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K.S.A. § 59-1702 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 17 / Section 59-1702
59-1702 - Oath required for corporate fiduciaries, exceptions.
Status: in_force

59-1702. Oath required for corporate fiduciaries, exceptions. Except as otherwise provided, every fiduciary, before entering upon the duties of the fiduciary's trust, shall take and subscribe to an oath that the fiduciary will faithfully, impartially and to the best of the fiduciary's ability discharge all the duties of the fiduciary's trust according to law and that the fiduciary is acting on the fiduciary's own behalf and not on behalf of any bank or corporation which is not authorized to act as a fiduciary in this state. An oath shall not be required for any fiduciary of a trust where qualification of the fiduciary with the court has been excused, waived or is otherwise not required. The oath on behalf of a corporate fiduciary shall be taken and subscribed by a duly authorized officer thereof.
K.S.A. § 19-4409 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 44 / Section 19-4409
19-4409 - Law enforcement officers; appointment; qualifications; salary schedules; civil service or job classification and merit system; suspension or removal; appeals.
Status: in_force

19-4409. Law enforcement officers; appointment; qualifications; salary schedules; civil service or job classification and merit system; suspension or removal; appeals. The agency shall by resolution authorize the appointment of such number of law enforcement officers as the agency shall deem necessary for the proper enforcement of law and the providing of police protection within the county. All officers regularly appointed shall be qualified under the provisions of K.S.A. 74-5601 et seq., but an officer may receive a temporary appointment pending his completion of the requirements for such certificate. The agency shall determine and fix such additional minimum qualifications to be required of persons appointed as law enforcement officers as they may deem necessary and shall establish a civil service or job classification and merit rating system for law enforcement officers and shall adopt a schedule of salaries for the classifications so established. Such agency may provide for the examination of applicants and the administration of such civil service or rating system by county or city personnel or may appoint a commission for such purpose in the manner hereinafter provided. All deputies of the sheriff of such county or police officers of cities located within such county holding law enforcement training certificates and meeting such minimum qualifications may transfer to such department as hereinafter authorized. Law enforcement officers appointed under the provisions of this act shall be responsible to and shall be appointed and may be suspended or removed by the superintendent for cause. The superintendent shall within twenty-four (24) hours thereafter report such suspension or removal and the reason therefor to the agency or to each member of the commission if one be appointed who shall, as soon thereafter as possible, fully hear and determine the matter and affirm or revoke such suspension or removal.
K.S.A. § 38-1819 — KS Code / Chapter 38 / Article 18 / Section 38-1819
38-1819 - Transfer of employees.
Status: in_force

38-1819. Transfer of employees. On and after July 1, 1997:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this act, officers and employees who, immediately prior to such date, were engaged in the performance of powers, duties or functions of the corporation for change, which relate to the family and children trust account of the family and children investment fund prior to the effective date of this act and which are transferred to the Kansas department for children and families, and who, in the opinion of the secretary for children and families, are necessary to perform the powers, duties and functions of the Kansas department for children and families, shall be transferred to and shall become officers and employees of the Kansas department for children and families. Any such officer or employee shall retain all retirement benefits and all rights of civil service which had accrued to or vested in such officer or employee prior to the effective date of this section. The service of each such officer and employee so transferred shall be deemed to have been continuous. All transfers and any abolition of personnel positions in the classified service under the Kansas civil service act shall be in accordance with civil service laws and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this act, officers and employees who, immediately prior to such date, were engaged in the performance of powers, duties or functions of the corporation for change, which relate to the permanent families account of the family and children investment fund prior to the effective date of this act and which are transferred by this act to the judicial administrator of the courts, and who, in the opinion of the judicial administrator of the courts, are necessary to perform the powers, duties and functions of the office of judicial administration under this act, shall be transferred to, and shall become officers and employees of the office of judicial administration. Any such officer or employee shall retain all retirement benefits and all rights of civil service which had accrued to or vested in such officer or employee prior to the effective date of this section. The service of each such officer and employee so transferred shall be deemed to have been continuous. All transfers and any abolition of personnel positions in the classified service under the Kansas civil service act shall be in accordance with civil service laws and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder.
K.S.A. § 75-431 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 4 / Section 75-431
75-431 - Kansas register; electronic filing of documents; duties of secretary of state; conflicts; original copies.
Status: in_force

75-431. Kansas register; electronic filing of documents; duties of secretary of state; conflicts; original copies. (a) Each agency shall designate at least one individual to act as a liaison through whom all required documents may be submitted to the secretary of state for publication in the register.

(b) Each agency or other entity shall submit materials for publication in the Kansas register to the office of the secretary of state in an electronic format. A copy of each document submitted for publication shall be maintained in original form by the secretary of state for six months after publication in the register. Upon otherwise complying with the provisions of this section, the secretary of state may destroy the original copies of all information submitted for publication.

(c) Administrative rules and regulations required to be filed in the office of the secretary of state and published in the Kansas register shall be filed under the provisions of article 4 of chapter 77 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto. If there is a conflict, the official text of a rule and regulation is the text on file with the secretary of state and not the text published in the register or on file with the issuing agency.

(d) The secretary of state is hereby authorized to adopt rules and regulations necessary to the effective administration of this act. Such rules and regulations may include, but are not limited to, the format and method of delivery of documents required to be published by this act. The secretary of state may refuse to accept for filing and publication any document that does not substantially conform to the promulgated rules and regulations.
K.S.A. § 50-1203 — KS Code / Chapter 50 / Article 12 / Section 50-1203
50-1203 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

50-1203. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 50-1201 through 50-1211, and amendments thereto, the following definitions apply:

(a) "Borders of Kansas" means the boundaries of Kansas described in the act for admission of Kansas into the union, 12 stat. 126, ch. 20, § 1.

(b) "Firearms accessories" means items that are used in conjunction with or mounted upon a firearm but are not essential to the basic function of a firearm, including, but not limited to, telescopic or laser sights, magazines, flash or sound suppressors, collapsible or adjustable stocks and grips, pistol grips, thumbhole stocks, speedloaders, ammunition carriers and lights for target illumination.

(c) "Manufacture" means to assemble using multiple components to create a more useful finished product.
K.S.A. § 74-4968 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 49 / Section 74-4968
74-4968 - Retirement fund; investments; reserves.
Status: in_force

74-4968. Retirement fund; investments; reserves. (1) All employee and employer contributions shall be deposited in the Kansas public employees retirement fund created by K.S.A. 74-4921 and shall be accounted for and invested as a part of that fund.

(2) Portions of such contributions shall be credited to the reserve funds provided for by K.S.A. 74-4922 and amendments thereto or to such comparable funds as the board may establish and payments shall be made from such reserves in the same manner as provided in that section.
K.S.A. § 58-3507 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 35 / Section 58-3507
58-3507 - Relocation assistance payments exempt from state setoff procedures.
Status: in_force

58-3507. Relocation assistance payments exempt from state setoff procedures. All payments authorized by the secretary of transportation for relocation assistance pursuant to either K.S.A. 58-3501 et seq., and amendments thereto, or the federal uniform relocation assistance and real property acquisition policies act of 1970 (P.L. 91-646, 42 U.S.C.A. 4601 et seq., and amendments thereto) shall be exempt from the setoff procedures of K.S.A. 75-6201 et seq., and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 74-32,265 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 32 / Section 74-32,265
74-32,265 - Kansas members of the midwestern higher education commission; terms; vacancies.
Status: in_force

74-32,265. Kansas members of the midwestern higher education commission; terms; vacancies. The members of the midwestern higher education commission representing the state of Kansas shall be the following: (a) The governor or a designee of the governor; (b) two members of the legislature appointed by the legislative coordinating council so that one is a member of the senate and one is a member of the house of representatives and such members are not members of the same political party; and (c) two members of the state board of regents selected by the state board or, at the discretion of the state board, designees thereof. One such member shall be representative of the four-year institutions of higher education and one such member shall be representative of the two-year institutions of higher education. The term of the member serving under subpart (a) shall expire concurrently with the term of the governor. The terms of members serving under subpart (b) shall expire concurrently with their terms as state officers or two years after the date of their appointment to membership on the commission, whichever occurs sooner, except that legislative members serving on the commission's executive committee may serve up to one additional two-year term while serving on such executive committee. The term of each member serving under subpart (c), if such member is a state officer, shall expire concurrently with such member's term as a state officer or four years after the date of appointment to membership on the commission, whichever occurs sooner. If such member is not a state officer, the term of such member shall expire four years after the date of appointment to membership on the commission. All vacancies in the membership of the commission shall be filled in the same manner as originally filled, except that vacancies created for reasons other than expiration of terms of office shall be filled for the unexpired terms.
K.S.A. § 17-1760 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 17 / Section 17-1760
17-1760 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

17-1760. Definitions. As used in this act:

(a) "Charitable organization" means any person who engages in the activity of soliciting funds or donations for, or purported to be for, any fraternal, benevolent, social, educational, alumni, historical, humane, public health or other charitable purpose. Charitable organization does not include political parties, political candidates or committees formed in support of political candidates or political parties;

(b) "charitable purpose" means any purpose which promotes, or purports to promote, directly or indirectly, the well-being of the public at large or any number of persons, or any humane purpose, whether such well-being is in general or limited to certain activities, endeavors or projects;

(c) "person" means any individual, group, association, partnership, corporation, trust or any combination thereof;

(d) "professional fund raiser" means any person, who is retained under contract or otherwise compensated by or on behalf of a charitable organization primarily for the purpose of soliciting funds. Professional fund raiser includes a person who plans, manages, advises, consults or prepares material for solicitations. Professional fund raiser shall not include any bona fide employee of a charitable organization who receives regular compensation and is not primarily employed for the purpose of soliciting funds, or an attorney, investment counselor, or banker who in the conduct of such profession advises a client to make a contribution;

(e) "professional solicitor" means any person who is employed or retained for compensation by a professional fund raiser to solicit contributions for charitable purposes from persons in this state; and

(f) "solicitation" means any request or appeal, either oral or written, or any endeavor to obtain, seek or plead for funds, property, financial assistance or other thing of value, including the promise or grant of any money or property of any kind or value for a charitable purpose, but excluding:

(1) Direct grants or allocation of funds received or solicited from any affiliated fund-raising organization by a member agency; and

(2) unsolicited contributions received from any individual donor, foundation, trust, governmental agency or other source, unless such contributions are received in conjunction with a solicitation drive.
K.S.A. § 65-1,194 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 1 / Section 65-1,194
65-1,194 - Application of certain standards to certain large facilities.
Status: in_force

65-1,194. Application of certain standards to certain large facilities. A qualified swine facility, as defined by K.S.A. 79-32,204, that expands to an animal unit capacity of 3,725 or more shall be subject to the provisions of this act applicable to a swine facility having an animal unit capacity of 1,000 to 3,724 if:

(a) The department determines that the swine waste management system of such facility on the effective date of this act has the capacity to accommodate the expanded capacity;

(b) the expansion is located within the perimeter from which separation distances are determined pursuant to subsection (k) of K.S.A. 65-171d and amendments thereto or the written agreements required by subsection (i)(1) of K.S.A. 65-171d and amendments thereto are obtained; and

(c) the expansion does not exceed the lesser of:

(1) An animal unit capacity that is 1/3 greater than the capacity of such facility on the effective date of this act; or

(2) an animal unit capacity of 4,499.
K.S.A. § 2-224 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 2-224
2-224 - Purchase of certain insurance by board.
Status: in_force

2-224. Purchase of certain insurance by board. (a) The state fair board is hereby authorized to purchase safe burglary and messenger robbery insurance coverage in amounts deemed appropriate by such board for the period of the annual Kansas state fair and during the remainder of the year. Such board is also authorized to purchase insurance coverage for any rented or borrowed motorized vehicles used during the state fair indemnifying the board against loss or damage to such vehicles and against liability for the operation of such vehicles.

(b) The state fair board is hereby authorized to purchase event cancellation and rain insurance coverage in amounts deemed appropriate by such board for the period of the annual Kansas state fair and during the remainder of the year.

(c) Any insurance purchased pursuant to this section shall not be required to be acquired through the committee on surety bonds and insurance as required by K.S.A. 75-4101 et seq., and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 19-1618 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 16 / Section 19-1618
19-1618 - Names to be erased or placed on list; false information; oaths.
Status: in_force

19-1618. Names to be erased or placed on list; false information; oaths. It shall be the duty of said board, at their meeting for revising and correcting said lists, to erase therefrom the name of any person inserted therein who shall be proved by the oath of two legal voters of said voting precinct, to the satisfaction of said board, to be a nonresident of said voting precinct, or otherwise not entitled to vote in said precinct at the election there next to be held: Provided, That said person shall be entitled to appear and offer evidence in support of his right to vote in said precinct. Any elector residing in said precinct, and entitled to vote therein, may appear before said board and require his name to be recorded on said alphabetical list.

Any person so requiring his name to be entered on said lists shall make the statement as to the street and number thereof, or where he resides, required by the provisions of this act of persons offering their votes at elections, and shall be subject to the same penalties for refusing to give such information or for falsely giving the same, and shall also be subject to challenge either by the judges or either of them, or by any other elector. And the same oaths may be administered by the judges or inspectors as now provided in case of persons offering to vote at an election, and in case no challenge is made of any person so requiring his name to be entered on said alphabetical list, or, in case of challenge, if such person shall make oath that would entitle him to vote in case of challenge at an election, then the name of any such person shall be added to said alphabetical poll list or register.
K.S.A. § 68-1050 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 10 / Section 68-1050
68-1050 - Designating bridges no. 072 and no. 287 as the Herman G. Dillon bridges.
Status: in_force

68-1050. Designating bridges no. 072 and no. 287 as the Herman G. Dillon bridges. Bridges no. 072 and no. 287 located on United States highway 169 in Wyandotte county, are hereby designated as the Herman G. Dillon bridges. The secretary of transportation shall place suitable signs to indicate the bridges are the Herman G. Dillon bridges. The secretary of transportation may accept and administer gifts and donations to aid in obtaining and installing suitable signs.
K.S.A. § 59-2246 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 22 / Section 59-2246
59-2246 - Partial distribution.
Status: in_force

59-2246. Partial distribution. A petition for partial distribution may be heard without notice, or the court may require notice to be given. When such notice is required or given, a decree of partial distribution shall be final as to the persons entitled to such distribution and as to their respective proportions of the whole estate, unless such decree includes only specific legacies. Where any person entitled to receive a distributive share of any partial distribution of an estate hereunder is the defendant in a garnishment action or proceeding wherein the executor or administrator of the estate is the garnishee, such person's distributive share shall be subject to the order of garnishment served upon the executor or administrator, and no property or funds of the estate shall be delivered or paid over to such person until further order of the court from which the order of garnishment was issued.
K.S.A. § 38-539 — KS Code / Chapter 38 / Article 5 / Section 38-539
38-539 - Bequests and donations.
Status: in_force

38-539. Bequests and donations. The county commissioners may receive donations and bequests of either money or property for the use of the parental, detention or juvenile home or school or youth center.
K.S.A. § 74-4955 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 49 / Section 74-4955
74-4955 - Eligible employees.
Status: in_force

74-4955. Eligible employees. (1) Any policeman or fireman of a participating employer shall become a member of the system upon the entry date of his or her employer, except that any policeman or fireman of a participating employer who is covered by the pension systems established under the provisions of K.S.A. 13-14a01 to 13-14a14 and amendments thereto, or K.S.A. 14-10a01 to 14-10a15 and amendments thereto, shall become a member of the system herein established only by filing with the board, on or before his or her employer's entry date, a written election to become a member of such system. Failure to file such written election shall be presumed to be an election not to become a member. Such election, whether to become a member or not to become a member, shall be irrevocable.

(2) Any person who shall be employed as a policeman or fireman by a participating employer who is participating in the system with respect to such group on or after the entry date shall become a member of the system upon the first day of such employment.

(3) Any policeman or fireman of a participating employer who is on an authorized leave of absence on the employer's entry date shall become a member of the system on the first day of his or her return to active employment and the employer's payroll, except that if such employee is covered by the pension systems established under the provisions of K.S.A. 13-14a01 to 13-14a14 and amendments thereto or K.S.A. 14-10a01 to 14-10a15 and amendments thereto, he or she shall become a member of the system herein established only by filing with the board within ten (10) days after returning to active employment, a written election to become a member of such system. Failure to file such written election shall be presumed to be an election not to become a member. Such election, whether to become a member or not to become a member, shall be irrevocable.

(4) Any person who holds the elective office of sheriff of a participating employer which is participating in the system with respect to such group may become a member by filing with the board a written election to become a member on or before taking office or the entry date of his or her employer. Failure to file such written election shall be presumed to be an election not to become a member. Such election, whether to become a member or not to become a member, shall be irrevocable. Any person who becomes a member by virtue of this subsection shall receive prior service credit only if such person becomes a member when first eligible to do so.