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K.S.A. § 12-1261 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 12 / Section 12-1261
12-1261 - Same; procedure to create district; election; transfer of assets and liabilities.
Status: in_force

12-1261. Same; procedure to create district; election; transfer of assets and liabilities. (a) The board of trustees of the Topeka public library may adopt a resolution proposing to create a library district. A copy of such resolution shall be filed with the county election officer who shall call and hold an election thereon. Such election shall be called and held in the manner provided by the general bond law.

(b) If a majority of the qualified electors of the proposed library district who reside within the corporate limits of the city and a majority of the qualified electors of the proposed library district who reside outside the corporate limits of the city voting on the proposition vote in favor thereof:

(1) A library shall be established and maintained and a library board shall be appointed as provided in this act;

(2) all contracts entered into by the board of directors of the Topeka public library shall be binding on the library board appointed pursuant to this act;

(3) all outstanding bonds, debts and other obligations of the Topeka public library shall become an obligation of the Topeka and Shawnee county public library; and

(4) all rights, property and other assets of the Topeka public library shall be transferred to the Topeka and Shawnee county public library.
K.S.A. § 18-147 — KS Code / Chapter 18 / Article 1 / Section 18-147
18-147 - Kearny.
Status: in_force

18-147. Kearny. That the county of Kearney is hereby created, bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the east line of range thirty-five west with the fourth standard parallel; thence south along range line, to its intersection with the north line of township twenty-seven south; thence west along township line, to where it is intersected by the east line of range thirty-nine west; thence north along range line, to its intersection with the fourth standard parallel; thence east, to place of beginning.
K.S.A. § 66-1257 — KS Code / Chapter 66 / Article 12 / Section 66-1257
66-1257 - Same; definitions.
Status: in_force

66-1257. Same; definitions. As used in the renewable energy standards act:

(a) "Affected utility" means any electric public utility, as defined in K.S.A. 66-101a, and amendments thereto, but does not include any portion of any municipally owned or operated electric utility.

(b) "Commission" means the state corporation commission.

(c) "Peak demand" means the demand imposed by the affected utility's retail load in the state.

(d) "Renewable energy resources" means net renewable generation capacity from:

(1) Wind;

(2) solar thermal sources;

(3) photovoltaic cells and panels;

(4) dedicated crops grown for energy production;

(5) cellulosic agricultural residues;

(6) plant residues;

(7) methane from landfills or from wastewater treatment;

(8) clean and untreated wood products such as pallets;

(9) (A) existing hydropower;

(B) new hydropower;

(10) fuel cells using hydrogen produced by one of the above-named renewable energy resources; and

(11) energy storage that is connected to any renewable generation by means of energy storage equipment including, but not limited to, batteries, fly wheels, compressed air storage and pumped hydro.
K.S.A. § 22-2308 — KS Code / Chapter 22 / Article 23 / Section 22-2308
22-2308 - Same; liability.
Status: in_force

22-2308. Same; liability. No law enforcement agency or employee of such agency acting within the scope of employment shall be liable for damages resulting from the adoption or enforcement of any policy adopted under this act, including, but not limited to, the policy and procedure for law enforcement officers to follow when handling a protective order issued by a court of any state or Indian tribe, unless a duty of care, independent of such policy, is owed to the specific individual injured.
K.S.A. § 19-506 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 5 / Section 19-506
19-506 - Duty to receive and disburse moneys; refusal to submit to surprise cash count unlawful, grounds for ouster.
Status: in_force

19-506. Duty to receive and disburse moneys; refusal to submit to surprise cash count unlawful, grounds for ouster. It shall be the duty of the county treasurer to receive all moneys belonging to the county, from whatsoever source they may be derived, and all other moneys which are by law directed to be paid to him or her. In all cases when such payment is made to the county treasurer by personal check, such check shall be cashed as expeditiously as possible. All money received by him or her for the use of the county shall be paid out by him or her only on the orders of the board of commissioners, according to law, except where special provision for the payment thereof is or shall be otherwise made by law.

It shall be unlawful for a county treasurer to refuse to submit to a surprise cash count authorized by law.

Refusal by the treasurer to submit to a surprise cash count shall cause said treasurer to be subject to an ouster proceeding instituted by the county attorney or district attorney.
K.S.A. § 12-5608 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 56 / Section 12-5608
12-5608 - Application for and acceptance of grants.
Status: in_force

12-5608. Application for and acceptance of grants. The authority shall have power to apply for and accept grants from the federal or state government or any local government, or any agency thereof, or from any other public or private entity, to be used for any of the purposes of the authority and to enter into any agreement with the federal or state government or any local government, or any agency thereof, or any other public or private entity, in relation to such grants; provided that such agreement does not conflict with any of the provisions of any trust agreement securing the payment of bonds or certificates of the authority.
K.S.A. § 22-3007 — KS Code / Chapter 22 / Article 30 / Section 22-3007
22-3007 - Duty of prosecuting attorney.
Status: in_force

22-3007. Duty of prosecuting attorney. (a) In the case of grand juries impaneled pursuant to subsection (a) or (c) of K.S.A. 22-3001, and amendments thereto, the prosecuting attorney shall:

(1) When requested by any grand jury, attend sessions thereof for the purpose of examining witnesses or giving the grand jury advice upon any legal matter; and

(2) upon such attorney's request, be permitted to appear before the grand jury for the purpose of giving information relative to any matter cognizable by the grand jury, and may be permitted to interrogate witnesses if the grand jury deems it necessary.

(b) In the case of grand juries impaneled pursuant to subsection (b) of K.S.A. 22-3001, and amendments thereto, the prosecuting attorney shall:

(1) Attend all sessions thereof and inform the grand jury of all offenses liable to indictment and evidence of which will be presented to them for consideration;

(2) present witnesses and examine such witnesses on all matters to be considered by the grand jury; and

(3) give the grand jury advice upon all questions related to the proper discharge of their duties.
K.S.A. § 17-76,132 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 76 / Section 17-76,132
17-76,132 - Petition.
Status: in_force

17-76,132. Petition. In a derivative action, the petition shall set forth with particularity the effort, if any, of the plaintiff to secure initiation of the action by a manager or member or the reasons for not making the effort.
K.S.A. § 13-1226 — KS Code / Chapter 13 / Article 12 / Section 13-1226
13-1226 - Same; how appointments made; legal services to be provided by city attorney's office.
Status: in_force

13-1226. Same; how appointments made; legal services to be provided by city attorney's office. Except for attorneys, the board of public utilities shall make all appointments and hire all officers, agents, servants and employees in the waterworks and electric-light plant and fix their compensation and determine their qualification, and shall have regard alone to relative capacity of applicants, their moral, physical and health qualifications, and when appropriate, their qualifications for manual labor. All appointments shall be made on the basis of their merit alone, and no appointment shall ever be made on account of political services or affiliations. Such officers, agents, servants and employees shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The board shall have no power to retain or pay attorneys or obtain legal services except as herein provided. All legal services needed by the board shall be provided by the city attorney's office. The cost of such services shall be paid by the city treasurer acting in the capacity of ex officio treasurer of the board from funds of the board upon presentation of vouchers or warrants authorized by the city commission.
K.S.A. § 57-208 — KS Code / Chapter 57 / Article 2 / Section 57-208
57-208 - Gross receipts tax; payment; rules and regulations; blank forms.
Status: in_force

57-208. Gross receipts tax; payment; rules and regulations; blank forms. From and after the effective date of this act there is hereby levied, and there shall be collected, a tax, for the act or privilege of selling, licensing, or otherwise disposing of performing rights in such compositions in this state, in an amount equal to three percent of the gross receipts of all such sales, licenses or other dispositions of performing rights in this state, payable to the state treasurer on or before the fifteenth day of March, 1940, with respect to all such gross receipts for the portion of the calendar year 1939 after the effective date of this act, and annually thereafter, on or before the fifteenth of March of each succeeding year, with respect to the gross receipts of the preceding calendar year. The state treasurer shall adopt and publish rules and regulations not in conflict herewith, as well as a form of return and any other forms to carry out the provisions of this section.
K.S.A. § 12-5705 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 57 / Section 12-5705
12-5705 - Planning and design of riverfront; general powers.
Status: in_force

12-5705. Planning and design of riverfront; general powers. For the first three years of its existence, the authority shall engage in planning and design of the riverfront. At all times the authority shall have power to acquire, construct, own, operate and maintain for public service a riverfront system in the metropolitan area and all the powers necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of this act, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the specific powers enumerated herein.
K.S.A. § 58-2514 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 25 / Section 58-2514
58-2514 - Attornment of tenant to stranger void, when.
Status: in_force

58-2514. Attornment of tenant to stranger void, when. The attornment of a tenant to a stranger shall be void, and shall not affect the possession of his or her landlord unless it be made with the consent of the landlord, or pursuant to a judgment at law or the order or decree of a court.
K.S.A. § 12-3014 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 30 / Section 12-3014
12-3014 - Authorization; publication; supplements; recodifications.
Status: in_force

12-3014. Authorization; publication; supplements; recodifications. The governing body of the city may from time to time provide for the compilation or revision and codification (such revision and codification hereinafter referred to as codification and when published called code) of the general ordinances of the city and the publication in book form of such compilation or codification, and may provide for keeping compilations and codifications up to date by supplements to permanently bound books or by insertion of amending or new ordinances in loose-leaf binders, and may provide for annual or occasional recodification of codifications housed in loose-leaf binders.
K.S.A. § 60-701 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 7 / Section 60-701
60-701 - Grounds for attachment.
Status: in_force

60-701. Grounds for attachment. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 60-703, and amendments thereto, the plaintiffs at or after the commencement of any civil action may have, as an incident to the relief sought, one or more attachments against the property of the defendant, or that of any one or more of several defendants, when the defendant whose property is to be attached:

(1) is a nonresident of the state or a foreign corporation, or

(2) has absconded or is concealed so that the summons cannot be served or is about to move out of this state with the intent of changing domicile, or

(3) is about to remove his or her property or effects out of this state, or

(4) is about to convert his or her property or a part thereof into money for the purpose of placing it beyond the reach of creditors, or

(5) has concealed, removed, assigned, conveyed or otherwise disposed of his or her property or effects so as to hinder or delay creditors or is about to do so, or

(6) fraudulently contracted the debt or fraudulently incurred the liability, or

(7) is liable for damages for injuries arising out of the commission of some felony or misdemeanor, or the seduction of a person, or

(8) has failed to pay the price or value of any article or thing delivered which by contract the defendant was bound to pay upon delivery.
K.S.A. § 1-203 — KS Code / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 1-203
1-203 - Compensation and expenses.
Status: in_force

1-203. Compensation and expenses. Members of the board of accountancy attending meetings of such board, or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by such board, shall be paid compensation, subsistence allowances, mileage and other expenses as provided in K.S.A. 75-3223*.
K.S.A. § 14-695 — KS Code / Chapter 14 / Article 6 / Section 14-695
14-695 - Extension of territorial limits for hospital purposes in certain cities; board of trustees; terms; pension and deferred compensation plans for employees; contracts insuring employees and dependents; expenditures for recruitment or retention of professional staff.
Status: in_force

14-695. Extension of territorial limits for hospital purposes in certain cities; board of trustees; terms; pension and deferred compensation plans for employees; contracts insuring employees and dependents; expenditures for recruitment or retention of professional staff. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-16,128, and amendments thereto, within 30 days after the addition of the territory the board of commissioners of such city or the mayor, by and with the consent of the council, shall appoint two electors residing in the added territory to the board of trustees to serve until the next regular city election and until their successors are elected and qualified, and the board of hospital trustees shall thereafter consist of five trustees, but at all times at least two of the trustees shall be residents of the city in the added territory. At the next regular city election, two trustees from the added territory shall be elected, one for a term of one year and one for a term of two years, and a successor to the trustee whose office expires under K.S.A. 14-604, and amendments thereto, who may reside anywhere in the hospital territory. Successors to the short-term trustees shall be elected for three-year terms.

The board of hospital trustees is authorized to establish and fund pension and deferred compensation plans for hospital employees and to procure contracts insuring hospital 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.

The board of hospital trustees shall also have authority to expend funds deemed necessary in recruitment or retention of professional staff including, but not limited to, the purchase of professional liability insurance for such staff.
K.S.A. § 74-5342 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 53 / Section 74-5342
74-5342 - Same; prosecutions by attorney general and county attorney.
Status: in_force

74-5342. Same; prosecutions by attorney general and county attorney. The attorney general shall comply with such directions of the board and prosecute said action on behalf of the state, but the county attorney of any county where a psychologist has practiced, at the request of the attorney general or of the board, shall appear and prosecute such action.
K.S.A. § 75-5930 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 59 / Section 75-5930
75-5930 - Same; screening and assessment.
Status: in_force

75-5930. Same; screening and assessment. A screening and assessment mechanism shall be established by the secretary to be used for establishing every customer's need for services.
K.S.A. § 58-227 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 2 / Section 58-227
58-227 - Liens on mobile and manufactured homes; removal from leased or rented space; enforcement of lien.
Status: in_force

58-227. Liens on mobile and manufactured homes; removal from leased or rented space; enforcement of lien. (a) Any person leasing or renting space for a manufactured home or mobile home site shall have a lien upon any manufactured home or mobile home situated thereon for unpaid lease or rental payments and for other unpaid charges due such lessor under the written terms and conditions of any lease or rental agreement with the lessee. Such lien shall be effective after the lessee has defaulted in payments as provided in the written rental or lease agreement with the lessor. Notice of such lien shall be given by the lessor by causing written notice of such lien to be posted conspicuously upon such manufactured home or mobile home.

The lien provided by this act shall have priority over all other liens except a previous validly perfected security interest in such manufactured home or mobile home.

(b) At any time after 30 days beyond the date notice is given to the lessee, the lessor may remove the manufactured home or mobile home from the leased or rented site and may retain such lien as is provided in this act. Upon such removal, reasonable charges for such removal and storage may be assessed against the manufactured home or mobile home. Notwithstanding the foregoing no manufactured home or mobile home may be removed pursuant to this subsection if such manufactured home or mobile home is occupied by the lessee; in such cases the lessor may obtain restitution of the premises pursuant to K.S.A. 61-3801 through 61-3808, and amendments thereto.

(c) Such lien may be enforced and foreclosed as security agreements are enforced under the provisions of the uniform commercial code.
K.S.A. § 72-1551 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 15 / Section 72-1551
72-1551 - U.S.D. 430 authorized to transfer certain land.
Status: in_force

72-1551. U.S.D. 430 authorized to transfer certain land. (a) The board of education of unified school district No. 430, Brown county, is hereby authorized to transfer to the Kickapoo nation (1) a tract of land described as lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 in block 26, city of Powhattan, Brown county, Kansas, and a tract of land located in the southwest quarter of section 28, township 3, range 16, Brown county, Kansas, beginning at a point 175 feet west of the S. E. corner of lot 10, block 16 in the city of Powhattan, Kansas, thence west 175 feet, thence south 320 feet, thence east 175 feet, thence north 320 feet to place of beginning, together with the one story brick building of 26,491 square feet, with partial basement, housing seven elementary classrooms, gymnasium, music classroom, two locker rooms, two restrooms, principal's office, and boiler room, built thereon and the one metal building of 1,200 square feet built thereon; and (2) a tract of land described as lots 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 in block 16, city of Powhattan, Brown county, Kansas; and the vacated part of West Street lying between blocks 16 and 26, city of Powhattan, Kansas; and a tract of land located in the southwest quarter of section 28, township 3[,] range 16, Brown county, Kansas[,] beginning at the southeast corner of lot 10, block 16 in the city of Powhattan, Kansas[,] thence west 175 feet, thence south 320 feet, thence east 175 feet, thence north 320 feet to place of beginning, together with the one story combination brick and metal building of 37,284 square feet housing 15 classrooms, media center, shop, six administrative offices, cafeteria, kitchen, two locker rooms, and four restrooms built thereon.

(b) The transfer of land and buildings described in subsection (a) may be made by the board of education of unified school district No. 430, Brown county, to the Kickapoo tribal council to hold for and on behalf of the Kickapoo nation for school purposes in consideration of the amount, not to exceed $5,000, of closing costs and reasonable attorney fees, and no other consideration. The provisions of K.S.A. 72-3216 shall not apply to the transaction authorized by this act. The transfer authorized in this act shall be made by the appropriate deed.
K.S.A. § 2-1013 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 10 / Section 2-1013
2-1013 - Enforcement by secretary of board; rules and regulations; establishment of terms for certain ingredients.
Status: in_force

2-1013. Enforcement by secretary of board; rules and regulations; establishment of terms for certain ingredients. (a) The secretary of agriculture is hereby empowered to: (1) Enforce the provisions of article 10 of chapter 2 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto; (2) prescribe the form of labels to be used; and (3) adopt and enforce rules and regulations relating to manufacturing practices for commercial feeding stuffs and to the sale, offering for sale or distribution of commercial feeding stuffs as the secretary may deem necessary to carry into effect the lawful intent and meaning of article 10 of chapter 2 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.

(b) The secretary, by rules and regulations, may establish a collective term or terms for two or more ingredients, which ingredients serve a similar nutritional function, and may permit the use of such collective term or terms in the ingredient statement on the label.

(c) Nothing in article 10 of chapter 2 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, shall be construed as requiring the secretary or the authorized representative of the secretary to report for prosecution, institute seizure proceedings or issue a withdrawal from distribution order for any minor violations of article 10 of chapter 2 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, whenever the secretary or the authorized representative of the secretary believes that the public interest will be best served by a suitable notice of warning in writing.
K.S.A. § 17-7907 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 79 / Section 17-7907
17-7907 - Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

17-7907. Rules and regulations. The secretary of state is hereby authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. No rule and regulation adopted pursuant to this section shall take effect prior to January 1, 2015.
K.S.A. § 66-179 — KS Code / Chapter 66 / Article 1 / Section 66-179
66-179 - Joinder of causes of action.
Status: in_force

66-179. Joinder of causes of action. In any action against any public utility or common carrier for violation of the provisions of law relating to such public utility or common carrier, the plaintiff may join in the same petition as many different causes of action as he may have against such public utility or common carrier.