FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
K.S.A. § 25-117 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 1 / Section 25-117
25-117 - Same; affidavit of newly organized party; filing.
Status: in_force

25-117. Same; affidavit of newly organized party; filing. No newly organized political party shall be recognized or qualified to participate or permitted to have the names of its candidates printed on the ballot in any election in this state until it has filed an affidavit, by the officers of the party in the state, under oath that:

(a) It is not directly or indirectly affiliated by any means whatsoever with the Communist party of the United States, the Communist international, or any other foreign agency, political party, organization or government; or

(b) that it does not either directly or indirectly advocate, teach, justify, aid or abet the overthrow by force or violence, or by any unlawful means, of the government of the United States or this state; or

(c) it does not directly or indirectly carry on, advocate, teach, justify, aid or abet a program of sabotage, force and violence, sedition or treason against the government of the United States or this state.

The affidavit herein provided for shall be filed with the secretary of state and he shall make such investigation as he may deem necessary to determine the character and nature of the political doctrines of such proposed new party, and if he finds that such proposed new party advocates doctrines or has affiliations which are in violation of the provisions of this act, he shall not permit such party to participate in the election.
K.S.A. § 84-3-116 — KS Code / Chapter 84 / Article 3 / Section 84-3-116
84-3-116 - Joint and several liability; contribution.
Status: in_force

84-3-116. Joint and several liability; contribution. (a) Except as otherwise provided in the instrument, two or more persons who have the same liability on an instrument as makers, drawers, acceptors, endorsers who endorse as joint payees, or anomalous endorsers are jointly and severally liable in the capacity in which they sign.

(b) Except as provided in K.S.A. 84-3-419(e) or by agreement of the affected parties, a party having joint and several liability who pays the instrument is entitled to receive from any party having the same joint and several liability contribution in accordance with applicable law.

(c) Discharge of one party having joint and several liability by a person entitled to enforce the instrument does not affect the right under subsection (b) of a party having the same joint and several liability to receive contribution from the party discharged.
K.S.A. § 83-213 — KS Code / Chapter 83 / Article 2 / Section 83-213
83-213 - Labeling of packages; rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

83-213. Labeling of packages; rules and regulations. (a) Except as otherwise provided in chapter 83 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, or by rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, any package kept for the purpose of sale or offered or exposed for sale shall bear on the outside of the package a definite, plain and conspicuous declaration of:

(1) The identity of the commodity in the package, unless the same can easily be identified through the wrapper or container;

(2) the quantity of contents in terms of weight, measure or count; and

(3) the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer or distributor, in the case of any package kept, offered or exposed for sale, or sold in any place other than on the premises where packed.

(b) The secretary of agriculture may adopt rules and regulations which establish reasonable variations or tolerances, prescribe the size of printing of the labeling required and prescribe exemptions of small packages.
K.S.A. § 16-1906 — KS Code / Chapter 16 / Article 19 / Section 16-1906
16-1906 - Action or arbitration to enforce act; costs; venue.
Status: in_force

16-1906. Action or arbitration to enforce act; costs; venue. In any action to enforce K.S.A. 16-1903, 16-1904 or 16-1905, and amendments thereto, including arbitration, between a contractor and subcontractors or subcontractors and subcontractors, the court or arbitrator shall award costs and reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party. Venue of such an action shall be in the county where the real property is located and under Kansas law. The hearing in such an arbitration shall be held in the county where the real property is located.
K.S.A. § 42-3,101 — KS Code / Chapter 42 / Article 3 / Section 42-3,101
42-3,101 - Penalty for failure to construct devices, or to lock head gate and deliver key, or to maintain such devices.
Status: in_force

42-3,101. Penalty for failure to construct devices, or to lock head gate and deliver key, or to maintain such devices. Any person, association or corporation who, being the owner of or controlling any ditch, conduit or other works for diverting water from any natural source, shall fail or neglect to construct therein such head gate for excluding the water therefrom and regulating the flow therein, or such rating flume or measuring device for rating or measuring the flow of water therein and determining the capacity thereof, as required by this act, or such waste gate and tailrace when thereunto lawfully required in pursuance thereof, or to maintain any such structure in good repair and condition, or to renew and replace the same whenever thereunto required, or to put and keep upon such head gate a suitable keyed device or lock, or to deliver the key thereof to the proper officer upon demand, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall pay a fine of not less than ten dollars and not exceeding three hundred dollars, in the discretion of the court wherein conviction shall be had.
K.S.A. § 19-27,130 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 27 / Section 19-27,130
19-27,130 - Creation, designation and determination of boundaries; petition by city; publication and filing resolution.
Status: in_force

19-27,130. Creation, designation and determination of boundaries; petition by city; publication and filing resolution. The county commissioners shall upon the receipt of a petition by the governing body of any city in which all or a part of any land lying within the proposed drainage district is located provide by resolution for the creation of a storm drainage district: Provided, That no district shall include territory lying within more than one city except upon petition by the governing bodies of all cities within which territory of such drainage district is located and no territory lying within the corporate limits of any city shall be included within the boundaries of any drainage district except upon petition by the governing body of such city: Provided further, That within such city only that area lying within the natural drainage or watershed area of the proposed district shall be included in such district. The board of county commissioners shall be the final authority in determining the boundaries and the territory to be included within any drainage district. Such resolution shall designate the district by appropriate name or number, define and fix the boundaries of the district, contain a map showing the location of the same, and shall be published once in the official county newspaper. A certified copy of such resolution shall be filed in the office of the county clerk and the register of deeds of such county.
K.S.A. § 77-131 — KS Code / Chapter 77 / Article 1 / Section 77-131
77-131 - Kansas Statutes Annotated; preparation, printing and binding; preservation of type.
Status: in_force

77-131. Kansas Statutes Annotated; preparation, printing and binding; preservation of type. After the adjournment of the regular session of the legislature of 1963, the revisor of statutes, in accordance with the provisions of this act, shall edit and prepare for the printing and publication of a compilation of all the general statutes of Kansas in force, including those enacted by the budget session of 1962 and the regular session of 1963, which shall be designated as the "Kansas Statutes Annotated." Said statutes shall be printed and bound by the state printer in the manner specified by the revisor of statutes pursuant to the provisions of this act. The state printer shall save and preserve all of the type used in printing said statutes for use in reprinting any of said volumes, when the same shall become necessary.
K.S.A. § 17-7209 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 72 / Section 17-7209
17-7209 - Invalid transfer of close corporation's security; corporate option.
Status: in_force

17-7209. Invalid transfer of close corporation's security; corporate option. If a restriction on the transfer of a security of a close corporation is held not to be authorized by K.S.A. 17-6426, and amendments thereto, the corporation, nevertheless, shall have an option, for a period of 30 days after the judgment setting aside the restriction becomes final, to acquire the restricted security at a price which is agreed upon by the parties, or if no agreement is reached as to price, then at the fair value as determined by the district court. In order to determine fair value, the court may appoint an appraiser to receive evidence and report to the court such appraiser's findings and recommendation as to fair value.
K.S.A. § 46-1126 — KS Code / Chapter 46 / Article 11 / Section 46-1126
46-1126 - Contracts for audits; professional liability insurance; responsibilities of selected firm.
Status: in_force

46-1126. Contracts for audits; professional liability insurance; responsibilities of selected firm. (a) Each contract for an audit * state agency entered into under K.S.A. 46-1123 and 46-1125, and amendments thereto, shall be entered into between the post auditor and the firm selected to perform the audit. Each such contract shall require the firm selected to perform the audit to submit evidence which is satisfactory to the contract audit committee that the firm has general professional liability insurance or specific professional liability insurance which is adequate for such audit.

(b) In addition to the requirements in subsection (a), each such contract for audit services shall specify the responsibilities undertaken by the firm selected to perform such audit and that such firm shall be responsible for all material errors and omissions in the performance of such contract.

(c) Such contracts shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3739, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 74-4201 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 42 / Section 74-4201
74-4201 - Kansas real estate commission; membership.
Status: in_force

74-4201. Kansas real estate commission; membership. (a) The Kansas real estate commission shall consist of five members appointed by the governor. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 1992 Supp. 75-4315c, one member shall be appointed from each congressional district and the remainder from the state at large. Each member shall have been, for a period of five years immediately preceding the member's appointment, a citizen and a resident of Kansas. Not less than three members shall have been real estate brokers for five years and not less than one member shall have never engaged in business as real estate brokers and shall not be so engaged while serving on the commission.

(b) At the expiration of the term of any member of the commission, the governor shall appoint a successor for a term of four years and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. In the event of a vacancy in the membership of the commission, the governor shall appoint a member to serve for the unexpired portion of the vacated term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. Each member of the commission shall, before entering upon the member's duties, take and file with the commission an oath to faithfully perform the duties of the office.
K.S.A. § 24-468 — KS Code / Chapter 24 / Article 4 / Section 24-468
24-468 - Same; drainage outside district; agreement with landowner.
Status: in_force

24-468. Same; drainage outside district; agreement with landowner. That any land or easement therein lying outside of, but adjacent or near to any drainage district may be drained into the drainage system of such district upon such written terms and agreement as the board of directors of such district, and the owner of such land or easement may determine, and the money received for such privilege shall be paid in to the treasurer of such district to be used as other funds thereof: Provided, however, That if such land or easement therein is situated within a drainage district organized under any law of the state of Kansas, such written terms and agreement may be entered into and such money paid by the drainage district in which such land or easement therein is situated.
K.S.A. § 9-1701 — KS Code / Chapter 9 / Article 17 / Section 9-1701
9-1701 - Examination of banks and trust companies; other reports.
Status: in_force

9-1701. Examination of banks and trust companies; other reports. (a) The commissioner or the commissioner's staff shall visit each bank and trust company at least once every 18 months, and may visit any bank or trust company at any time the commissioner deems necessary for the purpose of making an examination or inquiry into the condition of the affairs of such bank or trust company. For such purpose, the commissioner and the commissioner's staff are authorized to administer oaths and to examine under oath the directors, officers, employees and agents of any bank or trust company.

(b) The results of any examination pursuant to this section shall be reduced to writing by the commissioner or the commissioner's staff. The commissioner shall provide to the board of directors of the bank or trust company a copy of the examination report. No person shall personally examine a bank or trust company if that person is a stockholder of, indebted to or otherwise financially interested in that bank or trust company.

(c) The examination team may conduct an exit review meeting with the board of directors of a bank or trust company following the examination of such bank or trust company as provided in subsection (a).

(d) The commissioner is hereby authorized to accept any examination report or any other report on a state bank or trust company made by the:

(1) Federal deposit insurance corporation or its successor;

(2) federal reserve bank; or

(3) consumer financial protection bureau.
K.S.A. § 22-2522 — KS Code / Chapter 22 / Article 25 / Section 22-2522
22-2522 - Body cavity searches; warrant; limitations.
Status: in_force

22-2522. Body cavity searches; warrant; limitations. (a) A body cavity search shall be conducted only under the authority of a search warrant specifically authorizing a body cavity search.

(b) Every body cavity search shall be conducted by a licensed physician or registered nurse. No person authorized by this subsection to conduct a body cavity search or any person assisting in the performance of such search shall be liable in any civil or criminal action when such search is performed in a reasonable manner according to generally accepted medical practices in the community where performed.

(c) Law enforcement officers may be present during the search, but only those of the same sex as the person on whom a body cavity search is being conducted.
K.S.A. § 24-522 — KS Code / Chapter 24 / Article 5 / Section 24-522
24-522 - Prevention of overflow of natural watercourse.
Status: in_force

24-522. Prevention of overflow of natural watercourse. The board of directors shall have charge of all embankments and other works or improvements constructed to prevent the overflow of any natural watercourse within their respective districts, and to protect and repair the same shall have power to employ guards and laborers, and to protect and superintend such work as may by them be deemed necessary, but all money expended for such purpose shall only be paid out of the general fund provided by the levy of a general tax on all the property of the district as hereinbefore authorized.
K.S.A. § 75-4509 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 45 / Section 75-4509
75-4509 - Prosecution of persons arrested by capitol police.
Status: in_force

75-4509. Prosecution of persons arrested by capitol police. Except in cases of violation of the ordinances of the city of Topeka, all prosecutions commenced for any violation by a person arrested by a member of the capitol police shall be brought in the district court of Shawnee county and said court shall proceed in any such case in the same manner as it would in any other criminal matter over which it has jurisdiction. All prosecutions for violations of ordinances of the city of Topeka, shall be prosecuted in the municipal court of Topeka by the city attorney of Topeka.
K.S.A. § 65-1,248 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 1 / Section 65-1,248
65-1,248 - Breastfeeding; where.
Status: in_force

65-1,248. Breastfeeding; where. (a) Breast milk is widely acknowledged to be the most complete form of nutrition for infants, with a range of benefits for infant's health, growth, immunity and development and has also been shown to improve maternal health and bonding in addition to contributing to society at large through economic and environmental gains, it is therefore the public policy of Kansas that a mother's choice to breastfeed should be supported and encouraged to the greatest extent possible.

(b) A mother may breastfeed in any place she has a right to be.
K.S.A. § 8-239 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 8-239
8-239 - Instruction permits for persons 17 years of age and older; conditions and requirements.
Status: in_force

8-239. Instruction permits for persons 17 years of age and older; conditions and requirements. Any person who is at least 17 years of age may apply to the division for an instruction permit. The division may in its discretion, after the applicant has successfully passed all parts of the examination other than the driving test, issue to the applicant an instruction permit which shall entitle the applicant while having such permit in such person's immediate possession to drive a passenger car upon the public highways for a period of one year subject to the restrictions herein contained. The one having the instruction permit may operate a passenger car at any time when accompanied by an adult who is at least 21 years of age, who is the holder of a valid commercial driver's license, class A, B or C driver's license, who has had at least one year of driving experience and who is occupying a seat beside the driver. Any person who is at least 17 years of age may apply for an instruction permit to operate a motorcycle either separate from or in conjunction with an instruction permit to operate a passenger car, and such permit shall entitle the permittee to operate a motorcycle if such person is accompanied by an adult who is at least 21 years of age, who is the holder of a valid class M driver's license, who has had at least one year of driving experience and who is riding a motorcycle in the general proximity of the permittee.
K.S.A. § 68-1109 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 11 / Section 68-1109
68-1109 - Roadway and grade of bridges and culverts on county and township roads and on highways over railroad tracks.
Status: in_force

68-1109. Roadway and grade of bridges and culverts on county and township roads and on highways over railroad tracks. (a) Except as otherwise provided, all bridges constructed on county major collector roads or highways and on county minor collector roads or highways shall have a clear roadway of not less than 24 feet. Except as otherwise provided, bridges constructed on township and local service roads and highways shall have a clear roadway of not less than 20 feet. A bridge over 100 feet in length constructed on a county major collector road or highway or on a county minor collector road or highway may have a clear roadway of less than 24 feet, if approved by the county engineer, and a bridge over 100 feet in length constructed on a township or local service road or highway may have a clear roadway of less than 20 feet when approved by the county engineer.

(b) All culverts constructed on county major collector roads or highways or on county minor collector roads or highways shall have a clear roadway of not less than 24 feet. The roadway of any bridge constructed on any public road or highway over the tracks of any railroad shall not be less than 24 feet wide for any county major collector road or highway or county minor collector road or highway and not less than 20 feet wide for any township or local service road or highway.
K.S.A. § 65-16,121 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 16 / Section 65-16,121
65-16,121 - Pharmacy audit integrity act.
Status: in_force

65-16,121. Pharmacy audit integrity act. (a) K.S.A. 65-16,121 through 65-16,126, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the pharmacy audit integrity act.

(b) This section shall take effect on and after July 1, 2011.
K.S.A. § 17-4615 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 46 / Section 17-4615
17-4615 - Amendment of articles of incorporation.
Status: in_force

17-4615. Amendment of articles of incorporation. A cooperative may amend its articles of incorporation in any manner not inconsistent with this act by complying with the following requirements:

(a) The proposed amendment shall be presented to a meeting of the members, the notice of which shall set forth or have attached the proposed amendment.

(b) If the proposed amendment, with any changes, is approved by the affirmative vote of not less than 2 / 3 of those members voting at such meeting, articles of amendment shall be executed on behalf of the cooperative by its president or vice president and attested by its secretary.

(c) The articles of amendment shall recite that they are executed pursuant to this act and shall state:

(1) The name of the cooperative; and

(2) the amendment to its articles of incorporation.

(d) The president or vice president executing such articles of amendment shall make and annex thereto an affidavit stating that the provisions of this section in respect of the amendment set forth in such articles were duly complied with.
K.S.A. § 12-2034 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 20 / Section 12-2034
12-2034 - Citation of act.
Status: in_force

12-2034. Citation of act. K.S.A. 12-2034 through 12-3036, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the organized collection service act.
K.S.A. § 57-201 — KS Code / Chapter 57 / Article 2 / Section 57-201
57-201 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

57-201. Definitions. As used in this act, "person" means any individual, resident or nonresident, of this state, and every domestic or foreign or alien partnership, society, association or corporation; the words "performing rights" refer to "public performance for profit"; the word "user" means any person who directly or indirectly performs or causes to be performed musical compositions for profit; the term "blanket license" includes any device whereby public performance for profit is authorized of the combined copyrights of two or more owners; the term "blanket royalty or fee" includes any device whereby prices for performing rights are not based on the separate performance of individual copyrights.