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K.S.A. § 44-531 — KS Code / Chapter 44 / Article 5 / Section 44-531
44-531 - Redemption of liability; lump-sum payment of award; exception; settlement award on written stipulation; requirements; from; approval by administrative law judge.
Status: in_force

44-531. Redemption of liability; lump-sum payment of award; exception; settlement award on written stipulation; requirements; from; approval by administrative law judge. (a) Where all parties agree to the payment of all or any part of compensation due under the workers compensation act or under any award or judgment, and where it has been determined at a hearing or by approval of terms of a settlement award on written stipulation pursuant to subsection (d) before the administrative law judge that it is for the best interest of the injured employee or the dependents of a deceased employee, or that it will avoid undue expense, litigation or hardship to any party or parties, the administrative law judge may permit the employer to redeem all or any part of the employer's liability under the workers compensation act by the payment of compensation in a lump-sum. The employer shall be entitled to an 8% discount except as provided in K.S.A. 44-510b(a), and amendments thereto, on the amount of any such lump-sum payment that is not yet due at the time of the award. Upon paying such lump-sum the employer shall be released and discharged of and from all liability under the workers compensation act for that portion of the employer's liability redeemed under this section.

(b) No lump-sum awards, unless agreed to by the parties, shall be rendered under the workers compensation act except: (1) As provided in subsection (a) of this section, (2) as provided* K.S.A. 44-510b(a), and amendments thereto, (3) in cases involving compensation due the employee at the time the award is rendered as provided in K.S.A. 44-525, and amendments thereto, and in cases of past due compensation as provided in K.S.A. 44-529, and amendments thereto.

(c) The parties, by agreement and with approval of an administrative law judge, may enter into a compromise lump-sum settlement in either permanent total or permanent partial disability cases which prorates the lump-sum settlement over the life expectancy of the injured worker. When such an agreement has been approved, neither the weekly compensation rate paid throughout the case nor the maximum statutory weekly rate applicable to the injury shall apply. No compensation rate shall exceed the maximum statutory weekly rate as of the date of the injury. Instead, the prorated rate set forth in the approved settlement documents shall control and become the rate for that case. This section shall be retroactive in effect.

(d) When both parties are represented by legal counsel and the claimant is over 18 years of age, a settlement may occur by settlement award on written stipulation on a form established by the director of workers compensation. The administrative law judge assigned to the matter shall approve or reject the settlement award on written stipulations within five business days of the electronic filing of the settlement award by the parties.
K.S.A. § 40-3511 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 35 / Section 40-3511
40-3511 - Issuance of insurance to lending institutions; extension of coverage to individual loans; consideration as group policies; owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, borrower not liable to company for deficiency arising from foreclosure sale.
Status: in_force

40-3511. Issuance of insurance to lending institutions; extension of coverage to individual loans; consideration as group policies; owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, borrower not liable to company for deficiency arising from foreclosure sale. Policies of mortgage guaranty insurance may be issued to lending institutions, with such lending institutions as the named insured. Coverage under such policies may be extended to individual loans by certificates of insurance. Such policies shall be considered as group policies for the purpose of complying with K.S.A. 40-214 and such policies and certificates of insurance shall be filed with the commissioner of insurance in the manner prescribed by K.S.A. 40-216. With respect to owner-occupied, single-family dwellings, the mortgage guaranty insurance policy shall provide that the borrower shall not be liable to the insurance company for any deficiency arising from a foreclosure sale.
K.S.A. § 75-3322 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 33 / Section 75-3322
75-3322 - Same; waiver of mandatory purchase requirements by director of purchases, when.
Status: in_force

75-3322. Same; waiver of mandatory purchase requirements by director of purchases, when. (a) Whenever the qualified vendors are unable to supply the products or services needed or are unable to meet delivery requirements on any order or requisition, a written waiver shall immediately be forwarded to the director of purchases by the state agency procurement officer or purchasing officer of the unified school district. If approved by the director of purchases, such waiver shall relieve and exempt the state or unified school district purchasing authority from the mandatory provisions of K.S.A. 75-3317 to 75-3322, inclusive, and amendments thereto, in the case of the specific order, request or requisition.

(b) Whenever a unified school district has purchased or has entered into contracts for purchase for a substantial amount of a product or products, as described in K.S.A. 75-3320, and amendments thereto, from a qualified vendor or vendors during a unified school district fiscal year, the unified school district may petition the director of purchases for a waiver. A waiver may be granted to a unified school district from any further compliance with the state use law for the remainder of such unified school district fiscal year if the director of purchases, with the recommendation and approval of the committee, finds that purchases have been made or contracts for purchase have been entered into for a substantial amount of such product or products from a qualified vendor or vendors during such unified school district fiscal year. In determining whether a unified school district has purchased or has entered into contracts for purchase for a substantial amount of such product or products, the director of purchases and the committee shall consider the overall need for such product or products by such unified school district.
K.S.A. § 59-2603 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 26 / Section 59-2603
59-2603 - Application and effect of 1972 amendments.
Status: in_force

59-2603. Application and effect of 1972 amendments. The rules of procedure herein prescribed shall govern all probate proceedings commenced after they take effect and also all further procedure in probate proceedings then pending, except to the extent that in the opinion of the court their application in a particular proceeding when they would take effect would not be feasible or would work injustice, in which event the former procedure applies. Nothing in this act * shall affect any limitations of time applicable to the estate of any decedent who died prior to the effective date of this act.
K.S.A. § 21-5823 — KS Code / Chapter 21 / Article 58 / Section 21-5823
21-5823 - Forgery.
Status: in_force

21-5823. Forgery. (a) Forgery is, with intent to defraud:

(1) Making, altering or endorsing any written instrument in such manner that it purports to have been made, altered or endorsed by another person, either real or fictitious, and if a real person without the authority of such person; or altering any written instrument in such manner that it purports to have been made at another time or with different provisions without the authority of the maker thereof; or making, altering or endorsing any written instrument in such manner that it purports to have been made, altered or endorsed with the authority of one who did not give such authority;

(2) issuing or distributing such written instrument knowing it to have been thus made, altered or endorsed; or

(3) possessing, with intent to issue or distribute, any such written instrument knowing it to have been thus made, altered or endorsed.

(b) (1) Forgery is a severity level 8, nonperson felony.

(2) On a first conviction of forgery, in addition to any other sentence imposed, a person shall be fined the lesser of the amount of the forged instrument or $500.

(3) On a second conviction of forgery, a person shall be required to serve at least 30 days' imprisonment as a condition of probation, and fined the lesser of the amount of the forged instrument or $1,000.

(4) On a third or subsequent conviction of forgery, a person shall be required to serve at least 45 days' imprisonment as a condition of probation, and fined the lesser of the amount of the forged instrument or $2,500.

(5) The person convicted shall not be eligible for release on probation, suspension or reduction of sentence or parole until the person has served the mandatory sentence as provided herein.

(c) In any prosecution under this section, it may be alleged in the complaint or information that it is not known whether a purported person is real or fictitious, and in such case there shall be a rebuttable presumption that such purported person is fictitious.
K.S.A. § 4-3,863 — KS Code / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 4-3,863
4-3,863 - Same; effect of act.
Status: in_force

4-3,863. Same; effect of act. The provisions of this act shall not affect the term of any representative elected to represent a district at the general election of 2020 or the term of any successor to such representative serving for an unexpired term. All such representatives shall continue to serve the districts from which elected until the representatives elected from the representative districts established by this act commence their terms of office in January of 2023.
K.S.A. § 76-350 — KS Code / Chapter 76 / Article 3 / Section 76-350
76-350 - Same; trust fund; approval by attorney general.
Status: in_force

76-350. Same; trust fund; approval by attorney general. Any agreement made under K.S.A. 76-347 or 76-349 shall provide that the same shall not be effective until approved by the attorney general. Proceeds from any sale of real or personal property authorized by this act shall be deposited in a trust fund to be established and maintained in accordance with provisions of this act. The state board of regents is authorized to give a good and sufficient deed to any real property sold under the provisions of this act.
K.S.A. § 4-4,510 — KS Code / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 4-4,510
4-4,510 - District 12.
Status: in_force

4-4,510. District 12. Senatorial district 12 shall consist of all of Allen county; and all of Anderson county; and all of Coffey county; and the following voting districts in Franklin county: (000040), (000060), (000090), (000110), (000210), (000230), (000240), (000250); and all of Linn county; and the following voting districts in Miami county: (000020), (000050), (000060), (000090), (000100), (00011B), (00012A), (00012B), (00013A), (00013B), (00013C), (000140), (00016A), (00016B), (000170), (00018A), (00018B), (00018C); and the following blocks in voting district (00019A), tract 1005.00, block group 3, in Miami county: block 017, block 024, block 025, block 093; and the following blocks in voting district (00019A), tract 1006.01, block group 1, in Miami county: block 000, block 001, block 002, block 003, block 005, block 015; and the following blocks in voting district (00019A), tract 1006.01, block group 4, in Miami county: block 004, block 005, block 006, block 007, block 008, block 031, block 032, block 033, block 034, block 036, block 037, block 038, block 039, block 041, block 043, block 044, block 045, block 048, block 049, block 050, block 051, block 052, block 053, block 054, block 055; and the following blocks in voting district (00019A), tract 1006.01, block group 5, in Miami county: block 012, block 013, block 014, block 015, block 017, block 018, block 023, block 048, block 063, block 064, block 065, block 066, block 067, block 068, block 069, block 070, block 076, block 077, block 078, block 079, block 080, block 081, block 082, block 083, block 084, block 085, block 086, block 089, block 090, block 091, block 092, block 093, block 094, block 095, block 096, block 097; and the following blocks in voting district (00019A), tract 1006.01, block group 6, in Miami county: block 009, block 014, block 018, block 019, block 020, block 021; and the following voting districts in Miami county: (00019B), (000240), (000250), (000270), (020030), (120060), (120070), (120100), (120110), (200010), (200020), (900010), (900020), (900030), (900040), (900050), (900070), (900080), (900120), (900140), (900150), (900160), (900180), (900190); and all of Wilson county; and all of Woodson county.
K.S.A. § 65-905 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 9 / Section 65-905
65-905 - Penalty for violations.
Status: in_force

65-905. Penalty for violations. Every person who shall deliver up a body of any deceased person in violation of or contrary to the provisions of this act, and any person who shall receive such body knowing the same to have been delivered contrary to any of the provisions of this act, or any person who shall refuse or neglect to comply with any of the conditions of this act, shall each and any of them be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding one year.
K.S.A. § 65-2818 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 28 / Section 65-2818
65-2818 - Same; annual election of officers; powers and duties; position of secretary of board abolished.
Status: in_force

65-2818. Same; annual election of officers; powers and duties; position of secretary of board abolished. (a) The board shall organize annually at its first meeting subsequent to July 1 and shall select a president and vice-president from its own membership. The president and vice-president shall have the power to administer oaths pertaining to the business of the board.

(b) The position of secretary of the state board of healing arts is hereby abolished. Whenever the secretary of the state board of healing arts, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the president of the board.
K.S.A. § 84-3-302 — KS Code / Chapter 84 / Article 3 / Section 84-3-302
84-3-302 - Holder in due course.
Status: in_force

84-3-302. Holder in due course. (a) Subject to subsection (c) and K.S.A. 84-3-106(d), "holder in due course" means the holder of an instrument if:

(1) The instrument when issued or negotiated to the holder does not bear such apparent evidence of forgery or alteration or is not otherwise so irregular or incomplete as to call into question its authenticity; and

(2) the holder took the instrument (A) for value, (B) in good faith, (C) without notice that the instrument is overdue or has been dishonored or that there is an uncured default with respect to payment of another instrument issued as part of the same series, (D) without notice that the instrument contains an unauthorized signature or has been altered, (E) without notice of any claim to the instrument described in K.S.A. 84-3-306, and (F) without notice that any party has a defense or claim in recoupment described in K.S.A. 84-3-305(a).

(b) Notice of discharge of a party, other than discharge in an insolvency proceeding, is not notice of a defense under subsection (a), but discharge is effective against a person who became a holder in due course with notice of the discharge. Public filing or recording of a document does not of itself constitute notice of a defense, claim in recoupment or claim to the instrument.

(c) Except to the extent a transferor or predecessor in interest has rights as a holder in due course, a person does not acquire rights of a holder in due course of an instrument taken (1) by legal process or by purchase in an execution, bankruptcy or creditor's sale or similar proceeding, (2) by purchase as part of a bulk transaction not in ordinary course of business of the transferor, or (3) as the successor in interest to an estate or other organization.

(d) If, under K.S.A. 84-3-303(a)(1), the promise of performance that is the consideration for an instrument has been partially performed, the holder may assert rights as a holder in due course of the instrument only to the fraction of the amount payable under the instrument equal to the value of the partial performance divided by the value of the promised performance.

(e) If (1) the person entitled to enforce an instrument has only a security interest in the instrument and (2) the person obliged to pay the instrument has a defense, claim in recoupment or claim to the instrument that may be asserted against the person who granted the security interest, the person entitled to enforce the instrument may assert rights as a holder in due course only to an amount payable under the instrument which, at the time of enforcement of the instrument, does not exceed the amount of the unpaid obligation secured.

(f) To be effective, notice must be received at a time and in a manner that gives a reasonable opportunity to act on it.

(g) This section is subject to any law limiting status as a holder in due course in particular classes of transactions.
K.S.A. § 59-2131 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 21 / Section 59-2131
59-2131 - Temporary orders in independent and agency adoptions.
Status: in_force

59-2131. Temporary orders in independent and agency adoptions. Pending the hearing in an independent or agency adoption, the court may make an appropriate order for the care and custody of the child. If the court makes an order for placement in a home not licensed to provide such care, then the home shall first be assessed by a person or agency authorized to make assessments under subsection (a) or (f) of K.S.A. 59-2132. In the absence of a preplacement assessment, the court may make an order for placement in a home not licensed to provide for the care and custody of the child following an evidentiary hearing which shall include testimony by the petitioners. Such hearing shall be heard and determined by the court as expeditiously as possible.
K.S.A. § 66-1,153 — KS Code / Chapter 66 / Article 1 / Section 66-1,153
66-1,153 - Fees for inspection and supervision authorized; gas pipeline safety standards.
Status: in_force

66-1,153. Fees for inspection and supervision authorized; gas pipeline safety standards. As used in this section, terms have the meanings provided by 49 C.F.R. § 192.3, as in effect on July 1, 2013. Every person engaged in the operation of gas pipeline systems in this state subject to the jurisdiction and control of the state corporation commission under K.A.R. 82-11-1 et seq. shall annually pay a fee to the commission for the inspection and supervision of the standards of safety prescribed by rules and regulations adopted in conformance with the natural gas pipeline safety act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. § 60101 et seq.), as amended. Nothing in this act shall apply to any public utility required to pay the fee provided for by K.S.A. 66-1503, and amendments thereto. Such fee shall be due and payable on or before September 1 of each year, commencing in the year 1973, and shall be for the fiscal year in which payment is due. Such fee shall be in addition to any and all property, franchise or license fees and other taxes, fees and charges fixed, assessed or charged by law against such utility.
K.S.A. § 79-908 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 9 / Section 79-908
79-908 - Railroad companies to withhold tax, file statements annually and remit to state; receipts; investigations; ad valorem tax basis.
Status: in_force

79-908. Railroad companies to withhold tax, file statements annually and remit to state; receipts; investigations; ad valorem tax basis. Every railroad company using or leasing the cars of any organization, upon making payment to such organization for the use or lease of such cars, shall withhold from such payment two and one-half percent of as much thereof as shall constitute gross earnings of such organization within this state as defined in K.S.A. 79-907.

On or before March 1 of each year such railroad company shall make and file with the director, a consolidated statement, in quadruplicate, in a form to be prescribed by the director, showing the amount of such payments for the next preceding twelve-months period ending December 31, and the amounts so withheld. Such railroad company at the time of filing such statement shall remit the amounts so withheld and due the state of Kansas. Upon receipt of such payment, the director shall issue its receipt, in quadruplicate, one copy of which shall be mailed to such railroad company, one to the organization for which such tax is paid, one to the director of accounts and reports and one to the state treasurer which shall be accompanied by the remittance so made, together with a copy of the consolidated statement filed by such railroad company. The mailing of such receipt to such organization shall constitute notice of the filing of said statement and payment of said tax.

If any railroad company shall fail to make or file such report, or if the director be dissatisfied with any report filed, the director shall have the power to conduct a hearing and investigation for the purpose of ascertaining, from whatever sources to which it has access, the gross earnings of such organization from the use or operation of such cars within the borders of this state, and in conducting such hearing and investigation, the director may issue subpoenas duces tecum, directed to the officials of such railroad company, or the officials of the organization whose cars were used or leased by such railroad company. The director shall assess against such railroad company the actual expenses attended upon such hearing and investigation if such railroad company has failed to make or file such report or has filed a fraudulent report.

Every organization as hereinbefore defined shall be liable for the payment of the difference, if any, between two and one-half percent of all gross earnings in this state and the amounts withheld and remitted to the state of Kansas by railroads, and shall be liable for the payment of any additional taxes which the director may find due under its authority to raise or lower the rate to conform to the taxes which would be payable if the cars were taxed on the ad valorem basis.