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K.S.A. § 24-458 — KS Code / Chapter 24 / Article 4 / Section 24-458
24-458 - Incorporation of district where owners of three-fifths of land are nonresidents; petition.
Status: in_force

24-458. Incorporation of district where owners of three-fifths of land are nonresidents; petition. Whenever contiguous lands consisting of tracts owned in severalty by different owners shall be subject to injury from the overflow of any natural watercourse, and such land may as a body be protected from such overflow and injury by the construction of levees or other works, but the owners of 3 / 5 of the acreage of such body of lands are nonresidents and there shall not be five taxpayers resident within the territory including such lands, then subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, such territory may be incorporated as a drainage district by the board of county commissioners upon the presentation of a petition as prescribed by K.S.A. 24-403, and amendments thereto. Such petition shall be signed by not less than 3 / 5 of the persons who own and pay taxes on land situated within such territory, and shall state the above facts in addition to the facts required to be stated in the petition prescribed by K.S.A. 24-403, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 17-78,602 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 78 / Section 17-78,602
17-78,602 - Forms.
Status: in_force

17-78-602. Forms. The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish on request forms for documents required or permitted to be filed by this act but their use is not mandatory.
K.S.A. § 20-101 — KS Code / Chapter 20 / Article 1 / Section 20-101
20-101 - Court of record; jurisdiction; administrative authority; duties of chief justice.
Status: in_force

20-101. Court of record; jurisdiction; administrative authority; duties of chief justice. The supreme court shall be a court of record, and in addition to the original jurisdiction conferred by the constitution, shall have such appellate jurisdiction as may be provided by law; and during the pendency of any appeal, on such terms as may be just, may make an order suspending further proceedings in any court below, until the decision of the supreme court. As provided by section 1 of article 3 of the Kansas constitution, the supreme court shall have general administrative authority over all courts in this state, and the supreme court and each justice thereof shall have such specific powers and duties in exercising said administrative authority as may be prescribed by law. The chief justice shall be the spokesman for the supreme court and shall exercise the court's general administrative authority over all courts of this state. The chief justice shall have the responsibility for executing and implementing the administrative rules and policies of the supreme court, including supervision of the personnel and financial affairs of the court system, and delegate such of this responsibility and authority to personnel in the state judicial department as may be necessary for the effective and efficient administration of the court system.
K.S.A. § 74-4977 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 49 / Section 74-4977
74-4977 - Termination of employment; conditions for prior service credit upon returning to employment.
Status: in_force

74-4977. Termination of employment; conditions for prior service credit upon returning to employment. The provisions of K.S.A. 74-4963 and amendments thereto relating to termination of employment shall be applicable in all respects to patrolmen becoming members of the Kansas police and firemen's retirement system, except that a member who transfers from the Kansas highway patrol pension system and later terminates such member's employment and withdraws such member's accumulated contributions under the Kansas police and firemen's retirement system and the Kansas highway patrol pension system may upon returning to covered employment receive credit for such member's service prior to termination, subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 74-49,123 and amendments thereto, by repaying such member's accumulated contributions plus interest, as determined by the board, to the Kansas police and firemen's retirement system and by also repaying the accumulated contributions withdrawn from the Kansas highway patrol pension system plus interest at a rate specified by the board of the Kansas highway patrol pension system.
K.S.A. § 60-1903 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 19 / Section 60-1903
60-1903 - Amount of damages; jury instructions; itemized verdict.
Status: in_force

60-1903. Amount of damages; jury instructions; itemized verdict. (a) In any wrongful death action, the court or jury may award such damages as are found to be fair and just under all the facts and circumstances, but the damages, other than pecuniary loss sustained by an heir at law, cannot exceed in the aggregate the sum of $250,000 and costs.

(b) If a wrongful death action is to a jury, the court shall not instruct the jury on the monetary limitation imposed by subsection (a) upon recovery of damages for nonpecuniary loss. If the jury verdict results in an award of damages for nonpecuniary loss which, after deduction of any amounts pursuant to K.S.A. 60-258a and amendments thereto, exceeds the limitation of subsection (a), the court shall enter judgment for damages of $250,000 for nonpecuniary loss.

(c) In any wrongful death action, the verdict shall be itemized by the trier of fact to reflect the amounts, if any, awarded for:

(1) Nonpecuniary damages;

(2) expenses for the care of the deceased caused by the injury; and

(3) pecuniary damages other than those itemized under subsection (c)(2).

(d) Where applicable, the amounts required to be itemized pursuant to subsections (c)(1) and (c)(3) shall be further itemized by the trier of fact to reflect those amounts awarded for injuries and losses sustained to date and those awarded for injuries and losses reasonably expected to be sustained in the future.

(e) In any wrongful death action, the trial court shall instruct the jury only on those items of damage upon which there is some evidence to base an award.
K.S.A. § 12-2720 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 27 / Section 12-2720
12-2720 - Same; adoption of ordinance; contents; publication; protest petition; election; effective, when.
Status: in_force

12-2720. Same; adoption of ordinance; contents; publication; protest petition; election; effective, when. Before any such contract or contracts shall be made by the governing body of such contracting city, or bonds issued, taxes levied or improvements made, as provided in this act, the governing body of such contracting city shall enact an ordinance authorizing the acquisition of the necessary site and the necessary easements, authorizing the making of such improvements and authorizing the making of such contract or contracts. The ordinance shall specify the nature and extent of the improvement to be made and describe such contract or contracts, including the estimated expenditures of the city under such agreement. Such ordinance shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official city paper. If within thirty (30) days of its last publication a petition signed by not less than five percent (5%) of the legally qualified electors is filed with the city clerk, such ordinance shall not take effect until submitted to the electors of such city and approved at an election to be held within ninety (90) days of the filing of such petition. The governing body of the municipality shall have power to call such an election, and such an election shall be called, noticed, conducted, and canvassed in the manner provided by law for bond elections under the provisions of the general bond law, except, the ballots used when voting upon said ordinance or resolution, as the case may be, shall contain these words: "For the ordinance" and "against the ordinance," as the case may be (stating the nature of the proposed ordinance). If no sufficient protest is filed within such thirty (30) days, or if the ordinance is approved at an election hereunder, such ordinance shall become effective and the governing body of such city may proceed with its implementation.
K.S.A. § 40-2,123 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 2 / Section 40-2,123
40-2,123 - Insurers authorized to discontinue certain business in state, when; enforcement.
Status: in_force

40-2,123. Insurers authorized to discontinue certain business in state, when; enforcement. (a) From and after January 1, 1989, an insurer may cease to transact insurance in this state, or discontinue the writing or renewal of one or more kinds of property or casualty insurance specified in K.S.A. 40-901 and 40-1102, and amendments thereto, or classes of property or casualty insurance risks which were actively solicited or written:

(1) After 60 days' notice to the commissioner;

(2) upon loss of adequate reinsurance;

(3) when deemed to be in hazardous financial condition; or

(4) when deemed to be insolvent or potentially insolvent.

(b) The commissioner is authorized to extend the notice period required by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) by adoption of a rule and regulation establishing such longer period of time, not exceeding 60 additional days, as may be necessary to maintain adequate insurance markets following severe or repetitive wind, hailstorms or other unusual events that affect the insurance environment.

(c) Enforcement of the provisions of this section shall be in accordance with article 24 of chapter 40 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto.
K.S.A. § 66-311 — KS Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-311
66-311 - Making fence hog-tight.
Status: in_force

66-311. Making fence hog-tight. Any person owning or occupying land adjoining any railroad track of any railroad company shall have the right to attach to the fence constructed along the track or right-of-way of said railroad company any wires, boards or other materials so as to make the fence of said railroad company sufficient to prevent any hogs or pigs from getting upon the track of said railroad company.
K.S.A. § 32-862 — KS Code / Chapter 32 / Article 8 / Section 32-862
32-862 - Same; tax exemptions.
Status: in_force

32-862. Same; tax exemptions. The exercise of the powers granted by K.S.A. 32-857 through 32-864 will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of their prosperity and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, and as the operation and maintenance of projects by the department will constitute the performance of essential governmental functions, the department shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon the income derived from any project or property acquired or used by the department under the provisions of K.S.A. 32-857 through 32-864. Any bonds issued under the provisions of K.S.A. 32-857 through 32-864, their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be free from taxation within the state.
K.S.A. § 24-466 — KS Code / Chapter 24 / Article 4 / Section 24-466
24-466 - Same; hearing on petition.
Status: in_force

24-466. Same; hearing on petition. At the time set for the hearing of the petition, the board of county commissioners shall first ascertain and determine whether notice has been given of the time of hearing as is required by this act and if it shall determine that such notice has been given to make a declaration and finding of that fact and cause the same to be entered upon its records and thereupon to hear all persons in favor of or opposed to granting the prayer of the petition and all other evidence that it may desire to hear for the purpose of ascertaining, when the petition is by taxpayers, whether such petition contains the proper number of signers possessing the qualifications prescribed by this act, and whether by taxpayer or by the directors of the drainage district whether the statements in the petition are true; and if upon such hearing it is found that such petition is in conformity to the requirements of this act, and that the allegations thereof are true, then such board of county commissioners shall make a finding and decision to that effect, and shall thereupon immediately declare the territory described in the petition to be annexed to and included in the original drainage district. No territory within any incorporated city located in a county having an assessed tangible valuation of more than $150,000,000 shall be included within any drainage district unless the consent of the governing body of such city to the inclusion of such territory shall first be obtained.
K.S.A. § 46-1012 — KS Code / Chapter 46 / Article 10 / Section 46-1012
46-1012 - Counsel of witnesses.
Status: in_force

46-1012. Counsel of witnesses. Every witness required by compulsory process to testify before an investigating committee shall be entitled to receive the advice of, and be accompanied by, counsel of such witness's choice while giving such testimony. By leave of the chairperson or other person presiding over the investigating committee, such counsel may address such committee or cross examine any witness appearing before such committee.
K.S.A. § 40-959 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 9 / Section 40-959
40-959 - Same; appeal of rating organization decision; hearing; order.
Status: in_force

40-959. Same; appeal of rating organization decision; hearing; order. Any member of or subscriber to a rating organization may appeal to the commissioner from the decision of such rating organization in approving or rejecting any proposed change in or addition to the filings of such rating organization and the commissioner, after a hearing, shall issue an order approving the decision of such rating organization or directing it to give further consideration to such proposal, or, if such appeal is from the action or decision of the rating organization in rejecting a proposed addition to its filings, the commissioner may, in the event the commissioner finds such action or decision was unreasonable or unfair, issue an order directing the rating organization to make an addition to its filing, on behalf of its members and subscribers, in a manner consistent with the commissioner's findings, within a reasonable time after the issuance of such order.
K.S.A. § 17-4655 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 46 / Section 17-4655
17-4655 - Name.
Status: in_force

17-4655. Name. The name of an electric generation cooperative organized under the renewable energy electric generation cooperative act shall include the words "renewable," "generation" and "cooperative" and the abbreviation "Inc." The name of an electric generation cooperative shall be distinct from the name of any other cooperative or corporation organized under the laws of, or authorized to do business in, this state. Only a cooperative doing business in this state pursuant to the renewable energy electric generation cooperative act shall use all of the following words in its name: "Renewable," "generation" and "cooperative."
K.S.A. § 75-3124 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 31 / Section 75-3124
75-3124 - Assistant reporters.
Status: in_force

75-3124. Assistant reporters. The supreme court reporter is hereby authorized to appoint, with the consent of the supreme court, a first assistant and a second assistant reporter (part time), who shall each receive an annual salary to be fixed by the court within the limitations of appropriations made therefor.
K.S.A. § 79-507 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 5 / Section 79-507
79-507 - Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment; definition; classification and valuation.
Status: in_force

79-507. Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment; definition; classification and valuation. (a) In accordance with the provisions of section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas, all commercial and industrial machinery used directly in the manufacture of cement, lime or similar products including: Kilns, pumps, lifts, process fans, bucket elevators, compressors, raw mills, hammer mills, grinders, conveyors, ball mills, mixers, storage tanks, scales, crushers, reclaimers, processing vessels, filters, electric motors, cement and clinker coolers, finish mills, separators, electric hoists, stackers, roller mills, clinker breakers, hydraulic and lubricating systems used directly in manufacturing and processing activities, analyzers, aeration systems, air pollution control equipment, bulk loading systems, material and gas flow distribution gates and handling and transport systems, except public utility property valued and assessed pursuant to K.S.A. 79-5a01 et seq., and amendments thereto, are hereby defined as commercial and industrial machinery and equipment, and shall be classified for property tax purposes as tangible personal property within subclass 5 of class 2 of section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas. All such property shall be valued in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b)(2)(E) of K.S.A. 79-1439, and amendments thereto.

(b) The provisions of this section shall apply to all taxable years commencing after December 31, 2013.
K.S.A. § 4-3,892 — KS Code / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 4-3,892
4-3,892 - District 29.
Status: in_force

4-3,892. District 29. Representative district 29 shall consist of the following blocks in voting district (001890), tract 0519.04, block group 3, in Johnson county: block 011; and the following voting districts in Johnson county: (001910), (001930); and the following blocks in voting district (001940), tract 0518.04, block group 1, in Johnson county: block 000, block 001, block 002, block 003, block 004, block 005, block 006, block 007, block 008, block 009, block 010, block 023, block 024, block 025, block 026; and the following voting districts in Johnson county: (001950); and the following blocks in voting district (001960), tract 0519.09, block group 2, in Johnson county: block 000, block 001, block 002, block 003, block 004, block 005, block 006, block 007, block 008, block 009, block 010, block 011, block 012, block 013, block 014, block 015; and the following voting districts in Johnson county: (001970), (001980), (002020), (002030), (002080), (002090), (002150), (002380), (002390), (00242A), (920300), (920310), (920950).
K.S.A. § 19-601 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 6 / Section 19-601
19-601 - County auditor; appointment in counties with a population between 40,000 and 60,000; term; removal.
Status: in_force

19-601. County auditor; appointment in counties with a population between 40,000 and 60,000; term; removal. That in all counties containing over forty thousand (40,000) and not more than sixty thousand (60,000) inhabitants, there may be appointed by the district court of the judicial district in which such county is located one person, who shall have the qualifications of an elector, and who shall be styled "county auditor," and who shall hold his office for a period of two (2) years, unless sooner removed by the appointing power for cause, according to existing laws, and if so removed the cause thereof shall be made part of the record of the board of county commissioners.
K.S.A. § 65-6415 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 64 / Section 65-6415
65-6415 - Provisional licensure as marriage and family therapist; remedial requirements prescribed by board; professional title.
Status: in_force

65-6415. Provisional licensure as marriage and family therapist; remedial requirements prescribed by board; professional title. (a) If, in evaluating any applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist, the board finds that the applicant is deficient in the qualifications or in the quality of the applicant's educational experience required by K.S.A. 65-6404 or 65-6406, and amendments thereto, as applicable, or by rules and regulations adopted by the board, the board may require the applicant to fulfill remedial or other requirements, as the board may prescribe.

(b) A person who is completing requirements prescribed by the board under subsection (a) may apply to the board for provisional licensure as a marriage and family therapist on a form and in a manner prescribed by the board. The board may issue a provisional license to practice marriage and family therapy. A provisional license shall expire upon the earlier of the date that the board issues or denies a license to practice marriage and family therapy or 12 months after the date of issuance of the provisional license. No provisional license shall be renewed, and no provisional license shall be issued again, upon any subsequent application for the same license level.

(c) A person practicing marriage and family therapy with a provisional license may not use the title "licensed marriage and family therapist" or "licensed clinical marriage and family therapist" or the initials "LMFT" or "LCMFT," independently. The word "licensed" may be used by such person only when preceded by the word "provisional."
K.S.A. § 40-3212 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 32 / Section 40-3212
40-3212 - Filings and reports as public documents.
Status: in_force

40-3212. Filings and reports as public documents. Except as provided by K.S.A. 40-3211 and 40-3226, all applications, filings and reports required under this act shall be treated as public documents.
K.S.A. § 60-724 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 7 / Section 60-724
60-724 - Exceptions.
Status: in_force

60-724. Exceptions. No judgment shall be rendered in garnishment by reason of the garnishee:

(1) having drawn, accepted, made, endorsed, or guaranteed any negotiable bill, draft, note, or other security, or

(2) holding moneys on a claim not arising out of contract and not liquidated as to amount, or

(3) holding moneys or property exempt by law, or the proceeds therefrom.
K.S.A. § 12-3420 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 34 / Section 12-3420
12-3420 - Same; issuance of bonds and refunding bonds; approval required.
Status: in_force

12-3420. Same; issuance of bonds and refunding bonds; approval required. The board of directors of a port authority may issue bonds hereunder for the purpose of refunding any bonds or other obligations of the port authority theretofore issued pursuant to this act; or it may authorize a single issue of bonds hereunder for the purpose in part of refunding such previous obligations and in part for the purchasing, acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, equipping, repairing, enlarging and remodeling facilities of such port authority. The port authority shall not issue such refunding bonds without first having received approval, by resolution, of the governing body of the cities or counties which comprise such port authority.

Where bonds are issued under this section solely for refunding purposes, such bonds either may be sold as provided in K.S.A. 12-3428, and amendments thereto, or may be exchanged for outstanding obligations. If sold, the proceeds either may be applied to payment of obligations refunded or may be deposited in escrow for the retirement thereof. All refunding bonds issued under this section shall in all respects be authorized, issued and secured in the manner provided for other bonds issued under this act and shall have all attributes of such bonds. Except as otherwise provided in this section, all refunding bonds issued hereunder shall be issued in the manner prescribed by and subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 10-116a, and amendments thereto. The board of directors may provide that any such refunding bonds shall have the same priority of lien on the revenues pledged for their payment as was provided for obligations refunded thereby.
K.S.A. § 75-4604 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 46 / Section 75-4604
75-4604 - Secretary of administration to control vehicles of pool.
Status: in_force

75-4604. Secretary of administration to control vehicles of pool. The secretary of administration shall be responsible for the control, regulation, acquisition, operation, maintenance, repair, and disposal of all motor vehicles of the central motor pool and all branches thereof.