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K.S.A. § 40-2,246 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 2 / Section 40-2,246
40-2,246 - Cooperation by insurers; requirements; application of act.
Status: in_force

40-2,246. Cooperation by insurers; requirements; application of act. (a) Insurers shall cooperate with the commissioner and KDOR in establishing and maintaining the insurance verification system and provide motor vehicle insurance policy status information as provided in rules and regulations established by the commissioner.

(b) Insurer systems shall be permitted reasonable system downtime for maintenance and other work with advance notice to KDOR. Insurers shall not be subject to enforcement fees or other penalties under such circumstances or when systems are unavailable because of emergency, outside attack or other unexpected outages not planned by the insurer and that are reasonably outside its control as determined by KDOR.

(c) Each property and casualty insurance company that is licensed to issue motor vehicle liability insurance or is authorized to do business in Kansas shall provide verification of liability insurance for every motor vehicle insured in Kansas by such company as required by this act.

(d) This act shall not apply to vehicles insured under commercial motor vehicle coverage, except that insurers of such vehicles may participate on a voluntary basis.

(e) Insurers shall not be required to verify evidence of insurance for vehicles registered in other jurisdictions.

(f) Insurers shall be immune from civil and administrative liability for good faith efforts to comply with the terms of this act.

(g) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an insurer from using the services of a third-party vendor to facilitate the insurance verification program required by this act.
K.S.A. § 12-1,120 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 1 / Section 12-1,120
12-1,120 - Fingerprinting of chief of police.
Status: in_force

12-1,120. Fingerprinting of chief of police. (a) Each person holding office as chief of police of any city in this state shall be fingerprinted as provided by this section and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 22-4713, and amendments thereto.

(b) Before assuming the office of chief of police of any city in this state, a person shall be fingerprinted as provided by this section and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 22-4713, and amendments thereto.

(c) Fingerprinting pursuant to this section shall be done by the law enforcement agency of the city in the presence of the city clerk.
K.S.A. § 77-133 — KS Code / Chapter 77 / Article 1 / Section 77-133
77-133 - Same; other material included.
Status: in_force

77-133. Same; other material included. The revisor of statutes shall prepare and include in the Kansas statutes annotated:

(a) Prefatory material, including statement of copyright authority, authentication statements and table of contents;

(b) captions prefacing the text of the statutes and constitutions, showing their scope, in boldface type;

(c) the history of each statutory section;

(d) source notes and revisor's notes;

(e) cross references to related or qualifying provisions of other sections of the statutes;

(f) appropriate research and practice aids citing pertinent parts of other publications relating to Kansas laws if made available by the publisher thereof;

(g) notes, where possible and appropriate, citing identical statutes of other states;

(h) case annotations covering the reported decisions of the state and federal courts construing and interpreting Kansas laws; and

(i) table of sections showing location of present and former legislative enactments in compilation.
K.S.A. § 48-3111 — KS Code / Chapter 48 / Article 31 / Section 48-3111
48-3111 - Delegation of authority by the governor.
Status: in_force

48-3111. Delegation of authority by the governor. The governor may delegate any authority vested in him or her under this code, and may provide for the subdelegation of any such authority, except the power given him or her by K.S.A. 48-2501.
K.S.A. § 68-2104 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 21 / Section 68-2104
68-2104 - Restricted use of road being improved; traffic regulation and control; signs, signals, lights, flagmen.
Status: in_force

68-2104. Restricted use of road being improved; traffic regulation and control; signs, signals, lights, flagmen. Any municipality or the secretary of transportation may permit public use of a highway, or portion thereof, under their respective jurisdictions, during construction or maintenance work in lieu of constructing or establishing a detour route, and such municipality or the secretary is authorized to regulate and control traffic thereon by traffic signals, traffic lights, warning lights, flagmen, signs or devices, which shall be effective at the first sign identifying the road construction zone as defined in K.S.A. 8-1458a.
K.S.A. § 9-1503 — KS Code / Chapter 9 / Article 15 / Section 9-1503
9-1503 - Joint tenancy of safe deposit box; liability.
Status: in_force

9-1503. Joint tenancy of safe deposit box; liability. Joint tenancy in and to a safe deposit box may be created by contract, with two or more persons named as lessees. The terms of the contract may provide that any one or more of the lessees, or the survivor or survivors of such lessee or lessees, shall have access and entry to the safe deposit box and the right to remove the contents from such box whether the other lessee or lessees be living, incompetent or dead. If the contents are removed as provided by the contract, the lessor shall not be liable for the removal of the contents.
K.S.A. § 74-49,311 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 49 / Section 74-49,311
74-49,311 - Distribution of eligible vested member's annuity savings account; annuity and lump-sum options; benefit for spouse of member who dies before normal retirement date.
Status: in_force

74-49,311. Distribution of eligible vested member's annuity savings account; annuity and lump-sum options; benefit for spouse of member who dies before normal retirement date. (a) A member who is eligible for a benefit under subsection (a) or (b) of K.S.A. 74-49,313, and amendments thereto, shall be entitled to a distribution of such member's annuity savings account. Such distribution shall be made using mortality rates and interest rates as provided in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 74-49,313, and amendments thereto, and may be made in any of the annuity options described in subsection (c) of K.S.A. 74-49,313, and amendments thereto. In lieu of an annuity, a member entitled to a benefit under subsection (a) of K.S.A. 74-49,313, and amendments thereto, may elect to receive a lump-sum of such member's annuity savings account of any fixed dollar amount or percent, but in no event may the lump-sum option elected under this section and the lump-sum option elected under subsection (c) of K.S.A. 74-49,313, and amendments thereto, exceed 30% of the total value of such member's annuity savings account and retirement annuity account.

(b) A member who is not eligible for a benefit under subsection (a) or (b) of K.S.A. 74-49,313, and amendments thereto, but who terminates employment in any covered position under the system, may elect to take a distribution of such member's entire annuity savings account balance, but the member shall then forfeit the entire balance in the member's retirement annuity account.

(c) In the case of an active or inactive member:

(1) Who is vested in the member's annuity savings account;

(2) who has five or more years of service at death; and

(3) who dies before attaining normal retirement age, with such member's spouse at time of death designated as such member's sole primary beneficiary, the member's surviving spouse on and after the date the member would have attained normal retirement age had such member not died, shall receive an annuity based upon such member's contributions and interest credits in the annuity savings account, using factors established by the board by official action as of the beneficiary's annuity start date. The form of benefit shall be a single life annuity with 10-year certain.
K.S.A. § 40-1218 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 12 / Section 40-1218
40-1218 - Same; procedure.
Status: in_force

40-1218. Same; procedure. Such merger or consolidation shall be made under the conditions, provisions, and restrictions, and with the powers herein set forth to wit: The directors of each company shall enter into a joint agreement, under the corporate seal of each company, for the merger or consolidation of said companies, prescribing the terms and conditions thereof, the mode of carrying the same into effect, the name of the surviving or new company, the number and names of the directors and other officers thereof, and who shall be the first directors and officers, and their places of residence, and how and when directors and officers shall be chosen, with such other details as required by this act and as they shall deem necessary to perfect the said merger or consolidation. Said agreement shall not be effective unless the same shall be approved by the policyholders of said companies and the commissioner of insurance in the manner hereinafter provided.
K.S.A. § 77-551 — KS Code / Chapter 77 / Article 5 / Section 77-551
77-551 - Hearing of state agencies; presiding officer.
Status: in_force

77-551. Hearing of state agencies; presiding officer. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), in all hearings of any state agency that are required to be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act, the presiding officer shall be the agency head, one or more members of the agency head or a presiding officer assigned by the office of administrative hearings.

(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the employment security law, pursuant to K.S.A. 44-701 et seq ., and amendments thereto or article 5 of chapter 44 and amendments thereto, except K.S.A. 44-532 and 44-5,120, and amendments thereto, concerning the workers compensation act.

(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) the agency head or one or more members of the agency head who will serve as a presiding officer may designate any other person to serve as a presiding officer to determine procedural matters that may arise prior to the hearing on the merits, including but not limited to conducting prehearing conferences pursuant to K.S.A. 77-516 and 77-517, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 65-1680 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 16 / Section 65-1680
65-1680 - Emergency medication kits in schools.
Status: in_force

65-1680. Emergency medication kits in schools. (a) A pharmacist may distribute a stock supply of standard-dose and pediatric-dose epinephrine auto-injectors to a school pursuant to a prescription made pursuant to K.S.A. 72-6283, and amendments thereto, from a physician or mid-level practitioner in the name of the school. A pharmacist who distributes a stock supply of standard-dose or pediatric-dose epinephrine auto-injectors to a school shall not be liable for civil damages resulting from the administration of such medication pursuant to this section, K.S.A. 65-2872b or 72-6283, and amendments thereto.

(b) A pharmacist may distribute a stock supply of albuterol metered- dose inhalers, albuterol solution and spacers to a school pursuant to a prescription made pursuant to K.S.A. 72-6283, and amendments thereto, from a physician or mid-level practitioner in the name of the school. A pharmacist who distributes a stock supply of albuterol metered-dose inhalers, albuterol solution or spacers to a school shall not be liable for civil damages resulting from the administration of such medication pursuant to this section, K.S.A. 65-2872b or 72-6283, and amendments thereto.

(c) The terms used in this section mean the same as defined in K.S.A. 72-6283, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 22-4614 — KS Code / Chapter 22 / Article 46 / Section 22-4614
22-4614 - Alleged victims of certain offenses, polygraph examination prohibited.
Status: in_force

22-4614. Alleged victims of certain offenses, polygraph examination prohibited. No law enforcement officer, government official or prosecutor shall request or require any person who is alleged to be a victim of an offense described in article 55 of chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated or K.S.A. 21-6419 through 21-6422, and amendments thereto, human trafficking or aggravated human trafficking as defined in K.S.A. 21-5426, and amendments thereto, or incest or aggravated incest as defined in K.S.A. 21-5604, and amendments thereto, to submit to a polygraph examination or similar truth telling device as a condition for proceeding with an investigation, or charging or prosecuting such an offense.
K.S.A. § 39-1003 — KS Code / Chapter 39 / Article 10 / Section 39-1003
39-1003 - Secretary not to exercise authority until funds available and standards satisfied; assumption of obligations by local authorities.
Status: in_force

39-1003. Secretary not to exercise authority until funds available and standards satisfied; assumption of obligations by local authorities. The secretary shall make no commitment or enter into any agreement pursuant to exercising authority under this act until the secretary determines that sufficient funds are available to meet the state's share of the costs. The secretary shall not enter into any such agreement until the secretary determines that standards approved by the secretary have been satisfied. The secretary shall also receive assurance that the local organizations applying for aid have sufficient funds available to meet any obligations assumed under the agreement.
K.S.A. § 65-3231 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 32 / Section 65-3231
65-3231 - Search and notification.
Status: in_force

65-3231. Search and notification. (a) The following persons shall make a reasonable search of an individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or near death for a document of gift or other information identifying the individual as a donor or as an individual who made a refusal:

(1) A law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or other emergency rescuer finding the individual; and

(2) if no other source of the information is immediately available, a hospital, as soon as practical after the individual's arrival at the hospital.

(b) If a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift is located by the search required by subsection (a)(1) and the individual or deceased individual to whom it relates is taken to a hospital, the person responsible for conducting the search shall send the document of gift or refusal to the hospital.

(c) A person is not subject to criminal or civil liability for failing to discharge the duties imposed by this section.
K.S.A. § 79-1471 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 14 / Section 79-1471
79-1471 - Submission of budget; appointment of assistants; attendance at appraisal schools.
Status: in_force

79-1471. Submission of budget; appointment of assistants; attendance at appraisal schools. The county appraiser shall submit a budget to the board of county commissioners for their approval.

The county appraiser shall appoint and dismiss any assistants necessary to carry out the duties of the office. The county appraiser shall supervise all such appointees in the performance of their duties.

The county appraiser shall be required to attend and may require others under such appraiser's supervision to attend appraisal schools conducted or prescribed by the director of property valuation.
K.S.A. § 79-32,160 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 32 / Section 79-32,160
79-32,160 - Title of act.
Status: in_force

79-32,160. Title of act. This act shall be known as and may be cited as "the job expansion and investment credit act of 1976."
K.S.A. § 12-2522 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 25 / Section 12-2522
12-2522 - Same; powers and duties.
Status: in_force

12-2522. Same; powers and duties. The commissioners shall have the powers and duties and be subject to the limitations provided for in the compact entered into between the two states, and together with five (5) commissioners from the state of Kansas* shall form the Mo-Kan development agency.
K.S.A. § 84-9-409 — KS Code / Chapter 84 / Article 9 / Section 84-9-409
84-9-409 - Restrictions on assignment of letter-of-credit rights ineffective.
Status: in_force

84-9-409. Restrictions on assignment of letter-of-credit rights ineffective. (a) Term or law restricting assignment generally ineffective. A term in a letter of credit or a rule of law, statute, regulation, custom, or practice applicable to the letter of credit which prohibits, restricts, or requires the consent of an applicant, issuer, or nominated person to a beneficiary's assignment of or creation of a security interest in a letter-of-credit right is ineffective to the extent that the term or rule of law, statute, regulation, custom, or practice:

(1) Would impair the creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest in the letter-of-credit right; or

(2) provides that the assignment or the creation, attachment, or perfection of the security interest may give rise to a default, breach, right of recoupment, claim, defense, termination, right of termination, or remedy under the letter-of-credit right.

(b) Limitation on ineffectiveness under subsection (a). To the extent that a term in a letter of credit is ineffective under subsection (a) but would be effective under law other than this article or a custom or practice applicable to the letter of credit, to the transfer of a right to draw or otherwise demand performance under the letter of credit, or to the assignment of a right to proceeds of the letter of credit, the creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest in the letter-of-credit right:

(1) Is not enforceable against the applicant, issuer, nominated person, or transferee beneficiary;

(2) imposes no duties or obligations on the applicant, issuer, nominated person, or transferee beneficiary; and

(3) does not require the applicant, issuer, nominated person, or transferee beneficiary to recognize the security interest, pay or render performance to the secured party, or accept payment or other performance from the secured party.
K.S.A. § 21-6324 — KS Code / Chapter 21 / Article 63 / Section 21-6324
21-6324 - Unlawful possession or use of a traffic control signal preemption device.
Status: in_force

21-6324. Unlawful possession or use of a traffic control signal preemption device. (a) Unlawful possession or use of a traffic control signal preemption device is knowingly:

(1) Possessing a traffic control signal preemption device;

(2) using a traffic control signal preemption device;

(3) selling a traffic control signal preemption device; or

(4) purchasing a traffic control signal preemption device.

(b) Unlawful possession or use of a traffic control signal preemption device as defined in:

(1) Subsection (a)(1) is a class B misdemeanor;

(2) subsection (a)(2):

(A) Is a severity level 9, nonperson felony, except as provided in subsection (b)(2)(B) or (b)(2)(C);

(B) which results in a traffic accident causing injury to any person or damage to any vehicle or other property is a severity level 7, person felony; and

(C) which results in a traffic accident causing the death of any person is a severity level 5, person felony.

(3) Subsection (a)(3) or (a)(4) is a severity level 9, nonperson felony.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the operator, passenger or owner of any of the following authorized emergency vehicles, in the course of such person's emergency duties:

(1) Publicly owned fire department vehicles;

(2) publicly owned police vehicles; or

(3) motor vehicles operated by ambulance services permitted by the emergency medical services board under the provisions of K.S.A. 65-6101 et seq., and amendments thereto.

(d) As used in this section, "traffic control signal preemption device" means any device, instrument or mechanism designed, intended or used to interfere with the operation or cycle of a traffic-control signal, as defined in K.S.A. 8-1478, and amendments thereto.

(e) A person who violates the provisions of this section may also be prosecuted for, convicted of, and punished for battery or any homicide.
K.S.A. § 23-3601 — KS Code / Chapter 23 / Article 36 / Section 23-3601
23-3601 - International reciprocity for enforcement of support orders.
Status: in_force

23-3601. International reciprocity for enforcement of support orders. (a) If the attorney general finds that reciprocal provisions are available in a foreign nation or a state of a foreign nation for the enforcement of support orders issued in this state, the attorney general may declare the foreign nation or state of a foreign nation to be a reciprocating state for the purpose of establishing or enforcing any duty of support. A declaration made pursuant to this subsection may be revoked by the attorney general.

(b) The attorney general shall review any declaration made pursuant to subsection (a) to determine whether the declaration should be revoked if all or part of the same jurisdiction was declared a foreign reciprocating country by the United States secretary of state and the declaration by the United States secretary of state has been revoked.
K.S.A. § 50-675 — KS Code / Chapter 50 / Article 6 / Section 50-675
50-675 - Supplemental to Kansas consumer protection act; unconscionable acts.
Status: in_force

50-675. Supplemental to Kansas consumer protection act; unconscionable acts. (a) This act* shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas consumer protection act.

(b) Any attempt to collect a fee, or enforce a credit card charge or transaction or any refusal to make a refund to the consumer in violation of this act is an unconscionable act within the meaning of K.S.A. 50-627 and amendments thereto.