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K.S.A. § 46-2601 — KS Code / Chapter 46 / Article 26 / Section 46-2601
46-2601 - Confirmation oversight committee; membership; appointment; meetings; vacancies; authority of committee; members of board of regents.
Status: in_force

46-2601. Confirmation oversight committee; membership; appointment; meetings; vacancies; authority of committee; members of board of regents. (a) There is hereby established the confirmation oversight committee which shall have six members. Except as provided by this subsection, members of the confirmation oversight committee shall be appointed in the manner provided by senate rule for the appointment of members of standing committees of the senate. The two major political parties shall have proportional representation on such committee. In the event application of the preceding sentence results in a fraction, the party having a fraction exceeding .5 shall receive representation as though such fraction were a whole number. One of the members of the committee shall be the majority leader, or the majority leader's designee, who shall be the chairperson. One of the members of the committee shall be the minority leader, or the minority leader's designee, who shall be the vice-chairperson. The committee shall meet on the call of the chairperson or any three members of the committee.

(b) If a vacancy occurs in an office or in the membership of a board, commission, council, committee, authority or other governmental body and the appointment to fill such vacancy is subject to confirmation by the senate as provided in K.S.A. 75-4315b, and amendments thereto, the confirmation oversight committee may authorize, by a majority vote thereof, the person appointed to fill such vacancy to exercise the powers, duties and functions of the office until such appointment is confirmed by the senate in the manner provided by K.S.A. 75-4315b, and amendments thereto, at the next regular or special session of the legislature.

Prior to authorizing any person to exercise the powers, duties and functions of an office pursuant to this section, the confirmation oversight committee shall require such person to appear before the committee unless such person is being re-appointed to the same position.

(c) (1) If the confirmation oversight committee authorizes a person appointed to fill a vacancy to exercise the powers, duties and functions of an office as provided by this section, such person shall not be subject to confirmation by the senate if at the time of such person's appointment there is less than six months in the unexpired term of such.

(2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to appointments to the state board of regents.
K.S.A. § 58-2345 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 23 / Section 58-2345
58-2345 - Appraisal of unique rural residential real property; sales comparison approach not required; exceptions.
Status: in_force

58-2345. Appraisal of unique rural residential real property; sales comparison approach not required; exceptions. (a) In developing an appraisal of residential real property identified as unique in style or square footage, or both, located in a rural county for the purpose of a mortgage finance transaction, if the sales comparison approach cannot be developed for a credible opinion or indication of value due to a lack of available comparable sales within 30 miles, the appraiser may perform the appraisal without completing the sales comparison approach to value. In the appraisal report, the appraiser shall provide an explanation of the reasons for exclusion of the sales comparison approach and document efforts to obtain comparable sales or market data. A financial institution shall not decline to proceed with a mortgage finance transaction due to the exclusion of the sales comparison approach in accordance with this section unless the sales comparison approach is required in order for such mortgage finance transaction loan to be guaranteed or sold in the secondary market.

(b) As used in this section:

(1) "Financial institution" means a bank, national banking association, savings and loan association, savings bank, trust company, credit union, finance company or other lending institution; and

(2) "rural county" means any county in this state with a population of less than 10,000, as certified to the secretary of state pursuant to K.S.A. 11-201, and amendments thereto, on July 1 of the preceding year.
K.S.A. § 19-4015 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 40 / Section 19-4015
19-4015 - Pension and deferred compensation plans for employees of governing boards of community mental health centers and facilities for people with intellectual disability.
Status: in_force

19-4015. Pension and deferred compensation plans for employees of governing boards of community mental health centers and facilities for people with intellectual disability. The governing boards created by K.S.A. 19-4002 are hereby authorized to establish and fund pension and deferred compensation plans for the employees of such boards and to procure contracts insuring such employees, their dependents, or any class or classes thereof under a policy or policies of life, disability income, health, accident, accidental death and dismemberment, and hospital, surgical and medical expense insurance. The employee's contribution, if any, to the plan and to the premium for such insurance may be deducted by the employer from the employee's salary when authorized in writing by the respective employee so to do.
K.S.A. § 65-649 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 6 / Section 65-649
65-649 - Same; sale of household products.
Status: in_force

65-649. Same; sale of household products. Household products for cleaning and washing purposes subject to this act and labeled in accordance therewith may be sold, offered for sale, held for sale and distributed in this state by any dealer, wholesaler or retailer.
K.S.A. § 14-6,104 — KS Code / Chapter 14 / Article 6 / Section 14-6,104
14-6,104 - Same; acceptance of gifts.
Status: in_force

14-6,104. Same; acceptance of gifts. Except for the original gift the governing body of any such city is hereby authorized to accept any grants, donations or gifts without election and such grants, donations or gifts may be used in addition to the original gift and the amount of a proposed bond issue or for such purpose as the donor may prescribe.
K.S.A. § 40-4312 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 43 / Section 40-4312
40-4312 - No requirement to join rating or policy form organization.
Status: in_force

40-4312. No requirement to join rating or policy form organization. No captive insurance company shall be required to join a rating organization or a policy form organization.
K.S.A. § 5-206 — KS Code / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 5-206
5-206 - Oaths.
Status: in_force

5-206. Oaths. The umpire or arbitrators and all witnesses for either party to such arbitration, examined by the umpire or arbitrators, shall be under oath or affirmation, to be administered by any district court judge of the proper county.
K.S.A. § 17-6902 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 69 / Section 17-6902
17-6902 - Title to corporation's property; filing order of appointment; exceptions to section's application.
Status: in_force

17-6902. Title to corporation's property; filing order of appointment; exceptions to section's application. (a) Trustees or receivers appointed by the district court of and for any corporation, and their respective survivors and successors, upon their appointment and qualification or upon the death, resignation or discharge of any co-trustee or co-receiver, shall be vested by operation of law and without any act or deed with the title of the corporation to all of its property, real, personal or mixed of whatsoever nature, kind, class or description, and wheresoever situate, except real estate situated outside this state.

(b) Within 20 days after the date of their qualification, trustees or receivers appointed by the court shall file in the office of the register of deeds of each county in this state in which any real estate belonging to the corporation may be situated, a certified copy of the order of their appointment and evidence of their qualification.

(c) This section shall not apply to receivers appointed pendente lite.
K.S.A. § 8-2808 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 28 / Section 8-2808
8-2808 - Same; motor vehicle insurer recovery against peer-to-peer vehicle sharing program; when.
Status: in_force

8-2808. Same; motor vehicle insurer recovery against peer-to-peer vehicle sharing program; when. A motor vehicle insurer that defends or indemnifies a claim against a shared vehicle that is excluded under the terms of its policy shall have the right to seek recovery against the motor vehicle insurer of the peer-to-peer vehicle sharing program if the claim is:

(1) Made against the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver for loss or injury that occurs during the vehicle sharing period; and

(2) excluded under the terms of its policy.
K.S.A. § 22-3103 — KS Code / Chapter 22 / Article 31 / Section 22-3103
22-3103 - Use of testimony.
Status: in_force

22-3103. Use of testimony. If the testimony taken at an inquisition discloses probable cause to believe that a crime has been committed within the county, the attorney general, assistant attorney general or county attorney may file such testimony, together with his complaint or information, verified on information and belief, against the person or persons alleged to have committed the crime. The complaint and the testimony filed therewith shall have the same effect as if the complaint or information had been verified positively and a warrant shall there upon be issued for the arrest of such person or persons as in other criminal cases.
K.S.A. § 75-5276 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 52 / Section 75-5276
75-5276 - Same; purchase of goods and services by public agencies, organizations and state employees; certain state agency purchases mandated.
Status: in_force

75-5276. Same; purchase of goods and services by public agencies, organizations and state employees; certain state agency purchases mandated. (a) All state agencies shall purchase from the secretary all articles or products required by such state agencies that are produced by inmates and no such article or product shall be purchased by any state agency from any other source, unless excepted from the provisions of this section by law or in accordance with K.S.A. 75-5277, and amendments thereto.

(b) The federal government, state employees for their personal use, other states, local agencies and organizations may purchase from the secretary such articles, products or services that are produced or provided by inmates under the prison-made goods act and state agencies may purchase from the secretary such services as are provided by inmates.
K.S.A. § 8-1741 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 17 / Section 8-1741
8-1741 - Windshields and windows; damaged windshields prohibited; obstruction or impairment prohibited; wipers.
Status: in_force

8-1741. Windshields and windows; damaged windshields prohibited; obstruction or impairment prohibited; wipers. (a) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, side wings or side or rear windows of such vehicle which substantially obstructs, obscures or impairs the driver's clear view of the highway or any intersecting highway.

(b) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with a damaged front windshield or side or rear windows which substantially obstructs the driver's clear view of the highway or any intersecting highway.

(c) The windshield on every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield, which device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle.

(d) Every windshield wiper upon a motor vehicle shall be maintained in good working order.
K.S.A. § 73-445 — KS Code / Chapter 73 / Article 4 / Section 73-445
73-445 - Certain second-class cities authorized to transfer certain funds to complete and equip memorial armory buildings.
Status: in_force

73-445. Certain second-class cities authorized to transfer certain funds to complete and equip memorial armory buildings. Any city of the second class in which city bonds were voted during the year, 1937, in an amount not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, for the purpose of erecting a memorial armory building under the provisions of K.S.A. 73-401 to 73-410, both sections inclusive, and amendments thereto, and the proceeds of such bonds were expended in the erection of a memorial armory building according to approved plans therefor, and such funds so created and provided were insufficient to complete said memorial according to such plans, and additional funds in the sum of approximately twelve thousand dollars are necessary for the proper completion and equipment of said memorial armory building, and such city is the owner of a waterworks and power and light plant, and revenues are derived by such city from the sale and consumption of water, power, and light, such city is hereby authorized, by resolution of the governing body of such city, to transfer from said waterworks, power and light funds, when surpluses of such funds exist and are not needed for payment of outstanding bonds, or interest on outstanding bonds or any obligations incurred for the construction of such plant or plants, or the renewal, extension or operation of such plant or plants from which such fund or funds were derived, in the total sum of twelve thousand dollars over a period of three years, and to use said funds so transferred from said utility fund or funds for the purpose of completing and equipping said memorial building, and thus to complete and equip said memorial building: Provided, however, That any portion of said amount may be so transferred and used in any year during said period of time, but that the aggregate so transferred and used shall not exceed the total sum of twelve thousand dollars.
K.S.A. § 66-2017 — KS Code / Chapter 66 / Article 20 / Section 66-2017
66-2017 - VoIP and IP-enabled services; regulation, limitations.
Status: in_force

66-2017. VoIP and IP-enabled services; regulation, limitations. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no VoIP service, IP-enabled service, or any combination thereof, shall be subject to the jurisdiction of, regulation by, supervision of or control by any state agency or political subdivision of the state.

(b) VoIP services shall be subject to:

(1) The requirements of K.S.A. 66-2008, and amendments thereto, pertaining to the Kansas universal service fund (KUSF). The provisions of subsection (a) shall not affect or restrict eligibility for KUSF support; and

(2) the requirements of the Kansas 911 act, K.S.A. 12-5362 et seq., and amendments thereto.

(c) No provision of this section shall be construed to modify:

(1) The requirements of the video competition act, K.S.A. 12-2021 et seq., and amendments thereto;

(2) the state corporation commission's authority under 47 U.S.C. §§ 251 and 252, as in effect on the effective date of this act. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "state commission" used in 47 U.S.C. §§ 251 and 252 shall mean the state corporation commission established pursuant to K.S.A. 74-601, and amendments thereto;

(3) the authority of the state of Kansas or a political subdivision thereof to manage the use of public rights-of-way pursuant to K.S.A. 17-1902, and amendments thereto;

(4) the rights and obligations of K.S.A. 66-2005(y), and amendments thereto; or

(5) the regulation of any rural telephone company.

(d) For the purposes of this section:

(1) "Internet protocol enabled service" or "IP-enabled service" means any service, capability, functionality, or application using an internet protocol (IP) that enables an end user to send or receive a voice, data or video communication in an IP format.

(2) "Political subdivision" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in K.S.A. 28-137b, and amendments thereto.

(3) "State agency" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in K.S.A. 75-3701, and amendments thereto.

(4) "Voice over Internet Protocol" or "VoIP" is any service that:

(A) Uses an internet protocol (IP) to enable real-time, two-way voice communication that originates from, or terminates at, the user's location in an IP;

(B) utilizes a broadband connection from the user's location; and

(C) permits a user to receive a call that originates on the public switched telephone network (PSTN) and to terminate a call to the PSTN.
K.S.A. § 38-2281 — KS Code / Chapter 38 / Article 22 / Section 38-2281
38-2281 - Family services and community intervention fund; child in need of care, purpose of expenditure of moneys.
Status: in_force

38-2281. Family services and community intervention fund; child in need of care, purpose of expenditure of moneys. There is hereby established in the state treasury the family services and community intervention fund which shall be administered by the secretary. The secretary may accept money from any source for the purposes for which money in the family services and community intervention fund may be expended. Moneys received shall be remitted 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 family services and community intervention fund. All moneys in the family services and community intervention fund shall be used for the purpose of assisting state, county or local governments or political subdivisions thereof or community agencies to provide services, intervention and support services to children alleged or adjudged to be a child in need of care, especially those youth at risk because of such child's own actions or behaviors and not due to abuse or neglect by a parent, guardian or other person responsible for such child's care. The purpose of the family services and community intervention fund shall be to enhance the ability of families and children to resolve problems within the family and community by the collaboration of governmental and local service providers that might otherwise result in a child becoming subject to the jurisdiction of the court. All expenditures from the family services and community intervention fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary or by a person or persons designated by the secretary.
K.S.A. § 84-7-301 — KS Code / Chapter 84 / Article 7 / Section 84-7-301
84-7-301 - Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription; "said to contain"; "shipper's weight, load and count"; improper handling.
Status: in_force

84-7-301. Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription; "said to contain"; "shipper's weight, load and count"; improper handling. (a) A consignee of a nonnegotiable bill of lading which has given value in good faith, or a holder to which a negotiable bill has been duly negotiated, relying upon the description of the goods in the bill or upon the date shown in the bill, may recover from the issuer damages caused by the misdating of the bill or the nonreceipt or misdescription of the goods, except to the extent that the bill indicates that the issuer does not know whether any part or all of the goods in fact were received or conform to the description, such as in a case in which the description is in terms of marks or labels or kind, quantity, or condition or the receipt or description is qualified by "contents or condition of contents of packages unknown," "said to contain," "shipper's weight, load, and count," or words of similar import, if that indication is true.

(b) If goods are loaded by the issuer of a bill of lading:

(1) The issuer shall count the packages of goods if shipped in packages and ascertain the kind and quantity if shipped in bulk; and

(2) words such as "shipper's weight, load, and count," or words of similar import indicating that the description was made by the shipper are ineffective except as to goods concealed in packages.

(c) If bulk goods are loaded by a shipper that makes available to the issuer of a bill of lading adequate facilities for weighing those goods, the issuer shall ascertain the kind and quantity within a reasonable time after receiving the shipper's request in a record to do so. In that case, "shipper's weight" or words of similar import are ineffective.

(d) The issuer of a bill of lading, by including in the bill the words "shipper's weight, load, and count," or words of similar import, may indicate that the goods were loaded by the shipper, and, if that statement is true, the issuer is not liable for damages caused by the improper loading. However, omission of such words does not imply liability for damages caused by improper loading.

(e) A shipper guarantees to an issuer the accuracy at the time of shipment of the description, marks, labels, number, kind, quantity, condition, and weight, as furnished by the shipper, and the shipper shall indemnify the issuer against damage caused by inaccuracies in those particulars. This right of indemnity does not limit the issuer's responsibility or liability under the contract of carriage to any person other than the shipper.
K.S.A. § 12-5718 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 57 / Section 12-5718
12-5718 - Application of Kansas tort claims act.
Status: in_force

12-5718. Application of Kansas tort claims act. The authority is a municipality as defined by the Kansas tort claims act, K.S.A. 75-6101 et seq., and amendments thereto, and entitled to avail itself of the protections therein. No civil action shall be commenced in any court against the authority by any person for any injury to such person unless it is commenced within two years after the date that the injury was received or the cause of action accrued.