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K.S.A. § 72-6488 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 64 / Section 72-6488
72-6488 - Transportation routes; regular school route.
Status: in_force

72-6488. Transportation routes; regular school route. (a) The board of education of a school district may prescribe the regular school routes on which transportation of its pupils is to be provided, and shall schedule the school bus and motor vehicle routes so that each pupil entitled to transportation will be transported to and from school on every school day.

(b) For the purposes of this section, the term regular school route includes any route arranged by the board of education for (1) transportation of its pupils to and from the residence of such pupils in another school district in accordance with an order issued by a board of education under the provisions of K.S.A. 72-3124, and amendments thereto; and (2) transportation of its pupils to and from any school attended in another school district in accordance with the provisions of an agreement entered into under authority of K.S.A. 72-13,101, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 45-218 — KS Code / Chapter 45 / Article 2 / Section 45-218
45-218 - Inspection of records; request; response; refusal, when; fees.
Status: in_force

45-218. Inspection of records; request; response; refusal, when; fees. (a) All public records shall be open for inspection by any person, except as otherwise provided by this act, and suitable facilities shall be made available by each public agency for this purpose. No person shall removal* original copies of public records from the office of any public agency without the written permission of the custodian of the record.

(b) Upon request in accordance with procedures adopted under K.S.A. 45-220, any person may inspect public records during the regular office hours of the public agency and during any additional hours established by the public agency pursuant to K.S.A. 45-220.

(c) If the person to whom the request is directed is not the custodian of the public record requested, such person shall so notify the requester and shall furnish the name and location of the custodian of the public record, if known to or readily ascertainable by such person.

(d) Each request for access to a public record shall be acted upon as soon as possible, but not later than the end of the third business day following the date that the request is received. If access to the public record is not granted immediately, the custodian shall give a detailed explanation of the cause for further delay and the place and earliest time and date that the record will be available for inspection. If the request for access is denied, the custodian shall provide, upon request, a written statement of the grounds for denial. Such statement shall cite the specific provision of law under which access is denied and shall be furnished to the requester not later than the end of the third business day following the date that the request for the statement is received.

(e) The custodian may refuse to provide access to a public record, or to permit inspection, if a request places an unreasonable burden in producing public records or if the custodian has reason to believe that repeated requests are intended to disrupt other essential functions of the public agency. However, refusal under this subsection must be sustained by preponderance of the evidence.

(f) A public agency may charge and require advance payment of a fee for providing access to or furnishing copies of public records, subject to K.S.A. 45-219.
K.S.A. § 25-4182 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 41 / Section 25-4182
25-4182 - Same; cease and desist order; emergency orders; hearing procedure; hearings before administrative law judge.
Status: in_force

25-4182. Same; cease and desist order; emergency orders; hearing procedure; hearings before administrative law judge. (a) If the commission determines after notice and opportunity for a hearing that any person has engaged or is engaging in any act or practice constituting a violation of any provision of the campaign finance act or any rule and regulation or order hereunder, the commission by order may require that such person cease and desist from the unlawful act or practice and take such affirmative action as in the judgment of the commission will carry out the purposes of such act.

(b) If the commission makes written findings of fact that the public interest will be irreparably harmed by delay in issuing an order under subsection (a), the commission may issue an emergency temporary cease and desist order. Such order, even when not an order within the meaning of K.S.A. 77-502, and amendments thereto, shall be subject to the same procedures as an emergency order issued under K.S.A. 77-536, and amendments thereto. Upon the entry of such an order, the commission shall promptly notify the person subject to the order that it has been entered, of the reasons therefor and that upon written request the matter will be set for a hearing which shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. Upon the request of the respondent, any hearing held under this act may be removed for hearing before a presiding officer from the office of administrative hearings as provided in K.S.A. 25-4161, and amendments thereto. If no hearing is requested and none is ordered by the commission, the order will remain in effect until it is modified or vacated by the commission. If a hearing is requested or ordered, the commission, after notice of and opportunity for hearing to the person subject to the order, shall by written findings of fact and conclusions of law vacate, modify or make permanent the order. Any such order shall be enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction.
K.S.A. § 22-2808 — KS Code / Chapter 22 / Article 28 / Section 22-2808
22-2808 - Exoneration.
Status: in_force

22-2808. Exoneration. When the condition of the appearance bond has been satisfied or the forfeiture thereof has been set aside or remitted, the court shall exonerate the obligors and release them from liability. A surety may be exonerated by a deposit of cash in the amount of the bond or by a timely surrender of the defendant into custody.
K.S.A. § 23-36,503 — KS Code / Chapter 23 / Article 36 / Section 23-36,503
23-36,503 - Employer's compliance with two or more income withholding orders.
Status: in_force

23-36,503. Employer's compliance with two or more income withholding orders. If an obligor's employer receives two or more income withholding orders with respect to the earnings of the same obligor, the employer satisfies the terms of the orders if the employer complies with the law of the state of the obligor's principal place of employment to establish the priorities for withholding and allocating income withheld for two or more child support obligees.
K.S.A. § 19-15,114 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 15 / Section 19-15,114
19-15,114 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

19-15,114. Definitions. As used in this act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:

(a) "Public building" shall mean and include any building or structure determined by the board of county commissioners to be necessary to the county for any public county purpose.

(b) "Improve" shall mean and include alteration, repair, reconstruction, remodeling, furnishing, equipping, extending, adding to, enlarging or any other work which will enhance, extend or restore the value or utility of the public building.
K.S.A. § 80-2528 — KS Code / Chapter 80 / Article 25 / Section 80-2528
80-2528 - Same; revenue bonds; negotiability; interest rate; terms.
Status: in_force

80-2528. Same; revenue bonds; negotiability; interest rate; terms. Revenue bonds issued under authority of this act shall have all of the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments, may bear interest at a rate not exceeding the maximum rate for revenue bonds prescribed in K.S.A. 10-1009 and amendments thereto, may bear such date, may mature at such time or times not exceeding 40 years from their date, may be in such denomination or denominations, may be in such form, either coupon or registered, may carry such registration and conversion privileges, may be executed in such manner, may be payable in such medium of payment and may be subject to such terms of redemption, with or without premium, as may be provided by resolution adopted by the board.

Such bonds may be sold in such manner and at such price or prices not less than 95% of par and accrued interest to date of delivery as may be considered advisable by the board.
K.S.A. § 18-120 — KS Code / Chapter 18 / Article 1 / Section 18-120
18-120 - Decatur.
Status: in_force

18-120. Decatur. The county of Decatur is bounded as follows: Commencing on the state line, at the northeast corner of town one, one range line between ranges twenty-five and twenty-six west; thence west on the state line, to the west line of range thirty west; thence south on said range line, to south line of town five; thence east on said line, to the east line of range twenty-six west; thence north on said range line, to the place of beginning.
K.S.A. § 72-3215 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 32 / Section 72-3215
72-3215 - Preschool programs; interlocal agreements; contracts to provide programs; fees.
Status: in_force

72-3215. Preschool programs; interlocal agreements; contracts to provide programs; fees. (a) The board of education of any school district may:

(1) Offer and teach courses and conduct preschool programs for children under the age of eligibility to attend kindergarten.

(2) Enter into cooperative or interlocal agreements with one or more other boards for the establishment, operation and maintenance of such preschool programs.

(3) Contract with private, nonprofit corporations or associations or with any public or private agency or institution, whether located within or outside the state, for the establishment, operation and maintenance of such preschool programs.

(4) Prescribe and collect fees for providing such preschool programs.

(b) Fees for providing preschool programs shall be prescribed and collected only to recover the costs incurred as a result of and directly attributable to the establishment, operation and maintenance of the preschool programs. Revenues from fees collected by a board under this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the school district and shall be considered reimbursements to the district for the purpose of the Kansas school equity and enhancement act, K.S.A. 72-5131 et seq., and amendments thereto, and may be expended whether the same have been budgeted or not and amounts so expended shall not be considered operating expenses.
K.S.A. § 76-445 — KS Code / Chapter 76 / Article 4 / Section 76-445
76-445 - Same; lease of certain land from endowment association; annual rentals, committee to determine; termination of lease, notice.
Status: in_force

76-445. Same; lease of certain land from endowment association; annual rentals, committee to determine; termination of lease, notice. As part of the consideration for the lease mentioned in K.S.A. 76-443, the Kansas state college endowment association shall lease to the state of Kansas for a period of ninety-nine (99) years at an annual rental of three hundred five dollars ($305) plus the amount of the annual real estate taxes for the use and purposes of the Kansas state college of agriculture and applied science approximately 25.4 acres of land described as follows: Part of the SE 1/4 of section 36, township 9 south, range 7 east of the 6th principal meridian more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the NE corner of the SE 1/4 of said section 36 thence south 180.0 feet along the east line of said section 36; thence west 792.0 feet parallel to the north line of said SE 1/4 section; thence south 440.0 feet; thence east 792.0 feet to a point on the east line of said section 36 that is 620.0 feet south of the point of beginning; thence south 700.0 feet along the east line of said section 36; thence west 1103.2 feet; thence north 1320.0 feet to the north line of said SE 1/4; thence east 1103.2 feet to the point of beginning. Containing 25.4 acres more or less all in Riley county, Kansas. Notwithstanding any provisions hereinbefore to the contrary, the Kansas state college endowment association shall have the right to increase or decrease the annual rental at the beginning of any fiscal year beginning on July 1, by giving a six (6) months' notice thereof to the state board of regents, but no such increase or decrease in rental shall be made except upon recommendation of a committee of five (5) members, two (2) of whom shall be named by the endowment association, two (2) by the president of Kansas state college, and one (1) to be chosen by the four (4) so named. None of the members of said committee shall have an official connection with either Kansas state college of agriculture and applied science or the Kansas state college endowment association. Whenever new rental rates shall be so fixed, the president of Kansas state college and the board of directors of the Kansas state college endowment association shall be notified by said committee on or before March 1, immediately preceding July 1 of the fiscal year in which the new rates are to become effective. The state board of regents may terminate any lease entered into under the provisions of this section by giving the Kansas state college endowment association at least six (6) months' notice prior to the date of termination.

The state board of regents is hereby authorized to lease such property in accordance with the provisions of this act.
K.S.A. § 75-725 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 7 / Section 75-725
75-725 - Medicaid fraud and abuse division in the office of the attorney general.
Status: in_force

75-725. Medicaid fraud and abuse division in the office of the attorney general. (a) There is hereby created within the office of the attorney general a medicaid fraud and abuse division.

(b) The medicaid fraud and abuse division shall be the same entity to which all cases of suspected medicaid fraud shall be referred by the Kansas department for children and families, Kansas department for aging and disability services and the department of health and environment, or such departments' fiscal agents, for the purpose of investigation, criminal prosecution or referral to the district or county attorney for criminal prosecution.

(c) In carrying out these responsibilities, the attorney general shall have:

(1) All the powers necessary to comply with the federal laws and regulations relative to the operation of the medicaid fraud and abuse division;

(2) the power to investigate and criminally prosecute violations of K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 21-5926 through 21-5934, 75-725 and 75-726, and amendments thereto;

(3) the power to cross-designate assistant United States attorneys as assistant attorneys general;

(4) the power to issue, serve or cause to be issued or served subpoenas or other process in aid of investigations and prosecutions;

(5) the power to administer oaths and take sworn statements under penalty of perjury;

(6) the power to serve and execute in any county, search warrants which relate to investigations authorized by K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 21-5926 through 21-5934, 75-725 and 75-726, and amendments thereto; and

(7) the powers of a district or county attorney.
K.S.A. § 22-2903 — KS Code / Chapter 22 / Article 29 / Section 22-2903
22-2903 - Exclusion and separation of witnesses.
Status: in_force

22-2903. Exclusion and separation of witnesses. During the examination of any witnesses or when the defendant is making a statement or testifying the magistrate may, and on the request of the defendant or state shall, exclude all other witnesses. He may also cause the witnesses to be kept separate and to be prevented from communicating with each other until all are examined.
K.S.A. § 40-3222 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 32 / Section 40-3222
40-3222 - Use of certain words and initials prohibited.
Status: in_force

40-3222. Use of certain words and initials prohibited. No person shall use in its name, contracts or literature the phrase "health maintenance organization" or the initials HMO unless such person is certified under the provisions of this act.
K.S.A. § 66-1216 — KS Code / Chapter 66 / Article 12 / Section 66-1216
66-1216 - "Affiliated interest" defined.
Status: in_force

66-1216. "Affiliated interest" defined. For the purpose of this act, the term "affiliated interest" shall include the interest so designated and defined in K.S.A. 74-602a.
K.S.A. § 60-102 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 1 / Section 60-102
60-102 - Construction.
Status: in_force

60-102. Construction. The provisions of this act shall be liberally construed, administered and employed by the court and the parties to secure the just, speedy and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding.
K.S.A. § 79-4601 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 46 / Section 79-4601
79-4601 - Private foundation; corporation as; acts prohibited.
Status: in_force

79-4601. Private foundation; corporation as; acts prohibited. No corporation which is a "private foundation" as defined in § 509 (a) of the internal revenue code of 1954, shall

(a) engage in any act of "self-dealing" (as defined in § 4941 (d) of the internal revenue code of 1954), which would give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by § 4941 (a) of the internal revenue code of 1954;

(b) retain any "excess business holdings" (as defined in § 4943 (c) of the internal revenue code of 1954), which would give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by § 4943 (a) of the internal revenue code of 1954;

(c) make any investment which would jeopardize the carrying out of any of its exempt purposes, within the meaning of § 4944 of the internal revenue code of 1954, so as to give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by § 4944 (a) of the internal revenue code of 1954; and

(d) make any "taxable expenditures" (as defined in § 4945 (d) of the internal revenue code of 1954) which would give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by § 4945 (a) of the internal revenue code of 1954.
K.S.A. § 50-1008 — KS Code / Chapter 50 / Article 10 / Section 50-1008
50-1008 - Denial, suspension or revocation of registration; orders and hearing.
Status: in_force

50-1008. Denial, suspension or revocation of registration; orders and hearing. (a) The commissioner may deny, suspend or revoke the registration of a loan broker if the loan broker:

(1) Fails to maintain the bond required under K.S.A. 50-1003;

(2) is insolvent;

(3) has violated any provision of this act;

(4) has filed with the commissioner any document or statement containing any false representation of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact; or

(5) has been convicted, within 10 years before the date of the application, renewal or review, of any crime involving fraud or deceit.

(b) The commissioner may not enter a final order denying, suspending or revoking the registration of a loan broker without prior notice to all interested parties, opportunity for a hearing and written findings of fact and conclusions of law. The commissioner may by summary order deny, suspend or revoke a registration pending final determination of any proceeding under this section. Upon the entry of a summary order, the commissioner shall promptly notify all interested parties that it has been entered, of the reasons for the summary order and, that upon receipt by the commissioner of a written request from a party, the matter will be set for hearing which shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. If no hearing is requested and none is ordered by the commissioner, the order remains in effect until it is modified or vacated by the commissioner. If a hearing is requested or ordered, the commissioner, after notice of the hearing has been given to all interested persons and the hearing has been held, may modify or vacate the order or extend it until final determination.
K.S.A. § 25-4609 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 46 / Section 25-4609
25-4609 - Marking ballots; instruction; voter assistance; procedure.
Status: in_force

25-4609. Marking ballots; instruction; voter assistance; procedure. (a) Each voter shall be instructed how to mark the ballot before such voter enters the voting booth. The voter shall also be instructed to place such person's ballot or ballots in a ballot sleeve or other container after voting, in order that no votes are exposed.

(b) In case any elector after entering the voting booth asks for further instruction concerning the manner of voting, two election board members of opposite political parties shall give such instruction to such elector, but no election board member or other election officer or person assisting an elector shall in any manner request, suggest or seek to persuade or induce any elector to vote for or against any candidate, question or ticket.

(c) After the voter has marked the ballot or ballots, the voter shall place it or them in the ballot sleeve provided for this purpose and return it to the judge. The judge shall verify the unique mark on the ballot and deposit the ballot in the ballot box.
K.S.A. § 14-440 — KS Code / Chapter 14 / Article 4 / Section 14-440
14-440 - Contracts; estimates.
Status: in_force

14-440. Contracts; estimates. Before the city council shall make any contract for building bridges or sidewalks or for any work on streets, or for any other work or improvement, an estimate of the cost thereof shall be made by the city engineer and submitted to the council; and no contract shall be entered into for any work or improvement for a price exceeding such estimate.
K.S.A. § 60-439 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 4 / Section 60-439
60-439 - Reference to exercise of privilege; presumption and adverse inference not permitted.
Status: in_force

60-439. Reference to exercise of privilege; presumption and adverse inference not permitted. If a privilege is exercised not to testify or to prevent another from testifying, either in the action or with respect to particular matters, or to refuse to disclose or to prevent another from disclosing any matter, the judge and counsel may not comment thereon, no presumption shall arise with respect to the exercise of the privilege, and the trier of fact may not draw any adverse inference therefrom. In those jury cases wherein the right to exercise a privilege, as herein provided, may be misunderstood and unfavorable inferences drawn by the trier of the fact, or may be impaired in the particular case, the court, at the request of the party exercising the privilege, may instruct the jury in support of such privilege.
K.S.A. § 59-1607 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 16 / Section 59-1607
59-1607 - Power of testator or settlor.
Status: reserved

59-1607. Power of testator or settlor. The testator or settlor of any trust affected by this article, may by provision in the instrument creating the trust, or by an amendment of the trust if a settlor reserved the power to amend the trust, relieve his or her trustee from any or all of the duties which would otherwise be placed upon him or her by this article, or add duties to those imposed by this article on his or her trustee with regard to inventories and accountings: Provided, That the court may, upon the application of any beneficiary or some person in his or her behalf, require the performance of the duties herein otherwise required. No expression of intent by any testator or settlor shall affect the jurisdiction of the courts of this state over inventories and accounts of trustees, insofar as such jurisdiction does not depend upon the provisions of this article.