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K.S.A. § 15-1013 — KS Code / Chapter 15 / Article 10 / Section 15-1013
15-1013 - Establishment of certain cemetery districts; petition; resolutions.
Status: in_force

15-1013. Establishment of certain cemetery districts; petition; resolutions. Whenever it is proposed to create a cemetery district in any county in this state, which proposed cemetery district includes territory wherein an existing township cemetery is located, territory wherein a third-class city owns and maintains a cemetery inside of or outside of said proposed district, territory wherein an existing cemetery is owned and maintained by a religious organization, and territory in which there is located an abandoned cemetery, the residents of said proposed district shall present a petition to the board of county commissioners setting forth such proposed cemetery district, signed by not less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the qualified electors of said proposed district, as determined by an enumeration taken and verified for this purpose by some qualified elector of said district; and it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners at their next regular meeting to examine the petition and copies of the resolutions hereinafter required and if the board finds that the petition and resolutions are in regular and due form, they shall enter an order in their proceedings establishing said cemetery district.

The said petition shall be accompanied by a copy of a resolution passed by the governing body of the third-class city owning and maintaining a cemetery either within or outside of said proposed district, stating that the city agrees to convey said cemetery to and for the use of said proposed cemetery district; and shall be accompanied by a copy of a resolution passed by the township board stating that said board agrees to convey the township cemetery to and for the use of said proposed cemetery district and by a copy of the resolution of the board of trustees or other governing board of any religious organization owning and operating a cemetery located within the district stating that said governing board agrees to convey said cemetery to and for the use of said proposed cemetery district.
K.S.A. § 2-2802 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 28 / Section 2-2802
2-2802 - Administration of act.
Status: in_force

2-2802. Administration of act. This act shall be administered by the secretary of agriculture.
K.S.A. § 40-908 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 9 / Section 40-908
40-908 - Attorney fees in certain actions.
Status: in_force

40-908. Attorney fees in certain actions. That in all actions now pending, or hereafter commenced in which judgment is rendered against any insurance company on any policy given to insure any property in this state against loss by fire, tornado, lightning or hail, the court in rendering such judgment shall allow the plaintiff a reasonable sum as an attorney's fee for services in such action including proceeding upon appeal to be recovered and collected as a part of the costs: Provided, however, That when a tender is made by such insurance company before the commencement of the action in which judgment is rendered and the amount recovered is not in excess of such tender no such costs shall be allowed.
K.S.A. § 66-1295 — KS Code / Chapter 66 / Article 12 / Section 66-1295
66-1295 - Wildfire risk and mitigation workshop to be convened by state corporation commission; information to be provided; additional workshops.
Status: in_force

66-1295. Wildfire risk and mitigation workshop to be convened by state corporation commission; information to be provided; additional workshops. (a) On or before July 31, 2026, the state corporation commission shall convene a workshop to assess wildfire risk and mitigation. Such workshop shall provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of the following information:

(1) General wildfire risks in the state;

(2) utility readiness to mitigate wildfire risks;

(3) risk mitigation strategies and approaches; and

(4) cost recovery treatment for wildfire mitigation costs, including investments and expenses.

(b) If determined necessary by the state corporation commission, the commission may open a general investigation or convene additional workshops to further assess utility wildfire risk and mitigation.
K.S.A. § 38-23,100 — KS Code / Chapter 38 / Article 23 / Section 38-23,100
38-23,100 - Community integration programs for juveniles.
Status: in_force

38-23,100. Community integration programs for juveniles. The department of corrections shall develop for use by the courts pursuant to K.S.A. 38-2367(d), and amendments thereto, community integration programs for juveniles who are ready to transition to independent living. Community integration programs shall be designed to prepare juveniles to become socially and financially independent from the program.
K.S.A. § 41-316 — KS Code / Chapter 41 / Article 3 / Section 41-316
41-316 - Issuance of licenses.
Status: in_force

41-316. Issuance of licenses. Licenses to manufacturers, distributors, microbreweries, microdistilleries, farm wineries, producers and nonbeverage users of alcoholic liquors shall be issued and renewed by the director to qualified applicants upon written application, receipt of bond properly executed and payment in advance of the state registration fee and the license fee.
K.S.A. § 8-1713 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 17 / Section 8-1713
8-1713 - Visibility requirements for reflectors, clearance lamps, identification lamps and side marker lamps.
Status: in_force

8-1713. Visibility requirements for reflectors, clearance lamps, identification lamps and side marker lamps. (a) Every reflector upon any vehicle referred to in K.S.A. 8-1710 shall be of such size and characteristics and so maintained as to be readily visible at nighttime from all distances within six hundred (600) feet to one hundred (100) feet from the vehicle when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps, except that the visibility for reflectors on vehicles manufactured or assembled prior to January 1, 1970, shall be measured in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps. Reflectors required to be mounted on the sides of the vehicle shall reflect the required color of light to the sides, and those mounted on the rear shall reflect a red color to the rear.

(b) Front and rear clearance lamps and identification lamps shall be capable of being seen and distinguished under normal atmospheric conditions at the times lights are required at all distances between five hundred (500) and fifty (50) feet from the front and rear, respectively, of the vehicle.

(c) Side marker lamps shall be capable of being seen and distinguished under normal atmospheric conditions at the times lights are required at all distances between five hundred (500) and fifty (50) feet from the side of the vehicle on which mounted.
K.S.A. § 5-447 — KS Code / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 5-447
5-447 - Judgment on award; attorney fees and litigation expenses.
Status: in_force

5-447. Judgment on award; attorney fees and litigation expenses. (a) Upon granting an order confirming, vacating without directing a rehearing, modifying or correcting an award, the court shall enter a judgment in conformity therewith. The judgment may be recorded, docketed and enforced as any other judgment in a civil action.

(b) A court may allow reasonable costs of the motion and subsequent judicial proceedings.

(c) On application of a prevailing party to a contested judicial proceeding under K.S.A. 5-444, 5-445 or 5-446, and amendments thereto, the court may add reasonable attorney fees and other reasonable expenses of litigation incurred in a judicial proceeding after the award is made to a judgment confirming, vacating without directing a rehearing, modifying or correcting an award.
K.S.A. § 72-1152 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 11 / Section 72-1152
72-1152 - Kansas unified school district alternative project delivery building construction procurement act.
Status: in_force

72-1152. Kansas unified school district alternative project delivery building construction procurement act. K.S.A. 72-1152 through 72-1157, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas unified school district alternative project delivery building construction procurement act.
K.S.A. § 75-402 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 4 / Section 75-402
75-402 - Custody of books and papers; records.
Status: in_force

75-402. Custody of books and papers; records. The secretary of state shall have the custody of all books, records, maps, papers and other articles and effects belonging to the state, which from time to time are required to be deposited and kept in his or her office; and the secretary of state shall make such provisions for their arrangement and preservation as may be necessary. All official bonds, and other valuable papers of the state, shall be recorded in books kept for that purpose, and the originals be deposited with the state treasurer, who shall receipt for them and be responsible for their safekeeping.
K.S.A. § 38-2390 — KS Code / Chapter 38 / Article 23 / Section 38-2390
38-2390 - Legislative cost study analysis of youth residential centers.
Status: in_force

38-2390. Legislative cost study analysis of youth residential centers. (a) On or before January 15, 2015, the secretary of corrections shall perform the actions required by this section and report on such actions to the house committee on corrections and juvenile justice, the senate committee on federal and state affairs and the joint committee on corrections and juvenile justice oversight.

(b) The secretary shall conduct a cost study analysis of all youth residential centers for juvenile offenders under contract to provide services to the department of corrections. The cost study analysis shall:

(1) Include detailed analysis of allowable expenses necessary to meet the minimum requirements for: (A) Licensure of a youth residential center by the department of health and environment; (B) service under contracts with the department of corrections; and (C) compliance with the prison rape elimination act, 42 U.S.C. § 15601 et seq.; and

(2) identify any cost associated with program or other expenses which add value to the services provided to juvenile offenders by youth residential centers in addition to such minimum requirements.

(c) The secretary shall evaluate program needs within youth residential centers for juvenile offenders and compare such needs with program availability. The secretary shall propose modifications to the legislature which align program availability with program needs.

(d) The secretary shall develop a fee schedule for youth residential services for juvenile offenders to include daily payment rates necessary for base service and rates for program component additions to such base service.

(e) The secretary shall develop a plan for performance-based incentive payment opportunities and a plan for integration of such payment opportunities into the fee schedule developed pursuant to subsection (d). The secretary shall also develop a plan to measure performance and evaluate the effectiveness of juvenile offender service providers.
K.S.A. § 50-1116 — KS Code / Chapter 50 / Article 11 / Section 50-1116
50-1116 - Citation and scope of act.
Status: in_force

50-1116. Citation and scope of act. (a) K.S.A. 50-1116 through 50-1135, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas credit services organization act.

(b) Any individual licensed to practice law in this state acting within the course and scope of such individual's practice as an attorney, and such individual's law firm, shall be exempt from the provisions of this act.
K.S.A. § 80-2513 — KS Code / Chapter 80 / Article 25 / Section 80-2513
80-2513 - Same; bonds; election; use of proceeds; debt limitation.
Status: in_force

80-2513. Same; bonds; election; use of proceeds; debt limitation. (a) The board of any hospital is hereby authorized to issue bonds of the taxing district of the hospital for the purpose of providing funds to be used for acquiring a site, constructing and equipping of a hospital building in the manner and subject to the requirements and limitations set forth in subsections (c), (d) and (e).

(b) Such board is hereby authorized to issue bonds of the taxing district for the purpose of providing funds to be used to reconstruct, build an addition to, or improve or equip an existing hospital building, or the purchase of improved or unimproved real estate for the use of the hospital, or for any one or more of such purposes in the manner and subject to the requirements and limitations set forth in subsections (c), (d) and (e).

(c) No bonds shall be issued under authority of this section unless and until the question of the issuance of same has been submitted to the qualified electors of such taxing district at a special election called for that purpose and a majority of those voting on the proposition shall have declared by their votes to be in favor of the issuance of the same. The board shall have power to call such special election, and notice thereof shall be given pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 10-120 and amendments thereto; and the election returns of the special election shall be made to the secretary and be canvassed by the board.

(d) All bonds issued under the authority conferred by this section shall be issued, registered, sold, delivered and retired in accordance with the provisions of the general bond law, and such bonds and the interest thereon shall be paid by general tax to be levied upon all the taxable tangible property within the taxing district of the hospital, including all territories attached as provided in K.S.A. 80-2522.

(e) At no time shall the total bonded indebtedness of any such taxing district exceed 15% of the assessed value of all of the taxable tangible property within the district as shown by the assessment books of the year next preceding the one in which a new issue of bonds is proposed to be made.
K.S.A. § 84-3-207 — KS Code / Chapter 84 / Article 3 / Section 84-3-207
84-3-207 - Reacquisition.
Status: in_force

84-3-207. Reacquisition. Reacquisition of an instrument occurs if it is transferred to a former holder, by negotiation or otherwise. A former holder who reacquires the instrument may cancel endorsements made after the reacquirer first became a holder of the instrument. If the cancellation causes the instrument to be payable to the reacquirer or to bearer, the reacquirer may negotiate the instrument. An endorser whose endorsement is canceled is discharged, and the discharge is effective against any subsequent holder.
K.S.A. § 13-2429 — KS Code / Chapter 13 / Article 24 / Section 13-2429
13-2429 - Use of certain lands acquired by waterworks board for parking facilities; return of property, when.
Status: in_force

13-2429. Use of certain lands acquired by waterworks board for parking facilities; return of property, when. Whenever the governing body of any city in which a waterworks board has been established in conformance with K.S.A. 13-2414 to 13-2428, both sections inclusive, shall determine that certain real property purchased by the waterworks board in the name of the city, as authorized by law, is not being used for the purposes acquired, the said city governing body may, by resolution, provide for the use of such property for city or public parking facilities, or both. Before any resolution shall be adopted for such use, the governing body shall hold a hearing thereon, notice of the time and place of which shall be given by publication in the official city paper at least seven (7) days prior to the hearing. If after such hearing, the city governing body shall make a determination that the waterworks board (1) is not using the property for the purposes acquired, or has declared the same to be surplus property of the board, and (2) that there is immediate need for the use of such property for parking facilities, then the governing body may adopt a resolution providing for the use of such property by the city, and may thereafter use the property for parking facilities.

The waterworks board of the city may at any time after the adoption of such a resolution by the city, petition the governing body of the city for the return of the possession of the property used for parking facilities by the city and the city governing body is authorized, after a hearing, to order, by resolution, the return of the possession of such property to the waterworks board. If the city shall at any time cease to use such property for parking facilities, the governing body of the city shall immediately notify the board of such nonuse and the waterworks board shall thereupon resume possession of the property. This section shall be construed as supplemental to and a part of K.S.A. 13-2414 to 13-2428, inclusive.
K.S.A. § 12-2815 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 28 / Section 12-2815
12-2815 - Transit board; qualifications of members; salary; expenses.
Status: in_force

12-2815. Transit board; qualifications of members; salary; expenses. The governing and administrative body of the authority shall be a board consisting of five (5) members, to be known as the transit board. Members of the board shall be residents of the metropolitan area and persons of recognized business ability. No member of the board or employee of the authority shall hold any other office or employment under the federal, state or any county or any municipal government except an honorary office without compensation.

The salary of each member of the initial board shall be five hundred dollars ($500) per annum, and such salary shall not be increased or diminished during the member's term of office. The salaries of successor members of the board shall be fixed by the board and shall not be increased or diminished during their respective terms of office. No board member shall be allowed any fees, perquisites or emoluments, reward or compensation for services as a member or officer of the authority aside from salary, but the members shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.
K.S.A. § 55-601 — KS Code / Chapter 55 / Article 6 / Section 55-601
55-601 - Waste prohibited.
Status: in_force

55-601. Waste prohibited. The production of crude oil or petroleum in the state of Kansas in such manner and under such conditions as to constitute waste is hereby prohibited and shall be unlawful.
K.S.A. § 24-131 — KS Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1 / Section 24-131
24-131 - Same; existing indebtedness at time of transfer.
Status: in_force

24-131. Same; existing indebtedness at time of transfer. Any balance of bonded indebtedness, including temporary notes outstanding, shall remain a charge upon the territory transferred under the provisions of this act in accordance with the applicable provisions of K.S.A. 10-119, and any amendments thereto. The territory so transferred shall not be liable for any bonded debt, including temporary notes and no-fund warrants, existing at the time of such transfer, of the district of which it shall become a part.
K.S.A. § 12-1416 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 14 / Section 12-1416
12-1416 - Transfer of management of association to city or township.
Status: in_force

12-1416. Transfer of management of association to city or township. Any cemetery association or company now incorporated or hereafter incorporated under the laws of the state of Kansas is hereby authorized, at a meeting publicly advertised for the purpose for at least thirty days, by a majority of the stock or shares present, to place the management and control of its property and affairs under a board of directors or trustees, as provided in its charter, to be appointed by the governing body of an incorporated city within or adjoining the township in which its principal plat or grounds are located, or to be appointed by the township board of such township.
K.S.A. § 72-3614 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 36 / Section 72-3614
72-3614 - Technical advice and assistance.
Status: in_force

72-3614. Technical advice and assistance. The state board, in cooperation with the advisory committee on Hispanic affairs and with other appropriate agencies and organizations, may provide any board, upon its request therefor, with technical advice and assistance in the establishment and operation of a program of bilingual education, including assistance in conducting in-service training programs for qualified teachers, and may make studies and gather and disseminate information relating to materials, resources, procedures, programs and qualified teachers which are or may become available to school districts for utilization in such programs of bilingual education.
K.S.A. § 50-147 — KS Code / Chapter 50 / Article 1 / Section 50-147
50-147 - Rights and remedies cumulative.
Status: in_force

50-147. Rights and remedies cumulative. The rights and remedies given by this act shall be construed as cumulative of all other laws in force in this state, and shall not affect, change or repeal any other remedies or rights now existing in this state for the enforcement, payment or collection of fines, penalties and forfeitures.
K.S.A. § 17-1356 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 13 / Section 17-1356
17-1356 - Disorganization and annexation of cemetery district to other district in same county, when; procedure.
Status: in_force

17-1356. Disorganization and annexation of cemetery district to other district in same county, when; procedure. Any cemetery district organized under the provisions of K.S.A. 17-1330, 17-1330a, 17-1331 to 17-1334 and 17-1335, and acts amendatory thereof, and adjacent or contiguous to another cemetery district located in the same county, may be disorganized and annexed to such adjacent or contiguous district as hereinafter provided.

Whenever a petition describing the territory of the district requesting disorganization and annexation, and signed by not less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the qualified electors of the district, as determined by an enumeration taken and verified for this purpose by some qualified elector of the district requesting annexation, is presented to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the cemetery districts lie, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners at its next regular meeting to examine the petition, and if it finds that the two districts are adjacent, that the petition is signed by the requisite number of qualified electors, and that the district directors of the district to which it is proposed to annex the petitioning district have approved such annexation, the board shall enter an order in its proceedings disorganizing the petitioning district and annexing such district to the adjacent or contiguous district.
K.S.A. § 8-277 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 8-277
8-277 - Same; issuance of certificate, when; expiration; renewal of licenses.
Status: in_force

8-277. Same; issuance of certificate, when; expiration; renewal of licenses. (a) The department shall issue a license certificate to each applicant to conduct a driver training school or to each driver training instructor when the department is satisfied that such applicant has met the qualifications required under this act.

(b) All licenses issued to any driver training school or driver training instructor pursuant to the provisions of this act, shall expire as a matter of law at midnight on December 31 of the calendar year for which the license was issued, unless sooner canceled, suspended or revoked under the provisions of K.S.A. 8-279, and amendments thereto.

(c) The license of each driver training school and each driver training instructor may be renewed subject to the same conditions as the original license, and upon payment of the same fee.

(d) All applications for renewal of a driver training school license or driver training instructor's license shall be on a form prescribed by the department, and shall be filed with the department not more than 60 days, nor fewer than 10 days preceding the expiration date of the license to be renewed.
K.S.A. § 73-1001 — KS Code / Chapter 73 / Article 10 / Section 73-1001
73-1001 - Designation.
Status: in_force

73-1001. Designation. The tree known as the cottonwood is hereby designated and declared to be the official tree of the state of Kansas.