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K.S.A. § 26-504 — KS Code / Chapter 26 / Article 5 / Section 26-504
26-504 - Same; findings; order appointing appraisers; duties; appeals to supreme court, when.
Status: in_force

26-504. Same; findings; order appointing appraisers; duties; appeals to supreme court, when. If the judge to whom the proceeding has been assigned finds from the petition: (1) The plaintiff has the power of eminent domain; and (2) the taking is necessary to the lawful corporate purposes of the plaintiff, the judge shall entertain suggestions from any party in interest relating to the appointment of appraisers and the judge shall enter an order appointing three disinterested residents of the county in which the petition is filed, at least two of the three of whom shall have experience in the valuation of real estate, to view and appraise the value of the lots and parcels of land found to be necessary, and to determine the damages and compensation to the interested parties resulting from the taking. Such order shall also fix the time for the filing of the appraisers' report at a time not later than 45 days after the entry of such order except for good cause shown, the court may extend the time for filing by a subsequent order. The granting of an order determining that the plaintiff has the power of eminent domain and that the taking is necessary to the lawful corporate purposes of the plaintiff shall not be considered a final order for the purpose of appeal to the supreme court, but an order denying the petition shall be considered such a final order.

Appeals to the supreme court may be taken from any final order under the provisions of this act. Such appeals shall be prosecuted in like manner as other appeals and shall take precedence over other cases, except cases of a like character and other cases in which preference is granted by statute.
K.S.A. § 75-4355 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 43 / Section 75-4355
75-4355 - Same; inherent power of court not limited.
Status: in_force

75-4355. Same; inherent power of court not limited. This act shall not be construed to limit the inherent power of a court to appoint an interpreter in other cases.
K.S.A. § 58-214 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 2 / Section 58-214
58-214 - Filing copies of notices, proof of publication and other papers with county clerk; evidence.
Status: in_force

58-214. Filing copies of notices, proof of publication and other papers with county clerk; evidence. Copies of the notices required by this act, and proof of the publication, posting or giving thereof, and an affidavit of the mechanic, artisan, tradesman, carrier or other bailee, or some competent agent or witness in his or her behalf, setting forth the claim and the actual expenses of the publication and sale, shall be filed and kept in the county clerk's office of the county where the sale takes place, and the same or copies thereof duly certified by such clerk shall be received as presumptive evidence of the matters therein contained.
K.S.A. § 38-2286 — KS Code / Chapter 38 / Article 22 / Section 38-2286
38-2286 - Child removed from custody of parent, substantial consideration of grandparent.
Status: in_force

38-2286. Child removed from custody of parent, substantial consideration of grandparent. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of other statutes, when a child is removed from the custody of a parent and not placed with the child's other parent, a grandparent who requests custody shall receive substantial consideration when evaluating what custody, visitation or residency arrangements are in the best interests of the child. Such evaluation of custody, visitation or residency arrangements shall be stated on the record.

(b) In deciding whether to give custody to a grandparent, the court should be guided by the best interests of the child and should consider all relevant factors including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) The wishes of the parents, child and grandparent;

(2) the extent to which the grandparent has cared for, nurtured and supported the child;

(3) the intent and circumstances under which the child is placed with the grandparent, including whether domestic violence is a factor and whether the child is placed to allow the parent to seek work or attend school; and

(4) the physical and mental health of all individuals involved.

(c) If the court does not give custody of a child to a grandparent pursuant to subsection (b) and the child is placed in the custody of the secretary for children and families, a grandparent who requests placement of the child in such grandparent's home shall receive substantial consideration in the evaluation of the secretary's placement of the child. The secretary shall consider all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, all factors listed in subsection (b) in deciding whether to place the child in the home of such grandparent. If the secretary decides that the child is not to be placed in the home of such grandparent, the secretary shall prepare and maintain a written report providing the specific reasons for such finding.

(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to actions filed under the Kansas adoption and relinquishment act, K.S.A. 59-2111 et seq., and amendments thereto.

(e) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the revised Kansas code for care of children.
K.S.A. § 74-32,182 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 32 / Section 74-32,182
74-32,182 - Private and out-of-state postsecondary educational institution fee fund.
Status: in_force

74-32,182. Private and out-of-state postsecondary educational institution fee fund. (a) The state board shall remit all moneys received pursuant to the provisions of this act to the state treasurer. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount remitted in the state treasury and, except as otherwise provided in this act, shall credit such remittance to the private and out-of-state postsecondary educational institution fee fund to be used for the purpose of administering this act. All expenditures from such fee fund shall be made in accordance with appropriations acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the state board or the board's designee.

(b) On or before the 10 th of each month, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer from the state general fund to the private and out-of-state postsecondary educational institution fee fund interest earnings based on:

(1) The average daily balance of moneys in such fee fund for the preceding month; and

(2) the net earnings rate for the pooled money investment portfolio for the preceding month.
K.S.A. § 75-2242 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 22 / Section 75-2242
75-2242 - Same; plan; maintenance and change.
Status: in_force

75-2242. Same; plan; maintenance and change. The authority shall maintain the plan in a current state at all times by making additions thereto, modifications and amendments thereof, and shall specify such exceptions as may be deemed desirable either on its own initiative or upon the submission of any request for change in the plan.
K.S.A. § 72-9930 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 99 / Section 72-9930
72-9930 - Sectarian doctrines; Holy Scriptures.
Status: in_force

72-9930. Sectarian doctrines; Holy Scriptures. No sectarian or religious doctrines shall be taught or inculcated in any of the public schools of a city; but nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the reading of the Holy Scriptures, without note or comment.
K.S.A. § 72-2163 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 21 / Section 72-2163
72-2163 - Same; application; passing score determined by state board; passage requirement.
Status: in_force

72-2163. Same; application; passing score determined by state board; passage requirement. Any applicant who is seeking a license to teach in this state and who is required to take the examination required by this act may apply for and take the examination without limitation as to the frequency of applications or testing, subject to any limit imposed by the state board. The state board of education shall determine the passing score for the examination which will be required to be attained by applicants as a prerequisite for licensure. An applicant shall not be required to pass the examination more than once.
K.S.A. § 68-1505 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 15 / Section 68-1505
68-1505 - Inapplicable to certain rivers.
Status: in_force

68-1505. Inapplicable to certain rivers. This act shall not apply to that portion that lies within or alongside of any drainage district, of any of the navigable rivers of the state, that flow through or alongside any drainage districts organized under chapter 215 [*] of the Session Laws of 1905 or any statutes of the state amendatory thereof.
K.S.A. § 28-617 — KS Code / Chapter 28 / Article 6 / Section 28-617
28-617 - Collection and payment of fees to county; monthly statement.
Status: in_force

28-617. Collection and payment of fees to county; monthly statement. All of the officers and other persons herein mentioned shall collect all fees and benefits now authorized by law. All such fees and other income of or thing of value received, directly or indirectly by them or from their respective offices from any source whatsoever including all notary fees collected by any officer, deputy or clerk in any proceeding pending or to become pending, filed or to be filed in said office, not herein specifically authorized to be retained by them, shall be paid over on the next secular day, after collection to the county treasurer, accompanied by a sworn statement in such form as the board of county commissioners may prescribe, to the effect that all fees and other income collected are correctly set forth therein. All such fees and income shall be placed by said treasurer to the credit of the county general fund. They shall file with the county auditor a monthly statement of all fees collected.
K.S.A. § 84-3-420 — KS Code / Chapter 84 / Article 3 / Section 84-3-420
84-3-420 - Conversion of instrument.
Status: in_force

84-3-420. Conversion of instrument. (a) The law applicable to conversion of personal property applies to instruments. An instrument is also converted if it is taken by transfer, other than a negotiation, from a person not entitled to enforce the instrument or a bank makes or obtains payment with respect to the instrument for a person not entitled to enforce the instrument or receive payment. An action for conversion of an instrument may not be brought by (1) the issuer or acceptor of the instrument or (2) a payee or endorsee who did not receive delivery of the instrument either directly or through delivery to an agent or a copayee.

(b) In an action under subsection (a), the measure of liability is presumed to be the amount payable on the instrument, but recovery may not exceed the amount of the plaintiff's interest in the instrument.

(c) A representative, other than a depository bank, who has in good faith dealt with an instrument or its proceeds on behalf of one who was not the person entitled to enforce the instrument is not liable in conversion to that person beyond the amount of any proceeds that it has not paid out.
K.S.A. § 79-4523 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 45 / Section 79-4523
79-4523 - Payment of refund to county treasurer when property taxes on homestead delinquent.
Status: in_force

79-4523. Payment of refund to county treasurer when property taxes on homestead delinquent. If there are delinquent property taxes on the claimant's homestead, the refund shall be paid to the county treasurer of the county in which such homestead is located and applied first to the oldest of such delinquent property taxes and applied forward to the most recent delinquent property taxes and then to any other property taxes due on the claimant's homestead. The provisions of this section shall be part of and supplemental to the homestead property tax refund act.
K.S.A. § 73-711 — KS Code / Chapter 73 / Article 7 / Section 73-711
73-711 - Display of Kansas state flag; definitions.
Status: in_force

73-711. Display of Kansas state flag; definitions. As used in this act:

(a) The words "school district" mean and include any common-school district, rural high-school district, community high-school district, and any first- or second-class city school district; and

(b) the words "governing body" mean and include the district board of any common-school district, the district board of any rural high-school district, the board of trustees of any community high-school district, and the board of education of any city of the first or second class.
K.S.A. § 48-3045 — KS Code / Chapter 48 / Article 30 / Section 48-3045
48-3045 - (KCMJ Art. 93a) Prohibited conduct with military recruit or trainee.
Status: in_force

48-3045. (KCMJ Art. 93a) Prohibited conduct with military recruit or trainee. (a) Any person subject to this code shall be punished at the direction of a commanding officer if such person is:

(1) In a training leadership position with respect to a specially protected junior member of the armed forces; and

(2) engages in prohibited sexual activity with such specially protected junior member of the armed forces.

(b) Any person subject to this code shall be punished at the direction of a commanding officer if they are:

(1) A military recruiter and engage in prohibited sexual activity with an applicant for military service;

(2) a military recruiter and engage in prohibited sexual activity with a specially protected junior member of the armed forces who is enlisted under a delayed entry program; or

(3) a military cadre and engages in prohibited sexual activity with a specially protected junior member of the armed forces who is enlisted under a delayed entry program.

(c) Consent is not a defense for any conduct listed in this section.

(d) As used in this section:

(1) "Applicant for military service" means a person who, under regulations prescribed by the secretary of the military department concerned, is an applicant for original enlistment or appointment in the United States armed forces or state military forces.

(2) "Military recruiter" means a person who, under regulations prescribed by the secretary of the military department concerned, has the primary duty to recruit persons for military service.

(3) "Prohibited sexual activity" means, as specified in military regulations, inappropriate physical intimacy under circumstances described in such regulations.

(4) "Specially protected junior member of the armed forces" means:

(A) A member of the armed forces or state military forces who is assigned to, or is awaiting assignment to, basic training or other initial active duty for training, including a member who is enlisted under a delayed entry program;

(B) a member of the armed forces or state military forces who is a cadet, midshipmen, an officer candidate or a student in any other officer qualification program; and

(C) a member of the armed forces or state military forces in any program that, by regulation prescribed by the secretary of the military department concerned, is identified as a training program for initial career qualification.

(5) "Training leadership position" means any person subject to this code that is assigned or attached to a unit whose primary purpose is the recruitment of members into the United States armed forces or state military forces or who serve as faculty, staff, drill instructor or in other leadership position in:

(A) A basic training program;

(B) a training program for entry into the United States armed forces or state military forces;

(C) a reserve officers' training unit;

(D) an officers' candidate school; or

(E) any program that is identified as a training program or initial career qualification.
K.S.A. § 47-2306 — KS Code / Chapter 47 / Article 23 / Section 47-2306
47-2306 - Penalties.
Status: in_force

47-2306. Penalties. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of article 23 of chapter 47 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 30 nor more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
K.S.A. § 80-916 — KS Code / Chapter 80 / Article 9 / Section 80-916
80-916 - Care of abandoned cemeteries.
Status: in_force

80-916. Care of abandoned cemeteries. From and after the passage of this act it shall be the duty of the township board of any township within the state of Kansas in which there is situated an abandoned cemetery to provide for the care of such cemetery and to provide for the proper and seasonable cutting of all weeds and grass therein at least twice each year; and for such purposes such township board shall appropriate and expend not more than $500 per year for each such cemetery.
K.S.A. § 74-9905 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 99 / Section 74-9905
74-9905 - Same; functions, powers and duties of commission.
Status: in_force

74-9905. Same; functions, powers and duties of commission. The advisory commission shall have the following functions, powers and duties:

(a) Gather and disseminate information and conduct hearings, conferences and special studies on problems and programs concerning African-Americans;

(b) coordinate, assist and cooperate with the efforts of state departments and agencies to serve the needs of African-Americans especially in the areas of culture, education, employment, health, housing, welfare and recreation;

(c) develop, coordinate and assist other public and private associations and organizations with understanding the problems of African-Americans;

(d) develop, coordinate and assist other public and private associations and organizations to provide services to African-Americans;

(e) propose new programs concerning African-Americans;

(f) evaluate existing programs and proposed legislation concerning African-Americans;

(g) stimulate public awareness of the concerns and problems of African-Americans by conducting a program of public education;

(h) conduct training programs for community leadership and service project staff;

(i) accept contributions to assist in the effectuation of this section and seek and enlist the cooperation of private, charitable, religious, labor, civic and benevolent organizations for the purposes of this section;

(j) solicit, receive and expend federal funds to effectuate the purposes of this act and enter into contracts and agreements with any federal agency for such purposes; and

(k) establish advisory committees on special subjects.
K.S.A. § 24-471 — KS Code / Chapter 24 / Article 4 / Section 24-471
24-471 - Appropriation of land at harbor lines.
Status: in_force

24-471. Appropriation of land at harbor lines. The land so necessary to be appropriated shall consist of all lands lying between such harbor lines, together with a strip forty feet wide on the land side of, and contiguous to such harbor lines.
K.S.A. § 32-877 — KS Code / Chapter 32 / Article 8 / Section 32-877
32-877 - Same; hatchery stamps to pay bonds; disposition of excess revenues.
Status: in_force

32-877. Same; hatchery stamps to pay bonds; disposition of excess revenues. (a) For the purposes of paying the principal of and interest on revenue bonds issued and sold pursuant to K.S.A. 32-876 through 32-885, and amendments thereto, the secretary shall issue and sell hatchery stamps which shall be affixed to all fishing licenses issued by the secretary. The fee for each stamp issued shall be fixed by rules and regulations adopted by the secretary in accordance with K.S.A. 32-805, and amendments thereto.

(b) If hatchery stamps have been issued by the secretary, no person required to purchase a fishing license shall fish within this state without first procuring a hatchery stamp and having it in possession while fishing.

(c) All moneys collected from the issuance and sale of hatchery stamps in excess of the amount required to pay the principal of and interest and premium, if any, on the revenue bonds shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the wildlife fee fund.
K.S.A. § 8-2405 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 24 / Section 8-2405
8-2405 - Insurance required of dealers; issuance by nonadmitted insurers authorized; limitations on cancellation.
Status: in_force

8-2405. Insurance required of dealers; issuance by nonadmitted insurers authorized; limitations on cancellation. No dealer's license shall be issued or renewed unless the applicant or holder of the license shall have on file with the division an insurance policy, issued by an insurance carrier authorized to transact business within the state of Kansas or issued by an eligible nonadmitted insurer pursuant to K.S.A. 40-246e, and amendments thereto. The term of such policy shall be continuous and shall remain in full force and effect until canceled under proper notice. All policies shall be issued in the name of the holder or applicant for the vehicle dealer's license and shall provide public liability and property damage insurance for the operation of any vehicle by prospective purchasers, owned or being offered for sale by the dealer when being operated by the owner or seller, the seller's agent, servants, employees, prospective customers or other persons. The limits of liability shall correspond to the amount required by law in this state for bodily injury or death of any one person, bodily injury or death in any one accident and property damage. Such insurance, when issued by an authorized insurer, may not be cancelled unless 30 days' notice by the insurance carrier has been given in writing to the director. Upon the effective date of cancellation of any insurance policy required under this section, the license to engage in business as a dealer shall be void.
K.S.A. § 12-5252 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 52 / Section 12-5252
12-5252 - Exemption from certain requirements for cities in a county under a federal or state disaster declaration.
Status: in_force

12-5252. Exemption from certain requirements for cities in a county under a federal or state disaster declaration. (a) Any city that prior to July 1, 2013, is located, in whole or in part, within the boundaries of a county designated by the United States federal emergency management agency under major disaster declaration FEMA-1711-DR or FEMA-1699, as eligible to receive individual or public assistance from the United States federal government that desires to designate a reinvestment housing incentive district pursuant to this act or such county shall be exempt from the provisions of K.S.A. 12-5244(c), and amendments thereto, and may adopt a plan for a designated reinvestment housing incentive district without the approval of the secretary and without conducting a public hearing on such proposed plan.

(b) For any city in a county declared by the governor to be a state of disaster after January 1, 2008, or such county if the governor finds that such disaster resulted in the destruction of a significant amount of residential housing in such city or county the governor may designate such city or county to exercise the exemption authorized by subsection (a) for a period of five years from the date of the declaration of a state of disaster.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to exempt a city or county from any other requirement set forth in this act, or to limit any of the rights, duties and privileges of a city or county under any other provisions of this act.