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K.S.A. § 5-426 — KS Code / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 5-426
5-426 - Effect of agreement to arbitrate; nonwaivable provisions.
Status: in_force

5-426. Effect of agreement to arbitrate; nonwaivable provisions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), a party to an agreement to arbitrate or to an arbitration proceeding may waive or the parties may vary the effect of, the requirements of K.S.A. 5-423 through 5-453, and amendments thereto, to the extent permitted by law.

(b) Before a controversy arises that is subject to an agreement to arbitrate, a party to the agreement may not:

(1) Waive or agree to vary the effect of the requirements of K.S.A. 5-427(a), 5-428(a), 5-430, 5-439(a) or (b), 5-448 or 5-450, and amendments thereto;

(2) agree to unreasonably restrict the right under K.S.A. 5-431, and amendments thereto, to notice of the initiation of an arbitration proceeding;

(3) agree to unreasonably restrict the right under K.S.A. 5-434, and amendments thereto, to disclosure of any facts by a neutral arbitrator; or

(4) waive the right under K.S.A. 5-438, and amendments thereto, of a party to an agreement to arbitrate to be represented by a lawyer at any proceeding or hearing under K.S.A. 5-423 through 5-453, and amendments thereto, but an employer and a labor organization may waive the right to representation by a lawyer in a labor arbitration.

(c) A party to an agreement to arbitrate or arbitration proceeding may not waive, or the parties may not vary the effect of, the requirements of this section or K.S.A. 5-425, 5-429, 5-436, 5-440, 5-442(d) or (e), 5-444, 5-445, 5-446, 5-447(a) or (b), 5-451, 5-452 or 5-453, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 4-4,506 — KS Code / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 4-4,506
4-4,506 - District 8.
Status: in_force

4-4,506. District 8. Senatorial district 8 shall consist of the following voting districts in Johnson county: (001730), (001780), (001790), (001800), (001810), (001820), (001830), (001840), (001850), (001860), (001870), (001880), (001890), (001900), (001910), (001920), (001930), (001940), (001950), (001960), (001970), (001980), (001990), (002000), (002010), (002020), (002030), (002040), (002050), (002080), (002090), (002120), (002130), (002140), (002150), (00217A), (00217B), (002300), (002310), (002320), (002330), (002340), (002350), (002370), (002380), (002390), (002400), (002410), (00242A), (901050), (920290), (920300), (920310), (920320), (920950).
K.S.A. § 74-7509 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 75 / Section 74-7509
74-7509 - Existing certificates and licenses continued in effect.
Status: in_force

74-7509. Existing certificates and licenses continued in effect. All licenses issued prior to the effective date of this act under K.S.A. 75-5340 to 75-5361, inclusive, and amendments thereto, shall continue in force and effect until the expiration thereof as provided immediately prior to the effective date of this act under the provisions of the act under which such license was issued. All certificates issued prior to the effective date of this act under the certification of psychologists act of the state of Kansas shall continue in force and effect until the expiration thereof as provided immediately prior to the effective date of this act under the provisions of the act under which such certificates were issued.
K.S.A. § 38-2283 — KS Code / Chapter 38 / Article 22 / Section 38-2283
38-2283 - Application to existing cases.
Status: repealed

38-2283. Application to existing cases. (a) In addition to all actions concerning a child in need of care commenced on or after January 1, 2007, this code also applies to proceedings commenced before January 1, 2007, unless the court finds that application of a particular provision of the code would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of judicial proceedings or prejudice the rights of a party or an interested party, in which case the particular provision of this code does not apply and the previous code applies.

(b) If a right is acquired, extinguished or barred upon the expiration of a prescribed period that has commenced to run under any other statute before January 1, 2007, that statute continues to apply to the right, even if it has been repealed or superceded.
K.S.A. § 75-1266 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 12 / Section 75-1266
75-1266 - Rules and regulations by secretary of administration.
Status: in_force

75-1266. Rules and regulations by secretary of administration. The secretary of administration shall adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the proper administration of this act and the act of which this act is amendatory.
K.S.A. § 60-270 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 2 / Section 60-270
60-270 - Retaining original records until case closed.
Status: in_force

60-270. Retaining original records until case closed. (a) Retention of original discovery documents. A party or attorney possessing original deposition transcripts, original responses to interrogatories, original requests for admissions, original requests for production or other original matters produced during discovery must retain those documents until the case is closed.

(b) Destruction or disposition of original discovery documents. Except as provided in subsection (c), when the case has been closed the party or attorney possessing the original documents specified in subsection (a) may destroy or dispose of them.

(c) Original discovery documents subject to order, rule, statute or agreement. Original discovery documents subject to or covered by a protective order, court rule, statute or written agreement of the parties must be retained, returned, destroyed or disposed of in accordance with the terms of the order, rule, statute or agreement.

(d) Definition of "closed." As used in this section, "closed" means when an order terminating the action or proceeding has been filed and all appeals have been terminated, the time for appeal has expired or when the judgment is either satisfied or barred under K.S.A. 60-2403, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 20-213 — KS Code / Chapter 20 / Article 2 / Section 20-213
20-213 - Sale of reports; disposition of moneys; library report fee fund.
Status: in_force

20-213. Sale of reports; disposition of moneys; library report fee fund. The state law librarian shall remit all moneys received by or for such librarian from the sale of reports of the supreme court and from the sale of court of appeals reports to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the library report fee fund. All expenditures from such fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the state law librarian or by a person or persons designated by such state librarian. The state law librarian may make expenditures from such fund for the purpose of paying the cost of transportation, handling and storage charges incurred by the state librarian in the sale, delivery and storage of such reports, including the cost of providing shelving for their storage, and for the purchase of library materials related to the subject of law and the rebinding of same, and for the purpose of reprinting volumes of such reports.
K.S.A. § 79-15,254 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 15 / Section 79-15,254
79-15,254 - Applicability of act; limitation of liability.
Status: in_force

79-15,254. Applicability of act; limitation of liability. The provisions of K.S.A. 79-15,201 through 79-15,253, and amendments thereto, applicable to the estates of all decedents dying after December 31, 2006 and before January 1, 2010, shall only apply to estates for which an estate tax return was filed before January 1, 2020. In the event no estate tax return has been filed with the director before January 1, 2020, no liability which may have been imposed if the return was filed by such date shall accrue to either the estate or the distributees of the estate.
K.S.A. § 75-6217 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 62 / Section 75-6217
75-6217 - Prize winnings withheld, when; indemnification of managers and licensees; remittance of withholdings.
Status: in_force

75-6217. Prize winnings withheld, when; indemnification of managers and licensees; remittance of withholdings. (a) Prior to any lottery gaming facility manager, racetrack gaming facility manager or facility owner licensee paying on behalf of the state any moneys requiring the completion of an internal revenue service form W-2G, the lottery gaming facility manager, racetrack gaming facility manager or facility owner licensee shall cause the person winning the prize to be matched against the state debtor files maintained by the director of accounts and reports as prescribed under K.S.A. 75-6201 et seq., and amendments thereto. If such person is listed in the state debtor files, the prize shall be withheld by the lottery gaming facility manager, racetrack gaming facility manager or facility owner licensee to the extent of such person's debt as set forth in the state debtor files.

(b) The lottery gaming facility manager, racetrack gaming facility manager or facility owner licensee shall not be subject to any civil, criminal or administrative liability for any actions taken pursuant to this section, unless such actions are intentional, malicious or wanton by such lottery gaming facility manager, racetrack gaming facility manager or facility owner licensee or employees or agents thereof. The state shall indemnify the lottery gaming facility manager, racetrack gaming facility manager or facility owner licensee for any and all expenses, losses, damages and attorney fees that arise directly or indirectly from the performance of activities related to this section. For the purposes of the fair debt collection practices act, and any other federal or state law, the lottery gaming facility manager, racetrack gaming facility manager or facility owner licensee shall have all of the protections of the state under the Kansas tort claims act, K.S.A. 75-6101 et seq., and amendments thereto. The sole remedy at law for persons who claim prizes were wrongfully withheld pursuant to this section shall be to submit an appeal to the department of administration pursuant to K.S.A. 75-6201 et seq., and amendments thereto.

(c) Moneys withheld, based on the state debtor files, shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. The state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury and credit it to the department of administration's setoff clearing fund.

(d) Nothing in this section shall apply to Native American tribal gaming facilities.

(e) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the state debt setoff program.
K.S.A. § 19-2654 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 26 / Section 19-2654
19-2654 - Johnson county, Sedgwick county; designated as urban area.
Status: in_force

19-2654. Johnson county, Sedgwick county; designated as urban area. (a) The area comprising Johnson county is hereby designated as an urban area as permitted by section 17 of article 2 of the constitution of the state of Kansas.

(b) The area comprising Sedgwick county is hereby designated as an urban area as permitted by section 17 of article 2 of the constitution of the state of Kansas.
K.S.A. § 79-2416 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 24 / Section 79-2416
79-2416 - No tax-sale certificates issued nor tax deeds executed prior to September 1, 1939; exceptions.
Status: in_force

79-2416. No tax-sale certificates issued nor tax deeds executed prior to September 1, 1939; exceptions. The various county treasurers shall not issue any tax-sale certificates nor shall the various county clerks execute any tax deeds prior to September 1, 1939, for lands bid off for taxes in the name of the county: Provided, That with respect to all lands bid off for taxes in the name of the county at the tax sale of September, 1938, or prior years, no tax-sale certificates nor tax deeds shall be issued or executed so long as all the current taxes beginning with taxes due November 1, 1938, have been paid: Provided, That if such lands have not been redeemed prior to September 1, 1941, tax-sale certificates and tax deeds shall be issued and executed as provided by law: And provided further, That unless such current taxes had been paid, tax-sale certificates and tax deeds shall be issued as provided by law: Provided further, That tax deeds may be executed in those instances where compromise tax-sale certificates have been assigned prior to the effective date of this act [*].
K.S.A. § 73-2501 — KS Code / Chapter 73 / Article 25 / Section 73-2501
73-2501 - Short title; purpose.
Status: in_force

73-2501. Short title; purpose. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas commemorative coin design concept act. The purpose of the act is to provide a means whereby the state through cooperation of its governor, arts community and, to the extent possible, high school students selects the design concepts and recommends the final design of the quarter dollar that is emblematic of the state of Kansas, its history, geography and rich heritage for submission to the United States secretary of the treasury in accordance with the 50 states commemorative coin program act (P.L. 105-124).
K.S.A. § 74-6607 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 66 / Section 74-6607
74-6607 - Powers and duties of state biological survey.
Status: in_force

74-6607. Powers and duties of state biological survey. The state biological survey is hereby authorized and empowered to:

(a) Adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 77-415 et seq. for the selection, acquisition, management, protection and use of natural and scientific areas and preserves; for the registration of natural and scientific areas and preserves; for the dedication of natural and scientific areas and preserves within the state system;

(b) develop a natural and scientific areas preservation policy for the state;

(c) develop a comprehensive long-range plan for the preservation, control and management of the natural and scientific areas of the state;

(d) seek and approve the dedication of natural and scientific areas to be included in the state system;

(e) maintain a registry of natural and scientific areas, an inventory of natural ecosystems; an inventory of habitats of rare and endangered species of plants and animals; significant geological and archeological sites; and other natural and scientific areas and preserves;

(f) conduct research, investigations, and interpretive programs and publish and disseminate information and recommendations pertaining to natural and scientific preserves and other natural and scientific areas;

(g) employ or contract for consultants and fix their compensations, who shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act;

(h) submit to the governor and the legislature annually its recommendations for new or amendatory legislation and funding for the preservation of the state's natural and scientific areas; and submit to the secretary of state in even numbered years a report of its activities for inclusion in the biennial report in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3044 et seq.
K.S.A. § 50-1303 — KS Code / Chapter 50 / Article 13 / Section 50-1303
50-1303 - Application to successor corporations; exceptions.
Status: in_force

50-1303. Application to successor corporations; exceptions. (a) The limitations in K.S.A. 50-1304, and amendments thereto, shall apply to any successor corporation. The limitations of K.S.A. 50-1304, and amendments thereto, shall not apply to:

(1) Workers' compensation benefits paid by or on behalf of an employer to an employee under the provisions of chapter 44 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, or a comparable workers' compensation law of another jurisdiction;

(2) any claim against a corporation that does not constitute a successor asbestos-related liability;

(3) any obligation under the national labor relations act, 29 U.S.C. § 151 et seq., or under any collective bargaining agreement; or

(4) a successor that, after a merger or consolidation, continued in the business of mining asbestos or in the business of selling or distributing asbestos fibers or in the business of manufacturing, distributing, removing or installing asbestos-containing products which were the same or substantially the same as those products previously manufactured, distributed, removed, or installed by the transferor.
K.S.A. § 20-318 — KS Code / Chapter 20 / Article 3 / Section 20-318
20-318 - Judicial department created; division of state into departments; justices assigned to departments; position of judicial administrator created; appointment, compensation and duties of administrator.
Status: in_force

20-318. Judicial department created; division of state into departments; justices assigned to departments; position of judicial administrator created; appointment, compensation and duties of administrator. (a) There is hereby created within the state of Kansas a judicial department for the supervision of all courts in the state of Kansas. The supreme court shall divide the state into separate sections, not to exceed six in number, to be known as judicial departments, each of which shall be assigned a designation to distinguish it from the other departments. A justice of the supreme court shall be assigned as departmental justice for each judicial department.

(b) There is created hereby the position of judicial administrator of the courts, who shall be appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court to serve at the will of the chief justice. The judicial administrator shall have a broad knowledge of judicial administration and substantial prior experience in an administrative capacity. No person appointed as judicial administrator shall engage in the practice of law while serving in such capacity. Compensation of the judicial administrator shall be determined by the justices. The judicial administrator shall be responsible to the chief justice of the supreme court of the state of Kansas and shall implement the policies of the court with respect to the operation and administration of the courts, subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 20-384, and amendments thereto, under the supervision of the chief justice. The administrator shall perform such other duties as are provided by law or assigned by the supreme court or the chief justice.

(c) Expenditures from appropriations for district court operations to be paid by the state shall be made on vouchers approved by the judicial administrator. All claims for salaries, wages or other compensation for district court operations to be paid by the state shall be certified as provided in K.S.A. 75-3731, and amendments thereto, by the judicial administrator.
K.S.A. § 40-1606 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 16 / Section 40-1606
40-1606 - Advancements to company; conditions.
Status: in_force

40-1606. Advancements to company; conditions. If at any time it appears that the amount of funds required in K.S.A. 40-1605, and amendments thereto, has not been accumulated or maintained, then the attorney-in-fact or any other interested party may advance to a reciprocal any funds required in such reciprocal's operations. The funds so advanced shall not be treated as a liability of the reciprocal and interest shall not be paid or funds repaid except with the approval of the supervising insurance official of the state in which the reciprocal is domiciled. Any such advance and interest shall be repaid only out of the surplus funds of the reciprocal.
K.S.A. § 44-1013 — KS Code / Chapter 44 / Article 10 / Section 44-1013
44-1013 - Unlawful acts; penalties.
Status: in_force

44-1013. Unlawful acts; penalties. Any person, as defined herein, employer, labor organization or employment agency, who or which shall willfully resist, prevent, impede or interfere with the commission or any of its members or representatives in the performance of duty under this act, or shall willfully violate an order of the commission, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by both such fine and imprisonment; but procedure for the review of the order shall not be deemed to be such willful conduct.
K.S.A. § 74-554 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 5 / Section 74-554
74-554 - Creation of the laboratory equipment fund; moneys credited, transfers from certain fee funds, expenditures.
Status: in_force

74-554. Creation of the laboratory equipment fund; moneys credited, transfers from certain fee funds, expenditures. (a) There is hereby created a laboratory equipment fund in the state treasury. All moneys credited to the laboratory equipment fund shall be expended for the acquisition, maintenance and replacement of equipment used by the Kansas department of agriculture laboratory and metrology laboratory.

(b) Upon request of the secretary of agriculture the director of accounts and reports shall transfer no more than 10% of the carry-over balance of any fee fund specified in subsection (c) on June 30 in any fiscal year to the laboratory equipment fund.

(c) The following fee funds are subject to this transfer:

(1) The dairy fee fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 65-782, and amendments thereto;

(2) the feeding stuffs fee fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 2-1012, and amendments thereto;

(3) the fertilizer fee fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 2-1205, and amendments thereto;

(4) the pesticide use fee fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 2-2464a, and amendments thereto;

(5) the agricultural liming materials fee fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 2-2911, and amendments thereto;

(6) the petroleum inspection fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 55-427, and amendments thereto;

(7) the meat and poultry inspection fee fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 65-6a45, and amendments thereto;

(8) the entomology fee fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 2-2128, and amendments thereto; and

(9) the weights and measures fee fund as described pursuant to K.S.A. 83-302, and amendments thereto.

(d) In any fiscal year, the total amount of fees in the fund shall not exceed $500,000.

(e) All expenditures from the laboratory equipment fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary of agriculture or by a person or persons designated by the secretary.