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K.S.A. § 38-337 — KS Code / Chapter 38 / Article 3 / Section 38-337
38-337 - Compact administrator; appointment; duties.
Status: in_force

38-337. Compact administrator; appointment; duties. Pursuant to the compact, the governor may designate an officer who shall be the compact administrator and who, acting jointly with similar officers of other party states, shall adopt rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms of the compact. The compact administrator shall serve subject to the pleasure of the governor. The compact administrator shall cooperate with all departments, agencies and officers of this state and its subdivisions in facilitating the proper administration of the compact or of any supplementary agreement or agreements entered into by this state hereunder.
K.S.A. § 72-2150 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 21 / Section 72-2150
72-2150 - Teachers' licenses; use of certain terms.
Status: in_force

72-2150. Teachers' licenses; use of certain terms. Whenever a statute, contract or other document, uses or refers to the words or phrases "certification as a teacher," "certified employee of a school district," "certified personnel of a school district" or words and phrases of like effect such use or reference shall be deemed to mean "licensure as a teacher" or "licensed employee of a school" or "licensed personnel of a school district."
K.S.A. § 23-37,107 — KS Code / Chapter 23 / Article 37 / Section 23-37,107
23-37,107 - Priority.
Status: in_force

23-37,107. Priority. (UCCJEA 107). If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this act is raised in a child-custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a party, must be given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously.
K.S.A. § 55-1308 — KS Code / Chapter 55 / Article 13 / Section 55-1308
55-1308 - Existing rights, rights in unleased land, and royalties and lease burdens.
Status: in_force

55-1308. Existing rights, rights in unleased land, and royalties and lease burdens. Property rights, leases, contracts, and other rights or obligations shall be regarded as amended and modified only to the extent necessary to conform to the provisions and requirements of this act and to any valid order of the commission providing for the unit operation of a pool or a part thereof, but otherwise shall remain in full force and effect. For the purpose of this act the owner, or owners, of oil and gas rights in and under an unleased tract of land shall be regarded as a working interest owner to the extent of a 7/8 interest in and to such rights and a royalty owner to the extent of the remaining 1/8 interest therein, except that, if the commission finds that, under the prevailing industry practice in the area where the unit is located, oil and gas leases contain a higher amount of royalty than 1/8 royalty interest, then the owner or owners shall be regarded as a royalty interest owner to the extent of the royalty interest determined by the commission to be in accordance with prevailing industry practice and a working interest owner as to the remainder of the owner's or owners' interest in such tract of land.

A 1/8 part of the production allocated to each tract under an order providing for the unit operation of a pool or a part thereof, shall in all events be and remain free and clear of any cost or expense of developing or operating the unit and of any lien therefor as an unencumbered source from which to pay the royalties or other cost free obligations due or payable with respect to the production from such tract. If a lease or other contract pertaining to a tract or interest stipulates a royalty, overriding royalty, production payment or other obligation in excess of 1/8 of the production or proceeds therefrom, then the working interest owner subject to such excess payment or other obligation shall bear and pay the same.
K.S.A. § 40-2,122 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 2 / Section 40-2,122
40-2,122 - Cancellation or nonrenewal of policy; written explanation required.
Status: in_force

40-2,122. Cancellation or nonrenewal of policy; written explanation required. Any insurance company doing business in this state shall provide to an insured a written explanation specifically detailing the reasons why such company canceled or denied renewal of an existing policy of insurance. There shall be no liability on the part of and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against any insurer, its authorized representative, its agents, its employees, or any firm, person or corporation furnishing to the insurer information as to reasons for cancellation or denial of renewal of an existing policy of insurance, for any statement made by any of them in any written notice of cancellation or denial of renewal of an existing policy of insurance, for the providing of information pertaining thereto, or for statements made or evidence submitted at any hearings conducted in connection therewith, if such information was provided in good faith and without malice.
K.S.A. § 3-713 — KS Code / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 3-713
3-713 - Title.
Status: in_force

3-713. Title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "airport zoning act."
K.S.A. § 39-344 — KS Code / Chapter 39 / Article 3 / Section 39-344
39-344 - Sale of asylum or farm in counties over 25,000; appraisement procedure.
Status: in_force

39-344. Sale of asylum or farm in counties over 25,000; appraisement procedure. Before said sale, and to determine the value of said property, the district judge of said county, upon application in writing to the board of county commissioners, shall appoint three appraisers, who before entering upon the discharge of their duties, and within five days after notice of their appointment, shall take an oath in substance as follows: That they will support the constitution of the state of Kansas and faithfully discharge their duties as appraisers of the county farm or asylum of ________ county, Kansas; that immediately upon taking said oath said appraisers shall view said property and appraise the same and file a report with the clerk of the district court.

And on the filing of said report the clerk of said court shall give thirty days' notice in the official paper of said county, which notice shall state the day and hour when said report of said commissioners will come on for hearing before said court for confirmation; that if twenty-five or more resident taxpayers shall, within twenty days after the return of the appraisement hereinbefore provided for, file their objections thereto in writing, attacking the correctness of such appraisement, stating wherein the same is incorrect, duly verified by one or more of such taxpayers, it shall be the duty of the court to pass upon said objections, and for that purpose the court may hear testimony for or against said confirmation, and upon a full hearing shall approve said appraisement if the same is fair and just; and if in the judgment of said court said appraisement is unfair, then said court shall make a finding as to the actual value of said property, which finding shall be conclusive. Said hearing may be held at chambers.
K.S.A. § 41-201 — KS Code / Chapter 41 / Article 2 / Section 41-201
41-201 - Law enforcement powers of director, agents and employees; attorney, appointment and compensation.
Status: in_force

41-201. Law enforcement powers of director, agents and employees; attorney, appointment and compensation. (a) The director of alcoholic beverage control and agents and employees of the director designated by the director, with the approval of the secretary of revenue, are hereby vested with the power and authority of peace and police officers, in the execution of the duties imposed upon the director of alcoholic beverage control by this act and in enforcing the provisions of this act.

(b) The director and each agent and employee designated by the director under subsection (a), with the approval of the secretary of revenue, shall have the authority to make arrests, conduct searches and seizures and carry firearms while investigating violations of this act and during the routine conduct of their duties as determined by the director or designee. In addition to the above, the director and such agents and employees shall have the authority to make arrests, conduct searches and seizures and generally to enforce all the criminal laws of the state as violations of those laws are encountered by such employees or agents during the routine performance of their duties. In addition to or in lieu of the above, the director and the director's agents and employees shall have the authority to issue notices to appear pursuant to K.S.A. 22-2408, and amendments thereto. No agent or employee of the director shall be certified to carry firearms under the provisions of this section without having first successfully completed the firearm training course or courses prescribed for law enforcement officers under subsection (a) of K.S.A. 74-5604a, and amendments thereto. The director may adopt rules and regulations prescribing other training required for such agents or employees.

(c) The attorney general shall appoint, with the approval of the secretary of revenue, an assistant attorney general who shall be the attorney for the director of alcoholic beverage control and the division of alcoholic beverage control, and who shall receive an annual salary fixed by the attorney general with the approval of the director of alcoholic beverage control and the state finance council.
K.S.A. § 19-227 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 2 / Section 19-227
19-227 - Annual financial statement; publication.
Status: in_force

19-227. Annual financial statement; publication. The boards of commissioners of their respective counties shall cause to be made out and published, yearly, in at least one newspaper in their county, if such there be, a report of receipts and expenditures of the year next preceding, and the amounts allowed, and a detailed statement of the indebtedness of the county, at the end of each year; but if there be no newspaper printed in said county, their said statement shall be posted in at least five public places in said county.
K.S.A. § 75-7059 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 70 / Section 75-7059
75-7059 - Department of corrections; successor to property and rights; conflict resolution.
Status: in_force

75-7059. Department of corrections; successor to property and rights; conflict resolution. (a) When any conflict arises as to the disposition of any power, function or duty or the unexpended balance of any appropriation as a result of any abolition, transfer, attachment or change made by or under authority of K.S.A. 75-7057 through 75-7071, and amendments thereto, such conflict shall be resolved by the governor, whose decision shall be final.

(b) The department of corrections shall succeed to all property and records which were used for or pertain to the performance of the powers, duties and functions transferred to the department of corrections from the juvenile justice authority. Any conflict as to the proper disposition of property or records arising under this section, and resulting from the transfer or attachment of any state agency, or all or part of the powers, duties and functions thereof, shall be determined by the governor, whose decision shall be final.
K.S.A. § 79-1974 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 19 / Section 79-1974
79-1974 - Expiration of act.
Status: in_force

79-1974. Expiration of act. The provisions of K.S.A. 79-1973, and amendments thereto, shall expire on December 31, 1988.
K.S.A. § 22-2527 — KS Code / Chapter 22 / Article 25 / Section 22-2527
22-2527 - ssuance of order; specifications required; duration; extensions; disclosure.
Status: in_force

22-2527. I ssuance of order; specifications required; duration; extensions; disclosure. (1) Upon an application made under K.S.A. 22-2526, the court shall enter an ex parte order authorizing the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device within the jurisdiction of the court if the court finds that the attorney for the government or the investigative or law enforcement officer has certified to the court that the information likely to be obtained by such installation and use is relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation.

(2) (a) An order issued under this section shall specify:

(i) The identity, if known, of the person to whom is leased or in whose name is listed the telephone line to which the pen register or trap and trace device is to be attached;

(ii) the identity, if known, of the person who is the subject of the criminal investigation;

(iii) the number and, if known, physical location of the telephone line to which the pen register or trap and trace device is to be attached and, in the case of a trap and trace device, the geographic limits of the trap and trace order; and

(iv) a statement of the offense to which the information likely to be obtained by the pen register or trap and trace device relates; and

(b) an order issued under this section shall direct, upon the request of the applicant, the furnishing of information, facilities and technical assistance necessary to accomplish the installation of the pen register or trap and trace device under K.S.A. 22-2526.

(3) (a) An order issued under this section shall authorize the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device for a period not to exceed 60 days.

(b) Extensions of such an order may be granted but only upon an application for an order under K.S.A. 22-2526 and upon the judicial finding required by subsection (1). The period of extension shall be for a period not to exceed 60 days.

(4) An order authorizing or approving the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device shall direct that:

(a) The order be sealed until otherwise ordered by the court; and

(b) the person owning or leasing the line to which the pen register or a trap and trace device is attached, or who has been ordered by the court to provide assistance to the applicant, not disclose the existence of the pen register or trap and trace device or the existence of the investigation to the listed subscriber or to any other person, unless or until otherwise ordered by the court.
K.S.A. § 65-4914 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 49 / Section 65-4914
65-4914 - Public policy relating to provision of health care.
Status: in_force

65-4914. Public policy relating to provision of health care. It is the declared public policy of the state of Kansas that the provision of health care is essential to the well-being of its citizens as is the achievement of an acceptable quality of health care. Such goals may be achieved by requiring a system which combines a reasonable means to monitor the quality of health care with the provision of a reasonable means to compensate patients for the risks related to receiving health care rendered by health care providers licensed by the state of Kansas.
K.S.A. § 60-3901 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 39 / Section 60-3901
60-3901 - Standards of liability of certified public accountants and attorneys to financial institutions.
Status: in_force

60-3901. Standards of liability of certified public accountants and attorneys to financial institutions. (a) Unless otherwise agreed in writing, certified public accountants, licensed in accordance with article 3 of chapter 1 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and their firms, officers, directors, agents, servants and employees, while acting in the course and scope of providing accounting, auditing, consulting and other professional services to financial institutions authorized to do business or doing business in the state of Kansas, shall have no greater duty of professional responsibility to the institution, its shareholders, depositors, customers, creditors or insurers than that required of certified public accountants by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS) as provided by K.A.R. 74-5-202 and 74-5-203 and amendments thereto.

(b) Unless otherwise agreed in writing, attorneys licensed to practice law in this state and their firms, including employees thereof, acting in the course and scope of providing legal services to financial institutions authorized to do business or doing business in the state of Kansas, shall have no greater duty of professional responsibility to the institution, its shareholders, depositors, customers, creditors or insurers than that required of attorneys under state law.

(c) This section is declaratory of and codifies existing Kansas law and policy.

(d) This section shall apply to all claims or causes of action based on Kansas state law seeking to recover money damages from any person or entity covered within the scope of this section which are filed in any court of competent jurisdiction.
K.S.A. § 12-1,121 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 1 / Section 12-1,121
12-1,121 - Publication of notices, advertisements or other publications; failure to publish in strict compliance with law; validity.
Status: in_force

12-1,121. Publication of notices, advertisements or other publications; failure to publish in strict compliance with law; validity. Whenever any notice, advertisement or publication of any kind is required to be published in a newspaper by any of the laws of the state of Kansas three or more consecutive times as a condition precedent for a political or taxing subdivision to take action or exercise any authority, no such action taken or authority exercised shall be deemed to be invalid on account of the newspaper's oversight in failing to publish one of such notices, advertisements or publications in strict accordance with the provisions of law requiring the same if compliance with the number of publication requirements for notices, advertisements or publications has been achieved prior to the taking of such action or exercise of such authority.

The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to K.S.A. 60-307, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 72-293 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 2 / Section 72-293
72-293 - Task force; study feasibility of conducting a check of KBI registered offender internet site prior to permitting certain persons on school grounds; report to the legislature.
Status: in_force

72-293. Task force; study feasibility of conducting a check of KBI registered offender internet site prior to permitting certain persons on school grounds; report to the legislature. The Kansas board of education shall appoint a task force to study the feasibility of requiring all Kansas school districts to adopt district policies mandating all schools conduct a check of the internet site maintained by the Kansas bureau of investigation concerning registered offenders prior to permitting any unescorted, noninstructional personnel, including but not limited to, any vendor or entity under contract with the school board, to be on school grounds while students are present. The task force's study shall be completed and the task force shall submit a report containing its findings and recommendations to the Kansas board of education, the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate on or before January 1, 2007.
K.S.A. § 40-4321 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 43 / Section 40-4321
40-4321 - Same; books and records; maintenance requirements.
Status: in_force

40-4321. Same; books and records; maintenance requirements. (a) Unless otherwise approved by the commissioner, a captive insurance company shall maintain its books, records, documents, accounts, vouchers and agreements in Kansas. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all electronic documents shall be accessible within the state. A captive insurance company shall make its books, records, documents, accounts, vouchers and agreements available for inspection by the commissioner at any time. A captive insurance company shall keep its books, records, documents, accounts, vouchers and agreements in such manner that its financial condition, affairs and operations can be readily ascertained and in such manner that the commissioner may readily verify its financial statements and determine its compliance with all relevant statutes.

(b) Unless otherwise approved by the commissioner, all original books, records, documents, accounts, vouchers and agreements of a captive insurance company must be preserved and kept available in Kansas for the purpose of examination and inspection until the commissioner approves their destruction or other disposition. If the commissioner approves the preservation and keeping of the foregoing outside of Kansas, the captive insurance company shall maintain a complete and true copy of each such original within the state. Books, records, documents, accounts, vouchers and agreements may be photographed, reproduced on film or stored and reproduced electronically.

(c) If any company, by its officers, directors, employees or agents, fails to comply with subsections (a) and (b), the commissioner, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may impose a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for each violation or act, along with a penalty of up to $1,000 for each week thereafter that such report or document is not provided. A violation of subsection (a) or (b) shall also be grounds for suspension or refusal of, or nonrenewal of, the certificate of authority held by the captive insurance company. Any proceeding for suspension, revocation or refusal of any certificate of authority shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act.
K.S.A. § 49-427 — KS Code / Chapter 49 / Article 4 / Section 49-427
49-427 - Coal exploration operations; exploration regulations; trade secrets or privileged commercial or financial information confidential; limitations on amount of coal removed under exploration permit.
Status: in_force

49-427. Coal exploration operations; exploration regulations; trade secrets or privileged commercial or financial information confidential; limitations on amount of coal removed under exploration permit. (a) Coal exploration operations which substantially disturb the natural land surface shall be conducted in accordance with exploration regulations issued by the secretary. Such regulations shall include, at a minimum (1) the requirement that prior to conducting any exploration under this section, any person must file with the department a notice of intention to explore and such notice shall include a description of the exploration area and the period of supposed exploration and (2) provisions for reclamation in accordance with the performance standards of this act of all lands disturbed in exploration, including excavations, roads, drill holes, and the removal of necessary facilities and equipment.

(b) Information submitted to the department pursuant to this section which is a trade secret under the uniform trade secrets act (K.S.A. 60-3320 et seq. and amendments thereto), or information submitted to the department as privileged commercial or financial information which relates to the competitive rights of the person or entity intended to explore the described area shall be considered confidential and shall not be available for public examination.

(c) Any person who conducts any coal exploration activities which substantially disturb the natural land surface in violation of this section or regulations issued pursuant thereto shall be subject to the penalty provisions of this act.

(d) No operator shall remove more than 250 tons of coal pursuant to an exploration permit without specific written authority of the secretary.
K.S.A. § 22-2102 — KS Code / Chapter 22 / Article 21 / Section 22-2102
22-2102 - Scope.
Status: in_force

22-2102. Scope. The provisions of this code shall govern proceedings in all criminal cases in the courts of the state of Kansas, but shall have application to proceedings in police and municipal courts only when specifically provided by law.