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K.S.A. § 24-450 — KS Code / Chapter 24 / Article 4 / Section 24-450
24-450 - Contract with railroad company.
Status: in_force

24-450. Contract with railroad company. That the board of directors of any drainage district shall have power to contract with any railroad company or street-railroad company or companies to construct, maintain and keep in repair the whole or any part of any levee in such district upon such terms as may be for the best interests of such district, and for such purpose shall have the further power to appropriate any fund raised by the levy of general or special taxes for the construction, maintenance or repair of such levee, and to grant to such railroad company or companies the right of way for the construction and operation of a railroad or railroads over, on, along or across such levee or levees or any part thereof.
K.S.A. § 61-3607 — KS Code / Chapter 61 / Article 36 / Section 61-3607
61-3607 - Hearing; penalty.
Status: in_force

61-3607. Hearing; penalty. If on hearing, the court determines that a judgment debtor is guilty of contempt, the court may punish the person by a fine in an amount to be set by the court or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not to exceed 30 days, or both. The court may also order the person guilty of contempt to pay the reasonable attorney fees incurred by the judgment creditor in the filing of the contempt citation and the hearing thereon.
K.S.A. § 74-8743 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 87 / Section 74-8743
74-8743 - Electronic gaming machines at parimutuel racing facilities; county election required; waiver.
Status: in_force

74-8743. Electronic gaming machines at parimutuel racing facilities; county election required; waiver. (a) The board of county commissioners of each county where there is a parimutuel licensee location by resolution shall submit to the qualified voters of the county a proposition to permit the placement of electronic gaming machines in the county as provided in this section. The proposition shall be submitted to the voters at a special election called by the board of county commissioners for that purpose and held not more than 180 days after the effective date of this act.

(b) Upon the adoption of a resolution calling for an election pursuant to this section, the county election officer shall cause the following proposition to be placed on the ballot at the election called for that purpose: "Shall the Kansas Lottery be authorized to place electronic gaming machines in _________ county?"

(c) If a majority of the votes cast and counted at such election is in favor of approving the placement of electronic gaming machines in the county, the Kansas lottery may place and operate electronic gaming machines at a parimutuel licensee location in the county, subject to the provisions of this act. If a majority of the votes cast and counted at an election under this section is against permitting placement of electronic gaming machines in the county, the Kansas lottery shall not place or operate electronic gaming machines at a parimutuel licensee location in the county. The county election officer shall transmit a copy of the certification of the results of the election to the executive director.

(d) The election provided for by this section shall be conducted, and the votes counted and canvassed, in the manner provided by law for question submitted elections of the county.

(e) The lottery commission may waive the requirement that an election be held pursuant to this section if the lottery commission determines that after December 31, 2004, and before the effective date of this act, the county has held an election of qualified voters pursuant to the county's home rule authority: (1) At which the ballot question was in substantial compliance with the requirements of this section; (2) which was administered by the county election officer in a manner consistent with the requirements of state election law; and (3) at which a majority of the votes cast and counted was in favor of the proposition.

(f) The question of the placement of electronic gaming machines in a county may be submitted at the same election as the question of operation of a lottery gaming facility in the county under K.S.A. 74-8737, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 74-5367 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 53 / Section 74-5367
74-5367 - Temporary license; requirements; expiration; renewal; fees; denial, suspension or revocation.
Status: in_force

74-5367. Temporary license; requirements; expiration; renewal; fees; denial, suspension or revocation. (a) The board may issue a temporary master's level psychology license to practice as a licensed master's level psychologist to any person who pays a nonrefundable fee prescribed by the board under this section and who meets all the requirements for licensure under K.S.A. 74-5361 et seq., and amendments thereto, as a licensed master's level psychologist except the requirement of postgraduate supervised work experience or passing the licensing examination, or both.

(b) Absent extenuating circumstances approved by the board, a temporary master's level psychology license issued by the board shall expire upon the date the board issues or denies a license to practice master's level psychology or 24 months after the date of issuance of the temporary master's level psychology license. No temporary master's level psychology license issued by the board shall be renewed or issued again on any subsequent applications for the same license level. This subsection shall not limit the number of times an applicant may take the examination.

(c) The board may fix a fee for the application of the temporary master's level psychology license. The application fee shall not exceed $100. Any such fee shall be established by rules and regulations adopted by the board.

(d) A person practicing master's level psychology with a temporary master's level psychology license shall not use the title "licensed master's level psychologist" or the initials "LMLP" independently. The word "licensed" may be used only when followed by the words "by temporary license" such as licensed master's level psychologist by temporary license, or master's level psychologist licensed by temporary license.

(e) No person shall work under a temporary master's level psychology license except under the supervision of a person licensed to practice psychology or master's level psychology in Kansas.

(f) The application for a temporary master's level psychology license may be denied or a temporary master's level psychology license that has been issued may be suspended or revoked on the same grounds as provided for suspension or revocation of a license under K.S.A. 74-5369, and amendments thereto.

(g) Nothing in this section shall affect any temporary license to practice issued under this section prior to the effective date of this act and in effect on the effective date of this act. Such temporary license shall be subject to the provisions of this section in effect at the time of its issuance and shall continue to be effective until the date of expiration of the license as provided under this section at the time of issuance of such temporary license.
K.S.A. § 79-32,267 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 32 / Section 79-32,267
79-32,267 - Tax credit for certain taxpayers domiciled in a rural opportunity zone.
Status: in_force

79-32,267. Tax credit for certain taxpayers domiciled in a rural opportunity zone. (a) For taxable years commencing after December 31, 2011, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax liability of a resident individual taxpayer an amount equal to the resident individual's income tax liability under the provisions of the Kansas income tax act, when the resident individual:

(1) Establishes domicile in a rural opportunity zone on or after July 1, 2011, and prior to January 1, 2026, and was domiciled outside this state for five or more years immediately prior to establishing their domicile in a rural opportunity zone in this state;

(2) had Kansas source income less than $10,000 in any one year for five or more years immediately prior to establishing their domicile in a rural opportunity zone in this state; and

(3) was domiciled in a rural opportunity zone during the entire taxable year for which such credit is claimed.

(b) A resident individual may claim the credit authorized by this section for not more than five consecutive years following establishment of their domicile in a rural opportunity zone.

(c) The maximum amount of any refund under this section shall be equal to the amount withheld from the resident individual's wages or payments other than wages pursuant to K.S.A. 79-3294 et seq., and amendments thereto, or paid by the resident individual as estimated taxes pursuant to K.S.A. 79-32,101 et seq., and amendments thereto.

(d) No credit shall be allowed under this section if:

(1) The resident individual's income tax return on which the credit is claimed is not timely filed, including any extension; or

(2) the resident individual is delinquent in filing any return with, or paying any tax due to, the state of Kansas or any political subdivision thereof.

(e) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas income tax act.
K.S.A. § 12-686 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 6 / Section 12-686
12-686 - Same; designating trafficway connections with main trafficways; right-of-way.
Status: in_force

12-686. Same; designating trafficway connections with main trafficways; right-of-way. Whenever in the judgment of the governing body of any city which has designated and established main trafficways under the provisions of this act, it is necessary to provide adequate connections with or between any main trafficways of said city or for the purpose of relieving traffic congestion at certain points on said main trafficways, said governing body is hereby authorized and empowered to designate and establish, by ordinance, certain portions of existing streets, boulevards, avenues or viaducts as trafficway connections or to acquire by purchase or condemnation the necessary right-of-way for such purposes and designate and establish the same as trafficway connections, and to connect any street, boulevard, avenue or viaduct with any of the main trafficways and/or connect any two (2) main trafficways and designate and establish the same as trafficway connections. Such designation by the governing body shall be final and conclusive.
K.S.A. § 17-1776 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 17 / Section 17-1776
17-1776 - Additional penalty for violations involving elderly or disabled person.
Status: in_force

17-1776. Additional penalty for violations involving elderly or disabled person. (a) If any person is found to have violated any provision of the charitable organizations and solicitations act, and such violation is committed against elder or disabled persons, in addition to any civil penalty otherwise provided by law, the court may impose an additional civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each such violation.

(b) In determining whether to impose a civil penalty as provided in this section and the amount of such civil penalty, the court shall consider the extent to which one or more of the following factors are present:

(1) Whether the defendant's conduct was in disregard of the rights of the elder or disabled person;

(2) whether the defendant knew or should have known that the defendant's conduct was directed to an elder or disabled person;

(3) whether the elder or disabled person was more vulnerable to the defendant's conduct because of age, poor health, infirmity, impaired understanding, restricted mobility or disability than other persons and actually suffered substantial physical, emotional or economic damage resulting from the defendant's conduct;

(4) whether the defendant's conduct caused an elder or disabled person to suffer any of the following:

(A) Mental or emotional anguish;

(B) loss of or encumbrance upon a primary residence of the elder or disabled person;

(C) loss of or encumbrance upon the elder or disabled person's principal employment or principal source of income;

(D) loss of funds received under a pension or retirement plan or a government benefits program;

(E) loss of property set aside for retirement or for personal or family care and maintenance;

(F) loss of assets essential to the health and welfare of the elder or disabled person; or

(G) any other factors the court deems appropriate.

(c) As used in this section elder person and disabled person shall mean the same as provided in K.S.A. 50-676, and amendments thereto.

(d) The provisions of this section shall be part of and supplemental to the charitable organizations and solicitations act.
K.S.A. § 2-2148 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 21 / Section 2-2148
2-2148 - Cotton pest eradication plan; implementation in coordination with secretary.
Status: in_force

2-2148. Cotton pest eradication plan; implementation in coordination with secretary. If the presence of boll weevils or any other cotton pest is discovered within the state, the board may authorize the development of an eradication plan and implement such plan in coordination with the secretary pursuant to the plant pest and agriculture commodity certification act, K.S.A. 2-2112 et seq., and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 17-1918 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 19 / Section 17-1918
17-1918 - Unlawful for mover to move or interfere with lines or facilities.
Status: in_force

17-1918. Unlawful for mover to move or interfere with lines or facilities. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation engaged as principal or employee in moving any house, building, derrick or other structure, as provided for in the above sections, to move, touch, cut, molest, or in any way interfere with any telephone, telegraph, electric light or electric power wires or any poles bearing any such wires, or any other equipment.
K.S.A. § 17-78,405 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 78 / Section 17-78,405
17-78,405 - Certificate of conversion; effective date.
Status: in_force

17-78-405. Certificate of conversion; effective date. (a) A certificate of conversion shall be signed on behalf of the converting entity and filed with the secretary of state.

(b) A certificate of conversion shall contain:

(1) The name, jurisdiction of organization and type of the converting entity;

(2) the name, jurisdiction of organization and type of the converted entity;

(3) if the certificate of conversion is not to be effective upon filing, the later date and time on which it will become effective, which may not be more than 90 days after the date of filing;

(4) if the converting entity is a domestic entity, a statement that the agreement of conversion will be approved in accordance with K.S.A. 17-78-401 through 17-78-406, and amendments thereto, prior to the time that the certificate of conversion becomes effective or, if the converting entity is a foreign entity, a statement that the conversion was approved by the foreign converting entity in accordance with the law of its jurisdiction of organization;

(5) if the converted entity is a domestic filing entity, the text of its public organic document, as an attachment;

(6) if the converted entity is a domestic limited liability partnership, the text of its statement of qualification, as an attachment; and

(7) if the converted entity is a foreign entity, a mailing address to which the secretary of state may send any process served on the secretary of state pursuant to subsection (e) of K.S.A. 17-78-406, and amendments thereto.

(c) In addition to the requirements of subsection (b), a certificate of conversion may contain any other provision not prohibited by law.

(d) If the converted entity is a domestic entity, its name and public organic document, if any, shall satisfy the requirements of the law of this state, except that it does not need to be signed and may omit any provision that is not required to be included in a restatement of the public organic document.

(e) An agreement of conversion that is signed on behalf of a domestic converting entity and meets all of the requirements of subsection (b) may be filed with the secretary of state instead of a certificate of conversion and upon filing has the same effect. If an agreement of conversion is filed as provided in this subsection, references in this act to a certificate of conversion refer to the agreement of conversion filed under this subsection.

(f) A certificate of conversion becomes effective upon the date and time of filing or the later date and time specified in the certificate of conversion.
K.S.A. § 58-3406 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 34 / Section 58-3406
58-3406 - Notice required to preserve claim of interest in land, exception.
Status: in_force

58-3406. Notice required to preserve claim of interest in land, exception. (a) Any person claiming an interest in land may preserve and keep effective that interest by filing of record, during the twenty-five-year period immediately following the effective date of the root of title of the person whose record title would otherwise be marketable, a written notice, duly verified by oath, setting forth the nature of the claim. The notice shall have the effect of preserving the claim of right for a period of not longer than 25 years after its filing, unless again filed as required by this section. No disability or lack of knowledge of any kind on the part of anyone shall suspend the running of the twenty-five-year period. The notice may be filed of record by the claimant or by any other person acting on behalf of any claimant who is (1) under legal disability, (2) unable to assert a claim on the claimant's own behalf or (3) one of a class, but whose identity cannot be established or is uncertain at the time of filing the notice of claim for record.

(b) A period of possession shall be considered equivalent to the filing of the notice immediately preceding the termination of the twenty-five-year period described in subsection (a) if:

(1) The same record owner of any possessory interest in land has been in possession of the land continuously for a period of 25 years or more;

(2) during those 25 years no title transaction with respect to the interest appears of record in the record owner's chain of title;

(3) no notice has been filed by the record owner or on the record owner's behalf as provided in subsection (a); and

(4) the record owner's possession continues to the time when marketability is being determined.

(c) It shall not be necessary for the owner of a marketable record title to file a notice to protect the owner's marketable record title.
K.S.A. § 75-52,125 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 52 / Section 75-52,125
75-52,125 - Control and management of certain buildings and grounds used as correctional institutions.
Status: in_force

75-52,125. Control and management of certain buildings and grounds used as correctional institutions. Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3762 and 75-3765, and amendments thereto, the secretary of corrections shall have the charge, care, management and control of all buildings and grounds owned by the state which are used as a correctional institution as defined by K.S.A. 75-5202, and amendments thereto, except that the charge, care, management and control of buildings and grounds which are the subject of an agreement pursuant to K.S.A. 76-12a24, and amendments thereto, shall be in accordance with such agreement.
K.S.A. § 17-2240 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 22 / Section 17-2240
17-2240 - Housing of department.
Status: in_force

17-2240. Housing of department. Office quarters for the department and employees shall be provided by the secretary of administration pursuant to K.S.A. 75-3651, and amendments thereto. The cost and expense of such office quarters shall be paid for in the same manner as other expenses of the department.
K.S.A. § 25-4304 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 43 / Section 25-4304
25-4304 - Application of act; state officers; local officers.
Status: in_force

25-4304. Application of act; state officers; local officers. (a) K.S.A. 25-4305 to 25-4317, inclusive, apply only to recall of the governor, members of the legislature, any public officials elected by the electors of the entire state and members of the state board of education. For the purpose of this act, officers mentioned in this subsection are "state officers."

(b) The provisions of this act do not apply to any judicial officer.

(c) K.S.A. 25-4318 to 25-4331, inclusive, apply only to recall of all elected public officials who are provided by law to be elected at an election conducted by one or more county election officers, except those officers specified in subsections (a) and (b). For the purpose of this act, officers to which this subsection apply are "local officers."

(d) Any person appointed or otherwise designated or elected to fill a vacancy in an office to which subsection (a) applies shall be a state officer for the purpose of this act. Any person appointed or otherwise designated or elected to fill a vacancy in an office to which subsection (c) applies shall be a local officer for the purpose of this act.
K.S.A. § 25-2433 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 24 / Section 25-2433
25-2433 - Advance voting suppression.
Status: in_force

25-2433. Advance voting suppression. Advance voting suppression is knowingly, with intent to impede, obstruct or exert undue influence on the election process: (a) Destroying or altering another person's advance voting ballot applied for, or completed, by a registered voter, unless such registered voter consents in writing to such destruction or alteration;

(b) obstructing the delivery of an advance voting ballot to a voter or a completed advance voting ballot to the county election officer;

(c) failing to deliver any such advance voting ballot to the appropriate county election officer within two business days or before the close of polls on election day, whichever first occurs;

(d) exercising undue influence upon an advance voter in applying for, delivering or marking an advance voting ballot; or

(e) opening an advance voting ballot envelope sealed by the voter or examining or disclosing the contents of such voter's advance voting ballot except as required to fulfill official duties as otherwise prescribed by law.

(f) Delivering an advance voting ballot to the United States mail, with first-class postage attached, at least five calendar days prior to election day for delivery to the county election officer shall not be a violation of this section.

(g) As used in this section:

(1) "Undue influence" means coercion, compulsion or restraint as to diminish the voter's free agency, and by overcoming the power of resistance, obliges or causes such voter to adopt the will of another; and

(2) "deliver" means hand-deliver, mail or otherwise transmit an advance voting ballot.

Advance voting suppression is a severity level 9, nonperson felony.
K.S.A. § 65-4505 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 45 / Section 65-4505
65-4505 - Classification of systems and facilities; criteria.
Status: in_force

65-4505. Classification of systems and facilities; criteria. The secretary shall classify all water supply systems and wastewater treatment facilities actually used or intended for use by the public, with due regard to the size, type, character and quantity of water or wastewater to be treated and other physical, chemical and biological conditions affecting such treatment facilities and supply systems, and according to the skill, knowledge and experience that the operator must have to supervise successfully the operation of the facilities so as to protect the public health and to protect the water resources of the state.