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K.S.A. § 79-1703 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 17 / Section 79-1703
79-1703 - Unlawful release, discharge, remission or commutation of taxes; civil action authorized thereon; disposition of funds recovered; settlement of taxes, when.
Status: in_force

79-1703. Unlawful release, discharge, remission or commutation of taxes; civil action authorized thereon; disposition of funds recovered; settlement of taxes, when. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or as otherwise provided by law, no board of county commissioners or other officer of any county shall have power to release, discharge or remit any portion of the taxes assessed or levied against any person or property within their respective jurisdictions for any reason whatever. Any taxes so discharged, released or remitted may be recovered by civil action from the members of the board of county commissioners or such other officer and the sureties of their official bonds at the suit of the attorney general, the county attorney, or of any citizen of the county or the board of education of any school district a part of the territory of which is in such county, as the case may be, and when collected shall be paid into the county treasury to be properly apportioned and paid to the county, municipalities, school districts and other taxing subdivisions entitled thereto. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit a board of county commissioners from entering into an agreement whereby the board agrees to pay the full amount of the taxes assessed or levied against any person or property on behalf of such person, as long as such amount is properly apportioned and paid to the county, municipalities, school districts and other taxing subdivisions entitled to a portion of such amount.

(b) In the event a person, partnership or corporation has failed to pay any portion of the taxes assessed or levied against its property located within any county and such person, partnership or corporation is a debtor in an action filed pursuant to the United States bankruptcy code, the county commissioners of any such county may compromise, assign, transfer or otherwise settle such tax claim in such fashion as the commissioners deem to be in the best interest of the state and all taxing subdivisions affected thereby, subject to approval by the state board of tax appeals; except that, the state and each other taxing subdivision affected by any such settlement shall receive the same proportional share of its respective tax claim. The state board of tax appeals shall respond to such settlement request within 30 days from the date of receiving such request or such request shall be deemed approved.
K.S.A. § 21-5808 — KS Code / Chapter 21 / Article 58 / Section 21-5808
21-5808 - Criminal trespass.
Status: in_force

21-5808. Criminal trespass. (a) Criminal trespass is entering or remaining upon or in any:

(1) Land, nonnavigable body of water, structure, vehicle, aircraft or watercraft by a person who knows such person is not authorized or privileged to do so, and:

(A) Such person enters or remains therein in defiance of an order not to enter or to leave such premises or property personally communicated to such person by the owner thereof or other authorized person;

(B) such premises or property are posted as provided in K.S.A. 32-1013, and amendments thereto, or in any other manner reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders, or are locked or fenced or otherwise enclosed, or shut or secured against passage or entry; or

(C) such person enters or remains therein in defiance of a restraining order issued pursuant to K.S.A. 60-3105, 60-3106, 60-3107, 60-31a05 or 60-31a06 or K.S.A. 23-2707, 38-2243, 38-2244 or 38-2255, and amendments thereto, and the restraining order has been personally served upon the person so restrained; or

(2) public or private land or structure in a manner that interferes with access to or from any health care facility by a person who knows such person is not authorized or privileged to do so and such person enters or remains thereon or therein in defiance of an order not to enter or to leave such land or structure personally communicated to such person by the owner of the health care facility or other authorized person.

(b) Criminal trespass is a class B nonperson misdemeanor. Upon a conviction of a violation of subsection (a)(1)(C), a person shall be sentenced to not less than 48 consecutive hours of imprisonment which shall be served either before or as a condition of any grant of probation or suspension, reduction of sentence or parole.

(c) As used in this section:

(1) "Health care facility" means any licensed medical care facility, certificated health maintenance organization, licensed mental health center or mental health clinic, licensed psychiatric hospital or other facility or office where services of a health care provider are provided directly to patients; and

(2) "health care provider" means any person:

(A) Licensed to practice a branch of the healing arts;

(B) licensed to practice psychology;

(C) licensed to practice professional or practical nursing;

(D) licensed to practice dentistry;

(E) licensed to practice optometry;

(F) licensed to practice pharmacy;

(G) registered to practice podiatry;

(H) licensed as a social worker; or

(I) registered to practice physical therapy.

(d) This section shall not apply to:

(1) A land surveyor, licensed pursuant to article 70 of chapter 74 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, and such surveyor's authorized agents and employees who enter upon lands, waters and other premises in the making of a survey; or

(2) railroad property as defined in K.S.A. 21-5809, and amendments thereto, or nuclear generating facility as defined in K.S.A. 66-2302, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 40-249 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 2 / Section 40-249
40-249 - Policies to be issued within two years.
Status: in_force

40-249. Policies to be issued within two years. If any insurance company organized under the laws of this state shall not commence to issue policies within two years from the granting of its charter, its corporate powers shall thereby expire and the district court of the county in which the home office of such company is located may, upon petition of the commissioner of insurance, or of any person interested, proceed to wind up its affairs.
K.S.A. § 60-907 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 9 / Section 60-907
60-907 - Illegal acts of public officers.
Status: in_force

60-907. Illegal acts of public officers. (a) Illegal tax, charge or assessment. Injunctive relief may be granted to enjoin the illegal levy of any tax, charge or assessment, the collection thereof, or any proceeding to enforce the same.

(b) Unauthorized contracts. Injunctive relief may be granted to enjoin any public officer, board, or body from entering into any contract or doing any act not authorized by law that may result in the creation of an additional levy of a tax, charge or assessment.

(c) Joinder. Any number of persons whose property is or may be affected or whose taxes may be increased by the illegal acts mentioned in subsections (a) and (b) of this section may join in the petition for injunction.

(d) Bond. Where it is shown to the judge that continued procedure under the illegal acts may render the proceedings moot, the judge may, in his or her discretion grant a temporary injunction without bond being required.
K.S.A. § 8-1557 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 15 / Section 8-1557
8-1557 - Basic rule governing speed of vehicles.
Status: in_force

8-1557. Basic rule governing speed of vehicles. No person shall drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual hazards then existing. Consistent with the foregoing, every person shall drive at a safe and appropriate speed when approaching and crossing an intersection or railroad grade crossing, when approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hill crest, when traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, and when special hazards exist with respect to pedestrians or other traffic or by reason of weather or highway conditions.
K.S.A. § 55-192 — KS Code / Chapter 55 / Article 1 / Section 55-192
55-192 - Abandoned oil and gas well fund established; well plugging assurance fund abolished.
Status: in_force

55-192. Abandoned oil and gas well fund established; well plugging assurance fund abolished. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury the abandoned oil and gas well fund.

(b) Moneys in the abandoned oil and gas well fund shall be used only for the purpose of paying the costs of: (1) Investigation and remediation of contamination sites; (2) investigation of abandoned wells, and their well sites; (3) plugging, replugging or repairing abandoned wells and remediation of the well sites in accordance with a prioritization schedule adopted by the commission and based on the degree of threat to public health or the environment; and (4) any reimbursement authorized by the commission pursuant to K.S.A. 55-180, and amendments thereto. No moneys credited to the fund shall be used to pay administrative expenses of the commission or to pay compensation or other expenses of employing personnel to carry out the duties of the commission.

(c) On or before the 10 th day of each month, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer from the state general fund to the abandoned oil and gas well fund interest earnings based on: (1) The average daily balance of moneys in the abandoned oil and gas well fund for the preceding month; and (2) the net earnings rate for the pooled money investment portfolio for the preceding month.

(d) All expenditures from the abandoned oil and gas well 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 chairperson of the state corporation commission or a person designated by the chairperson.

(e) On July 1, 2021: (1) The director of accounts and reports shall transfer all moneys in the well plugging assurance fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 55-166, prior to its repeal, to the abandoned oil and gas well fund; (2) all liabilities of the well plugging assurance fund are hereby transferred to and imposed on the abandoned oil and gas well fund; and (3) the well plugging assurance fund is hereby abolished.
K.S.A. § 39-2001 — KS Code / Chapter 39 / Article 20 / Section 39-2001
39-2001 - Providers of disability services; purpose of act.
Status: in_force

39-2001. Providers of disability services; purpose of act. The purpose of this act* is the development, establishment and enforcement of standards:

(a) For the care, treatment, health, safety, welfare and comfort of individuals residing in or receiving treatment or services provided by residential care facilities, residential and day support facilities, private and public psychiatric hospitals, psychiatric residential treatment facilities, community mental health centers , crisis intervention centers and providers of other disability services licensed by the secretary for aging and disability services; and

(b) for the construction, maintenance or operation, or any combination thereof, of facilities, hospitals, centers and providers of services that will promote safe and adequate accommodation, care and treatment of such individuals.
K.S.A. § 24-505 — KS Code / Chapter 24 / Article 5 / Section 24-505
24-505 - Places for holding elections; judges and clerks.
Status: in_force

24-505. Places for holding elections; judges and clerks. Promptly following the date of the governor's proclamation above provided for, and at least ten (10) days before each subsequent election, the respective county clerks of each of the counties to be included within the drainage district aforesaid shall designate a place or places for the holding of the election provided for in said proclamation and shall name three (3) judges and two (2) clerks for each of the precincts thus designated, who shall be resident freeholders of said district.
K.S.A. § 25-1119 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 11 / Section 25-1119
25-1119 - Advance voting; voters eligible; procedure.
Status: in_force

25-1119. Advance voting; voters eligible; procedure. (a) Any registered voter is eligible to vote by advance voting ballot on all offices and to vote by advance voting ballot on questions submitted on which such elector would otherwise be entitled to vote.

(b) The votes of such electors shall be cast and received and canvassed as provided in this act.
K.S.A. § 55-209 — KS Code / Chapter 55 / Article 2 / Section 55-209
55-209 - Lien statement for labor or materials; filing and record in district court.
Status: in_force

55-209. Lien statement for labor or materials; filing and record in district court. (a) Any person claiming a lien, for labor or materials or both, furnished to owners of leaseholds for oil and gas purposes, as may be provided by law, shall file in the office of the clerk of the district court of the county in which the land and leasehold is situated, a statement setting forth the amount claimed and the items thereof, as nearly as practicable, the name of the owner of the land, the name of the owner of the leasehold, the name of the contractor, the name of the claimant and a description of the property subject to the lien, whether personal or real or both, verified by affidavit. If any promissory note bearing a lawful rate of interest shall have been taken for such labor or material, it shall not be necessary to file an itemized statement of labor or material furnished, but it shall be sufficient to file a copy of such note, with a sworn statement that such note or any part thereof, was given for such labor or material furnished such leaseholder or contractor, on such leasehold.

(b) Such statement shall be filed within six months after the date upon which material was last furnished or labor last performed under the contract. Immediately upon the receipt of such statement the clerk of the district court shall enter the lien in the general index the same as liens against real estate.
K.S.A. § 66-1,220 — KS Code / Chapter 66 / Article 1 / Section 66-1,220
66-1,220 - Same; investigations initiated by complaint; powers; hearings.
Status: in_force

66-1,220. Same; investigations initiated by complaint; powers; hearings. (a) Upon a complaint in writing made against any common carrier, except a motor carrier holding a certificate of public service, governed by this act that any of the rates or joint rates, fares, tolls, charges, rules, regulations, classifications or schedules of such common carrier are in any respect unreasonable, unfair, unjust, unjustly discriminatory or unduly preferential, or both, or that any regulation, practice or act whatsoever affecting or relating to any service performed or to be performed by such common carrier for the public, is in any respect unreasonable, unfair, unjust, unreasonably inefficient or insufficient, unjustly discriminatory or unduly preferential, or that any service performed or to be performed by such common carrier for the public is unreasonably inadequate, inefficient, unduly insufficient or cannot be obtained, the commission may proceed, with or without notice, to make such investigation as it deems necessary.

No order changing such rates, joint rates, tolls, charges, rules, regulations and classifications, schedules, practices or acts complained of shall be made or entered by the commission without a formal public hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act, of which due notice shall be given by the commission to such common carrier or to such complainant or complainants, if any. Any public investigation or hearing which the commission shall have power to make or to hold may be made or held before any one or more commissioners. All investigations, hearings, decisions and orders made by a commissioner shall be deemed the investigations, hearings, decisions and orders of the commission, when approved by the commission.

(b) The commission shall have power to require common carriers, except a motor carrier holding a certificate of public service, to make such improvements and do such acts as are or may be required by law to be done by any such common carrier.
K.S.A. § 60-722 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 7 / Section 60-722
60-722 - Bond of defendant for payment of judgment.
Status: in_force

60-722. Bond of defendant for payment of judgment. The defendant may at any time after the proceeding is commenced file with the clerk of the court a bond, to be approved by the judge of the district court, in double the amount of the claim or such lesser amount as shall be approved by order of the judge to the effect that the defendant will pay to the plaintiff on demand the amount of the judgment and costs that may be assessed against such defendant, and thereupon, the garnishee shall be discharged and any money or property paid or delivered to any officer shall be delivered to the person entitled thereto.
K.S.A. § 59-30,116 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 30 / Section 59-30,116
59-30,116 - Guardian ad litem.
Status: in_force

59-30,116. Guardian ad litem. The court at any time may appoint a guardian ad litem for an individual if the court determines the individual's interest otherwise would not be adequately represented. If no conflict of interest exists, a guardian ad litem may be appointed to represent multiple individuals or interests. The guardian ad litem may not be the same individual as the attorney representing the respondent. The court shall state the duties of the guardian ad litem and the reasons for the appointment in the order of appointment.
K.S.A. § 60-709 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 7 / Section 60-709
60-709 - Compensation of officer.
Status: in_force

60-709. Compensation of officer. When property is seized on attachment, the court may allow to the officer having charge thereof such amount as will reimburse the officer for his or her expense in taking the property into his or her possession and keeping the same, and such amount will be charged as costs in the action.
K.S.A. § 17-2268 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 22 / Section 17-2268
17-2268 - Personal liability of officers and directors, exceptions.
Status: in_force

17-2268. Personal liability of officers and directors, exceptions. Except for persons who are executive officers, an officer or director of a credit union shall have no personal liability to the credit union or its members for monetary damages for breach of duty as an officer or director, except that such liability shall not be eliminated for: (a) Any breach of the officer's or director's duty of loyalty to the credit union or its members; (b) acts or omissions which constitute willful or gross and wanton negligent breach of the officer's or director's duty of care; (c) acts in violation of K.S.A. 17-2209, and amendments thereto; or (d) any transaction from which the officer or director derived an improper personal benefit. For purposes of this section, "executive officer" means the chairperson of the board, the president, each vice-president, the secretary and the treasurer of a credit union unless such officer is excluded by resolution of the board of directors or by the bylaws of the credit union from participation in the policymaking functions of the credit union, and the officer does not actually participate in the policymaking functions of the credit union.
K.S.A. § 40-1139 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 11 / Section 40-1139
40-1139 - Financial responsibility requirements.
Status: in_force

40-1139. Financial responsibility requirements. (a) A title insurance agent that handles escrow, settlement or closing accounts shall file with the commissioner a $100,000 surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit in a form acceptable to the commissioner. Such surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit shall be issued by an insurance company or financial institution that is authorized to conduct business in this state securing the applicant's or the title insurance agent's faithful performance of all duties and obligations set out in K.S.A. 40-1135 through 40-1141, and amendments thereto.

(b) The surety bond shall provide that such bond may not be terminated without 30 days prior written notice to the commissioner.

(c) The irrevocable letter of credit shall:

(1) Be issued by a bank that is insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation or its successor; and

(2) initially be issued for a term of at least one year and by its terms is automatically renewed at each expiration date for at least an additional one-year term unless at least 30 days prior written notice of intention not to renew is provided to the commissioner of insurance.

(d) The surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit shall be for the benefit of any person suffering a loss if the title insurance agent converts or misappropriates money received or held in escrow, deposit or trust accounts while acting as a title insurance agent providing any escrow or settlement services.
K.S.A. § 21-6103 — KS Code / Chapter 21 / Article 61 / Section 21-6103
21-6103 - Criminal false communication.
Status: in_force

21-6103. Criminal false communication. (a) Criminal false communication is:

(1) Communicating to any person, by any means, information that the person communicating such information knows to be false and will tend to:

(A) Expose another living person to public hatred, contempt or ridicule;

(B) deprive such person of the benefits of public confidence and social acceptance; or

(C) degrade and vilify the memory of one who is dead and to scandalize or provoke surviving relatives and friends; or

(2) recklessly making, circulating or causing to be circulated any false report, statement or rumor with intent to injure the financial standing or reputation of any bank, financial or business institution or the financial standing of any individual in this state.

(b) Criminal false communication is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.

(c) In all prosecutions under this section the truth of the information communicated shall be admitted as evidence. It shall be a defense to a charge of criminal false communication if it is found that such matter was true.
K.S.A. § 4-216 — KS Code / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 4-216
4-216 - 15th judicial district.
Status: in_force

4-216. 15 th judicial district. The counties of Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan, Cheyenne, Rawlins, Wallace and Logan shall constitute the 15 th judicial district. There shall be two district judges in such district.
K.S.A. § 23-3810 — KS Code / Chapter 23 / Article 38 / Section 23-3810
23-3810 - Duration of abduction prevention order.
Status: in_force

23-3810. Duration of abduction prevention order. An abduction prevention order remains in effect until the earliest of:

(1) The time stated in the order;

(2) the emancipation of the child;

(3) the child's attaining 18 years of age; or

(4) the time the order is modified, revoked, vacated, or superseded by a court with jurisdiction under K.S.A. 23-37,201, 23-37,202 and 23-37,203, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 75-4926 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 49 / Section 75-4926
75-4926 - Public broadcasting commission abolished; transfer of records and property.
Status: in_force

75-4926. Public broadcasting commission abolished; transfer of records and property. (a) On the effective date of this act, the Kansas public broadcasting commission is hereby abolished.

(b) On the effective date of this act, all of the records, memoranda, writings and property of the Kansas public broadcasting commission are hereby transferred to the Kansas public broadcasting council established by this act and the council shall have legal custody of the same.