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K.S.A. § 19-2698 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 26 / Section 19-2698
19-2698 - Services for persons with physical disability; tax levy; procedure to authorize levy.
Status: in_force

19-2698. Services for persons with physical disability; tax levy; procedure to authorize levy. (a) The board of county commissioners of any county may levy a tax not to exceed 1 / 2 mill on all taxable tangible property within the county for the purpose of assisting in the provision of services for persons with physically handicapping conditions, but such tax shall not be used for the purposes for which a tax is authorized under K.S.A. 12-1680, 19-4004, 19-4011, 65-212 and 65-215, and amendments thereto. The board shall adopt a resolution stating its intent to levy the tax and the purpose therefor. The resolution shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. If a petition signed by at least 5% of the qualified voters of the county is filed with the county election officer, the board shall submit the proposition for approval by a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting at an election thereon. The election shall be called and held in the manner provided by the general bond law.

(b) If a petition signed by not less than 5% of the registered voters of any county is filed with the county election officer requesting an election on the question of whether a tax levy not to exceed 1 / 2 mill on all taxable tangible property within the county shall be made for the purpose of assisting in the provision of services for persons with physically handicapping conditions, the board of county commissioners shall submit the proposition for approval by a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting at an election thereon. The election shall be called and held in the manner provided by the general bond law. If such proposition is approved, the board of county commissioners shall levy such tax for such purpose. No such tax shall be used for the purposes for which a tax is authorized under K.S.A. 12-1680, 19-4004, 19-4011, 65-212 and 65-215, and amendments thereto.

(c) As used in this section, "physically handicapping condition" means the physical condition of a person, whether congenital or acquired by accident, injury or disease that constitutes a substantial disability, including but not limited to blindness and hearing loss.
K.S.A. § 27-102 — KS Code / Chapter 27 / Article 1 / Section 27-102
27-102 - Exclusive jurisdiction ceded to the United States; concurrent jurisdiction with Kansas for military purposes, procedure.
Status: in_force

27-102. Exclusive jurisdiction ceded to the United States; concurrent jurisdiction with Kansas for military purposes, procedure. (a) That exclusive jurisdiction over and within any lands so acquired by the United States shall be, and the same is hereby, ceded to the United States, for all purposes; saving, however, to the state of Kansas the right to serve therein any civil or criminal process issued under the authority of the state, in any action on account of rights acquired, obligations incurred or crimes committed in said state, but outside the boundaries of such land; and saving further to said state the right to tax the property and franchises of any railroad, bridge or other corporations within the boundaries of such lands; but the jurisdiction hereby ceded shall not continue after the United States shall cease to own said lands.

(b) (1) The state of Kansas authorizes the governor to grant requests from the United States to establish concurrent jurisdiction over land owned by the United States for military purposes within the boundaries of Kansas. Concurrent jurisdiction shall be effective upon completion of:

(A) A written offer for concurrent jurisdiction being sent to the governor by the principal officer of the military installation or other authorized representative of the United States having supervision and control over the land that:

(i) Clearly states the subject matter for the concurrent jurisdiction request;

(ii) provides the metes and bounds description of the boundary of the concurrent jurisdiction offer; and

(iii) indicates whether the request includes future contiguous expansion of land acquired for military purposes; and

(B) the governor accepting the offer in writing that clearly confirms each of the elements of the offer that are accepted; and

(C) the governor recording and indexing the offer, acceptance and metes and bounds description of the boundary of concurrent jurisdiction with the secretary of state who shall publish such information in the Kansas register.

(2) After concurrent jurisdiction is effective:

(A) The governor shall send a copy of the information provided to the secretary of state to the official who made the initial written offer; and

(B) any state or local agency may enter into a reciprocal agreement or memorandum of understanding with any agency of the United States for the coordination and designation of responsibilities related to the concurrent jurisdiction.
K.S.A. § 16-334 — KS Code / Chapter 16 / Article 3 / Section 16-334
16-334 - Trust agreement; copy filed with secretary of state; requirements.
Status: in_force

16-334. Trust agreement; copy filed with secretary of state; requirements. (a) Cemetery corporations subject to this act shall file, in the office of the secretary of state, a copy of the agreement or document which establishes the trust between the cemetery corporation and the trustee.

(b) The trust agreement shall acknowledge all contractual agreements and shall be subject to, governed by, and construed according to K.S.A. 16-320 et seq., and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 24-438 — KS Code / Chapter 24 / Article 4 / Section 24-438
24-438 - Eminent domain proceedings.
Status: in_force

24-438. Eminent domain proceedings. Whenever it shall be deemed necessary to construct any levee across the right-of-way of any railroad company, and such railroad company shall be entitled to compensation therefor, the board of directors shall have the power to make such crossing or to condemn and appropriate so much of such right-of-way or land as may be necessary for that purpose in the manner hereinafter provided; and whenever it shall be deemed necessary to appropriate any private property for use by the district in widening, deepening or otherwise improving any natural watercourse to prevent the overflow thereof, or for the construction of any levee, canal, drain or other work, the board of directors shall cause a survey and description of the land so required out of the right-of-way or lands of such railroad company or out of the lands of any private owner to be made by a licensed land surveyor or a professional engineer who is competent to conduct a land survey and filed with its secretary, and thereupon shall make an order declaring that the appropriation of such land is necessary and setting forth for what purpose the same is to be used. The board of directors, as soon as practicable thereafter, shall proceed to exercise the power of eminent domain in accordance with the eminent domain procedure act.
K.S.A. § 74-5094 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 50 / Section 74-5094
74-5094 - Purposes of act.
Status: in_force

74-5094. Purposes of act. The purposes of the community strategic planning assistance act are to:

(a) Build and enhance economic development capacity at the local and regional levels;

(b) develop and sustain long-term commitments for local development efforts;

(c) encourage broad-based local and multi-county development strategies that build on local strengths and to complement and reinforce statewide economic development strategy;

(d) improve the ability of local communities to effectively use economic data and analysis in the strategic planning process for economic development;

(e) maximize state investments in economic development through more efficient implementation of limited resources;

(f) provide recognition for successful communities and to motivate other communities; and

(g) encourage local initiatives to revitalize blighted areas in metropolitan counties.
K.S.A. § 60-454 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 4 / Section 60-454
60-454 - Liability insurance.
Status: in_force

60-454. Liability insurance. Evidence that a person was, at the time a harm was suffered by another, insured wholly or partially against loss arising from liability for that harm is inadmissible as tending to prove negligence or other wrongdoing.
K.S.A. § 72-371 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 3 / Section 72-371
72-371 - Commissioner of education, acting commissioner; appointment and duties.
Status: in_force

72-371. Commissioner of education, acting commissioner; appointment and duties. (a) The state board shall appoint a commissioner of education as is provided by section 4 of article 6 of the constitution. The commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the state board and perform such duties as are prescribed by law or by the state board.

(b) The state board may appoint a person to be the acting commissioner of education in any interim in which the office of commissioner of education is vacant, and such appointment may be made conditional upon any future vacancy occurring. Any appointment made under this subsection (b) shall be subject to review and change by the state board at its first meeting after any such vacancy occurs.
K.S.A. § 74-8122 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 81 / Section 74-8122
74-8122 - Abolishing the agricultural value added center, the agricultural value added processing center leadership council, the division of markets and the director of marketing.
Status: in_force

74-8122. Abolishing the agricultural value added center, the agricultural value added processing center leadership council, the division of markets and the director of marketing. (a) The agricultural value added center established by K.S.A. 1995 Supp. 74-8117 and the agricultural value added processing center leadership council created by K.S.A. 1995 Supp. 74-8118 are hereby abolished.

(b) The division of markets within the Kansas department of agriculture created by K.S.A. 74-530 and the director of marketing created by K.S.A. 74-533 are hereby abolished.
K.S.A. § 79-1621 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 16 / Section 79-1621
79-1621 - Forms and instructions; rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

79-1621. Forms and instructions; rules and regulations. (a) In administering this act, the director of taxation shall make available suitable forms with instructions for claimants.

(b) The secretary of revenue is hereby authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the administration of the provisions of this act.
K.S.A. § 60-1208 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 12 / Section 60-1208
60-1208 - Witnesses.
Status: in_force

60-1208. Witnesses. (a) Testimony; violations. In an investigation of grounds for ouster the attorney general and the county attorneys of the several counties of the state of Kansas shall have the power and they are hereby authorized and directed whenever complaint has been made and the names of the witnesses furnished them, or whenever they deem necessary, to issue subpoenas for such witnesses so furnished them, and for such persons as they shall have reason to believe have any knowledge of the truth of the complaint made, to appear before said attorney general or county attorney, at a time and place to be designated in the subpoena, then and there to testify concerning the subject matter set out in said complaint. Each witness shall be sworn true answers to make to all questions propounded to him or her, touching the matter under investigation, and the testimony of each witness shall be reduced to writing and be signed by the witness. The attorney general, assistant attorney general and the county attorneys of the several counties of the state are hereby authorized and empowered to administer the necessary oaths and affirmations to such witnesses.

(b) Penalties. Any disobedience to such subpoena, or refusal to answer any proper question propounded by the attorney general, assistant attorney general, or county attorney, at such inquiry shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(c) Privilege and immunity of witness. No person shall be excused from testifying before said attorney general, assistant attorney general, or county attorney at any such investigation, or be excused from testifying at the request of the state in any proceeding brought under the provisions of this article, on the ground that the person's testimony may incriminate him or her; but no person shall be prosecuted or punished in any criminal proceeding on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he or she shall be compelled to testify; nor shall such testimony be used against him or her for any crime or misdemeanor under the laws of this state.
K.S.A. § 60-3321 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 33 / Section 60-3321
60-3321 - Misappropriation of trade secret; injunctive or other protective relief.
Status: in_force

60-3321. Misappropriation of trade secret; injunctive or other protective relief. (a) Actual or threatened misappropriation may be enjoined. Upon application to the court, an injunction shall be terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist, but the injunction may be continued for an additional reasonable period of time in order to eliminate commercial advantage that otherwise would be derived from the misappropriation.

(b) In exceptional circumstances, an injunction may condition future use upon payment of a reasonable royalty for no longer than the period of time for which use could have been prohibited. Exceptional circumstances include, but are not limited to, a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation that renders a prohibitive injunction inequitable.

(c) In appropriate circumstances, affirmative acts to protect a trade secret may be compelled by court order.
K.S.A. § 21-5511 — KS Code / Chapter 21 / Article 55 / Section 21-5511
21-5511 - Adultery.
Status: in_force

21-5511. Adultery. (a) Adultery is engaging in sexual intercourse or sodomy with a person who is not married to the offender if:

(1) The offender is married; or

(2) the offender is not married and knows that the other person involved in the act is married.

(b) Adultery is a class C misdemeanor.
K.S.A. § 40-5902 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 59 / Section 40-5902
40-5902 - Same; limitation on charges for services and materials.
Status: in_force

40-5902. Same; limitation on charges for services and materials. No vision care provider shall charge more for services and materials that are not covered services under either vision care insurance or a vision care discount plan than such vision care provider's usual and customary rate for those services and materials.
K.S.A. § 58-1015 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 10 / Section 58-1015
58-1015 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

58-1015. Definitions. As used in this act unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Auctioneer" means a person who conducts a public auction as herein defined;

(b) "clerk" means: (a) the county clerk of the county wherein the public auction is to be held if the public auction is to be held outside the corporate limits of a city; (b) the city clerk, city license collector or other person or officer designated by a city to issue public auction licenses of the city wherein the public auction is to be held;

(c) "inventory" means a list of new goods, wares and merchandise offered at public auction, showing make and model; also their serial number, if any;

(d) "person" means and includes an individual, firm, association, corporation or any other legal entity;

(e) "public auction" means the offering for sale or selling of new goods, wares or merchandise to the highest bidder or offering for sale or selling of new goods, wares or merchandise at a high price and then offering the same at successive lower prices until a buyer is secured; and

(f) "new goods, wares and merchandise" means those not previously sold at retail.
K.S.A. § 23-36,304 — KS Code / Chapter 23 / Article 36 / Section 23-36,304
23-36,304 - Duties of initiating tribunal.
Status: in_force

23-36,304. Duties of initiating tribunal. (a) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this act, an initiating tribunal of this state shall forward the petition and its accompanying documents:

(1) To the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state; or

(2) if the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, to the state information agency of the responding state with a request that they be forwarded to the appropriate tribunal and that receipt be acknowledged.

(b) If requested by the responding tribunal, a tribunal of this state shall issue a certificate or other document and make findings required by the law of the responding state. If the responding tribunal is in a foreign country, upon request the tribunal of this state shall specify the amount of support sought, convert that amount into the equivalent amount in the foreign currency under applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported and provide any other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements of the responding foreign tribunal.
K.S.A. § 24-1222 — KS Code / Chapter 24 / Article 12 / Section 24-1222
24-1222 - Chief engineer authorized to transfer territory from one district to another, when; petition.
Status: in_force

24-1222. Chief engineer authorized to transfer territory from one district to another, when; petition. The chief engineer of the division of water resources shall have power upon a proper petition being presented for that purpose to transfer territory from one watershed district, organized and incorporated under the provisions of article 12 of chapter 24 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, or any amendments thereto, to any other adjacent watershed district so organized and incorporated.
K.S.A. § 75-2754 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 27 / Section 75-2754
75-2754 - Severability.
Status: in_force

75-2754. Severability. If any provisions of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application. To this end the provisions of this act are severable.
K.S.A. § 72-26,100 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 26 / Section 72-26,100
72-26,100 - Same; teacher and other public school employee defined.
Status: in_force

72-26,100. Same; teacher and other public school employee defined. In construing this act, the word teacher shall include all members of the teaching staff regularly employed by the board of education of such city, which shall include superintendents, supervisors, and assistants to the superintendent of instruction, principals and teachers. Other public school employees shall include engineers, janitors, nurses, doctors, clerks, secretaries, stenographers, and librarians, and all other employees regularly employed by the board of education of such city.
K.S.A. § 55-611 — KS Code / Chapter 55 / Article 6 / Section 55-611
55-611 - Penalties for violation of K.S.A. 55-610.
Status: in_force

55-611. Penalties for violation of K.S.A. 55-610. Any person, firm or the officials of any corporation violating the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction in any court having jurisdiction of the offense, be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or by confinement in the county jail not exceeding six months, or both. Each day's violation shall be considered a separate offense.
K.S.A. § 59-2203 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 22 / Section 59-2203
59-2203 - Venue.
Status: in_force

59-2203. Venue. Proceedings for the probate of a will or for administration shall be had in the county of the residence of the decedent at the time of such decedent's death if the decedent owned an interest in real property in such county, or, if the decedent did not own an interest in real property in the decedent's county of residence at the time of such decedent's death, in such county of the residence of the decedent at the time of such decedent's death or in any county where the decedent owned an interest in real property; if the decedent was not a resident of this state, proceedings may be had in any county where such decedent left any estate to be administered as provided in K.S.A. 59-805, and amendments thereto. Proceedings for the administration of a partnership estate by the surviving partner shall be had in the county of the residence of the deceased partner at the time. If the deceased partner is a nonresident of the state the proceedings may be had in any county in which any of the partnership property is situated. Such proceedings first legally commenced shall extend to all of the property of the decedent or proposed conservatee in this state.

If the proceedings are instituted in more than one county, they shall be stayed except in the county where first commenced until final determination of venue. If the proper venue is determined to be in another county, the district court shall transmit the entire file to the proper county.
K.S.A. § 79-1802 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 18 / Section 79-1802
79-1802 - Levies by county commissioners.
Status: in_force

79-1802. Levies by county commissioners. The county commissioners shall meet on the first Monday of August in each year, and shall estimate and determine the amount of money to be raised by tax for all county purposes, and all other taxes which they shall be required by law to levy.
K.S.A. § 12-522 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 5 / Section 12-522
12-522 - Filing of annexation ordinance.
Status: in_force

12-522. Filing of annexation ordinance. Upon the passage and publication of any annexation ordinance authorized under this act, the city clerk shall file a certified copy of such ordinance with the county clerk, the register of deeds, and the county election commissioner, if any, of the county or counties in which such city is located. No fee shall be charged for such filings, and the register of deeds shall file, but not record, the certified copies of such ordinances filed with him or her.