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K.S.A. § 40-3909 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 39 / Section 40-3909
40-3909 - Insurers immune.
Status: in_force

40-3909. Insurers immune. Insurers complying with this act, or attempting in good faith to comply with this act, shall be immune from civil and criminal liability and such actions shall not be deemed in violation of K.S.A. 40-2404 and any amendments thereto, including withholding payment of any insurance proceeds pursuant to this act, or releasing or disclosing any information pursuant to this act.
K.S.A. § 48-2107 — KS Code / Chapter 48 / Article 21 / Section 48-2107
48-2107 - State judge advocate; qualifications; appointment; assistants.
Status: in_force

48-2107. State judge advocate; qualifications; appointment; assistants. (a) The adjutant general, with the approval of the governor, shall appoint an officer of the state military forces as state judge advocate, with the rank of colonel. To be eligible for such appointment, the appointee shall meet the definition of judge advocate in K.S.A. 48-2101, and amendments thereto.

(b) The adjutant general may appoint as many assistants to the state judge advocate as the adjutant general considers necessary. The appointees shall be designated assistant state judge advocates. To be eligible for such appointment, appointees shall meet the definition of judge advocate in K.S.A. 48-2101, and amendments thereto.

(c) The adjutant general, with the approval of the governor, may promote a state judge advocate to the rank of brigadier general if the state judge advocate has served 20 years or more of combined service in the Kansas national guard and the United States military forces and held the rank of colonel for at least 10 years.
K.S.A. § 16-1412 — KS Code / Chapter 16 / Article 14 / Section 16-1412
16-1412 - Citation of act.
Status: in_force

16-1412. Citation of act. This act may be cited as the Kansas lawn and garden equipment dealership act.
K.S.A. § 12-1434 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 14 / Section 12-1434
12-1434 - Same; description; ingress and egress.
Status: in_force

12-1434. Same; description; ingress and egress. Such notice and all proceedings had pursuant to this chapter in relation to any such cemetery lots, shall distinctly describe by metes and bounds the portion of such cemetery lot unused for burial purposes; and such city is hereby required to leave sufficient ingress to, and egress from, any grave upon said lot, either by duly dedicated streets or alleys in said cemetery, or by leaving sufficient of the unused portion of such cemetery lot for such purpose.
K.S.A. § 32-204 — KS Code / Chapter 32 / Article 2 / Section 32-204
32-204 - Same; control of preserve.
Status: in_force

32-204. Same; control of preserve. The lands described in K.S.A. 32-203 are hereby placed in the custody and under the control of the state forestry, fish and game commission.
K.S.A. § 65-4511 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 45 / Section 65-4511
65-4511 - Certification of new employees required within one year.
Status: in_force

65-4511. Certification of new employees required within one year. After the effective date of this act, all new employees who fall under the provisions of this act shall have a period of one (1) year from the date of employment to qualify for the certification program.
K.S.A. § 78-103 — KS Code / Chapter 78 / Article 1 / Section 78-103
78-103 - Venue of actions.
Status: in_force

78-103. Venue of actions. Any surety company doing business under the provisions of this act may be sued in respect thereof in any court of the United States or in the state of Kansas which has now, or hereafter may have, jurisdiction of actions on suits upon such recognizance, stipulation, bond or undertaking in the district in which such recognizance, stipulation, bond or undertaking was made or guaranteed, or in the district in which the agent of such company is located. And for the purpose of this act, such recognizance, stipulation, bond or undertaking shall be treated as made or guaranteed in the district in which the office is located, to which it is returnable, or in which it is filed, or in the district in which the principal of such recognizance, stipulation, bond or undertaking resided when it was made or guaranteed.
K.S.A. § 76-828 — KS Code / Chapter 76 / Article 8 / Section 76-828
76-828 - State board of regents authorized to construct and equip a facility for care of and clinical research on animals at university of Kansas medical center.
Status: in_force

76-828. State board of regents authorized to construct and equip a facility for care of and clinical research on animals at university of Kansas medical center. In accordance with the provisions of this act and within the limitations of appropriations therefor, the state board of regents is hereby authorized to construct and equip a facility for the care of and clinical research on animals at the university of Kansas medical center.
K.S.A. § 74-5,129 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 5 / Section 74-5,129
74-5,129 - Department of agriculture successor to conservation commission.
Status: in_force

74-5,129. Department of agriculture successor to conservation commission. The Kansas department of agriculture shall succeed to all property, property rights and records of the state conservation commission and the executive director of the state conservation commission.
K.S.A. § 74-32,257 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 32 / Section 74-32,257
74-32,257 - Establishment and operation agreements with state board; approval of applications and programs.
Status: in_force

74-32,257. Establishment and operation agreements with state board; approval of applications and programs. The state board may enter into agreements with any board for the establishment and operation of adult basic education programs and any board desiring to secure state and federal funds for the cost of conducting the same shall certify and file an application with the state board for the approval of such adult basic education program. The application shall be on a form prescribed and furnished by the state board, shall contain such information as the state board shall require, and shall be filed on or before July 1 of each year. Approval of the application and the program shall be prerequisite to payment of state and federal funds to any board.
K.S.A. § 17-1514 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 15 / Section 17-1514
17-1514 - Cooperative corporations heretofore organized.
Status: in_force

17-1514. Cooperative corporations heretofore organized. All cooperative corporations, companies, or associations heretofore organized and doing business under prior statutes, or which have attempted to so organize and do business, shall have the benefit of all of the provisions of this act, and be bound thereby, on paying the fees provided for in this act and filing with the secretary of state, a written declaration signed and sworn to by the president and secretary to the effect that said cooperative company or association has by a majority vote of its stockholders decided to accept the benefits of and be bound by the provisions of this act. No association organized under this act shall be required to do or perform anything not specifically required herein, in order to become a corporation, or to continue its business as such.
K.S.A. § 21-5225 — KS Code / Chapter 21 / Article 52 / Section 21-5225
21-5225 - Defense of property other than a dwelling, place of work or occupied vehicle.
Status: in_force

21-5225. Defense of property other than a dwelling, place of work or occupied vehicle. A person who is lawfully in possession of property other than a dwelling, place of work or occupied vehicle is justified in the use of force against another for the purpose of preventing or terminating an unlawful interference with such property. Only such use of force as a reasonable person would deem necessary to prevent or terminate the interference may intentionally be used.
K.S.A. § 17-4664 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 46 / Section 17-4664
17-4664 - Same; filing of.
Status: in_force

17-4664. Same; filing of. Articles of incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion or dissolution, when executed and accompanied by such affidavits as required by applicable provisions of the renewable energy electric generation cooperative act, shall be presented to the secretary of state for filing in the records of the secretary's office. If the secretary of state finds that the articles presented conform to the requirements of the renewable energy electric generation cooperative act, the secretary, upon the payment of the fees provided by the renewable energy electric generation cooperative act, shall file such articles in the records of the secretary's office. Upon such filing the incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion or dissolution shall be in effect. The provisions of this section shall also apply to certificates of election to dissolve and affidavits executed in connection with such certificates of election to dissolve pursuant to subsection (b) of K.S.A. 17-4668, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 8-2901 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 29 / Section 8-2901
8-2901 - Driverless-capable vehicles; definitions.
Status: in_force

8-2901. Driverless-capable vehicles; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 8-2901 through 8-2910, and amendments thereto, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "ADS-equipped vehicle" means a motor vehicle equipped with an automated driving system.

(b) "Automated driving system" means the hardware and software collectively capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis, regardless of whether the system is limited to a specific operational design domain, if any.

(c) "Conventional human driver" means a natural person who manually controls the in-vehicle accelerating, braking, steering and transmission gear selection input devices in order to operate a motor vehicle.

(d) "Driverless-capable vehicle" means an ADS-equipped vehicle capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task within the automated driving system's operational design domain, if any, including, but not limited to, achievement of a minimal risk condition without intervention or supervision by a conventional human driver.

(e) (1) "Dynamic driving task" means all real-time operational and tactical functions required to operate a motor vehicle on a highway in traffic within an automated driving system's specific operational design domain, if any.

(2) "Dynamic driving task" does not include any strategic function such as trip scheduling or the selection of destinations and waypoints.

(f) "Minimal risk condition" means a reasonably safe state to which an automated driving system brings an ADS-equipped vehicle upon experiencing a performance-relevant failure of the system that renders the system unable to perform the entire dynamic driving task, including, but not limited to, removing the vehicle to the nearest shoulder if the vehicle is capable of doing so, bringing the vehicle to a complete stop and activating the vehicle's emergency signal lamps.

(g) "On-demand driverless-capable vehicle network" means a transportation network company as defined in K.S.A. 8-2702, and amendments thereto, that uses a software application or other digital means to dispatch driverless-capable vehicles for the purposes of transporting persons or goods, including, but not limited to, transportation for hire and public transportation.

(h) "Operational design domain" means a set of operating conditions under which a given automated driving system feature is specifically designed to function. "Operational design domain" includes, but is not limited to, environmental, geographical and time-of-day restrictions or the requisite presence or absence of certain traffic or roadway characteristics.

(i) "Transportation for hire" means all transportation of property or passengers made available by a person for compensation.
K.S.A. § 59-1602 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 16 / Section 59-1602
59-1602 - Intermediate accountings.
Status: in_force

59-1602. Intermediate accountings. Within such period of time as shall be established by rule of the supreme court, the testamentary trustee then in office shall file with the district court of the county where the will was admitted to probate an intermediate account under oath covering such year showing:

(a) The period which the account covers;

(b) a complete statement of the trust capital and income received and expended;

(c) present investments and other trust property held;

(d) the names and addresses of the beneficiaries and which of them are minors or adjudged disabled persons;

(e) proposed distributions;

(f) the payment of expenses, commissions and attorney fees; and

(g) such other facts as the court may require.
K.S.A. § 2-3001 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 30 / Section 2-3001
2-3001 - Grain commodity commissions; definitions.
Status: in_force

2-3001. Grain commodity commissions; definitions. As used in this act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(a) "Grower" means any natural person, partnership, association, corporation or other legal entity engaged in the growing of corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, wheat or sunflowers who owns or who shares in the ownership and risk of loss of such corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, wheat or sunflowers, whether as landlord or tenant. For the purposes of being an eligible voter pursuant to K.S.A. 2-3002, and amendments thereto, a grower who is a legal entity who owns or who shares in the ownership and risk of loss of such corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, wheat or sunflowers, whether as landlord or tenant, on which there is no individual ownership and risk of loss of such corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, wheat or sunflowers, shall designate a natural person to register to vote for such legal entity;

(b) "first purchaser" means any person, public or private corporation, association or partnership buying or otherwise acquiring after harvest, the property in or to corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, wheat or sunflowers from a grower. A mortgagee, pledgee, lienor or other person, public or private, having a claim against the grower under a nonrecourse loan made against such corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, wheat or sunflowers after harvest thereof shall be deemed a first purchaser hereunder. The term "first purchaser" shall not include a harvesting or threshing lienor;

(c) "commercial channels" means the sale of corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, wheat or sunflowers for use as food, feed, seed or any industrial or chemurgic use, when sold to any commercial buyer, dealer, processor, cooperative, or to any person, public or private, who resells any corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, wheat or sunflowers or product produced from corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, wheat or sunflowers;

(d) "sale" means and includes any pledge or mortgage of corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, wheat or sunflowers, after harvest, to any person, public or private;

(e) "department" means the Kansas department of agriculture; and

(f) "secretary" means the secretary of agriculture or the secretary's authorized representative.
K.S.A. § 66-1,216 — KS Code / Chapter 66 / Article 1 / Section 66-1,216
66-1,216 - Same; power, authority and jurisdiction of state corporation commission.
Status: in_force

66-1,216. Same; power, authority and jurisdiction of state corporation commission. The commission is given full power, authority and jurisdiction to supervise and control the common carriers, as defined in K.S.A. 66-1,215, doing business in Kansas, and is empowered to do all things necessary and convenient for the exercise of such power, authority and jurisdiction.
K.S.A. § 66-1,248 — KS Code / Chapter 66 / Article 1 / Section 66-1,248
66-1,248 - Maintenance of financing statements; requirements for financing statements.
Status: in_force

66-1,248. Maintenance of financing statements; requirements for financing statements. The secretary of state shall maintain any financing statement filed to perfect a sale or other transfer of securitized utility tariff property and any security interest in securitized utility tariff property in the same manner that the secretary of state maintains financing statements filed under the code to perfect a security interest in collateral owned by a transmitting utility. Except as otherwise provided in this section, all financing statements filed pursuant to this section shall be governed by the provisions regarding financing statements and the filing thereof under the code, including part 5 of article 9 of the code, and amendments thereto. A security interest in securitized utility tariff property may be perfected only by the filing of a financing statement in accordance with this section, and no other method of perfection shall be effective. Notwithstanding any provision of the code to the contrary, a financing statement filed pursuant to this section is effective until a termination statement is filed under the code, and no continuation statement is required to be filed to maintain its effectiveness. A financing statement filed pursuant to this section may indicate that the debtor is a transmitting utility, and without regard to whether the debtor is a public utility, an assignee or otherwise qualifies as a transmitting utility under the code. The failure to make such indication shall not impair the duration and effectiveness of the financing statement.
K.S.A. § 66-2014 — KS Code / Chapter 66 / Article 20 / Section 66-2014
66-2014 - Effect of act on property taxes.
Status: in_force

66-2014. Effect of act on property taxes. The definitions in this act shall not be used as a basis to determine whether a taxpayer is a public utility for purposes of K.S.A. 79-5a01, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 19-2201 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 22 / Section 19-2201
19-2201 - Itinerant vendors of drugs or appliances for treatment of disease; fee.
Status: in_force

19-2201. Itinerant vendors of drugs or appliances for treatment of disease; fee. Any itinerant vendor of any drug, medicine, nostrum, ointment or appliance of any kind for the treatment of any disease, injury, or bodily defect, and all such itinerant vendors who publicly profess to treat or cure diseases, injury or deformity of the human body, shall pay to the county clerk of the county in which he wishes to pursue his occupation an annual fee of fifty dollars, upon receipt of which the county clerk shall issue a license for one year from its date, authorizing such itinerant vendor to pursue his occupation within said county.
K.S.A. § 74-127 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 1 / Section 74-127
74-127 - Abolition of advisory committee to the state board of agriculture on anhydrous ammonia, pesticide advisory board, state telecommunications advisory committee and advisory committee to the executive director of the Kansas water resources board for weather modification.
Status: in_force

74-127. Abolition of advisory committee to the state board of agriculture on anhydrous ammonia, pesticide advisory board, state telecommunications advisory committee and advisory committee to the executive director of the Kansas water resources board for weather modification. On July 1, 1984, the following state agencies are hereby abolished:

(a) The advisory committee to the state board of agriculture on anhydrous ammonia created by K.S.A. 2-1213;

(b) the pesticide advisory board created by K.S.A. 2-2458;

(c) the state telecommunications advisory committee created by K.S.A. 75-4711; and

(d) the advisory committee to the executive director of the Kansas water resources board for weather modification created by K.S.A. 82a-1404.
K.S.A. § 74-32,456 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 32 / Section 74-32,456
74-32,456 - Applicability of statutes; provision of career technical vocational education courses and programs; supremacy of act.
Status: in_force

74-32,456. Applicability of statutes; provision of career technical vocational education courses and programs; supremacy of act. (a) The provisions of all statutes of general application to area vocational schools and area vocational-technical schools shall apply to every technical college that formerly was an area vocational school or an area vocational-technical school. Whenever area vocational schools or area vocational-technical schools are defined, referred to or designated in a statute, such definition, referral or designation shall be deemed to apply to every technical college that formerly was an area vocational school or an area vocational-technical school.

(b) A technical college is authorized to provide career technical education courses or programs to pupils enrolled in a school district.

(c) To the extent that the provisions of this act conflict with any other provision of law, the provisions of this act shall control.
K.S.A. § 17-4660 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 46 / Section 17-4660
17-4660 - Same; waiver of notice.
Status: in_force

17-4660. Same; waiver of notice. Any person entitled to notice of a meeting may waive such notice in writing either before or after such meeting. If any such person shall attend such meeting, such attendance shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting unless such person participates therein solely to object to the transaction of any business because the meeting has not been legally called or convened.
K.S.A. § 22-3905 — KS Code / Chapter 22 / Article 39 / Section 22-3905
22-3905 - Maintenance of a common nuisance.
Status: in_force

22-3905. Maintenance of a common nuisance. (a) Maintenance of a common nuisance is maintaining or assisting in the maintenance of a common nuisance as described by K.S.A. 22-3901, and amendments thereto.

(b) Maintenance of a common nuisance is a class A, nonperson misdemeanor. In addition to the sentence authorized by law, the defendant may be fined in an amount not exceeding $25,000.

(c) This section shall be part of and supplemental to article 39 of chapter 22 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 19-27,150 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 27 / Section 19-27,150
19-27,150 - Regulations for use of county parking lots in certain counties.
Status: in_force

19-27,150. Regulations for use of county parking lots in certain counties. The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000) and less than two hundred thousand (200,000) is authorized by adoption of an appropriate resolution to prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of any public parking lot which the county owns.
K.S.A. § 44-1605 — KS Code / Chapter 44 / Article 16 / Section 44-1605
44-1605 - Required training for operators, certification.
Status: in_force

44-1605. Required training for operators, certification. (a) No amusement ride shall be operated in this state unless the operator has satisfactorily completed training that includes, at a minimum:

(1) Instruction on operating procedures for the ride, the specific duties of the operator, general safety procedures and emergency procedures;

(2) demonstration of physical operation of the ride; and

(3) supervised observation of the operator's physical operation of the ride.

(b) No amusement ride shall be operated in this state unless the name of each operator trained to operate the ride and the certificate of each such operator's satisfactory completion of such training, signed and dated by the trainer, is available to any person contracting with the owner for the amusement ride's operation on the premises where the amusement ride is operated, during the hours of operation of the ride.

(c) No inflatable device that is rented on a regular basis and erected at a temporary location shall be operated in this state unless the operator has been trained by a person who has attained a basic inflatable safety operations certification from the safe inflatable operators training organization or other nationally recognized organization.

(d) No slide that uses water to propel the patron through the ride and that is at least 15 feet in height shall be operated in this state unless there is an attendant stationed at such slide to ensure patrons are properly adhering to the safety standards in place.