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K.S.A. § 21-5938 — KS Code / Chapter 21 / Article 59 / Section 21-5938
21-5938 - Failure to report disappearance or death of child; penalties.
Status: in_force

21-5938. Failure to report disappearance or death of child; penalties. (a) Failure to report the disappearance of a child is knowingly failing to report to a law enforcement officer, law enforcement agency or state investigative agency, as soon as practically possible, the disappearance of a child under the age of 13 by a parent, legal guardian or caretaker when:

(1) Such person knows or reasonably should know that such child has been missing, with the intent to conceal the commission of a crime, other than a violation of this subsection; or

(2) such person knows that such child is missing and has reason to believe that such child is in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm.

(b) (1) Failure to report the death of a child is knowingly failing to promptly report the death of a child to a law enforcement officer, law enforcement agency or state investigative agency, with the intent to conceal the commission of a crime, other than a violation of this subsection, by a:

(A) Parent, legal guardian or caretaker; or

(B) person required to make a report as provided in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 38-2223, and amendments thereto, unless such person is a parent, legal guardian or caretaker.

(2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply when the child's death has been reported by another person or is otherwise known by a law enforcement officer, law enforcement agency or state investigative agency.

(c) (1) Failure to report the disappearance of a child is a severity level 8, nonperson felony.

(2) Failure to report the death of a child as defined in:

(A) Subsection (b)(1)(A) is a severity level 8, nonperson felony; and

(B) subsection (b)(1)(B) is a class B nonperson misdemeanor.

(d) As used in this section, "caretaker" means a person 16 years of age or older that had willfully assumed responsibility for the care of a child at the time of the child's disappearance or death.
K.S.A. § 2-3912 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 39 / Section 2-3912
2-3912 - Industrial hemp testing for non-licensed persons or governmental entities; fees; test results made available to the Kansas bureau of investigation upon request.
Status: in_force

2-3912. Industrial hemp testing for non-licensed persons or governmental entities; fees; test results made available to the Kansas bureau of investigation upon request. (a) The Kansas department of agriculture may provide industrial hemp testing services to non-licensed persons or governmental entities, including law enforcement agencies, when such capacity is available and not required for testing industrial hemp produced by licensees subject to this act.

(b) The secretary may establish a fee schedule for any testing services by rules and regulations and shall remit all moneys received from fees collected under this section to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the laboratory testing services fee fund.

(c) The results of any tests performed under this section shall be made available to the Kansas bureau of investigation upon request. The Kansas department of agriculture shall coordinate any testing services provided under this section with the Kansas bureau of investigation in order to provide excess testing capacity without displacing any services that may also be provided by the Kansas bureau of investigation.

(d) Nothing in this section shall limit the secretary's authority to refuse to provide testing services to any non-licensee.

(e) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the commercial industrial hemp act, K.S.A. 2-3901 et seq., and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 66-1,206 — KS Code / Chapter 66 / Article 1 / Section 66-1,206
66-1,206 - Same; commission orders and decisions.
Status: in_force

66-1,206. Same; commission orders and decisions. (a) If after investigation and hearing the rates or rules and regulations of any natural gas public utility governed by this act are found unjust, unreasonable, unfair, unjustly discriminatory or unduly preferential, or in any way in violation of the provisions of this act, or of any of the laws of the state of Kansas, the commission shall have the power to establish, and to order substituted therefor, such rates or rules and regulations as the commission determines to be just, reasonable and necessary. If it is found that any regulation, practice or act, relating to any service performed or to be performed by such natural gas public utility for the public is in any respect unreasonable, unjust, unfair, unreasonably inefficient or insufficient, unjustly discriminatory or unduly preferential, or otherwise in violation of any of the provisions of this act or of any of the laws of the state of Kansas, the commission may substitute therefor such other regulations, practice, service or act as it determines to be just, reasonable and necessary. For the purposes of determining just and reasonable rates, the commission may adopt a policy of disallowing a percentage, not to exceed 50%, of utility dues, donations and contributions to charitable, civic and social organizations and entities, in addition to disallowing specific dues, donations and contributions which are found unreasonable or inappropriate.

(b) All orders and decisions of the commission whereby any rates, rules and regulations, practice or acts relating to any service performed or to be performed by any natural gas public utility for the public are altered, changed, modified or established shall be reduced to writing, and a copy thereof, duly certified, shall be served on the natural gas public utility affected thereby. Such order and decision shall become operative and effective within 30 days after such service. Such natural gas public utility, unless an action is commenced in a court of proper jurisdiction to set aside the findings, orders and decisions of the commission, or to review and correct the same, shall carry the provisions of such order into effect.
K.S.A. § 65-1650 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 16 / Section 65-1650
65-1650 - Regulation of advertising of prescription-only drugs; exceptions and exclusions.
Status: in_force

65-1650. Regulation of advertising of prescription-only drugs; exceptions and exclusions. The board of pharmacy is hereby authorized to regulate the advertising, but not the prices or discounts, of prescription-only drugs. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to: (1) Authorize the state board of pharmacy to require, regulate or prohibit the posting within a pharmacy of the current charges by such pharmacy for prescription-only drugs and services, nor, (2) restrict the offering of discounts on prescription-only drugs.
K.S.A. § 20-2903 — KS Code / Chapter 20 / Article 29 / Section 20-2903
20-2903 - District judicial nominating commission; establishment; composition; chairperson, appointment, duties; purpose of commission.
Status: in_force

20-2903. District judicial nominating commission; establishment; composition; chairperson, appointment, duties; purpose of commission. (a) There is hereby established in each judicial district a district judicial nominating commission, which shall consist of an equal number of lawyers and non-lawyers. The lawyer members of each nominating commission shall be elected as provided in K.S.A. 20-2904, and the non-lawyer members shall be appointed as provided in K.S.A. 20-2905. The chairperson of the commission shall be a justice of the supreme court or a district judge who is not a judge in such judicial district, to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the chief justice of the supreme court. It shall be the duty of the chairperson to preside at all meetings of the commission, but he or she shall not be entitled to vote.

(b) The purpose of the district judicial nominating commission shall be to nominate persons for appointment to the office of judge of the district court in a judicial district. Any person so nominated shall have the qualifications prescribed by law for such office, and shall be a person of recognized integrity, character, ability, experience and judicial temperament, to the end that persons serving as judges of the district court will be the best qualified therefor.
K.S.A. § 75-52,147 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 52 / Section 75-52,147
75-52,147 - Death of inmate in custody of secretary of corrections or juvenile in custody of commissioner of juvenile justice; investigation by Kansas bureau of investigation.
Status: in_force

75-52,147. Death of inmate in custody of secretary of corrections or juvenile in custody of commissioner of juvenile justice; investigation by Kansas bureau of investigation. On and after July 1, 2004, whenever death occurs of an inmate, who is in the custody of the secretary of corrections and who resides in a correctional facility or boot camp operated by or contracted through the secretary or of a juvenile, who is in the custody of the commissioner of juvenile justice and who resides in an institution operated by or contracted through the commissioner, an investigation regarding the circumstances of the death shall be initiated by the Kansas bureau of investigation. A report of the findings of the investigation shall be made available to the chairperson of the senate judiciary committee and the house corrections and juvenile justice committee of the Kansas legislature and shall be subject to the open records act, K.S.A. 45-215, and amendments thereto. No such investigation by the Kansas bureau of investigation shall be required if the cause of death is determined to be natural, by a qualified autopsy, preliminary autopsy report or death certificate or the inmate or juvenile was regularly attended by a licensed physician.
K.S.A. § 80-1207 — KS Code / Chapter 80 / Article 12 / Section 80-1207
80-1207 - Same; surplus funds; use.
Status: in_force

80-1207. Same; surplus funds; use. Whenever any township of this state shall have rid itself of the prairie dogs and there shall cease to be a necessity of any future procedure under this act (which question shall be determined by the board of county commissioners and the trustee of such township), the surplus fund, if any, in the hands of the township treasurers shall be merged into the general township funds of said townships and to be used for general township purposes.
K.S.A. § 40-109 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 1 / Section 40-109
40-109 - Qualifications; personal attention to duties; interest in insurance company.
Status: in_force

40-109. Qualifications; personal attention to duties; interest in insurance company. The commissioner of insurance shall be an elector of this state, and shall be a person well versed and experienced in the business of insurance and matters relating thereto; and he shall give his personal presence and attention to the duties of his office; but in no case shall such commissioner of insurance be in the employment of any insurance company or have any official connection with any insurance company, or any financial interest in any insurance company other than as a policyholder.
K.S.A. § 40-2,126 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 2 / Section 40-2,126
40-2,126 - Interest due on insurance settlements, when.
Status: in_force

40-2,126. Interest due on insurance settlements, when. Except as otherwise provided by K.S.A. 40-447, 40-3110 and 44-512a, and amendments thereto, each insurance company, fraternal benefit society and any reciprocal or interinsurance exchange licensed to transact the business of insurance in this state which fails or refuses to pay any amount due under any contract of insurance within the time prescribed herein shall pay interest on the amount due. If payment is to be made to the claimant and the same is not paid within 30 calendar days after the amount of the payment is agreed to between the claimant and the insurer, interest at the rate of 18% per annum shall be payable from the date of such agreement. If payment is to be made to any other person for providing repair or other services to the claimant and the same is not paid within 30 calendar days following the date of completion of such services and receipt of the billing statement, interest at the rate of 18% per annum shall be payable on the amount agreed to between the claimant and the insurer from the date of receipt of the billing statement.
K.S.A. § 2-914 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 9 / Section 2-914
2-914 - Certification to perform testing or services; reports of disease diagnosis and specimens; required fees per visit; quarantine; disposition of infected flocks.
Status: in_force

2-914. Certification to perform testing or services; reports of disease diagnosis and specimens; required fees per visit; quarantine; disposition of infected flocks. (a) Each person performing any testing or poultry disease diagnostic services related to pullorum-typhoid or fowl typhoid pursuant to the poultry disease control act shall annually obtain from the commissioner certification to perform such testing or poultry disease diagnostic services and pay a certification fee of not to exceed $50. Each certification shall expire on September 30 following its issuance.

(b) Each person performing poultry disease diagnostic services related to pullorum-typhoid or fowl typhoid pursuant to the poultry disease control act shall report within 48 hours to the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent the source of each poultry specimen from which salmonella pullorum or salmonella gallinarum is a reactor or is isolated. Upon receiving such report, the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent shall investigate to determine the origin of the infection.

(c) Each person who requests that the commissioner or an authorized agent of the commissioner perform testing or diagnostic services related to pullorum-typhoid or fowl typhoid pursuant to the poultry disease control act shall, prior to any such requested testing being performed, pay to the commissioner a fee of not to exceed $100 per visit to each location participating in the plan.

(d) Testing or poultry disease diagnostic services related to pullorum-typhoid or fowl typhoid pursuant to the poultry disease control act that is performed other than by the commissioner, an authorized agent of the commissioner or an individual certified pursuant to this section shall not be considered sufficient to support participation in the plan.

(e) Each flock of poultry that is found to be infected with pullorum-typhoid or fowl typhoid shall be quarantined by the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent until: (1) It is marketed or destroyed under the supervision of the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent; or (2) it subsequently receives an official blood test conducted in accordance with the procedure for reacting flocks under subsection (a)(5) of 9 C.F.R. § 145.14, as revised as of October 5, 2020, and all members of the flock of poultry fail to demonstrate pullorum-typhoid or fowl typhoid infection.

(f) All costs for testing and handling a quarantined flock of poultry shall be paid by the owner thereof.
K.S.A. § 19-4104 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 41 / Section 19-4104
19-4104 - Advisory committee.
Status: in_force

19-4104. Advisory committee. Such board may create a county economic development advisory committee, with such members as deemed advisable, which shall be representative of the various private and public interests and political subdivisions within the county.
K.S.A. § 17-1621 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 16 / Section 17-1621
17-1621 - Adoption of act by existing corporations.
Status: in_force

17-1621. Adoption of act by existing corporations. Any corporation or association organized under previously existing statutes may by a 2 / 3 vote of the corporation's or association's voting stockholders or members voting at an annual meeting of the corporation or association or a special meeting called for such purposes upon written notice sent by first-class mail to every stockholder at such stockholder's last known post-office address at least 10 days prior to such meeting be brought under the provisions of this act by limiting the association's membership and adopting the other restrictions as provided herein. The association or corporation shall make out in duplicate a statement signed and sworn to by the directors, upon forms supplied by the secretary of state, to the effect that the corporation or association has by a 2 / 3 vote of the corporation's or association's stockholders or members voting at an annual meeting of the corporation or association or a special meeting called for such purpose, decided to accept the benefits and be bound by the provisions of this act, or acts amendatory thereto. Articles of incorporation shall be filed as required by K.S.A. 17-1607, and amendments thereto, except that they shall be signed by the members of the board of directors. The filing fee shall be the same as for filing an amendment to the articles of incorporation.
K.S.A. § 58-4905 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 49 / Section 58-4905
58-4905 - Annual reporting; forms; rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

58-4905. Annual reporting; forms; rules and regulations. (a) The secretary shall establish forms for an account holder to annually report information about any accounts held by such account holder. An account holder shall annually file with the account holder's state income tax return all forms required by the secretary under this section, the form 1099 for the account issued by the financial institution and any other supporting documentation the secretary requires.

(b) Prior to July 1, 2022, the secretary shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to administer the provisions of the first-time home buyer savings account act.
K.S.A. § 72-6271 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 62 / Section 72-6271
72-6271 - Drug abuse, referral of pupils for assistance; immunity from civil liability.
Status: in_force

72-6271. Drug abuse, referral of pupils for assistance; immunity from civil liability. No school district, educational cooperative, interlocal educational agency or state accredited nonpublic school, no governing authority thereof, no member of any such governing authority, and no officer or employee of any school district, educational cooperative, interlocal educational agency or accredited nonpublic school shall be subject to any civil liability for any statement, report or action taken in assisting, or referring for assistance to any medical, treatment or social service agency or facility, any pupil reasonably believed to be abusing or incapacitated by the use of alcohol or other drugs unless such assistance or referral was made in bad faith or with malicious purpose. The same immunity from liability shall attach with respect to participation in any administrative or judicial proceeding resulting from any such assistance or referral.
K.S.A. § 68-2106 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 21 / Section 68-2106
68-2106 - Unlawful to destroy or remove barricades, warning signs, or drive on closed hard-surfaced highway; penalty; damages.
Status: in_force

68-2106. Unlawful to destroy or remove barricades, warning signs, or drive on closed hard-surfaced highway; penalty; damages. Any person who shall, without authority, destroy or remove any barricade, warning sign or warning light when used in accordance with the provisions of this act, or who shall drive on a hard-surfaced highway under improvement without authority from the proper officials, when said road is barricaded and suitable warning signs have been placed to advise that such road is closed to traffic, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to the fines and penalties prescribed by K.S.A. 68-2107, and, in addition, said person shall be required to reimburse the contractor, municipality or secretary of transportation for any damage to the improvements or to the barricades, warning signs or lights; but nothing in this act shall be construed as prohibiting or restricting the authorities of the municipality, secretary of transportation, or federal government from having free access to the improvement at all times.
K.S.A. § 66-910 — KS Code / Chapter 66 / Article 9 / Section 66-910
66-910 - Same; appeal from award.
Status: in_force

66-910. Same; appeal from award. An appeal from the condemnation award may be taken by the governor in the name of the state, by the service of notice of appeal as provided in K.S.A. 26-508 without the giving of an appeal bond.
K.S.A. § 75-53,118 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 53 / Section 75-53,118
75-53,118 - Same; annual report to legislature.
Status: in_force

75-53,118. Same; annual report to legislature. On or before January 15, 2007, and January 15, 2008, the secretary shall publish an annual report on the Kansas foster child educational assistance act and shall present the report to the legislature. The annual report shall specifically account for the ways in which the purpose of this act have been carried out and the recommendations shall specifically note what changes are necessary to better address the purposes described in this act.
K.S.A. § 40-3201 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 32 / Section 40-3201
40-3201 - Title.
Status: in_force

40-3201. Title. This act may be cited as the health maintenance organization act.
K.S.A. § 22-2803 — KS Code / Chapter 22 / Article 28 / Section 22-2803
22-2803 - Review of conditions of release; application for modification of conditions of release.
Status: in_force

22-2803. Review of conditions of release; application for modification of conditions of release. A person who remains in custody after review of such person's application pursuant to K.S.A. 22-2802(i) or (j), and amendments thereto, by a district magistrate judge may apply to a district judge of the judicial district in which the charge is pending to modify the order fixing conditions of release. Such motion shall be determined promptly.
K.S.A. § 8-2607 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 26 / Section 8-2607
8-2607 - Injunction; jurisdiction of courts.
Status: in_force

8-2607. Injunction; jurisdiction of courts. Upon application of the director or any person having any interest in the subject matter, the district courts of this state may enjoin any person from violating any of the provisions of this act or any order or rule and regulation issued or adopted pursuant thereto.
K.S.A. § 79-1489 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 14 / Section 79-1489
79-1489 - Same; notification of ratios to county by the director; appeals, procedure.
Status: in_force

79-1489. Same; notification of ratios to county by the director; appeals, procedure. The director shall determine the mid-year ratios for each county and notify the board of county commissioners thereof. When the final ratios are determined, the director shall notify the board of county commissioners of each county of the ratios determined for such county. If the board of county commissioners disagrees with the ratios determined for the county, such board, within 15 days after receipt of such notice, may appeal such determination to the state board of tax appeals. Written notice of appeal shall be served on the state board of tax appeals and the director by certified mail. The notice of appeal shall clearly and specifically state the facts upon which the appeal is based. The state board of tax appeals shall conduct a summary proceeding in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act within 30 days of receipt of the written notice of appeal and shall issue findings and a final order within 30 days after the conclusion of such summary proceeding. If the state board of tax appeals finds that corrections in the ratios are necessary, it shall order the director to make necessary corrections consistent with such findings prior to the publication of the study.