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K.S.A. § 76-777 — KS Code / Chapter 76 / Article 7 / Section 76-777
76-777 - University research and development enhancement act; citation of act.
Status: in_force

76-777. University research and development enhancement act; citation of act. K.S.A. 76-777 through 76-788, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the university research and development enhancement act.
K.S.A. § 59-403 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 4 / Section 59-403
59-403 - Allowance to spouse and minor children.
Status: in_force

59-403. Allowance to spouse and minor children. When a resident of the state dies, testate or intestate, the surviving spouse shall be allowed, for the benefit of such spouse and the decedent's minor children during the period of their minority, from the personal or real property of which the decedent was possessed or to which the decedent was entitled at the time of death, the following:

(a) The wearing apparel, family library, pictures, musical instruments, furniture and household goods, utensils and implements used in the home, one automobile, and provisions and fuel on hand necessary for the support of the spouse and minor children for one year.

(b) A reasonable allowance of not more than $75,000 in money or other personal or real property at its appraised value in full or part payment thereof, with the exact amount of such allowance to be determined and ordered by the court, after taking into account the condition of the estate of the decedent.

The property shall not be liable for the payment of any of decedent's debts or other demands against the decedent's estate, except liens thereon existing at the time of the decedent's death. If there are no minor children, the property shall belong to the spouse; if there are minor children and no spouse, it shall belong to the minor children. The selection shall be made by the spouse, if living, otherwise by the guardian of the minor children. In case any of the decedent's minor children are not living with the surviving spouse, the court may make such division as the court deems equitable.
K.S.A. § 13-2416 — KS Code / Chapter 13 / Article 24 / Section 13-2416
13-2416 - Same; members; election; term; vacancies; bonds.
Status: in_force

13-2416. Same; members; election; term; vacancies; bonds. If the election of a waterworks board has been approved by a majority of the voters at such election, the mayor of such city shall thereupon issue a proclamation for an election of the members of such waterworks board. The said waterworks board shall consist of five members to be nominated and elected by the city at large. The provisions of article 17 of chapter 13 of the General Statutes of 1935, pertaining to the election and removal of officers, shall govern except as to the time of the first primary and election. The three candidates securing the highest number of votes at the election shall hold office for the term of four years and the two candidates receiving the next highest number of votes shall hold office for a term of two years, thereafter the term of each member of the waterworks board shall be for a term of four years.

The members of the waterworks board shall take office within fifteen days after their election and that part of the year until May first shall count as a full year of office. In case of a vacancy in the office of any member of the waterworks board, the remaining members of the waterworks board shall appoint a successor to hold office until the next city election is held at which time a successor shall be elected to fill the unexpired term of such member in the same manner as original elections are made. The members of the waterworks board shall serve without pay or compensation of any kind or character. Each member of said board shall give a good and sufficient surety company bond in a sum to be fixed by the governing body of such city, conditioned for the faithful performance of his or her duties. The cost of said bond shall be paid out of the revenue of the waterworks department.
K.S.A. § 59-2249 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 22 / Section 59-2249
59-2249 - Hearing and final decree; real estate; distributive share subject to order of garnishment.
Status: in_force

59-2249. Hearing and final decree; real estate; distributive share subject to order of garnishment. (a) On the hearing, unless otherwise ordered, the executor or administrator shall, and other persons may, be examined relative to the account and the distribution of the estate. If all the taxes payable by the estate have been paid so far as there are funds to pay them and the account is correct, it shall be settled and allowed. If the account is incorrect, it shall be corrected and then settled and allowed. Upon settlement and allowance, the court shall determine the heirs, devisees and legatees entitled to the estate and assign it to them by its decree, pursuant to the terms of the will, the laws of intestate succession in effect on the date of the decedent's death or a valid settlement agreement. The decree shall name the heirs, devisees and legatees; describe the property; and state the proportion or part thereof to which each is entitled. The decree shall be binding as to all the estate of the decedent, whether specifically described in the proceedings or not. In the estate of a testate decedent, no heirs need be named in the decree unless they have, as such, an interest in the estate.

(b) When the final decree includes real estate, such decree, or a certified copy of it, may be entered on the transfer record of the county clerk of the proper county. When any such decree which includes real estate shall become final, it shall be the duty of the court to transmit a certified copy of it to the county clerk and the county clerk shall enter it on the transfer record in the clerk's office.

(c) If any person entitled to receive a distributive share of an estate pursuant to a decree hereunder is the defendant in a garnishment action or proceeding in which the executor or administrator of the estate is the garnishee, the person's distributive share shall be subject to the order of garnishment served upon the executor or administrator, and no property or funds of the estate shall be delivered or paid over to the person until further order of the court from which the order of garnishment was issued.
K.S.A. § 19-4401 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 44 / Section 19-4401
19-4401 - Purpose of act.
Status: in_force

19-4401. Purpose of act. It is hereby declared that the purpose of this act shall be to provide for the protection of persons and property and to promote the general welfare of the citizens of the state of Kansas through efficient law enforcement and police protection.
K.S.A. § 25-131 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 1 / Section 25-131
25-131 - Severability clause for 2021 House Bill No. 2183, L. 2021, chapter 96.
Status: in_force

25-131. Severability clause for 2021 House Bill No. 2183, L. 2021, chapter 96. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.
K.S.A. § 3-319 — KS Code / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 3-319
3-319 - Same; issuance of bonds; amount; limitations.
Status: in_force

3-319. Same; issuance of bonds; amount; limitations. Any county which is unconditionally authorized to make a tax levy under K.S.A. 3-316 may, in lieu of making all or part of such tax levy, issue and sell general obligation bonds as now provided by law for the issuance of general obligation bonds for the purposes stated in this act except that such bonds shall be issued to mature in not more than five years and except that no election shall be required. In the event that bonds are issued under authority of this section, the amount of such bonds which may be issued shall be determined as follows:

(a) The amount of such bonds shall not exceed the amount of the product which results from multiplying three mills (or such lesser amount as specified in subsection (b)) times five or such lesser amount as specified in subsection (b) times the assessed taxable, tangible valuation of the county at the time the bonds are issued, less the sum of all amounts specified in subsections (c) and (d).

(b) In the event that the initial resolution adopted under K.S.A. 3-316 specified a lesser number of mills than two or a lesser number of years than five, the numeral 4 or the numeral 5, respectively, in the subsection (a) shall be reduced accordingly.

(c) The maximum amount of bonds authorized by this section to be issued shall be reduced by all amounts which have been or will be received by such county from any tax levy (made before such bonds are issued) under authority of K.S.A. 3-316, and such maximum amount shall be further reduced by the estimated amount of interest to be paid on such bonds.

(d) The maximum amount of bonds authorized by this section to be issued shall be reduced by an amount equal to the amount of unpaid principal on bonds which have theretofore been issued under this section.
K.S.A. § 12-16,139 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 16 / Section 12-16,139
12-16,139 - Prohibitions on municipalities relating to citizenship and immigration information; definitions.
Status: in_force

12-16,139. Prohibitions on municipalities relating to citizenship and immigration information; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 8-1327, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 12-16,139 through 12-16,144, and amendments thereto:

(a) "Law enforcement agency" means a city police department, a county sheriff's department, a county police department or any law enforcement department of a taxing subdivision of the state.

(b) "Law enforcement officer" means a full-time or part-time officer or employee of a city, county or taxing subdivision of the state whose duties include the prevention or detection of crime and the enforcement of criminal and traffic laws of the state or of any municipality.

(c) "Municipal identification card" means any document, card or other instrument authorized or issued by or on behalf of a city or county and bearing a name, photograph or other descriptive information of any individual and intended for use as a form of identification.

(d) "Municipality" means a city, county or any taxing subdivision of the state that employs law enforcement officers.
K.S.A. § 9-2213 — KS Code / Chapter 9 / Article 22 / Section 9-2213
9-2213 - Time limit for deposit of escrow funds; records required.
Status: in_force

9-2213. Time limit for deposit of escrow funds; records required. (a) Within three business days of receipt a licensee shall deposit all fees and money received from a borrower prior to the time a loan is consummated in an escrow account in a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association or credit union incorporated under the laws of this state, or organized under the laws of the United States or another state.

(b) For each borrower the licensee shall maintain a separate record of all money received for any service performed or to be performed, including any payment to a third party, setting forth:

(1) The date the money was received;

(2) the amount of money received;

(3) the date the money was deposited in the escrow account; and

(4) the date, description, and justification for each disbursement.

(c) Upon the request of a borrower, a copy of the record required by subsection (b) shall be provided to the borrower:

(1) Within five business days of consummation of the loan; or

(2) within five business days of receipt of written notice of the borrower's intention to withdraw from the loan transaction.
K.S.A. § 72-523 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 5 / Section 72-523
72-523 - Effective dates of school territory transfers; various purposes.
Status: in_force

72-523. Effective dates of school territory transfers; various purposes. All transfers of school territory shall be effective on the June 1 following the date of such transfer, except as otherwise provided by this act. (a) The territory transferred and the taxable tangible property therein shall be subject to taxes levied, except for bonds and other indebtedness incurred theretofore, by the receiving district as of the last day of December of the year preceding such first day of June, and (b) for election purposes the transfer of school territory shall be effective on the date specified in the transfer order of the state board of education.
K.S.A. § 12-1,119 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 1 / Section 12-1,119
12-1,119 - Consolidated street and highway fund; transfer of moneys; use of moneys.
Status: in_force

12-1,119. Consolidated street and highway fund; transfer of moneys; use of moneys. The governing body of any city may provide, by ordinance, for a consolidated street and highway fund to which may be credited moneys received by the city from state payments under the provisions of K.S.A. 68-416 and 79-3425c, and amendments thereto. The ordinance creating such fund also may provide for annually budgeting the transfer of moneys in the general or other operating funds of the city budgeted for street and highway purposes to the consolidated street and highway fund. Moneys in such fund shall be used solely for street and highway purposes. Moneys received pursuant to subsection (a) of K.S.A. 68-416, and amendments thereto, and credited to such fund shall be used solely for the maintenance of streets and highways in the city designated by the secretary of transportation as city connecting links.
K.S.A. § 80-1547 — KS Code / Chapter 80 / Article 15 / Section 80-1547
80-1547 - Consolidation of certain fire districts in urban areas; resolution of county commissioners; petition of electors; election, when; effective date of consolidation.
Status: in_force

80-1547. Consolidation of certain fire districts in urban areas; resolution of county commissioners; petition of electors; election, when; effective date of consolidation. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, the board of county commissioners of any county which has been designated as an "urban area" under the provisions of section 17 of article 2 of the constitution of the state of Kansas, by resolution, may provide for the consolidation of fire districts and other areas located within such county or parts thereof. Such consolidation may be of fire districts which have governing bodies appointed by the board of county commissioners, may include areas not now within a fire district, and may include areas in a township which makes a tax levy for fire protection purposes but may not include area in an incorporated city furnishing fire protection to the residents of its city, without the consent of such city. In addition, at such time as there is filed with the board of county commissioners of any such county a petition signed by not less than 10% of the qualified electors residing within each of the two or more of the areas mentioned above and proposed for consolidation, the board shall order an election to be called and held within the areas proposed to be consolidated within 90 days after the filing of such petition in the manner provided for the calling and holding of elections under the general bond law. If a majority of the electors voting at such election shall approve the consolidation of such areas the board of county commissioners shall by resolution provide for the consolidation of such areas and define the boundaries of the area as consolidated. Any such consolidation shall be made prior to June 1 of any year to take effect on January 1 of the succeeding year.
K.S.A. § 58-4111 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 41 / Section 58-4111
58-4111 - Reciprocal certification and licensure.
Status: in_force

58-4111. Reciprocal certification and licensure. If, in the determination of the board, another state has certification and licensure requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state, an applicant who is certified or licensed under the laws of the other state may obtain certification or licensure under this act upon such terms and conditions as prescribed by the board.
K.S.A. § 40-3225 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 32 / Section 40-3225
40-3225 - Fiduciary responsibilities; fidelity bond or insurance.
Status: in_force

40-3225. Fiduciary responsibilities; fidelity bond or insurance. (a) Any director, officer or partner of a health maintenance organization or medicare provider organization who receives, collects, disburses or invests funds in connection with the activities of such organization shall be responsible for such funds in a fiduciary relationship to the health maintenance organization or medicare provider organization.

(b) A health maintenance organization shall maintain in force a fidelity bond or fidelity insurance on such employees and officers, directors and partners in the amount not less than $250,000 for each health maintenance organization or a maximum of $5,000,000 in aggregate maintained on behalf of health maintenance organizations owned by a common parent corporation, or such sum as may be prescribed by the commissioner.
K.S.A. § 75-2714 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 27 / Section 75-2714
75-2714 - Preservation of historic character of certain property; state historical society authorized to make agreements; limitation on use of eminent domain; remedies.
Status: in_force

75-2714. Preservation of historic character of certain property; state historical society authorized to make agreements; limitation on use of eminent domain; remedies. (a) Each agency and political subdivision of this state shall cooperate with the state historical society in its administration of the property under the society's jurisdiction and control in order to preserve the historic character and integrity thereof. The society may enter into agreements with any such agency or subdivision, with any agency of the federal government or with any private individual or entity concerning the construction or proposed construction of any road, street, highway or structure which, due to its proximity to property under the society's jurisdiction and control, would compromise the historic character or integrity of such property.

(b) No agency or political subdivision of the state and no other entity shall exercise the power of eminent domain with respect to any property under the society's jurisdiction and control without the prior written approval of the society. No such agency, subdivision or entity and no other person shall change or alter, or cause to be changed or altered, the physical features or historic character or integrity of such property without the prior written approval of the society. Within 20 days after receipt of notice of the society's refusal to grant such approval, which notice shall be sent by registered or restricted mail, any party aggrieved by the decision of the society may make written application to the secretary of state for a hearing thereon. Such hearing shall be held by the secretary of state within 30 days after receipt of the application therefor and shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act, with the applicant and the society as parties thereto. Following the hearing, the secretary of state shall enter an order affirming, reversing or modifying the decision of the society. The decision of the secretary of state shall be subject to appeal in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas judicial review act, K.S.A. 77-601 et seq., and amendments thereto.

(c) The attorney general, on relation of the state historical society or the secretary of state, shall file an action in the appropriate district court to enjoin any agency or political subdivision of the state or any other person or entity from doing any act in contravention of an order of the secretary of state or from doing any act contemplated by subsection (b) of this section without the prior written approval of the state historical society, unless authority to do such act has been granted by the secretary of state pursuant to that subsection.
K.S.A. § 21-5508 — KS Code / Chapter 21 / Article 55 / Section 21-5508
21-5508 - Indecent solicitation of a child; aggravated indecent solicitation of a child.
Status: in_force

21-5508. Indecent solicitation of a child; aggravated indecent solicitation of a child. (a) Indecent solicitation of a child is enticing, commanding, inviting, persuading or attempting to persuade a child 14 or more years of age but less than 16 years of age to:

(1) Commit or to submit to an unlawful sexual act; or

(2) enter any vehicle, building, room or secluded place with intent to commit an unlawful sexual act upon or with the child.

(b) Aggravated indecent solicitation of a child is enticing, commanding, inviting, persuading or attempting to persuade a child under the age of 14 years to:

(1) Commit or submit to an unlawful sexual act; or

(2) enter any vehicle, building, room or secluded place with the intent to commit an unlawful sexual act upon or with the child.

(c) (1) Indecent solicitation of a child is a severity level 6, person felony.

(2) Aggravated indecent solicitation of a child is a severity level 5, person felony.

(d) It shall not be a defense that the offender did not know or have reason to know that the sexual act was unlawful.
K.S.A. § 65-2832 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 28 / Section 65-2832
65-2832 - Preservation of examination results; availability.
Status: in_force

65-2832. Preservation of examination results; availability. The results of any examination for a license shall be preserved for two (2) years. During this time the results of an examination shall be available to the applicant or the duly authorized representative of the applicant under regulations prescribed by the board.
K.S.A. § 15-1003 — KS Code / Chapter 15 / Article 10 / Section 15-1003
15-1003 - Cemetery rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

15-1003. Cemetery rules and regulations. The council may pass rules and ordinances, imposing penalties, and fines, not exceeding one hundred dollars, regulating, protecting and governing the cemetery, the owners of lots therein, visitors thereof, and punishing trespassers therein; and the officers of such city shall have as full jurisdiction and power in the enforcing of such rules and ordinances as though they related to the city itself.
K.S.A. § 58-4711 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 47 / Section 58-4711
58-4711 - AMC appraiser requirements.
Status: in_force

58-4711. AMC appraiser requirements. (a) If a license or certification is required to perform an appraisal, prior to placing an assignment with an appraiser on the appraiser panel of an AMC, the AMC shall verify that the appraiser receiving the assignment holds a credential in good standing in this state issued pursuant to this act and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder. A letter of engagement shall include instructions to the appraiser to decline the assignment in the event the appraiser is not geographically competent or the assignment falls outside the appraiser's scope of practice.

(b) Any employee of, or independent contractor to, the AMC that performs an appraisal review for a property located in Kansas shall be an appraiser credentialed in good standing in the state of Kansas.

(c) No AMC registered in this state pursuant to this act shall enter into any contract or agreement with an appraiser for the performance of appraisals in Kansas unless such AMC verifies that the individual is credentialed in good standing to perform the appraisal pursuant to the state certified and licensed real property appraisers act.

(d) Each AMC registered or seeking to be registered in this state shall certify to the board on an annual basis on a form prescribed by the board that such AMC has a system and process in place to verify that any individual being added to the appraiser panel of the AMC for appraisal services in Kansas:

(1) Holds a credential in good standing in this state pursuant to the state certified and licensed real estate appraisers act; and

(2) is geographically competent and performs appraisal assignments within the appraiser's scope of practice.