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K.S.A. § 22-4522 — KS Code / Chapter 22 / Article 45 / Section 22-4522
22-4522 - owers and duties.
Status: in_force

22-4522. P owers and duties. The state board of indigents' defense services shall:

(a) Provide, supervise and coordinate, in the most efficient and economical manner possible, the constitutionally and statutorily required counsel and related services for each indigent person accused of a felony and for such other indigent persons as prescribed by statute;

(b) establish, in each county or combination of counties designated by the board, a system of appointed counsel, contractual arrangements for providing contract counsel or public defender offices, or any combination thereof, on a full- or part-time basis, for the delivery of legal services for indigent persons accused of felonies;

(c) approve an annual operating budget for the board and submit that budget as provided in K.S.A. 75-3717, and amendments thereto;

(d) collect payments from indigent defendants as ordered by the court by methods including, but not limited to, utilization of debt collection procedures authorized by K.S.A. 75-6201 et seq., and amendments thereto;

(e) adopt rules and regulations in accordance with K.S.A. 77-415 et seq., and amendments thereto, which are necessary for the operation of the board and the performance of its duties and for the guidance of appointed counsel, contract counsel and public defenders, including, but not limited to:

(1) Standards for entitlement to legal representation at public expense;

(2) standards and guidelines for compensation of appointed counsel and investigative, expert and other services within the limits of appropriations;

(3) criteria for employing contract counsel;

(4) qualifications, standards and guidelines for public defenders, appointed counsel and contract counsel; and

(5) adopt and maintain reimbursement tables which set forth the cost to the board of indigents' defense services for each separate category of service provided;

(f) prepare and submit to the governor and legislature an annual report on the operations of the board; and

(g) hold a hearing before changing the system for providing legal services for indigent persons accused of felonies in any county or judicial district if such a hearing is requested by two or more members of the board.
K.S.A. § 50-703 — KS Code / Chapter 50 / Article 7 / Section 50-703
50-703 - Permissible purposes of reports.
Status: in_force

50-703. Permissible purposes of reports. A consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other:

(a) In response to the order of a court having jurisdiction to issue such an order;

(b) in accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates; and

(c) to a person which it has reason to believe

(1) intends to use the information in connection with a credit transaction involving the consumer on whom the information is to be furnished and involving the extension of credit to, or review or collection of an account of, the consumer; or

(2) intends to use the information for employment purposes; or

(3) intends to use the information in connection with the underwriting of insurance involving the consumer; or

(4) intends to use the information in connection with a determination of the consumer's eligibility for a license or other benefit granted by a governmental instrumentality required by law to consider an applicant's financial responsibility or status; or

(5) otherwise has a legitimate business need for the information in connection with a business transaction involving the consumer.
K.S.A. § 43-168 — KS Code / Chapter 43 / Article 1 / Section 43-168
43-168 - Death, sickness or disability of judge in jury trial.
Status: in_force

43-168. Death, sickness or disability of judge in jury trial. If by reason of death, sickness or other disability the judge before whom a jury trial has commenced is unable to proceed with the trial, another judge sitting in or assigned to the court in which the action is being tried, upon certifying that he has familiarized himself with the record of the trial, may proceed with and finish the trial.
K.S.A. § 8-1531 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 15 / Section 8-1531
8-1531 - Highway construction or maintenance operations; duty of driver.
Status: in_force

8-1531. Highway construction or maintenance operations; duty of driver. (a) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any authorized vehicle or pedestrian actually engaged in work upon a highway within any road construction zone, as defined in K.S.A. 8-1458a, indicated by official traffic-control devices.

(b) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any authorized vehicle which is obviously and actually engaged in work upon a highway whenever such vehicle displays flashing lights meeting the requirements of K.S.A. 8-1731, and amendments thereto.

(c) The driver of a motor vehicle upon approaching a stationary authorized vehicle which is obviously and actually engaged in work upon a highway, when such authorized vehicle is displaying flashing lights meeting the requirements of K.S.A. 8-1731, and amendments thereto, shall do either of the following:

(1) If the driver of the motor vehicle is traveling on a highway that consists of at least two lanes that carry traffic in the same direction of travel as that of the driver's motor vehicle, the driver shall proceed with due caution and, if possible and with due regard to the road, weather and traffic conditions, shall change lanes into a lane that is not adjacent to that of the stationary authorized vehicle; or

(2) if the driver is not traveling on a highway of a type described in paragraph (1), or if the driver is traveling on a highway of that type but it is not possible to change lanes or if to do so would be unsafe, the driver shall proceed with due caution, reduce the speed of the motor vehicle and maintain a safe speed for the road, weather and traffic conditions.

(d) From and after the effective date of this act and prior to July 1, 2007, a law enforcement officer shall issue a warning citation to anyone violating the provisions of subsection (c).

(e) This section shall not operate to relieve the driver of an authorized vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway.
K.S.A. § 68-585 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 5 / Section 68-585
68-585 - Same; feasibility studies by boards; costs, how paid.
Status: in_force

68-585. Same; feasibility studies by boards; costs, how paid. The board may make or cause to be made engineering studies to determine the feasibility of any primary arterial highway, secondary arterial highway or county road program and pay the costs of the same from the county road fund.
K.S.A. § 58-1405 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 14 / Section 58-1405
58-1405 - Waiver of requirements.
Status: in_force

58-1405. Waiver of requirements. (a) Upon application therefor, the director may waive any requirement of K.S.A. 58-1402, and amendments thereto. Applications for a waiver shall be submitted to the director. If the director determines that such compliance is financially or environmentally impractical, the director may waive such requirement. The director shall render a decision regarding any application submitted pursuant to this section within 60 days of receipt thereof.

(b) Unless otherwise provided by rules and regulations adopted by the director, proceedings to consider a waiver under this section shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act.

(c) Appeals from the decision of the director shall be governed by the provisions of the Kansas judicial review act.
K.S.A. § 25-2115 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 21 / Section 25-2115
25-2115 - Order of candidates' names on ballots.
Status: in_force

25-2115. Order of candidates' names on ballots. Names of candidates appearing on the ballots in primary and general city elections shall be listed in the various possible orders in rotation and as provided in K.S.A. 25-212 and 25-610, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 60-3103 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 31 / Section 60-3103
60-3103 - Jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

60-3103. Jurisdiction. Any district court shall have jurisdiction over all proceedings under the protection from abuse act. The right of a person to obtain relief under the protection from abuse act shall not be affected by the person's leaving the residence or household to avoid further abuse. Any petition under this act seeking orders regarding a custody determination, as defined in K.S.A. 23-37,102, and amendments thereto, shall state that information required by K.S.A. 23-37,209, and amendments thereto, and the basis under which child-custody jurisdiction is sought to be invoked.
K.S.A. § 10-1119 — KS Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-1119
10-1119 - Void contracts and orders.
Status: in_force

10-1119. Void contracts and orders. Any contract entered into between the governing body of any municipality and any person, which violates the provisions of this act, shall be void, and any order, warrant, check or other evidence of indebtedness drawn on the treasurer of any municipality in violation of the provisions of this act shall be void.
K.S.A. § 2-2804 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 28 / Section 2-2804
2-2804 - Labeling of containers, bulk lots; listing or guaranteeing active ingredients; data substantiating usefulness, when required.
Status: in_force

2-2804. Labeling of containers, bulk lots; listing or guaranteeing active ingredients; data substantiating usefulness, when required. (a) Each container of a soil amendment shall be labeled on the face or display side in a readable and conspicuous form to show the following information:

(1) The net weight of the contents;

(2) the name of the product;

(3) the guaranteed analysis, including the name and the percentage of each active ingredient and the percentage of inert ingredients;

(4) a statement as to the purpose of the product;

(5) adequate directions for use; and

(6) the name and address of the registrant.

(b) Bulk lots shall be labeled by attaching a copy of the label to the invoice, which shall be furnished the purchaser.

(c) No active ingredient may be listed or guaranteed on a label or labeling of a soil amendment without the secretary's approval. The secretary shall allow an active ingredient to be listed or guaranteed on the label or labeling if satisfactory supportive data is provided the secretary to substantiate the value and usefulness of the active ingredient. In any case where there are no active ingredients or there are no claims made for the product, the secretary may require supportive data or information to substantiate the value and usefulness of the product. The secretary may rely on outside sources such as the agricultural experiment stations established by K.S.A. 76-465, and amendments thereto, for assistance in evaluation of the data submitted.

(d) When an active ingredient is permitted to be listed or guaranteed, it must be determinable by laboratory methods and is subject to inspection and analysis. The secretary may prescribe methods and procedures of inspection and analysis of the active ingredient.

(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any bulk lots of animal manures except that the quantity and name of any ingredients added thereto shall be specified.
K.S.A. § 80-923 — KS Code / Chapter 80 / Article 9 / Section 80-923
80-923 - Board of trustees of joint township parks or cemeteries; tax levies.
Status: in_force

80-923. Board of trustees of joint township parks or cemeteries; tax levies. Where two or more townships in the state of Kansas combine, and purchase or acquire or act as trustee for grounds for a park or parks, or cemetery or cemeteries, the township board of each of such combined townships shall constitute a board of trustees, having full power and control of said parks and cemeteries and shall annually determine the tax to be levied by every such township to comply with the provisions and limitations of K.S.A. 80-907.
K.S.A. § 60-1106 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 11 / Section 60-1106
60-1106 - Parties.
Status: in_force

60-1106. Parties. In such actions all persons whose liens are filed as herein provided, and other encumbrancers of record, except those encumbrancers whose lien has priority over the claim of the plaintiff, shall be made parties, and issues shall be made and trials had as in other cases. Where such an action is brought by a subcontractor, or person other than the original contractor, such original contractor shall be made a party defendant, and shall at his or her own expense defend against the claim of every subcontractor, or other person claiming a lien under this article, and if he or she fails to make such defense the owner may make the same at the expense of such contractor; and until all such claims, costs and expenses are finally adjudicated, and defeated or satisfied, the owner shall be entitled to retain from the contractor the amount thereof, and such costs and expenses as he or she may be required to pay. If the sheriff of the county in which such action is pending shall make return that he or she is unable to find such original contractor, the court may proceed to adjudicate the liens upon the land and render judgment to enforce the same with costs.
K.S.A. § 39-982 — KS Code / Chapter 39 / Article 9 / Section 39-982
39-982 - Requirements of Kansas department for aging and disability services; COVID-19 public health emergency; infection control inspections; provision of personal protective equipment, sanitizing supplies and tests; adoption of best practices.
Status: in_force

39-982. Requirements of Kansas department for aging and disability services; COVID-19 public health emergency; infection control inspections; provision of personal protective equipment, sanitizing supplies and tests; adoption of best practices. The Kansas department for aging and disability services shall, for all entities required to be licensed pursuant to article 9 of chapter 39 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto:

(a) Promptly, and in no case later than 90 days following the effective date of this act, make or cause to be made infection control inspections;

(b) provide the necessary personal protective equipment, sanitizing supplies and testing kits appropriate to the needs of each facility on an ongoing basis, based upon:

(1) The current number of residents;

(2) the current number of full-time and part-time staff members;

(3) the number of residents and staff who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 14 days;

(4) the ability to separate COVID-19 residents from non-COVID-19 residents; and

(5) any other factors deemed relevant by the secretary; and

(c) ensure that infection prevention and control best practices and recommendations based upon guidance from the United States centers for disease control and prevention and the Kansas department of health and environment are adopted and made available publicly.
K.S.A. § 74-616 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 6 / Section 74-616
74-616 - State corporation commission; powers and duties relating to energy resources.
Status: in_force

74-616. State corporation commission; powers and duties relating to energy resources. In addition to other powers and duties provided by law, in administering the provisions of this act the state corporation commission shall:

(a) Adopt rules and regulations necessary for the administration of this act;

(b) develop a comprehensive state energy conservation plan and the procedures for implementing the plan according to federal requirements;

(c) make requests for and accept funds and other assistance from federal agencies for energy conservation and other energy-related activities in this state, including, but not limited to, the state energy program;

(d) administer federal energy conservation programs in this state;

(e) prepare an emergency management plan for natural gas and electric energy to be adopted during activation of emergency support function 12 of the Kansas response plan established under K.S.A. 48-920 et seq., and amendments thereto, which plan shall include the system of priorities for natural gas and electric energy allocation and curtailment of energy resources consumption established under K.S.A. 74-620, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 39-1439 — KS Code / Chapter 39 / Article 14 / Section 39-1439
39-1439 - Same; district court appointment of attorney to represent involved adult, when.
Status: in_force

39-1439. Same; district court appointment of attorney to represent involved adult, when. In any proceeding in district court pursuant to provisions of this act, the district court shall appoint an attorney to represent the involved adult if the adult is without other legal representation.
K.S.A. § 66-1,114 — KS Code / Chapter 66 / Article 1 / Section 66-1,114
66-1,114 - Public motor carriers; certificates of convenience and necessity to transport household goods or passengers; procedure to obtain; basis for issuance.
Status: in_force

66-1,114. Public motor carriers; certificates of convenience and necessity to transport household goods or passengers; procedure to obtain; basis for issuance. (a) Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful for any public motor carrier to operate as a carrier of household goods or passengers in intrastate commerce within this state without first having obtained from the commission a certificate of convenience and necessity to transport household goods or passengers. A motor carrier denied a certificate shall be afforded the opportunity of a hearing on the matter in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. If such hearing is requested, the hearing shall be held within 10 business days of the request.

(b) If the commission finds that the proposed service or any part thereof is proposed to be performed by the applicant, that the applicant is fit, willing and able to perform such service and that the applicant is in compliance with the commission's safety rules and regulations, liability and cargo insurance requirements and other applicable state laws, the commission shall issue the certificate of convenience and necessity to transport household goods and passengers, except that if the commission finds that the proposed service is inconsistent with the public convenience and necessity, the commission shall not issue the certificate.

(c) Within 18 months of the issuance to a public motor carrier of a certificate of convenience and necessity to transport household goods or passengers, the commission shall verify that such public motor carrier continues to be fit, knowledgeable and in compliance with the commission's safety rules and regulations, liability insurance requirements and other applicable state laws.
K.S.A. § 80-2009 — KS Code / Chapter 80 / Article 20 / Section 80-2009
80-2009 - Construction and maintenance of certain sewers along streets or highways; eminent domain; approval of city.
Status: in_force

80-2009. Construction and maintenance of certain sewers along streets or highways; eminent domain; approval of city. The governing body of such sewage district shall have the power to construct and maintain sewers with appurtenances thereof, through, under, across or along any street or public highway, and across any vacant property, to a connection with any creek, ravine or river within five miles of the township boundary, and to build, extend, operate and maintain sewage-disposal plants at any point along or near the line of such sewer; and for this purpose the right of eminent domain is hereby granted: Provided, however, That the governing body of such sewage district shall first obtain the written approval of the governing body of any city before constructing improvements in such city.
K.S.A. § 20-154 — KS Code / Chapter 20 / Article 1 / Section 20-154
20-154 - Same; use of judicial council and supreme court funds for matching purposes for study and survey.
Status: in_force

20-154. Same; use of judicial council and supreme court funds for matching purposes for study and survey. Any funds appropriated by the legislature to the judicial council or the supreme court may be used to match any moneys available from federal or private sources to assist in the conduct of the judicial survey and study.
K.S.A. § 75-3215 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 32 / Section 75-3215
75-3215 - Legislators to receive compensation and expenses when attending authorized meetings.
Status: in_force

75-3215. Legislators to receive compensation and expenses when attending authorized meetings. Members of the legislature attending any meeting authorized in accordance with law shall receive for attendance at such meetings, compensation and travel expenses and subsistence expenses or allowances as provided in K.S.A. 75-3212 and acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.
K.S.A. § 74-49,210 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 49 / Section 74-49,210
74-49,210 - Member contributions.
Status: in_force

74-49,210. Member contributions. (a) Each participating employer who was a participating employer under the provisions of K.S.A. 74-4901 et seq., and amendments thereto, before July 1, 2009, beginning with the first payroll for services performed by an employee first employed on or after July 1, 2009, shall deduct from the compensation of each member 6% of such member's compensation as employee contributions.

(b) Each participating employer who affiliates for any purpose on or after July 1, 2009, beginning with the first payroll for services performed by an employee first employed on or after July 1, 2009, shall deduct from the compensation of each member 6% of such member's compensation as employee contributions.
K.S.A. § 19-3903 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 39 / Section 19-3903
19-3903 - Maintenance and improvements of youth centers; tax levy, use of proceeds.
Status: in_force

19-3903. Maintenance and improvements of youth centers; tax levy, use of proceeds. Whenever a youth center and recreation grounds has been established in any county as authorized by K.S.A. 19-3901, the board of county commissioners may thereafter, annually, levy a tax upon all of the taxable tangible property of the county for the purpose of creating a fund to be used for the supervision, maintenance, and further improvement of the youth center and recreation grounds and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county.
K.S.A. § 50-720 — KS Code / Chapter 50 / Article 7 / Section 50-720
50-720 - Penalties.
Status: in_force

50-720. Penalties. Any person violating any of the provisions of K.S.A. 50-701 to 50-719, inclusive, and amendments thereto, for which penalties are not otherwise hereinbefore provided shall be deemed guilty of a class C misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished in the manner provided by law.
K.S.A. § 47-104 — KS Code / Chapter 47 / Article 1 / Section 47-104
47-104 - Freighters and drovers liable for damages.
Status: in_force

47-104. Freighters and drovers liable for damages. All damages done by stock owned by freighters or drovers to crops adjacent to roads along which the trains or droves may be passing or herded shall be paid by the owners of the stock to the owners of the crops so damaged, without regard to fences.
K.S.A. § 19-27,196 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 27 / Section 19-27,196
19-27,196 - Districts created by a city overlapping or adjacent to city limits.
Status: in_force

19-27,196. Districts created by a city overlapping or adjacent to city limits. The governing body of any city shall be authorized to create a special assessment benefit district in any portion of the city's incorporated area. If the special assessment benefit district either overlaps or abuts the unincorporated area of the county, then no such district shall be created without the county's consent. The county's consent shall not be required when the district is created pursuant to K.S.A. 12-693, and amendments thereto.