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K.S.A. § 17-1603 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 16 / Section 17-1603
17-1603 - Incorporation of associations.
Status: in_force

17-1603. Incorporation of associations. (a) Five or more persons engaged in the production of agricultural products may form a nonprofit, cooperative association or associations with or without capital stock, under the provision of this act.

(b) Any corporation organized under this act may form a corporation under the provisions of this act, for the purpose of acting as a subsidiary of the original corporation and conducting any part of the business of the original corporation.

(c) All cooperative corporations, companies, or associations organized and doing business under other 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 such cooperative association, by a majority vote of such association's stockholders, has decided to accept the benefits and be bound by the provisions of this act.

(d) The words "this act" as used herein include article 16 of chapter 17 of the Revised Statutes of 1923, and all acts amendatory thereto.
K.S.A. § 39-739 — KS Code / Chapter 39 / Article 7 / Section 39-739
39-739 - Sight handicapped persons; reports to state board of health; forms.
Status: in_force

39-739. Sight handicapped persons; reports to state board of health; forms. Every health and social agency, attending or consulting physician or nurse, shall report in writing to the state board of health, the name, age and residence of all patients or persons who are handicapped in vision, and who come within the definition of "the blind" as defined in K.S.A. 39-702: Provided, The reporter may omit such registration upon the objection of the adult blind. Such report shall be made within thirty (30) days after a first consultation, interview or meeting of the agency, physician or nurse, and the blind person, and shall be on a form prescribed by the state board of health.
K.S.A. § 4-3,947 — KS Code / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 4-3,947
4-3,947 - District 84.
Status: in_force

4-3,947. District 84. Representative district 84 shall consist of the following voting districts in Sedgwick county: (130020), (130030), (500060), (500080); and the following blocks in voting district (500090), tract 0010.00, block group 1, in Sedgwick county: block 010; and the following blocks in voting district (500090), tract 0010.00, block group 2, in Sedgwick county: block 000, block 001, block 002, block 005, block 006, block 007, block 008, block 009, block 010, block 013, block 014, block 015, block 016, block 017, block 018, block 020, block 021; and the following voting districts in Sedgwick county: (500130), (500140), (500160); and the following blocks in voting district (500790), tract 0035.00, block group 1, in Sedgwick county: block 000, block 006, block 007, block 008; and the following blocks in voting district (500790), tract 0036.00, block group 3, in Sedgwick county: block 000, block 001, block 002, block 003; and the following blocks in voting district (500790), tract 0036.00, block group 4, in Sedgwick county: block 000, block 003, block 004, block 005, block 006, block 007, block 008; and the following blocks in voting district (501960), tract 0007.00, block group 2, in Sedgwick county: block 004.
K.S.A. § 39-7,156 — KS Code / Chapter 39 / Article 7 / Section 39-7,156
39-7,156 - Same; prevention of certification.
Status: in_force

39-7,156. Same; prevention of certification. (a) A person may prevent certification pursuant to subsection (e) of K.S.A. 39-7,155, and amendments thereto, or may request decertification if:

(1) The arrearages are paid in full or a tribunal of competent jurisdiction has determined that no arrearage is owed;

(2) an income withholding order in the case has been served upon the person's current employer or payor;

(3) an agreement has been completed or an order has been entered setting minimum payments to defray the arrearage, together with receipt of the first minimum payment; or

(4) the person has complied with the warrant or subpoena or the warrant or subpoena has been quashed or withdrawn.

(b) The burden of showing that the applicable requirements of subsection (a) have been met shall be upon the person seeking to prevent certification or to be decertified. If the secretary for children and families is satisfied that the person has met the necessary requirements and the person has been certified pursuant to K.S.A. 39-7,155, and amendments thereto, the secretary shall decertify the person immediately.
K.S.A. § 81-219 — KS Code / Chapter 81 / Article 2 / Section 81-219
81-219 - Severability.
Status: in_force

81-219. Severability. If any provision of this act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, it shall be conclusively presumed that the legislature would have enacted the remainder of this act without such invalid or unconstitutional provision.
K.S.A. § 79-3402 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 34 / Section 79-3402
79-3402 - Purpose of tax.
Status: in_force

79-3402. Purpose of tax. The tax imposed by this act is levied for the purpose of producing revenue to be used by the state of Kansas to defray in whole, or in part, the cost of constructing, widening, purchasing of right-of-way, reconstructing, maintaining, surfacing, resurfacing and repairing the public highways, including the payment of bonds issued for highways included in the state system of this state, and the cost and expenses of the director of taxation and the director's agents and employees incurred in administration and enforcement of this act and for no other purpose whatever.
K.S.A. § 75-759 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 7 / Section 75-759
75-759 - Notice offering help to victims of human trafficking; posting required in certain locations; coordination with secretary for children and families and secretary of labor; report.
Status: in_force

75-759. Notice offering help to victims of human trafficking; posting required in certain locations; coordination with secretary for children and families and secretary of labor; report. (a) (1) A notice offering help to victims of human trafficking shall be accessible on the official website of the attorney general, the official website of the department for children and families and the official website of the department of labor.

(2) The notice described in this subsection shall be posted in a prominent and accessible location in any place required to post notices pursuant to:

(A) The Kansas act against discrimination, K.S.A. 44-1012, and amendments thereto;

(B) the Kansas age discrimination in employment act, K.S.A. 44-1114, and amendments thereto;

(C) the Kansas child labor law, K.S.A. 38-605, and amendments thereto;

(D) the employment security law and rules and regulations adopted under the employment security law; or

(E) the workers compensation act and rules and regulations adopted under the workers compensation act.

(3) The notice described in this subsection shall be posted in a location visible to members of the public in the following public places:

(A) Sexually oriented businesses as defined by K.S.A. 12-770, and amendments thereto;

(B) massage parlors;

(C) healthcare facilities;

(D) convenience stores and truck stops; and

(E) rest areas and visitors centers under state supervision or control.

(b) The attorney general shall adopt rules and regulations prescribing the content, size and other characteristics of such notices as the attorney general determines appropriate to help and support victims of human trafficking, including, but not limited to, information regarding the national human trafficking hotline.

(c) The notice described in this section shall be made available in English, Spanish, and, if requested by an employer, another language.

(d) The secretary of labor, in consultation with the attorney general, shall develop and implement an education plan to raise awareness among Kansas employers about the problem of human trafficking, about the hotline described in this section, and about other resources that may be available to employers, employees, and potential victims of human trafficking.
K.S.A. § 19-2118 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 21 / Section 19-2118
19-2118 - Homes for the aged; acceptance of federal funds; uses.
Status: in_force

19-2118. Homes for the aged; acceptance of federal funds; uses. In addition to the powers granted in K.S.A. 19-2106 to 19-2116, both sections inclusive, the board of county commissioners of any such county is hereby authorized to receive grants of federal funds made available for the purpose of acquiring a site for, and the building, equipping and furnishing of a home for the aged or for any one or more of such purposes: Provided, That such grants of federal funds may be used in addition or as a part thereof to the maximum amount stated in the resolution establishing the levy or original petition requesting the election for the establishment and maintenance of such home for the aged.
K.S.A. § 65-2411 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 24 / Section 65-2411
65-2411 - Children of unknown parentage; report to state registrar.
Status: in_force

65-2411. Children of unknown parentage; report to state registrar. (a) Whoever assumes the custody of a child of unknown parentage shall immediately report to the state registrar in writing: (1) The date and place of finding or assumption of custody; (2) sex, color or race and approximate age of child; (3) name and address of the person or institution with whom the child has been placed for care; and (4) name given to the child by the finder or custodian.

(b) The place where the child of unknown parentage was found or custody assumed shall be known as the place of birth and the date of birth shall be determined by approximation.

(c) The report shall constitute the certificate of birth.

(d) If the child is identified and a regular certificate of birth is found or obtained, the report shall be sealed and filed and may be opened only by court order.
K.S.A. § 65-1162 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 11 / Section 65-1162
65-1162 - Unlawful acts.
Status: in_force

65-1162. Unlawful acts. (a) Except as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 65-1151 to 65-1163, inclusive, and amendments thereto any licensed professional nurse or licensed practical nurse who engages in the administration of general or regional anesthesia without being authorized by the board to practice as a registered nurse anesthetist is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

(b) Any person, corporation, association or other entity, except as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 65-1151 to 65-1163, inclusive, and amendments thereto who engages in any of the following activities is guilty of a misdemeanor:

(1) Employing or offering to employ any person as a registered nurse anesthetist with knowledge that such person is not authorized by the board to practice as a registered nurse anesthetist;

(2) fraudulently seeking, obtaining or furnishing documents indicating that a person is authorized by the board to practice as a registered nurse anesthetist when such person is not so authorized, or aiding and abetting such activities;

(3) using in connection with one's name the title registered nurse anesthetist, the abbreviation R.N.A., or any other designation tending to imply that such person is authorized by the board to practice as a registered nurse anesthetist when such person is not authorized by the board to practice as a registered nurse anesthetist; or

(4) violation of the Kansas nurse practice act or rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

(c) Any person who violates subsection (b) of this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor except that upon conviction of a second or subsequent violation of this section, the person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
K.S.A. § 40-286 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 2 / Section 40-286
40-286 - Same; extent of insurer's insolvency protection.
Status: in_force

40-286. Same; extent of insurer's insolvency protection. An insurer's insolvency protection shall be applicable only to accidents occurring during a policy period in which its insured's uninsured motorist coverage is in effect where the liability insurer of the tortfeasor becomes insolvent within two (2) years after such an accident: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent any insurer from affording insolvency protection under terms and conditions more favorable to its insureds than is provided hereunder.
K.S.A. § 40-259 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 2 / Section 40-259
40-259 - Continuity of management of domestic companies in national emergency; declaration of purpose.
Status: in_force

40-259. Continuity of management of domestic companies in national emergency; declaration of purpose. The legislature declares that it is desirable for the general welfare and in particular for the welfare of insurance beneficiaries, policyholders, injured claimants and others that the business of domestic insurance companies be continued notwithstanding the event of a national emergency.

The specific purpose of this chapter is to facilitate the continued operation of domestic insurance companies in the event that a national emergency is caused by an attack on the United States or by a nuclear, atomic or other disaster which makes it impossible or impracticable for a company to conduct its business in strict accord with applicable provisions of law, its bylaws, or its charter.
K.S.A. § 17-7924 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 79 / Section 17-7924
17-7924 - Registered office; requirements to maintain; references in documents.
Status: in_force

17-7924. Registered office; requirements to maintain; references in documents. (a) Every covered entity shall have and maintain in this state a registered office that may, but need not be, the same as its place of business.

(b) Whenever the term "principal office or place of business in this state" or "principal office or place of business of the (applicable covered entity) in this state," or other term of like import, is or has been used in the covered entity's public organic documents, or in any other document or in any statute other than the Kansas uniform commercial code, unless the context indicates otherwise, it shall be deemed to mean and refer to the covered entity's registered office required by this section, and it shall not be necessary for any covered entity to amend its public organic documents or any other document to comply with this section.

(c) As contained in any covered entity's organic documents or other document filed with the secretary of state under the business entity standard treatment act, the postal address of a registered office shall include the building and suite number, street name or rural route number with box number, city, state and zip code.
K.S.A. § 19-2651 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 26 / Section 19-2651
19-2651 - Tax levy, use of proceeds; adoption and publication of resolution; protest petition and election.
Status: in_force

19-2651. Tax levy, use of proceeds; adoption and publication of resolution; protest petition and election. In order to provide funds to carry out the provisions of this act and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county, the board of county commissioners may levy an annual tax on all the taxable tangible property in the county. In Pawnee and Stafford counties such tax levy may be made in an amount not to exceed 3 / 10 of one mill on such property.

No tax levy greater than the amount authorized by law prior to the effective date of this act shall be made under authority of this section until the county commissioners of the county proposing to make such levy shall have adopted a resolution specifying the tax levy proposed to be made and the proposition for which the tax will be levied. Such resolution shall provide that if a petition in opposition to the tax levy, signed by not less than 10% of the qualified electors in the county, is filed with the county election officer within 40 days after the publication of the resolution, the tax levy will not be made unless first approved at a question submitted election which shall be called for that purpose or at the next general election. Such resolution shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the county. In the event that no petition as specified above is filed in accordance with the provisions of such notice, the governing body of such county may make the tax levy specified in the resolution. If such a petition is filed as provided in such notice, the board of county commissioners of the county may notify the county election officer of the date of an election to be held to submit the question of whether such tax levy shall be authorized. If a majority of the electors of the county voting on the question are in favor of the tax levy, the governing body may thereafter make the same.
K.S.A. § 40-3621 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 36 / Section 40-3621
40-3621 - Liquidation of insurer; petition by commissioner; grounds.
Status: in_force

40-3621. Liquidation of insurer; petition by commissioner; grounds. The commissioner may petition the district court of Shawnee county for an order directing the commissioner to liquidate a domestic insurer on the basis:

(a) Of any grounds for an order of rehabilitation as specified in K.S.A. 40-3616, whether or not there has been a prior order directing the rehabilitation of the insurer;

(b) that the insurer is insolvent; or

(c) that the insurer is in such condition that the further transaction of business would be hazardous, financially or otherwise, to its policyholders, its creditors or the public.
K.S.A. § 58-1402 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 14 / Section 58-1402
58-1402 - esign and construction standards.
Status: in_force

58-1402. D esign and construction standards. (a) Except as provided by this act, dwellings shall be designed and constructed to have at least one accessible entrance on an accessible route. If the entrance is served by a ramp, the ramp shall have a maximum slope not to exceed a ratio of one inch rise to every 12 inch horizontal run and shall have a level landing at the top and bottom of each run.

Accessible entrance doors and doorways shall have a minimum clear opening of 32 inches. The accessible entrance may be any entrance at the front, side, back or garage of the dwelling that is served by an accessible route. The accessible route shall be no less than 36 inches wide with a slope not to exceed a ratio of one inch rise to every 20 inch horizontal run. If a patio door serves as an accessible entrance, a standard six-foot sliding patio door assembly shall be deemed to be sufficient to comply with the requirements of this subsection. The threshold of such doors shall not exceed 1/2 inch or, in the case of a sliding door, 3/4 inch.

(b) All doorways located on the same floor on which the accessible entrance is located within the dwelling intended for user passage within the dwelling shall be sufficiently wide to allow passage by persons using wheelchairs. Except for doors serving closets having less than 15 square feet in area, all doors located on the same floor on which the accessible entrance is located which are intended for user passage shall provide a minimum 32-inch clear opening with the door open 90 degrees measured between the face of the door and the doorstop.

(c) An accessible route located on the same floor on which the accessible entrance is located shall be designed and constructed in such a manner that a 36-inch wide route is provided with a slope not to exceed a ratio of one inch rise to every 20 inch horizontal run. Such route shall have ramped or beveled changes at door thresholds. Beveled edges of such thresholds shall not exceed 1/2 inch or, in the case of a sliding door, 3/4 inch.

(d) In bathrooms located on the same floor on which the accessible entrance is located, the walls at the bathtub, shower and toilet shall be reinforced so that grab bars may be installed at a later date, if needed. Such reinforcement shall be sufficient enough to support a sheer force of 250 pounds.

(e) Light switches, electrical outlets, thermostat controls and other controls located on the same floor on which the accessible entrance is located shall be placed so that a person using a wheelchair can access the controls using either a forward or sideward approach. Such controls shall be placed no less than 15 inches nor more than 48 inches from the floor in the case of a forward approach. Such controls shall be placed no less than nine inches nor more than 54 inches from the floor in the case of a sideward approach. If multiple controls serve the same elements, only one need be accessible.
K.S.A. § 12-1766 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 17 / Section 12-1766
12-1766 - Same; use of certain building levy to prepay rent.
Status: in_force

12-1766. Same; use of certain building levy to prepay rent. If any city or school district has heretofore established a building fund levy such city or school district may use all or any part of such building fund levy to prepay rent under any lease to be made with any such public building commission.
K.S.A. § 8-2602 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 26 / Section 8-2602
8-2602 - Complying with provisions of act.
Status: in_force

8-2602. Complying with provisions of act. No person shall engage in the business of a vehicle title service agent unless such person has complied with the provisions of this act. The director shall issue licenses provided by this act and shall have supervision over the licensees in respect to all the provisions of this act.
K.S.A. § 75-7718 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 77 / Section 75-7718
75-7718 - Complaints; prosecutions.
Status: in_force

75-7718. Complaints; prosecutions. (a) Upon complaint of any authorized agent of the director of the Kansas office of early childhood, the county or district attorney in the appropriate jurisdiction is hereby authorized and required to file a complaint and prosecute to the final determination all actions or proceedings against any person under this act.

(b) This section shall take effect on and after July 1, 2026.