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K.S.A. § 10-811 — KS Code / Chapter 10 / Article 8 / Section 10-811
10-811 - Cancellation of state warrants; when warrant may be canceled; records of cancellation.
Status: in_force

10-811. Cancellation of state warrants; when warrant may be canceled; records of cancellation. (a) In every case in which the director of accounts and reports shall have drawn a warrant against the state treasurer and a period of one year shall have elapsed since the issuance of such warrant, during which time no person entitled thereto shall have appeared to claim such warrant from the director of accounts and reports, or to claim the money so authorized to be paid from the state treasurer, such warrant, at the discretion of the director of accounts and reports and state treasurer, may be canceled and set aside upon their records.

(b) In the event that federal laws or regulations require the state to refund or credit money to the federal government because state warrants which were funded in whole or in part by federal funds remain uncashed or unclaimed after a specified period of time, the director of accounts and reports may cancel any such warrant after such specified period of time has elapsed. Such specified period of time shall be prominently stated on the face of the warrant.

(c) Cancellations pursuant to this section shall show the date canceled and the records shall recite that they were unpaid but canceled by reason of this statute of limitation. Canceled warrants shall be considered unclaimed property under the provisions of K.S.A. 58-3934 through 58-3978, and amendments thereto.

(d) The canceled warrants payment fund is hereby abolished. All balances in the canceled warrants payment fund shall be transferred to the state general fund. All balances accrued from unpaid canceled warrants shall be transferred upon the records of the director of accounts and reports and state treasurer and shall be considered unclaimed property under the provisions of K.S.A. 58-3934 through 58-3978, and amendments thereto. Any programming costs, including technical and functional analysis, incurred by the department of administration to implement the provisions of this subsection shall be performed and expended within the current resources of the department. No additional funding shall be requested or appropriated for such programming costs.
K.S.A. § 41-1121 — KS Code / Chapter 41 / Article 11 / Section 41-1121
41-1121 - Same; penalties for violations.
Status: in_force

41-1121. Same; penalties for violations. Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided by law.
K.S.A. § 59-1604 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 16 / Section 59-1604
59-1604 - Distribution accounting.
Status: in_force

59-1604. Distribution accounting. Within thirty days after the distribution of the trust property by the testamentary trustee he or she shall file in the court where the final account was filed a distribution account of the trust property which he or she had distributed and the receipts of the distributees.
K.S.A. § 55-1633 — KS Code / Chapter 55 / Article 16 / Section 55-1633
55-1633 - Oil and gas resources fund; interest; use.
Status: in_force

55-1633. Oil and gas resources fund; interest; use. (a) All interest earned on moneys in the oil and gas resources fund shall remain in the fund.

(b) The board shall not use any funds collected under K.S.A. 55-1631, and amendments thereto, for the purpose of influencing government action or policy, except that the board may recommend amendments to this act.
K.S.A. § 65-34,107 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 34 / Section 65-34,107
65-34,107 - Same; evidence of financial responsibility required; limitation of liability.
Status: in_force

65-34,107. Same; evidence of financial responsibility required; limitation of liability. (a) Each owner or operator of an underground storage tank shall provide evidence of financial responsibility.

(b) If the owner or operator is in bankruptcy, reorganization or arrangement pursuant to the federal bankruptcy law, or if jurisdiction in any state or federal court cannot be obtained over an owner or operator likely to be solvent at the time of judgment, any claim arising from conduct for which evidence of financial responsibility must be provided under this act may be asserted directly against the guarantor providing the evidence of financial responsibility. In the case of action pursuant to this subsection, the guarantor is entitled to invoke all rights and defenses which would have been available to the owner or operator if any action had been brought against the owner or operator by the claimant and which would have been available to the guarantor if any action had been brought against the guarantor by the owner or operator.

(c) The total liability of a guarantor shall be limited to the aggregate amount which the guarantor has provided as evidence of financial responsibility to the owner or operator under this section. This subsection does not limit any other state or federal statutory, contractual or common law liability of a guarantor to its owner or operator, including, but limited to, the liability of the guarantor for bad faith in negotiating or in failing to negotiate the settlement of any claim. This subsection does not diminish the liability of any person under section 107 or 111 of the comprehensive environmental response, compensation and liability act of 1980, or other applicable law.
K.S.A. § 17-4624 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 46 / Section 17-4624
17-4624 - Disposition of property.
Status: in_force

17-4624. Disposition of property. (a) The board of trustees of a cooperative shall have full power and authority, without authorization by the members thereof, to authorize the execution and delivery of a mortgage or mortgages or a deed or deeds of trust of, or the pledging or encumbering of, any or all of the property, assets, rights, privileges, licenses, franchises and permits of the cooperative, whether acquired or to be acquired, and wherever situated, as well as the revenues and income therefrom, all upon such terms and conditions as the board of trustees shall determine, to secure any indebtedness of the cooperative.

(b) A cooperative may not otherwise sell, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose of or encumber all or a substantial portion of its property unless such sale, mortgage, lease or other disposition or encumbrance is authorized by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of all the members of the cooperative.
K.S.A. § 42-3,111 — KS Code / Chapter 42 / Article 3 / Section 42-3,111
42-3,111 - Civil liability of officers.
Status: in_force

42-3,111. Civil liability of officers. No officer in the discharge of his duties under this act shall be liable to any civil action for any act or omission in the administration of the duties of his office, unless it shall manifestly appear that such officer, in such act or omission, was guilty of corruption, malice, or willful oppression.
K.S.A. § 40-244 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 2 / Section 40-244
40-244 - Representations without complying with code.
Status: in_force

40-244. Representations without complying with code. It shall be unlawful for any person, without conforming to the provisions of this code, to represent himself or herself to be the agent of any insurance company, or, as agent, to negotiate, effect or attempt to effect any contracts of insurance, suretyship or indemnity or renewal thereof within this state.
K.S.A. § 84-4-212 — KS Code / Chapter 84 / Article 4 / Section 84-4-212
84-4-212 - Presentment by notice of item not payable by, through or at bank; liability of drawer or endorser.
Status: in_force

84-4-212. Presentment by notice of item not payable by, through or at bank; liability of drawer or endorser. (a) Unless otherwise instructed, a collecting bank may present an item not payable by, through, or at a bank by sending to the party to accept or pay a written notice that the bank holds the item for acceptance or payment. The notice must be sent in time to be received on or before the day when presentment is due and the bank must meet any requirement of the party to accept or pay under K.S.A. 84-3-505 [84-3-501] by the close of the bank's next banking day after it knows of the requirement.

(b) If presentment is made by notice and payment, acceptance, or request for compliance with a requirement under K.S.A. 84-3-505 [84-3-501] is not received by the close of business on the day after maturity or in the case of demand items, by the close of business on the third banking day after notice was sent, the presenting bank may treat the item as dishonored and charge any drawer or endorser by sending such drawer or endorser notice of the facts.
K.S.A. § 73-1218 — KS Code / Chapter 73 / Article 12 / Section 73-1218
73-1218 - Financial benefits to dependents of persons deceased as a result of service during Vietnam conflict; enrollment at institutions without tuition or fees; claims for reimbursement filed with Kansas office of veterans services; "dependent" defined.
Status: in_force

73-1218. Financial benefits to dependents of persons deceased as a result of service during Vietnam conflict; enrollment at institutions without tuition or fees; claims for reimbursement filed with Kansas office of veterans services; "dependent" defined. (a) The state board of regents, the board of trustees of every community college, the board of regents of Washburn university of Topeka, the governing board of every technical college and the governing body of every other institution of post-high school education which is supported by any state moneys shall provide for enrollment without charge of tuition or fees for any dependent of a person who died as the result of a service-connected disability suffered during the Vietnam conflict as a result of such conflict, so long as such dependent is eligible, but not to exceed 12 semesters of instruction or the equivalent thereof at all such institutions for any person. Once a person qualifies as a dependent under the terms and provisions of this act, no occurrence, such as the return of the dependent's father or mother, shall disqualify the dependent from the provisions or benefits of this act. The governing body of every institution of post-high school education which is supported by any state moneys and which grants tuition or fees without charge to a dependent under this act may file a claim with the director of the Kansas office of veterans services for reimbursement of the amount of such tuition or fees. The director of the Kansas office of veterans services shall administer this act and the qualification of persons as dependents shall be determined by such director. Such director may adopt rules and regulations making more specific the definition herein contained and for the administration of this act.

(b) As used in this act, "dependent" means any child born to, legally adopted by, or in the legal custody of a person who was a resident of the state of Kansas at the time such person entered service of the United States armed forces and who, while serving in the United States armed forces in the geographical area of the Vietnam conflict, has been declared to be a person who died as the result of a service-connected disability suffered during the Vietnam conflict as a result of such conflict.
K.S.A. § 75-4006 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 40 / Section 75-4006
75-4006 - Title of act; citation.
Status: in_force

75-4006. Title of act; citation. This act may be cited as the uniform facsimile signature of public officials act.
K.S.A. § 40-263 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 2 / Section 40-263
40-263 - Same; home or principal office; alternate locations.
Status: in_force

40-263. Same; home or principal office; alternate locations. At any time the board of directors of a domestic insurance company may, by resolution, provide that in the event of such a national emergency the home office or principal place of business of the company shall be at such location as is named or described in the resolution. Such resolution may provide for alternate locations and establish an order of preference.
K.S.A. § 75-2556 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 25 / Section 75-2556
75-2556 - Grants-in-aid to libraries; annual reports of population and tax information; determination of amount of and eligibility for aid; payment dates.
Status: in_force

75-2556. Grants-in-aid to libraries; annual reports of population and tax information; determination of amount of and eligibility for aid; payment dates. (a) The state librarian shall determine the amount of the grant-in-aid each eligible local public library is to receive based on the latest population census figures as certified by the division of the budget.

(b) Except as provided by subsection (d), no local public library shall be eligible for any state grants-in-aid if the total amount of the following paragraphs is less than the total amount produced from such sources for the same library for the previous year, based on the information contained in the official annual budgets of municipalities that are filed with the division of accounts and reports in accordance with K.S.A. 79-2930, and amendments thereto:

(1) The amount produced by the local ad valorem tax levies for the current year expenses for such library;

(2) the amount of moneys received from taxes levied upon motor vehicles under the provisions of K.S.A. 79-5101 et seq., and amendments thereto, for current year expenses for such library; and

(3) the amount of moneys received in the current year from collections of unpaid local ad valorem tax levies for prior year expenses for such library.

(c) Local public library districts in which the assessed valuation decreases shall remain eligible for state grants-in-aid so long as the ad valorem tax mill rate for the support of such library has not been reduced below the mill rate imposed for such purpose for the previous year.

(d) If a local public library fails to qualify for eligibility for any state grants-in-aid under subsection (b), the state librarian shall have the power to continue the eligibility of a local public library for any state grants-in-aid if the state librarian, after evaluation of all the circumstances, determines that the legislative intent for maintenance of local tax levy support for the on-going operations of the library is being met by the library district.

(e) The distribution so determined shall be apportioned and paid on February 15 of each year.
K.S.A. § 74-6502 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 65 / Section 74-6502
74-6502 - Commission membership; qualifications; appointment; terms; vacancies.
Status: in_force

74-6502. Commission membership; qualifications; appointment; terms; vacancies. (a) The commission shall consist of seven members. No more than four members shall be members of the same political party. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4315c, and amendments thereto, each congressional district in the state of Kansas shall be represented on the commission by at least one member who is a resident of the district at the time of appointment and the remainder shall represent the state at large. Commission members shall be appointed by the governor. A person appointed to fill a vacancy which occurs prior to the expiration of a term shall be appointed for the unexpired term. Except as provided by subsection (b), each member of the commission shall be appointed for a three-year term.

(b) Members shall be appointed for terms of three years and until successors are appointed and qualified.

(c) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as prohibiting the reappointment of members who had been appointed prior to the effective date of this act.
K.S.A. § 40-5101 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 51 / Section 40-5101
40-5101 - Citation of act.
Status: in_force

40-5101. Citation of act. K.S.A. 40-5101 through 40-5114, and amendments thereto, shall be known as the Kansas insurance score act.
K.S.A. § 76-776 — KS Code / Chapter 76 / Article 7 / Section 76-776
76-776 - Same; institution endowed professorship operating budget requirements; program assessment; reports.
Status: in_force

76-776. Same; institution endowed professorship operating budget requirements; program assessment; reports. (a) The chancellor, president, director or other chief executive officer of an eligible educational institution for which a qualifying gift has been received by the endowment association shall provide from the eligible educational institution's operating budget a salary and full-time position for the endowed professorship. In the manner prescribed by policies adopted by the state board of regents, the chancellor, president, director or other chief executive officer of an eligible educational institution having an endowed professorship under this program shall report annually to the state board of regents a full accounting of the amounts and purposes of all expenditures of the moneys transferred to the faculty of distinction matching fund of the eligible educational institution under this act and the moneys realized from the interest earned on the qualifying gift held in trust by the endowment association for such endowed professorship during the preceding state fiscal year.

(b) The state board of regents shall develop and conduct an ongoing assessment of the Kansas partnership for faculty of distinction program which shall be commenced on or before the first day of the first state fiscal year during which the total of all transfers from the state general fund for earnings equivalent awards for qualifying gifts pursuant to K.S.A. 76-775, and amendments thereto, is equal to or greater than $4,000,000. The assessment shall include evaluations of (1) the effectiveness of the program to increase private gifts and to attract and retain professors of distinction for eligible educational institutions, (2) the economic impact of the program on eligible educational institutions and the state, and (3) other appropriate factors specified by the state board of regents. After commencing the assessment of the program, the state board of regents shall annually present a report on the assessment to the legislature at the beginning of each regular session.
K.S.A. § 72-4207 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 42 / Section 72-4207
72-4207 - Authorization to establish; purposes.
Status: in_force

72-4207. Authorization to establish; purposes. The board of education of any school district may authorize the establishment of a nonsectarian charter school as a means of providing new opportunities for:

(a) Improved pupil learning;

(b) increased learning opportunities for pupils in special areas of emphasis in accord with themes established for charter schools;

(c) creative and unconventional instructional techniques and structures;

(d) new professional vistas for teachers who operate such schools or who choose to work in them; and

(e) freedom from conventional program constraints and mandates.
K.S.A. § 32-1434 — KS Code / Chapter 32 / Article 14 / Section 32-1434
32-1434 - Warning notice requirements.
Status: in_force

32-1434. Warning notice requirements. (a) At every registered agritourism location, the registered agritourism operator shall post and maintain signage which contains the warning notice specified in subsection (c). This section shall be deemed satisfied if such signage is placed in a clearly visible location at or near the registered agritourism location. The warning notice specified in subsection (c) shall appear on the sign in black letters, with each letter to be a minimum of one inch in height.

(b) Every written contract entered into by a registered agritourism operator for the providing of a registered agritourism activity shall contain in clearly readable print the warning notice and language specified in subsection (c).

(c) The signs described in subsection (a) and the contracts described in subsection (b) shall contain the following warning notice:

WARNING

Under Kansas law, there is no liability for an injury or death of a participant in a registered agritourism activity conducted at this registered agritourism location if such injury or death results from the inherent risks of such agritourism activity. Inherent risks of agritourism activities include, but shall not be limited to, the potential of you as a participant to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to your injury or death and the potential of another participant to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to your injury or death. You are assuming the risk of participating in this registered agritourism activity.

(d) Upon request, the registered agritourism operator shall provide to any participant a written description of the registered agritourism activity, as set forth in the registration pursuant to K.S.A. 32-1433, and amendments thereto, for which this act limits the registered agritourism operator's liability at the registered agritourism location.
K.S.A. § 17-4905 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 49 / Section 17-4905
17-4905 - Assignment by a fiduciary.
Status: in_force

17-4905. Assignment by a fiduciary. Except as otherwise provided in this act, a corporation or transfer agent making a transfer of a security pursuant to an assignment by a fiduciary:

(a) May assume without inquiry that the assignment, even though to the fiduciary himself or to his nominee, is within his authority and capacity and is not in breach of his fiduciary duties;

(b) May assume without inquiry that the fiduciary has complied with any controlling instrument and with the law of the jurisdiction governing the fiduciary relationship, including any law requiring the fiduciary to obtain court approval of the transfer; and

(c) It is not charged with notice of and is not bound to obtain or examine any court record or any recorded or unrecorded document relating to the fiduciary relationship or the assignment, even though the record or document is in its possession.
K.S.A. § 68-2324 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 23 / Section 68-2324
68-2324 - Secretary of transportation to have management of state highway fund and investment of such fund.
Status: in_force

68-2324. Secretary of transportation to have management of state highway fund and investment of such fund. Subject to appropriations acts, the secretary shall have responsibility for the management of the state highway fund and shall provide, by resolution, for amounts and duration of investments and reinvestments of moneys in such fund. The resolution may recommend investment and reporting policies, including acceptable levels of return, risk and security. After consultation with the secretary, the director of investments shall have the authority to invest and reinvest moneys in such fund and to acquire, retain, manage, including the exercise of any voting rights, and dispose of investments of such fund. In investing or reinvesting moneys in such fund, there shall be exercised the judgment and care under the circumstances then prevailing which persons of prudence, discretion and intelligence exercise in the management of their own affairs, not in regard to speculation but in regard to the permanent disposition of their funds, considering the probable income as well as the probable safety of their capital, except that moneys in such fund may not be invested in common stock.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, all interest or other income of the investments, after payment of any management fees, shall be considered income of the state highway fund.
K.S.A. § 65-4120 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 41 / Section 65-4120
65-4120 - Judicial review of board's actions.
Status: in_force

65-4120. Judicial review of board's actions. Any action of the board pursuant to the uniform controlled substances act is subject to review in accordance with the Kansas judicial review act.