officer sought to be recalled;

(4) the person named in the application is not a state officer;

(5) there is an insufficient number of required signatures of any kind;

(6) the state officer sought to be recalled has been or is being subjected to another recall election during such officer's current term of office; or

(7) the application does not conform to any other requirement of this act.

(b) All mandamus proceedings to compel a recall election and all injunction proceedings to restrain a recall election shall be commenced within 30 days after the secretary of state's decision.
K.S.A. § 15-1604 — KS Code / Chapter 15 / Article 16 / Section 15-1604
15-1604 - How vacancies filled; resignations.
Status: in_force

15-1604. How vacancies filled; resignations. In case of the disability or any vacancy occurring by death, resignation or removal by the board of commissioners of any city officer, the said board shall, by a majority vote of all the members thereof, appoint some suitable person to fill the unexpired term. The resignation of any city officer appointed under the provisions of this act shall be made in writing to the board of commissioners for their action thereupon. If any city officer required to be a bona fide resident of the city shall remove from the territorial limits of such city, such removal shall ipso facto, vacate his or her office. The city clerk shall enter every appointment of office and the date thereof on the journal.
K.S.A. § 79-2904 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 29 / Section 79-2904
79-2904 - Agent or attorney liable for failure to pay taxes on lands.
Status: in_force

79-2904. Agent or attorney liable for failure to pay taxes on lands. Every person having the care of land as agent or attorney, such agent or attorney having funds of the principal in his or her hands for that purpose, neglecting or refusing either to list or pay the taxes on such land, shall be liable in an action to his or her principal for any damage such principal may have sustained by such neglect or refusal.
K.S.A. § 58-2568 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 25 / Section 58-2568
58-2568 - Landlord's remedies upon termination of rental agreement.
Status: in_force

58-2568. Landlord's remedies upon termination of rental agreement. Upon termination of the rental agreement, the landlord may have a claim and file an action for possession or for rent or both. The landlord also may have a separate claim for actual damages for breach of the rental agreement and may file an action for such damages prior to the termination date of the rental agreement.
K.S.A. § 19-3103 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 31 / Section 19-3103
19-3103 - Payment of collected tax moneys to county.
Status: in_force

19-3103. Payment of collected tax moneys to county. Upon acceptance of such property by the board of county commissioners, all cemeteries and cemetery property donated and conveyed to the county under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-3101, and amendments thereto, shall become the property of the county and shall be used for cemetery purposes. If at the time of the conveyance of any such cemetery lands or property to the county, any city or township shall have on hand any tax moneys which were levied for the purpose of paying for the maintenance and care of the cemetery so donated and conveyed, the governing body of such city or township shall pay the same into the county general fund and shall be used for the same purposes as the tax levy authorized by K.S.A. 19-3105, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 68-131 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 1 / Section 68-131
68-131 - Township sidewalks and crossings; petition; special assessments.
Status: in_force

68-131. Township sidewalks and crossings; petition; special assessments. (a) It shall be lawful for the township board of any township to establish and maintain a sidewalk not more than five feet in width in and along the outer edge of any highway or across the same whenever a petition for such sidewalk or crossing is signed by the resident owners representing 51% or more of the property abutting upon the improvement sought to be made, and when such petition is filed with the clerk of the township board, the township board shall cause such improvement to be made and shall contract therefor and shall levy a tax for the actual cost of such improvement against the lots, parcels or pieces of land abutting upon such improvement on the front-foot basis, and the clerk of the township board shall certify the amount so levied against each lot, parcel or piece of land for such improvement to the county clerk, who shall place the same upon the assessment rolls and such tax shall be collected in the same manner as other taxes. The owner of any lot, parcel or piece of land liable to any such special assessment may redeem such owner's property from such liability by paying the entire amount chargeable against such owner's property at the time the amount of such tax is ascertained or after the issuance of the sidewalk scrip by paying the full amount of such special assessment represented by such scrip, together with the accrued interest.

(b) The owners shall designate in their petitions the width and kind of sidewalks, and the board shall determine the plans and specifications and material for such improvement in accordance with such petitions, and shall issue scrip to contractors for the payment of the same for five years with interest at the rate of not to exceed 5%, 1 / 5 of such scrip and interest payable each year. Resident owners in this act shall be considered residents of the township wherein the improvement is sought to be made.
K.S.A. § 65-6739 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 67 / Section 65-6739
65-6739 - Same; severability.
Status: in_force

65-6739. Same; severability. If any provision or clause of this act or application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall 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 declared to be severable.
K.S.A. § 68-171 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 1 / Section 68-171
68-171 - Same; agreements between secretary of transportation and state agencies.
Status: in_force

68-171. Same; agreements between secretary of transportation and state agencies. The secretary of transportation and any state agency authorized by law to provide for the construction, improvement, reconstruction or maintenance of streets, roads or bridges, are hereby authorized to enter into agreements whereby the secretary shall agree to construct, improve, reconstruct or maintain roads, streets or bridges on lands owned by the state or the state agency for such amounts as shall be agreed to by such secretary and the state agency.
K.S.A. § 79-4305 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 43 / Section 79-4305
79-4305 - Same; attorney general or designate; function.
Status: in_force

79-4305. Same; attorney general or designate; function. The attorney general or an assistant attorney general designated by the attorney general may attend meetings and receive notices as provided in article VI (1) (a) of the multistate tax compact [79-4301].
K.S.A. § 58-651 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 6 / Section 58-651
58-651 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

58-651. Definitions. As used in the Kansas power of attorney act:

(a) "Attorney in fact" means an individual, corporation or other legal entity appointed to act as agent of a principal in a written power of attorney.

(b) "Court" means the district court.

(c) "Disabled" means a person who is wholly or partially disabled as defined in K.S.A. 77-201, and amendments thereto, or a similar law of the place having jurisdiction of the person whose capacity is in question.

(d) "Durable power of attorney" means a written power of attorney in which the authority of the attorney in fact does not terminate in the event the principal becomes disabled or in the event of later uncertainty as to whether the principal is dead or alive and which complies with subsection (a) of K.S.A. 58-652, and amendments thereto, or is durable under the laws of any of the following places:

(1) The law of the place where executed;

(2) the law of the place of the residence of the principal when executed; or

(3) the law of a place designated in the written power of attorney if that place has a reasonable relationship to the purpose of the instrument.

(e) "Legal representative" means a decedent's personal representative, a guardian or a conservator.

(f) "Nondurable power of attorney" means a written power of attorney which does not meet the requirements of a durable power of attorney.

(g) "Person" means an adult individual, corporation or other legal entity.

(h) "Personal representative" means a legal representative as defined in K.S.A. 59-102, and amendments thereto.

(i) "Power of attorney" means a written power of attorney, either durable or nondurable.

(j) "Principal's family" means the principal's parent, grandparent, uncle, aunt, brother, sister, son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter and their descendants, whether of the whole blood or the half blood, or by adoption, and the principal's spouse, stepparent and stepchild.

(k) "Third person" means any individual, corporation or legal entity that acts on a request from, contracts with, relies on or otherwise deals with an attorney in fact pursuant to authority granted by a principal in a power of attorney and includes a partnership, either general or limited, governmental agency, financial institution, issuer of securities, transfer agent, securities or commodities broker, real estate broker, title insurance company, insurance company, benefit plan, legal representative, custodian or trustee.
K.S.A. § 79-2432 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 24 / Section 79-2432
79-2432 - Same; redetermination of assessments; penalties and interest canceled.
Status: in_force

79-2432. Same; redetermination of assessments; penalties and interest canceled. The board of county commissioners of Bourbon county is hereby authorized to negotiate on behalf of the Bourbon county fair association with the city of Fort Scott for the redetermination of the benefit accruing to such property and the determination of the amount of the cost of such improvement together with accrued interest thereon which should be assessed against such property. Any portion of the cost of such improvement together with the interest thereon which it is determined should not be assessed against the property of the Bourbon county fair association and which has not been assessed against other property within the benefit district may be paid by the city of Fort Scott from general funds of the city legally available for such purpose. Upon the redetermination of the amount of the assessment chargeable against the property of the Bourbon county fair association, such amount together with a number of installments to be determined by the governing body of the city shall be certified to the county clerk of Bourbon county and the amount so certified shall be collected as other taxes are collected. All penalties and accrued interest assessed against the Bourbon county fair association for failure to pay special assessments upon the property described in K.S.A. 79-2431 for the sewer improvements hereinbefore described are hereby canceled.
K.S.A. § 72-5633 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 56 / Section 72-5633
72-5633 - Appointment of three-judge panel; closing of schools or distribution of moneys to schools.
Status: in_force

72-5633. Appointment of three-judge panel; closing of schools or distribution of moneys to schools. (a) If a petition is filed in a district court of this state alleging a violation of article 6 of the Kansas constitution, the chief judge of such district court shall notify the chief justice of the supreme court of such petition within three business days thereafter.

(b) Within three business days of receiving such notice, the chief justice shall notify the chief judge of the court of appeals. Within 10 business days of receiving notice by the chief justice, the chief judge shall appoint a panel of three current or retired district court judges to preside over such civil action. The chief judge shall designate one of such judges to be the presiding judge of the panel. The judicial panel shall be considered a court of competent jurisdiction to hear and decide the civil action.

(c) The judicial panel shall establish venue pursuant to K.S.A. 72-5634, and amendments thereto.

(d) As a part of a remedy, preliminary decision or final decision in which a statute or legislative enactment of this state has been held unconstitutional as a violation of article 6 of the Kansas constitution, the judicial panel or any master or other person or persons appointed by the panel to hear or determine a cause or controversy or to make or enforce any order or remedy ordered by a court pursuant to K.S.A. 60-253, and amendments thereto, or any other provision of law, shall not have the authority to order a school district or any attendance center within a school district to be closed or enjoin the use of all statutes related to the distribution of funds for public education.
K.S.A. § 19-4734 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 47 / Section 19-4734
19-4734 - Judgment entered on docket.
Status: in_force

19-4734. Judgment entered on docket. When a judgment is rendered, the judge or clerk of the district court shall enter such judgment on the docket. The omission of this duty shall not affect the validity of the judgment.
K.S.A. § 40-5606 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 56 / Section 40-5606
40-5606 - Violations; penalties.
Status: in_force

40-5606. Violations; penalties. If a supervising entity, vendor of portable electronics, or employee or authorized representative of a vendor violates any provision of this act, K.A.R. 40-1-34, K.S.A. 40-2404 or 40-4909, and amendments thereto, the commissioner may: (a) Impose on the supervising entity or vendor any or all of the penalties authorized under chapter 40 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, for those violations; and

(b) suspend or revoke the ability of individual employees or authorized representatives to act under the license of the vendor.
K.S.A. § 55-206 — KS Code / Chapter 55 / Article 2 / Section 55-206
55-206 - Demand for release before bringing action; evidence.
Status: in_force

55-206. Demand for release before bringing action; evidence. At least twenty days before bringing the action provided for in this act*, the owner of the leased land, either by himself or herself or by his or her agent or attorney, shall demand of the holder of the lease (if such demand by ordinary diligence can be made in this state) that said lease be released of record. Such demand may be either written or oral. When written, a letter-press or carbon or written copy thereof, when shown to be such, may be used as evidence in any court with the same force and effect as the original.
K.S.A. § 40-414 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 4 / Section 40-414
40-414 - Exemption of interests in policies; exceptions.
Status: in_force

40-414. Exemption of interests in policies; exceptions. (a) If a life insurance company or fraternal benefit society issues any policy of insurance or beneficiary certificates upon the life of an individual and payable at the death of the insured, or in any given number of years, to any person or persons having an insurable interest in the life of the insured, the policy and its reserves, or their present value, shall inure to the sole and separate use and benefit of the beneficiaries named in the policy and shall be free from:

(1) The claims of the insured or the insured's creditors and representatives;

(2) the claims of any policyholder or the policyholder's creditors and representatives, subject to the provisions of subsection (b);

(3) all taxes, subject to the provisions of subsection (d); and

(4) the claims and judgments of the creditors and representatives of any person named as beneficiary in the policy of insurance.

(b) The nonforfeiture value of a life insurance policy shall not be exempt from:

(1) Claims of the creditors of a policyholder who files a bankruptcy petition under 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. on or within one year after the date the policy is issued; or

(2) the claim of any creditor of a policyholder if execution on judgment for the claim is issued on or within one year after the date that the policy is issued.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as restricting the right of the insured to change the beneficiary if the policy reserves that right to the insured.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as exempting from taxation any real estate which may at any time be carried by any life insurance company as a part of its legal reserve.

(e) The provisions of subsection (b) shall apply only to life insurance policies purchased on or after July 1, 1988.

(f) The provisions of subsection (b) shall not apply to that portion of the nonforfeiture value of a life insurance policy, issued on or within one year of the filing of a bankruptcy petition under 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. or an execution on judgment for the claim of the creditor, which is derived from the surrender of a life insurance policy issued more than one year prior to such bankruptcy petition or such execution.
K.S.A. § 12-772 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 7 / Section 12-772
12-772 - Military installations; state area of interest.
Status: in_force

12-772. Military installations; state area of interest. Areas of this state that are wholly or in part within jointly developed community — military air installation compatible use zone (AICUZ) study area, joint land use study (JLUS) area, army compatible use buffer (ACUB), or an environmental noise management plan (ENMP) of an active duty, national guard or reserve military installation shall constitute a state area of interest vital to national security and the economic well being of the state.
K.S.A. § 64-108 — KS Code / Chapter 64 / Article 1 / Section 64-108
64-108 - Official court paper in counties of 45,000 or over.
Status: in_force

64-108. Official court paper in counties of 45,000 or over. In any county of this state, having a population of 45,000 or over, the judge of the district court of said county may designate a court paper to be the official court paper for the publication of court calendars, assignments of cases and motions, daily findings and other proceedings as the judge of the district court and other courts of record may direct. Nothing herein shall in anywise affect the jurisdiction over or the regularity of proceedings, trials or judgments except as otherwise provided by law.
K.S.A. § 44-1404 — KS Code / Chapter 44 / Article 14 / Section 44-1404
44-1404 - Same; required uses of grants; limitation on costs of administering and acquiring equipment.
Status: in_force

44-1404. Same; required uses of grants; limitation on costs of administering and acquiring equipment. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the secretary may not make a grant under K.S.A. 44-1402 and amendments thereto to an eligible entity, other than a private business, unless the entity agrees that such entity will use all amounts received from such grant to establish and carry out a program to provide wages and related employment benefits to eligible individuals described in subsections (a) and (b) of K.S.A. 44-1405 and amendments thereto for the purpose of employing such individuals to repair, maintain or renovate essential community facilities that are located within the eligible jurisdiction that the entity serves.

(b) Not more than 10% of amounts received from a grant under K.S.A. 44-1402 and amendments thereto for any fiscal year may be used for the cost of administration and the acquisition of supplies, tools and other equipment.
K.S.A. § 75-5953 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 59 / Section 75-5953
75-5953 - Same; transfer of programs; governor to resolve conflicts.
Status: in_force

75-5953. Same; transfer of programs; governor to resolve conflicts. (a) If or when any conflict arises as to the disposition of any power, duty or function or issues involving resources, appropriations and obligations as a result of a transfer made under the authority of this act, such conflict shall be resolved by the governor and the decision of the governor shall be final.

(b) If or when any conflict arises as to the succession to any property and records related to any transfer made under the authority of this act, such conflict shall be resolved by the governor and the decision of the governor shall be final.
K.S.A. § 79-3453 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 34 / Section 79-3453
79-3453 - Refund of tax paid on motor-vehicle fuels or special fuels not used on highways, when.
Status: in_force

79-3453. Refund of tax paid on motor-vehicle fuels or special fuels not used on highways, when. Any person who uses any motor-vehicle fuels or special fuels on which the motor-fuel or special fuel tax has been paid for use in school buses or for any purpose other than operating motor vehicles on the public highways, such person shall be entitled to be refunded the tax paid upon complying with the requirements of this act. Such person shall not be entitled to a refund of such tax unless the amount of the refund exceeds $25. The words "licensed distributor," as used in this act, shall also include a licensed importer.
K.S.A. § 40-2,210 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 2 / Section 40-2,210
40-2,210 - Kansas telemedicine act; citation.
Status: in_force

40-2,210. Kansas telemedicine act; citation. (a) K.S.A. 40-2,210 through 40-2,216, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas telemedicine act.

(b) This section shall take effect on and after January 1, 2019.
K.S.A. § 17-2333 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 23 / Section 17-2333
17-2333 - Surplus.
Status: in_force

17-2333. Surplus. Such corporation shall set apart a surplus not less than ten percent (10%) of its net earnings in each and every year until such surplus, with any unimpaired surplus paid in, shall amount to one-half ( 1 / 2 ) of the capital stock. The said surplus shall be kept to secure against losses and contingencies, and whenever the same becomes impaired it shall be reimbursed in the manner provided for its accumulation.