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K.S.A. § 17-7933 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 79 / Section 17-7933
17-7933 - Name requirements for foreign covered entities.
Status: reserved

17-7933. Name requirements for foreign covered entities. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the names of all foreign covered entities must be distinguishable on the records of the office of the secretary of state from:

(1) The name of any covered entity or foreign covered entity;

(2) the name of any non-covered entity, other than a general partnership, that has filed with the secretary of state, including a series of a limited liability company for which a certificate of designation has been filed;

(3) any entity name reserved pursuant to K.S.A. 17-7923, and amendments thereto; and

(4) the name of any other covered entity, series of a limited liability company or foreign covered entity whose public organic document, certificate of designation or foreign registration has been canceled or forfeited for any reason within the previous one year.

(b) A foreign covered entity may register under any name that is not distinguishable on the records of the office of the secretary of state from the name of any other covered entity or non-covered entity that has filed with the office of the secretary of state:

(1) With the written consent of the other entity, which shall be filed with the secretary of state on a form prescribed by the secretary of state; or

(2) if the foreign covered entity indicates, as a means of identification and in its advertising within this state, the state in which the foreign covered entity was formed, and the application sets forth this condition.
K.S.A. § 71-507 — KS Code / Chapter 71 / Article 5 / Section 71-507
71-507 - Refraining from making authorized levy; effect.
Status: in_force

71-507. Refraining from making authorized levy; effect. If any community college is unconditionally authorized to make a tax levy under authority of article 5 of chapter 71 of Kansas Statutes Annotated, but the board of trustees of the community college chooses, in any year, not to make the levy, or chooses to make a lesser levy than authorized, the board of trustees may do so. If the board of trustees of the community college refrains from making a levy in any one or more years or from making the full levy which it is authorized to make under K.S.A. 71-501, and amendments thereto, and the resolution adopted thereunder, the authority of the community college to make a tax levy under K.S.A. 71-501, and amendments thereto, shall not thereby be extended beyond the period of time specified in the resolution, nor shall the mill rate of the tax levy authorized for any succeeding year be increased thereby.
K.S.A. § 73-521 — KS Code / Chapter 73 / Article 5 / Section 73-521
73-521 - Repeals.
Status: repealed

73-521. Repeals. All laws or parts of laws relating to beneficiaries of the bureau inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed.
K.S.A. § 72-2545 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 25 / Section 72-2545
72-2545 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

72-2545. Definitions. As used in this act:

(a) "Professional development" means any planned learning opportunities provided to certificated personnel employed by a school district or other authorized educational agency for purposes of improving the performance of such personnel in already held or assigned positions;

(b) "certificated personnel" means all employees of a school district or an authorized educational agency required to be certificated by the state board of education;

(c) "school district" means any public school district organized under the laws of this state;

(d) "authorized educational agencies" means area professional development centers, state education agencies, institutions of postsecondary education which are authorized under the laws of this state to award academic degrees, and other organizations which serve school districts;

(e) "area professional development center" means any regional organization providing professional development to school districts;

(f) "state board" means the state board of education;

(g) "department" means the state department of education;

(h) "board" means the board of education of any school district; and

(i) "school year" means the twelve-month period ending June 30.
K.S.A. § 59-30,128 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 30 / Section 59-30,128
59-30,128 - Basis for appointment of guardian for minor.
Status: in_force

59-30,128. Basis for appointment of guardian for minor. (a) A person becomes a guardian for a minor only on appointment by the court.

(b) After a hearing under K.S.A. 59-30,130, and amendments thereto, the court may appoint a guardian for a minor who does not have a guardian if the court finds the appointment is in the minor's best interest and:

(1) Each parent of the minor, after being fully informed of the nature and consequences of guardianship, consents;

(2) all parental rights have been terminated;

(3) there is clear and convincing evidence that the parents of the minor are unwilling, unable or unfit to exercise the powers the court is granting the guardian; or

(4) there is clear and convincing evidence that highly unusual or extraordinary circumstances exist that cause the court to appoint the guardian over the objection of a parent of the minor.
K.S.A. § 19-1586 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 15 / Section 19-1586
19-1586 - Site at place other than county seat; contracts; limitation; resolution.
Status: in_force

19-1586. Site at place other than county seat; contracts; limitation; resolution. That where an office or offices for the rendering of county services by county officials has heretofore been established in any such county at a place other than the county seat of said county, and such action has been validated pursuant to the provisions of section 19-1601a of the General Statutes Supplement of 1947, the board of county commissioners may acquire a site if one be needed at some place within the township wherein such office has been established and proceed to advertise and let the contract for the building, equipping and furnishing of a suitable building for the housing of such county officials as are authorized pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-1601b: Provided, That the board of county commissioners shall first determine the total amount necessary to be expended for such purposes, in no event to exceed one-half ( 1 / 2 ) of one percent of the assessed tangible valuation of the county, and the amount so determined shall be included in the resolution and publication hereinafter provided for.

Subject to the provisions hereinafter contained, the board of county commissioners may issue and sell in the manner provided by the general law, bonds of the county in an amount which will not exceed the total amount stated in said resolution and publication: Provided, That no contract shall be let or bonds issued under the provisions of this section of this act until a resolution is adopted by the board of county commissioners stating (a) that they deem it advisable to acquire a site for and build, equip and furnish an office building, or for any one or more of such purposes, for the housing of services as authorized by the provisions of K.S.A. 19-1601b, and (b) the total amount determined necessary to pay for such project, and (c) that it is necessary to issue and sell bonds, stating the amount thereof, in payment therefor. Such resolution shall be published for three successive issues in the official county paper, whereupon, subject to authorization by an election as hereinafter provided, the board of county commissioners may proceed to acquire a site if one be needed and may proceed to advertise and let the contract for such building and equipping and furnishing the same and may issue and sell bonds in an amount not exceeding that stated in such resolution as the amount necessary to be issued.
K.S.A. § 75-2566 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 25 / Section 75-2566
75-2566 - Establishment and operation of publication collection and depository system; duties of state agencies and the state librarian.
Status: in_force

75-2566. Establishment and operation of publication collection and depository system; duties of state agencies and the state librarian. (a) The state librarian is hereby authorized and directed to establish, operate and maintain a publication collection and depository system as provided in this act.

(b) Each state agency shall deposit with the Kansas state library and the state historical society one printed copy of any publication issued by such state agency. If more copies are needed, the state librarian shall request the specified quantity.

(c) The state librarian shall forward two copies of all such publications to the library of congress, one copy to the center for research libraries and one or more copies shall be retained permanently in the Kansas state library. Additional copies, as may be prescribed by rule and regulation, may be required for the depository system.
K.S.A. § 20-115 — KS Code / Chapter 20 / Article 1 / Section 20-115
20-115 - Fees to state general fund.
Status: in_force

20-115. Fees to state general fund. All fees accruing after the passage of this act shall be the property of the state of Kansas, and when collected shall be turned over to the general-revenue fund of the state, the same as above provided.
K.S.A. § 19-2816 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 28 / Section 19-2816
19-2816 - Eminent domain.
Status: in_force

19-2816. Eminent domain. That for the purpose of acquiring the necessary lands, water and water rights and carrying out of the provisions of this act, there is hereby conferred upon the board of county commissioners of any such county, the same rights of eminent domain as are conferred by law upon cities in the acquisition of land, or water, for waterworks to be exercised as set forth in K.S.A. 26-501 to 26-516, inclusive.
K.S.A. § 58-2262 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 22 / Section 58-2262
58-2262 - Validating certain proceedings prior to January 1, 1948, and certain deeds recorded prior to July 1, 1948; time for attacking.
Status: in_force

58-2262. Validating certain proceedings prior to January 1, 1948, and certain deeds recorded prior to July 1, 1948; time for attacking. In all cases where any county has bid in and purchased real estate in any tax foreclosure action and the same has been conveyed to such county by the sheriff prior to January 1, 1948, and the proceedings by which such county purchased and received a conveyance of such real estate were not in compliance with the applicable existing law at the time the same were had, such proceedings are hereby validated and confirmed; and all deeds executed by any county clerk conveying any such real estate so acquired by any county which have been recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the proper county prior to July 1, 1948, are hereby validated and confirmed and the title conveyed by any such deed is hereby declared merchantable to the extent of the interest therein conveyed: Provided, That any person desiring to present proof of the invalidity or partial invalidity of any such deed shall have one year after the effective date of this act within which to bring proceedings attacking such deed.
K.S.A. § 72-17,140 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 17 / Section 72-17,140
72-17,140 - Appointments of authorized representatives; responsibilities.
Status: in_force

72-17,140. Appointments of authorized representatives; responsibilities. In accordance with the provisions of this act, each board having a food service program shall appoint an authorized representative who shall be responsible for the operation and management of the food service program.
K.S.A. § 73-511 — KS Code / Chapter 73 / Article 5 / Section 73-511
73-511 - Compensation of curator; bond premium.
Status: in_force

73-511. Compensation of curator; bond premium. Compensation payable to curators shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the income of the pensioner during any year, or one percent (1%) of the corpus of the estate, whichever is greater. In the event of extraordinary services rendered by such curator the court may, upon petition and after hearing thereon, authorize additional compensation therefor payable from the estate of the pensioner. Notice of such petition and hearing shall be given the proper office of the bureau in the manner provided in K.S.A. 73-509. No compensation shall be allowed on the corpus of an estate received from a preceding curator. The curator may be allowed from the estate of his pensioner reasonable premiums paid by him to any corporate surety upon his bond.
K.S.A. § 72-1523 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 15 / Section 72-1523
72-1523 - Relief of certain purchasers; payment within one year.
Status: in_force

72-1523. Relief of certain purchasers; payment within one year. Laws 1915, chapter 323, sections 1 and 2, included by reference.
K.S.A. § 12-851 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 8 / Section 12-851
12-851 - Police jurisdiction of cities, second and third classes.
Status: in_force

12-851. Police jurisdiction of cities, second and third classes. Police jurisdiction is hereby granted and extended to cities of the second and third class, over all lands and grounds upon which waterworks, sewer systems, pipe, power, light, telephone lines and ways of access thereto, and all property and property rights, owned by the city in connection therewith, owned, controlled, or managed by such cities; and all ordinances of such cities now in force or hereafter enacted shall extend to, cover and include all such public utilities and property and property rights to the same extent and with like force and effect without as within the limits of such cities.
K.S.A. § 66-1,183 — KS Code / Chapter 66 / Article 1 / Section 66-1,183
66-1,183 - Same; duty of utility to restore land.
Status: in_force

66-1,183. Same; duty of utility to restore land. It shall be the duty of every electric utility which constructs an electric transmission line to restore the land upon which such line is constructed to its condition which existed prior to such construction.
K.S.A. § 17-1512 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 15 / Section 17-1512
17-1512 - Bylaws and regulations.
Status: in_force

17-1512. Bylaws and regulations. Each corporation shall formulate bylaws prescribing the duties of the directors and officials; the manner of distributing the profits of its business; the manner of becoming a member; and such other rules and instructions to its officials and members as will tend to make the corporation an effective business organization.
K.S.A. § 75-4256 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 42 / Section 75-4256
75-4256 - State moneys, investments and funds subject to post audit.
Status: in_force

75-4256. State moneys, investments and funds subject to post audit. All moneys, investments and funds to which this act applies shall be subject to post audit under article 11 of chapter 46 of Kansas Statutes Annotated.
K.S.A. § 19-2776 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 27 / Section 19-2776
19-2776 - Issuance of revenue bonds; lien.
Status: in_force

19-2776. Issuance of revenue bonds; lien. That the board of directors may issue revenue bonds to finance the cost of constructing or purchasing revenue producing works and such bonds shall be a specific lien upon such works and the revenues derived therefrom and shall, in no case, be a debt that is guaranteed or secured by any other property within the district and no special election shall be required to authorize the issuance of such revenue bonds and such revenue bonds shall not be taken into account or in anywise be a limitation upon the power of said improvement district board of directors to issue bonds for any other purpose.
K.S.A. § 44-5,123 — KS Code / Chapter 44 / Article 5 / Section 44-5,123
44-5,123 - Same; immunity from civil liability for reporting information in good faith.
Status: in_force

44-5,123. Same; immunity from civil liability for reporting information in good faith. No person shall be subject to civil liability by virtue of (a) the filing of reports or furnishing of other information, in good faith and without malice, required by K.S.A. 44-5,120 through 44-5,122 and amendments thereto or required by the director as a result of the authority conferred upon the director by law or (b) notifying the division of workers compensation of any alleged violation of the workers compensation act or providing information in the course of an investigation of an alleged violation of the workers compensation act where such person's actions were in good faith and without malice.
K.S.A. § 60-104 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 1 / Section 60-104
60-104 - Acts by court or judge.
Status: in_force

60-104. Acts by court or judge. All trials on the merits must be conducted in open court and, subject to K.S.A. 20-347, and amendments thereto, in a regular courtroom. All other acts or proceedings, including the entry of a ruling or judgment, may be done or conducted by a judge or judge pro tem in chambers, without the attendance of the clerk or other court officials, or at any place either in or outside the district; but no hearing, other than one ex parte, may be conducted outside the district without the consent of all affected parties not in default.
K.S.A. § 58-4803 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 48 / Section 58-4803
58-4803 - Applicability of act.
Status: in_force

58-4803. Applicability of act. (a) This act applies to:

(1) A fiduciary acting under a will or power of attorney executed before, on or after July 1, 2017;

(2) a personal representative acting for a decedent who died before, on or after July 1, 2017;

(3) a guardianship or conservatorship proceeding commenced before, on or after July 1, 2017; and

(4) a trustee acting under a trust created before, on or after July 1, 2017.

(b) This act applies to a custodian if the user resides in this state or resided in this state at the time of the user's death.

(c) This act does not apply to a digital asset of an employer used by an employee in the ordinary course of the employer's business.
K.S.A. § 72-3346 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 33 / Section 72-3346
72-3346 - Textbook rental plan; fees.
Status: in_force

72-3346. Textbook rental plan; fees. The board of education of any school district may establish a school textbook rental plan for such grades as are maintained by the district whereby such board shall purchase school textbooks to be used by the pupils upon the payment by such pupils of a rental fee. Moneys received by the board of education under this section shall be deposited in the textbook and student materials revolving fund of the school district.
K.S.A. § 72-6319 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 63 / Section 72-6319
72-6319 - Publication of statewide longitudinal student data system categories of student data.
Status: in_force

72-6319. Publication of statewide longitudinal student data system categories of student data. The department shall annually publish on its website the categories of student data that are submitted to and maintained in any statewide longitudinal student data system. Publications required by this section shall be published with an easily identifiable link located on the department's website homepage.
K.S.A. § 12-2908 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 29 / Section 12-2908
12-2908 - Contracts between certain municipalities.
Status: in_force

12-2908. Contracts between certain municipalities. (a) When used in this act, "municipality" means a city, county, township, school district, library district, road district, water district, drainage district, sewer district, fire district, park and recreation district, recreation commission, any other political or taxing subdivision of the state or instrumentality thereof, or any other authority, commission, agency, quasi-municipal corporation created under the laws of the state.

(b) Any municipality may contract with any municipality to perform any governmental service, activity or undertaking which each contracting municipality is authorized by law to perform. The contract shall be authorized by the governing body of the municipality and shall state the purpose of the contract and the powers and duties of the parties thereunder.

(c) A contract entered into pursuant to this section shall not be regarded as an interlocal agreement under the provisions of K.S.A. 12-2901 et seq., and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 19-524 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 5 / Section 19-524
19-524 - Publication and posting of statement.
Status: in_force

19-524. Publication and posting of statement. The statement of the county treasurer, when completed, shall be published once in the official newspaper of the county, and a copy thereof posted on the inside of the door of the treasurer's office.
K.S.A. § 12-3923 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 39 / Section 12-3923
12-3923 - City or county; acquisition of property and funds of special district; assumption of debt and other obligations.
Status: in_force

12-3923. City or county; acquisition of property and funds of special district; assumption of debt and other obligations. (a) Upon the dissolution of the special district, the city or county shall acquire the property of the special district subject to any leases or agreements duly and validly made by the district. The city or county shall be responsible for the payment or retirement of any special district debts or obligations. All property, funds and assets of the district shall be vested in the city or county.

(b) The city or county shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the special district. Every act performed in the exercise of such transferred powers, duties and functions by the city or county shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the special district.

(c) Whenever the special district, or words of like effect, are referred to or designated by a contract or other document and such reference is in regard to any of the powers, duties and functions transferred to the city or county, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the city or county as the context requires.

(d) The city or county shall have the legal custody of all records, memoranda, writings, entries, prints, representations, electronic data or combinations thereof of any act, transaction, occurrence or event of the special district.

(e) No suit, action or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced, or that could have been commenced, by or against the special district prior to its dissolution or by or against any officer of the district, prior to its dissolution in such officer's official capacity or in relation to the discharge of such officer's official duties, shall abate by reason of the governmental reorganization effected under the provisions of this act. The court may allow any such suit, action or other proceeding to be maintained by or against the successor of the district or of any such officer.