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K.S.A. § 65-1,235 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 1 / Section 65-1,235
65-1,235 - Severability.
Status: in_force

65-1,235. Severability. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. To this end the provisions of this act are severable.
K.S.A. § 20-2614 — KS Code / Chapter 20 / Article 26 / Section 20-2614
20-2614 - Appointment of successor upon retirement of justice or judge.
Status: in_force

20-2614. Appointment of successor upon retirement of justice or judge. When a justice of the supreme court, or judge of the district court, becomes retired under the provisions of this act said judge shall be relieved of further active duties on the court, and the governor may appoint a justice or judge to succeed said judge as when a vacancy exists on that court.
K.S.A. § 50-6,124 — KS Code / Chapter 50 / Article 6 / Section 50-6,124
50-6,124 - Administration of act; rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

50-6,124. Administration of act; rules and regulations. (a) Subject to appropriations for this act, the attorney general is authorized to administer and implement the provisions of this act. The attorney general may administer and implement any provision of this act through use of the internet or other technology as deemed necessary or appropriate.

(b) The attorney general may create any forms necessary for the administration of this act.

(c) In accordance with the rules and regulations filing act, the attorney general is hereby authorized to adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act. Such rules and regulations may include, but are not limited to, provisions concerning:

(1) Fees necessary to fund the expenses and operating costs incurred in the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this act.

(2) The acquisition of insurance, indemnity coverage or surety bonds in amounts determined by the attorney general.

(3) Any other matter deemed necessary by the attorney general to carry out, implement and enforce the provisions of this act.
K.S.A. § 20-131 — KS Code / Chapter 20 / Article 1 / Section 20-131
20-131 - Additional term for members.
Status: in_force

20-131. Additional term for members. Any member of the commission shall be eligible for reelection or reappointment if otherwise qualified, but for not more than one (1) term in addition to that for which he was originally elected or appointed.
K.S.A. § 84-4-102 — KS Code / Chapter 84 / Article 4 / Section 84-4-102
84-4-102 - Applicability.
Status: in_force

84-4-102. Applicability. (a) To the extent that items within this article are also within articles 3 and 8, they are subject to those articles. If there is conflict, this article governs article 3 but article 8 governs this article.

(b) The liability of a bank for action or nonaction with respect to an item handled by it for purposes of presentment, payment or collection is governed by the law of the place where the bank is located. In the case of action or nonaction by or at a branch or separate office of a bank, its liability is governed by the law of the place where the branch or separate office is located.
K.S.A. § 8-1550 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 15 / Section 8-1550
8-1550 - Same; hand and arm signals.
Status: in_force

8-1550. Same; hand and arm signals. All signals herein required given by hand and arm shall be given from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner and such signals shall indicate as follows:

(a) Left turn. Hand and arm extended horizontally.

(b) Right turn. Hand and arm extended upward.

(c) Stop or decrease speed. Hand and arm extended downward.
K.S.A. § 80-2520 — KS Code / Chapter 80 / Article 25 / Section 80-2520
80-2520 - Same; sale of hospital property; procedures; financing for construction authorized, when.
Status: in_force

80-2520. Same; sale of hospital property; procedures; financing for construction authorized, when. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the board of any hospital is hereby authorized to: (1) Sell personal property of the hospital in the value of less than $10,000, either in the open market or upon bids in the manner provided in subsection (b); and

(2) subject to the provisions of subsection (b), sell and convey any real or personal property of the hospital in the value of $10,000 or more.

(b) Before selling and conveying any real or personal property designated in provision (2) of subsection (a), the board shall negotiate a sale thereof and no such sale shall be completed and conveyance made until: (1) The board has solicited sealed bids by public notice inserted in one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the taxing district of the hospital and such sale shall be to the highest responsible bidder after such notice, except such board may reject any or all bids, and, in any such case, new bids may be called for as in the first instance; and (2) the bid has been accepted and a resolution accepting the same has been made a part of the records of the board. Thereupon, the board, by its chairperson and secretary, is hereby authorized to make, execute and deliver a good and sufficient deed or deeds of conveyance to the purchaser or purchasers thereof.

(c) (1) In lieu of following the procedures established in subsection (a), the board may adopt a resolution establishing an alternate methodology for the disposal of property. Such alternate methodology for the disposal of property shall contain, at a minimum, procedures for:

(A) Notification of the public of the property to be sold;

(B) describing the property to be sold;

(C) the method of sale, including, but not limited to, fixed price, negotiated bid, sealed bid, public auction or auction or any other method of sale which allows public participation; and

(D) public notice inserted in one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the taxing district of the hospital.

(2) Any methodology for the disposal of property established pursuant to this subsection may contain different procedures for real property and personal property.

(d) Notwithstanding any provision of article 25 of chapter 80 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, to the contrary, the board of a hospital district is hereby authorized to obtain financing for the construction of a hospital facility to be located in the hospital district, secured by a mortgage on any or all hospital property, provided such mortgage is insured pursuant to the United States department of housing and urban development's mortgage insurance program, section 242 of the national housing act, 12 U.S.C. 1715z-7, section 242, as amended.
K.S.A. § 65-2903 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 29 / Section 65-2903
65-2903 - Physical therapy advisory council; membership; qualifications.
Status: in_force

65-2903. Physical therapy advisory council; membership; qualifications. There is hereby created a physical therapy advisory council to assist the board in carrying out the provisions of this law. The council shall consist of five members, citizens and residents of the state of Kansas, three of whom shall be physical therapists, one of whom shall be a physician licensed by the board to practice medicine and surgery and one of whom shall be a member of such board.
K.S.A. § 38-2394 — KS Code / Chapter 38 / Article 23 / Section 38-2394
38-2394 - Training for individuals working with juveniles adjudicated or participating in an immediate intervention.
Status: in_force

38-2394. Training for individuals working with juveniles adjudicated or participating in an immediate intervention. (a) Training on evidence-based programs and practices shall be mandatory for all individuals who work with juveniles adjudicated or participating in an immediate intervention under the Kansas revised juvenile justice code. Such individuals shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) Community supervision officers;

(2) juvenile intake and assessment workers;

(3) juvenile corrections officers; and

(4) any individual who works with juveniles through a contracted organization providing services to juveniles.

(b) The department of corrections, in conjunction with the office of judicial administration shall provide training in evidence-based programs and practices on not less than a semi-annual basis to those required to receive such training pursuant to subsection (a).
K.S.A. § 84-3-505 — KS Code / Chapter 84 / Article 3 / Section 84-3-505
84-3-505 - Evidence of dishonor.
Status: in_force

84-3-505. Evidence of dishonor. (a) The following are admissible as evidence and create a presumption of dishonor and of any notice of dishonor stated:

(1) A document regular in form as provided in subsection (b) which purports to be a protest;

(2) a purported stamp or writing of the drawee, payor bank or presenting bank on or accompanying the instrument stating that acceptance or payment has been refused unless reasons for the refusal are stated and the reasons are not consistent with dishonor;

(3) a book or record of the drawee, payor bank or collecting bank, kept in the usual course of business, which shows dishonor even if there is no evidence of who made the entry.

(b) A protest is a certificate of dishonor made by a United States consul or vice consul, or a notary public or other person authorized to administer oaths by the law of the place where dishonor occurs. It may be made upon information satisfactory to that person. The protest must identify the instrument and certify either that presentment has been made or, if not made, the reason why it was not made, and that the instrument has been dishonored by nonacceptance or nonpayment. The protest may also certify that notice of dishonor has been given to some or all parties.
K.S.A. § 23-36,316 — KS Code / Chapter 23 / Article 36 / Section 23-36,316
23-36,316 - Special rules of evidence and procedure.
Status: in_force

23-36,316. Special rules of evidence and procedure. (a) The physical presence of a nonresident party who is an individual in a tribunal of this state is not required for the establishment, enforcement or modification of a support order or the rendition of a judgment determining parentage of a child.

(b) An affidavit, a document substantially complying with federally mandated forms, or a document incorporated by reference in any of them, which would not be excluded under the hearsay rule if given in person, is admissible in evidence if given under penalty of perjury by a party or witness residing outside this state.

(c) A copy of the record of child support payments certified as a true copy of the original by the custodian of the record may be forwarded to a responding tribunal. The copy is evidence of facts asserted in it, and is admissible to show whether payments were made.

(d) Copies of bills for testing for parentage of a child, and for prenatal and postnatal health care of the mother and child, furnished to the adverse party at least 10 days before trial, are admissible in evidence to prove the amount of the charges billed and that the charges were reasonable, necessary and customary.

(e) Documentary evidence transmitted from outside this state to a tribunal of this state by telephone, telecopier or other electronic means that do not provide an original record may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission.

(f) In a proceeding under this act, a tribunal of this state shall permit a party or witness residing outside this state to be deposed or to testify under penalty of perjury by telephone, audiovisual means or other electronic means at a designated tribunal or other location. A tribunal of this state shall cooperate with other tribunals in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.

(g) If a party called to testify at a civil hearing refuses to answer on the ground that the testimony may be self-incriminating, the trier of fact may draw an adverse inference from the refusal.

(h) A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses does not apply in a proceeding under this act.

(i) The defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife or parent and child does not apply in a proceeding under this act.

(j) A voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, certified as a true copy, is admissible to establish parentage of the child.
K.S.A. § 32-1420 — KS Code / Chapter 32 / Article 14 / Section 32-1420
32-1420 - Matching grant program to assist tourism and tourist attractions development; eligibility; administration by secretary; rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

32-1420. Matching grant program to assist tourism and tourist attractions development; eligibility; administration by secretary; rules and regulations. (a) There is hereby established a state matching grant program to provide assistance in the promotion of tourism and development of quality tourist attractions within the state of Kansas. Grants awarded under this program shall be limited to not more than 40% of the cost of any proposed project. Applicants shall not utilize any state moneys to meet the matching requirements under the provisions of this program. Both public and private entities shall be eligible to apply for a grant under the provisions of this act. The secretary of commerce shall administer the provisions of this act and may adopt rules and regulations establishing criteria for qualification for a matching grant and such other matters deemed necessary by the secretary for the administration of this act.

(b) For the purpose of K.S.A. 32-1420 through 32-1422, and amendments thereto, "tourist attraction" means a site that is of significant interest to tourists as a historic, cultural, scientific, educational, recreational or architecturally unique site, or as a site of natural scenic beauty or an area naturally suited for outdoor recreation, except that under no circumstances shall "tourist attraction" mean a race track facility, as defined in K.S.A. 74-8802, and amendments thereto, or any casino or other establishment that operates class three games, as defined in 25 U.S.C. § 2703, as in effect on July 1, 1991.
K.S.A. § 59-1505 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 15 / Section 59-1505
59-1505 - Conditions precedent to discharge.
Status: in_force

59-1505. Conditions precedent to discharge. Whenever any bequest or devise is made to a testamentary trustee, the executor or administrator shall not be discharged, unless the will provides otherwise, until a trustee has qualified in a court of competent jurisdiction and until proof of such qualification has been made and a receipt by the trustee has been filed, except as otherwise provided. No executor or administrator who has received any funds for death by wrongful act shall be discharged until he or she has filed a certified copy of the order, judgment or decree of distribution of the court wherein such funds were recovered, and receipts from the persons entitled to such funds, or copies thereof certified by the clerk of such court. No executor or administrator who has been served with an order of garnishment, seeking to attach any funds or property of the estate to which the defendant in the garnishment proceedings is or may become entitled as a legatee or distributee of the estate, shall be discharged until obligations as garnishee shall have been satisfied in compliance with the order of garnishment and any further orders of the court from which said order of garnishment was issued.
K.S.A. § 58-2302 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 23 / Section 58-2302
58-2302 - Deed as mortgage.
Status: in_force

58-2302. Deed as mortgage. When a deed of real property purports to be an absolute conveyance, but is intended to be defeasible on the performance of certain conditions, such deed shall not be defeated or affected as against any person other than the grantee or his or her heirs or devisees, or persons having actual notice, unless an instrument of defeasance, duly executed and acknowledged, shall have been recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county where the lands lie.
K.S.A. § 40-1202 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 12 / Section 40-1202
40-1202 - Articles of incorporation; name.
Status: in_force

40-1202. Articles of incorporation; name. The persons proposing to form any such company shall subscribe and acknowledge articles of incorporation specifying:

(a) The name, which shall contain the word "mutual," the purpose for which formed, and the location of such company's principal or home office, which shall be within this state.

(b) The names and addresses of those composing the board of not less than five directors in which the management shall be vested until the first meeting of the members.

(c) The names and addresses of the incorporators.
K.S.A. § 40-1136 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 11 / Section 40-1136
40-1136 - Same; definitions.
Status: in_force

40-1136. Same; definitions. As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of insurance of the state of Kansas.

(b) "Escrow" means written instruments, money or other items deposited by one party with a depository, escrow agent or escrow for delivery to another party upon the performance of a specified condition or the happening of a certain event.

(c) "Person" means a natural person, partnership, association, cooperative, corporation, trust or other legal entity.

(d) "Qualified financial institution" means an institution that is:

(1) Organized or (in the case of a U.S. branch or agency office of a foreign banking organization) licensed under the laws of the United States or any state and has been granted authority to operate with fiduciary powers;

(2) regulated, supervised and examined by federal or state authorities having regulatory authority over banks and trust companies;

(3) insured by the appropriate federal entity; and

(4) qualified under any additional rules established by the commissioner.

(e) "Title insurance agent" or "agent" means an authorized person, other than a bona fide employee of the title insurer who, on behalf of the title insurer, performs the following acts, in conjunction with the issuance of a title insurance report or policy:

(1) Determines insurability and issues title insurance reports or policies, or both, based upon the performance or review of a search, or an abstract of title;

(2) collects or disburses premiums, escrow or security deposits or other funds;

(3) handles escrow, settlements or closings;

(4) solicits or negotiates title insurance business; or

(5) records closing documents.

(f) "Title insurer" or "insurer" means a company organized under laws of this state for the purpose of transacting the business of title insurance and any foreign or non-U.S. title insurer licensed in this state to transact the business of title insurance.

(g) "Title insurance policy" or "policy" means a contract insuring or indemnifying owners of, or other persons lawfully interested in, real or personal property or any interest in real property, against loss or damage arising from any or all of the following conditions existing on or before the policy date and not excepted or excluded:

(1) Defects in or liens or encumbrances on the insured title;

(2) unmarketability of the insured title;

(3) invalidity, lack of priority, or unenforceability of liens or encumbrances on the stated property;

(4) lack of legal right of access to the land; or

(5) unenforceability of rights in title to the land.
K.S.A. § 55-173 — KS Code / Chapter 55 / Article 1 / Section 55-173
55-173 - Notice prior to abandonment and plugging of wells; notification of surface owner.
Status: in_force

55-173. Notice prior to abandonment and plugging of wells; notification of surface owner. Before any work or procedure is commenced to abandon and plug any producing oil or gas well in this state, an oil and gas operator shall file a notice of intention to plug and abandon a well with the commission, in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to K.S.A. 55-152, and amendments thereto. The commission shall, upon receipt of such notice, send a copy of such notice to the surface owner, as well as the contact information, including name, address, phone number, fax or email address, for a designated representative of the operator. The commission need not send such information if the operator verifies that the notice filed with the commission has been delivered to the surface owner. The surface owner upon whose land such well is located may file with the commission a desire to be notified when any such well is abandoned.
K.S.A. § 3-404 — KS Code / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 3-404
3-404 - Two second-class cities in county between 34,000 and 42,000 population; joint ownership; contracts; gifts.
Status: in_force

3-404. Two second-class cities in county between 34,000 and 42,000 population; joint ownership; contracts; gifts. Whenever in the opinion of the governing bodies of any two cities of the second class, both of which are located in a county having a population of not less than thirty-four thousand nor more than forty-two thousand, the public safety and national defense can be promoted thereby, the governing bodies of such cities may acquire as tenants in common, within or without the city limits of such cities, by purchase, gift, lease, or otherwise, lands to be used for the purpose of an army air corps operations depots or other facilities relating to national defense. Such cities may enter into contracts or agreements with each other relating thereto, duly authorized by ordinances and for joint acquisition of such lands. The governing bodies of such cities shall have authority to accept gifts of money or other things of value from any person, firm or corporation to be used in acquiring lands for such purposes.
K.S.A. § 17-78,404 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 78 / Section 17-78,404
17-78,404 - Amendment or termination of agreement of conversion.
Status: in_force

17-78-404. Amendment or termination of agreement of conversion. (a) An agreement of conversion of a domestic converting entity may be amended:

(1) In the same manner as the agreement was approved, if the agreement does not provide for the manner in which it may be amended; or

(2) by the governors or interest holders of the entity in the manner provided in the agreement, but an interest holder that was entitled to vote on or consent to approval of the conversion is entitled to vote on or consent to any amendment of the agreement that will change:

(A) The amount or kind of interests, securities, obligations, rights to acquire interests or securities, cash or other property, or any combination of the foregoing, to be received by any of the interest holders of the converting entity under the agreement;

(B) the public organic document or private organic rules of the converted entity that will be in effect immediately after the conversion becomes effective, except for changes that do not require approval of the interest holders of the converted entity under its organic law or organic rules; or

(C) any other terms or conditions of the agreement, if the change would adversely affect the interest holder in any material respect.

(b) After an agreement of conversion has been approved by a domestic converting entity and before a certificate of conversion becomes effective, the agreement may be terminated:

(1) As provided in the agreement; or

(2) unless prohibited by the agreement, in the same manner as the agreement was approved.

(c) If an agreement of conversion is terminated after a certificate of conversion has been filed with the secretary of state and before the filing becomes effective, a certificate of termination, signed on behalf of the entity, shall be filed with the secretary of state before the time the certificate of conversion becomes effective. The certificate of termination takes effect upon filing and the conversion is terminated and does not become effective. The certificate of termination shall contain:

(1) The name of the converting entity;

(2) the date on which the certificate of conversion was filed; and

(3) a statement that the conversion has been terminated in accordance with this section.