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K.S.A. § 55-1404 — KS Code / Chapter 55 / Article 14 / Section 55-1404
55-1404 - Effect of indefinite price escalator clauses of certain natural gas purchase contracts on price of natural gas.
Status: in_force

55-1404. Effect of indefinite price escalator clauses of certain natural gas purchase contracts on price of natural gas. Except to the extent provided in K.S.A. 55-1405 and 55-1406, on or after December 1, 1978, the price allowed to be paid pursuant to federal legislation or any regulation by an agency implementing such legislation, or the price paid or to be paid for any sale of natural gas in the state of Kansas shall not be taken into account in applying any indefinite price escalator clause contained in any gas purchase contract subject to this act, to the extent that such contract provides for the sale in the state of Kansas, of gas produced within this state which was not committed or dedicated to interstate commerce on November 8, 1978. This section shall not require a reduction of any price contained in any gas purchase contract subject to this act below the price actually paid prior to the date of enactment of this act.
K.S.A. § 17-7914 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 79 / Section 17-7914
17-7914 - Filing by telefacsimile or electronic communication.
Status: in_force

17-7914. Filing by telefacsimile or electronic communication. (a) Any document required to be filed by this act with the secretary of state may be filed by telefacsimile or electronic communication. If such telefacsimile or electronic communication is accompanied with the appropriate fees, and meets the statutory requirements, it shall be effective upon its filing date or future effective date as prescribed in the document. The secretary of state shall prescribe a telefacsimile or electronic communication fee in addition to any filing fees to cover the cost of the services. The fee must be paid prior to acceptance of a telefacsimile or electronic communication under this section. The telefacsimile or electronic communication fee shall be deposited into the information and services fee fund.

(b) As used in this act, "telefacsimile or electronic communication" means the use of electronic equipment to send or transfer a document, including attachment to an electronic mail or direct upload. This section shall not be construed so as to require the secretary of state to accept any filing through any particular means. The secretary of state may designate acceptable types or formats of telefacsimile or electronic communication for filing documents pursuant to this act.
K.S.A. § 55-704 — KS Code / Chapter 55 / Article 7 / Section 55-704
55-704 - Rules and regulations authorized; notice and hearings.
Status: in_force

55-704. Rules and regulations authorized; notice and hearings. The commission shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the prevention of waste as defined by this act, the protection of all water, oil or gas-bearing strata encountered in any well drilled in such common source of supply, ascertaining the several factors entering into the determination of the productive capacity of each well, the total productive capacity of all wells in the common source of supply, the establishment of such other standard or standards as the commission may find proper to determine the productive capacity of each well and of all wells in such common source of supply, and as the commission may find necessary and proper to carry out the spirit and purpose of this act: Provided, however, That notice, as provided in K.S.A. 55-706, shall be served upon or given to the producers and purchasers of natural gas and all other persons, firms or corporations interested, of any hearing or hearings which may be called for the purpose of establishing any facts upon which any proposed rule or regulation may be based.
K.S.A. § 20-3019 — KS Code / Chapter 20 / Article 30 / Section 20-3019
20-3019 - Motions; filing with judges residing in 18th or 29th judicial districts; supreme court rules.
Status: in_force

20-3019. Motions; filing with judges residing in 18 th or 29 th judicial districts; supreme court rules. With regard to proceedings within the jurisdiction of the court of appeals, the supreme court shall prescribe by rule procedures for filing with judges of the court of appeals residing in the eighteenth or twenty-ninth judicial districts such motions or other pleadings as the supreme court may designate and the supreme court shall prescribe rules for hearings on such pleadings. The supreme court shall designate from the membership of the court of appeals such judges as may be necessary to be present in the eighteenth and twenty-ninth judicial districts to accept and act upon such pleadings.
K.S.A. § 71-221 — KS Code / Chapter 71 / Article 2 / Section 71-221
71-221 - Identification of courses that transfer to all state educational institutions; publication thereof.
Status: in_force

71-221. Identification of courses that transfer to all state educational institutions; publication thereof. The board of trustees of each community college shall identify those courses offered by such community college that transfer to all state educational institutions, as that term is defined in K.S.A. 76-711, and amendments thereto. All such courses shall be prominently identified on such community college's website and shall be accessible through a link on the state board of regent's website.
K.S.A. § 8-1449 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 14 / Section 8-1449
8-1449 - "Pole trailer" defined.
Status: in_force

8-1449. "Pole trailer" defined. "Pole trailer" means every vehicle without motive power designed to be drawn by another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by means of a reach or pole, or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle, and ordinarily used for transporting long or irregular shaped loads such as poles, pipes or structural members capable, generally, of sustaining themselves as beams between the supporting connections.
K.S.A. § 21-5108 — KS Code / Chapter 21 / Article 51 / Section 21-5108
21-5108 - Burden of proof; defendant presumed innocent.
Status: in_force

21-5108. Burden of proof; defendant presumed innocent. (a) In all criminal proceedings, the state has the burden to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a defendant is guilty of a crime. This standard requires the prosecution to prove beyond a reasonable doubt each required element of a crime.

(b) A defendant is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty. When there is a reasonable doubt as to which of two or more degrees of a crime the defendant is guilty, the defendant shall be convicted of the lowest degree only. When there is a reasonable doubt as to a defendant's guilt, the defendant shall be found not guilty.

(c) A defendant is entitled to an instruction on every affirmative defense that is supported by competent evidence. Competent evidence is that which could allow a rational fact finder to reasonably conclude that the defense applies. Once the defendant satisfies the burden of producing such evidence, the state has the burden of disproving the defense beyond a reasonable doubt.

(d) Issues raised under K.S.A. 21-5106, 21-5107 and 21-5110, and amendments thereto, are not affirmative defenses under subsection (c).
K.S.A. § 40-4009 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 40 / Section 40-4009
40-4009 - Directors and officers of mutual insurer, service.
Status: in_force

40-4009. Directors and officers of mutual insurer, service. The directors and officers of the mutual insurer shall serve until new directors and officers have been duly elected and qualified pursuant to the plan and articles of incorporation or bylaws of the converted insurer or of the affiliates of the converted insurer, if applicable, unless otherwise determined by the board of directors of the converting insurer.
K.S.A. § 19-548 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 5 / Section 19-548
19-548 - Failure to publish statement; fine.
Status: in_force

19-548. Failure to publish statement; fine. Should any county treasurer neglect or refuse to make and publish the statement provided for in this act, he shall be liable to a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25) for each and every day he shall refuse or neglect to make such publication, to be recovered by an action at law against said treasurer, said action to be brought in the name of the board of county commissioners of the proper county.
K.S.A. § 32-966 — KS Code / Chapter 32 / Article 9 / Section 32-966
32-966 - Deer management plan to reduce motor vehicle accidents.
Status: in_force

32-966. Deer management plan to reduce motor vehicle accidents. The secretary of wildlife and parks and the secretary of transportation shall cooperate in developing a management plan to address reduction of motor vehicle accidents involving deer in those areas of the state experiencing high numbers of such accidents. The management plan shall include methods to identify those areas and methods to inform and communicate with landowners and tenants in those areas regarding measures to reduce local deer populations.
K.S.A. § 68-517 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 5 / Section 68-517
68-517 - Abandonment of county road unit system; election; contracts.
Status: in_force

68-517. Abandonment of county road unit system; election; contracts. Any county in this state which has heretofore adopted or may hereafter adopt the county road unit system may at any general election after two years from the date of such adoption abandon the county road unit system and return to the original county and township road system prevailing in the county before the adoption of the county road unit system: Provided, That every outstanding contract made by such county while operating under the provision of the county road unit system be fully satisfied and complied with.
K.S.A. § 58-2327 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 23 / Section 58-2327
58-2327 - Action to set aside defective foreclosure or to foreclose such mortgage; time limit.
Status: in_force

58-2327. Action to set aside defective foreclosure or to foreclose such mortgage; time limit. The holder of any mortgage as original mortgagee or assignee thereof, or the administrator or executor of any deceased mortgagee or assignee of any mortgage which has been foreclosed in the manner set forth in K.S.A. 58-2326 whose title or claim to such mortgage is adverse to the party having foreclosed the same, shall have six (6) months from the taking effect of this act in which to commence an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to set aside such foreclosure proceedings or to foreclose said mortgage, and if such action to set aside said foreclosure proceedings or to foreclose said mortgage shall not be commenced within said period of six (6) months from the taking effect of this act the said holder of said mortgage as original mortgagee or assignee thereof shall forever be barred from bringing any action to set aside said foreclosure proceedings or to foreclose said mortgage.
K.S.A. § 74-5825 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 58 / Section 74-5825
74-5825 - Fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments; inactive license; renewal or conversion of inactive license; fees; rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

74-5825. Fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments; inactive license; renewal or conversion of inactive license; fees; rules and regulations. (a) There is hereby created a designation of inactive license. The board is authorized to issue an inactive license to any licensee who makes written application for such license on a form provided by the board and remits the fee for an inactive license established pursuant to K.S.A. 74-5810a, and amendments thereto. The board may issue an inactive license only to a person who is not engaged in the practice of fitting and dispensing hearing instruments in Kansas and who does not hold oneself out to the public as being professionally engaged in such practice. An inactive license shall not entitle the holder to practice fitting and dispensing hearing instruments in this state. The holder of an inactive license shall not be required to submit evidence of satisfactory completion of a program of continuing education required by K.S.A. 74-5821, and amendments thereto.

(b) Each inactive license may be renewed subject to the provisions of this section. Each inactive licensee may apply for a license to regularly engage in the practice of fitting and dispensing hearing instruments upon filing a written application with the board. The request shall be on a form provided by the board and shall be accompanied by the conversion fee established pursuant to K.S.A. 74-5810a, and amendments thereto, and documentation that the calibration of the person's audiometric testing equipment has been tested and verified as accurate. For those licensees whose license has been inactive for less than two years, the board shall adopt rules and regulations establishing appropriate continuing education requirements for inactive licensees to become licensed to regularly practice fitting and dispensing hearing instruments within Kansas. Any licensee whose license has been inactive for more than two years, in addition to completing appropriate continuing education requirements pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the board, may be required to complete such additional testing, training or education as the board may deem necessary to establish the licensee's present ability to practice with reasonable skill and safety.

(c) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the hearing instrument act.
K.S.A. § 50-699 — KS Code / Chapter 50 / Article 6 / Section 50-699
50-699 - Enforcement of lease agreement prohibited in certain circumstances; full written disclosure required prior to sale or lease of returned assistive device.
Status: in_force

50-699. Enforcement of lease agreement prohibited in certain circumstances; full written disclosure required prior to sale or lease of returned assistive device. (a) No person shall enforce the lease against the consumer after the consumer receives a refund due under paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of K.S.A. 50-697 and amendments thereto.

(b) No assistive device returned by a consumer or assistive device lessor in this state, or by a consumer or assistive device lessor in another state under a similar law of that state, may be sold or leased again in this state unless full written disclosure of the reasons for return is made to any prospective buyer or lessee.
K.S.A. § 69-105 — KS Code / Chapter 69 / Article 1 / Section 69-105
69-105 - Same; supervision.
Status: in_force

69-105. Same; supervision. It shall be the duty of the authorities in control of each of such museums or other exhibits to provide proper supervision of such museum or other exhibit and of such buildings or parts of building while open for inspection as provided in this act.
K.S.A. § 84-1-107 — KS Code / Chapter 84 / Article 1 / Section 84-1-107
84-1-107 - Section captions.
Status: in_force

84-1-107. Section captions. Section captions are part of the uniform commercial code.
K.S.A. § 22-3004 — KS Code / Chapter 22 / Article 30 / Section 22-3004
22-3004 - Presiding juror and deputy presiding juror.
Status: in_force

22-3004. Presiding juror and deputy presiding juror. (a) The court shall appoint one of the jurors to be presiding juror and another to be deputy presiding juror.

(b) The presiding juror shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations and shall sign all indictments.

(c) The presiding juror or another juror designated by the presiding juror shall keep a record of the name of each juror concurring in the finding of every indictment and shall file the record with the clerk of the court, but the record shall not be made public except on order of the court.

(d) During the absence of the presiding juror, the deputy presiding juror shall act as presiding juror.
K.S.A. § 74-32,172 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 32 / Section 74-32,172
74-32,172 - Revocation of certificate; imposition of conditions; notice; hearing.
Status: in_force

74-32,172. Revocation of certificate; imposition of conditions; notice; hearing. (a) The state board may revoke a certificate of approval or impose reasonable conditions upon the continued approval represented by a certificate.

(b) A certificate of approval may be revoked if the state board has reasonable cause to believe that the institution is in violation of any provision of this act or of any rules and regulations adopted under this act. An institution that has had a certificate of approval revoked may not reapply for a certificate of approval for 12 months after the final order of revocation, and then only if the institution establishes to the satisfaction of the state board that it has cured all deficiencies. Prior to revocation, the state board shall give written notice to the holder of the certificate of approval of the impending action, setting forth the grounds for the action contemplated to be taken and affording the institution holding the certificate of approval an opportunity to request a hearing. If a hearing is requested, such hearing shall be conducted within 30 days after the date the notice was sent. Hearings conducted pursuant to this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with the Kansas administrative procedure act.

(c) A certificate of approval may be conditioned at any time if the state board has reasonable cause to believe additional information is necessary, a violation of this act occurred or it is in the students' best interest for the institution to continue operations during a change in ownership or while an institution is completing closure requirements. A certificate of approval that has been conditioned constitutes authorization to operate but with conditions, including, but not limited to, reporting requirements, performance standard requirements, securing new or additional bonds, limiting the period of time to operate during change of ownership or for the purpose of teaching out students. The state board may require any institution with a certificate of approval that has been conditioned to suspend or cease any part of institutional activity, including, but not limited to, enrolling students, advertising or delivering certain classes or programs. Such conditions shall remain in effect until the circumstances precipitating the conditional status are corrected, and the state board has completed all reviews relating to the institution's conditional status. The state board's decision to impose reasonable conditions shall be a final agency action.
K.S.A. § 12-16,119 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 16 / Section 12-16,119
12-16,119 - Booking or processing fee; disbursement; fee limitation.
Status: in_force

12-16,119. Booking or processing fee; disbursement; fee limitation. (a) Any person convicted or diverted, or adjudicated or diverted under a preadjudication program, pursuant to K.S.A. 22-2906 et seq., K.S.A. 38-2346 et seq., or 12-4414 et seq., and amendments thereto, of a misdemeanor or felony contained in chapters 8, 41 or 65 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, or the Kansas criminal code, and amendments thereto, where fingerprints are required pursuant to K.S.A. 21-2501, and amendments thereto, shall pay a separate court cost if the board of county commissioners or by the governing body of a city, where a city operates a detention facility, votes to adopt such a fee as a booking or processing fee for each complaint.

(b) Such fee shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any and all fines and penalties otherwise provided for by law for such offense.

(c) Disbursements of these fees shall be to the general fund of the governing body responsible for the funding of the sheriff, police department or countywide law enforcement agency that obtains the fingerprints.

(d) Such fee shall not exceed $45.
K.S.A. § 84-3-309 — KS Code / Chapter 84 / Article 3 / Section 84-3-309
84-3-309 - Enforcement of lost, destroyed or stolen instrument.
Status: in_force

84-3-309. Enforcement of lost, destroyed or stolen instrument. (a) A person not in possession of an instrument is entitled to enforce the instrument if:

(1) The person seeking to enforce the instrument: (A) Was entitled to enforce the instrument when loss of possession occurred; or (B) has directly or indirectly acquired ownership of the instrument from a person who was entitled to enforce the instrument when loss of possession occurred;

(2) the loss of possession was not the result of a transfer by the person or a lawful seizure; and

(3) the person cannot reasonably obtain possession of the instrument because the instrument was destroyed, its whereabouts cannot be determined, or it is in the wrongful possession of an unknown person or a person that cannot be found or is not amenable to service of process.

(b) A person seeking enforcement of an instrument under subsection (a) must prove the terms of the instrument and the person's right to enforce the instrument. If that proof is made, K.S.A. 84-3-308, and amendments thereto, applies to the case as if the person seeking enforcement had produced the instrument. The court may not enter judgment in favor of the person seeking enforcement unless it finds that the person required to pay the instrument is adequately protected against loss that might occur by reason of a claim by another person to enforce the instrument. Adequate protection may be provided by any reasonable means.
K.S.A. § 58-3962 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 39 / Section 58-3962
58-3962 - Periods of limitation.
Status: in_force

58-3962. Periods of limitation. (a) The expiration, before or after the effective date of this act, or any period of time specified by contract, statute or court order during which a claim for money or property can be made or during which an action or proceeding may be commenced or enforced to obtain payment of a claim for money or to recover property does not prevent the money or property from being presumed abandoned or affect any duty to file a report or to pay or deliver abandoned property to the administrator as required by this act.

(b) No action or proceeding may be commenced by the administrator against a holder concerning any provision of this act more than five years after the holder either specifically reported the property, or gave notice of a dispute regarding the property, to the administrator. In the absence of such a report or other express notice, the period of limitation is tolled. The period of limitation is tolled by the filing of a fraudulent report.
K.S.A. § 75-3337 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 33 / Section 75-3337
75-3337 - Blind persons; preference in operation of vending facilities on state, county and city property.
Status: in_force

75-3337. Blind persons; preference in operation of vending facilities on state, county and city property. For the purpose of providing blind persons with remunerative employment, enlarging the economic opportunities of the blind, and stimulating the blind to greater efforts in striving to make themselves self-supporting, blind persons licensed under the provisions of 20 U.S.C. § 107, of 1936, and amendments thereto, an act of the congress of the United States of America commonly known as the Randolph-Sheppard vending stand act, shall be authorized to operate vending facilities on any state, county and city or other property. In authorizing the operation of vending facilities on state, county and city property preference shall be given, so far as feasible, to blind persons licensed by the division of services for the blind of the Kansas department for children and families; and the head of each department or agency in control of the maintenance, operation and protection of state property shall, after consultation with the secretary for children and families, prescribe regulations designed to assure such preference, including exclusive assignment of vending machine income to achieve and protect such preference for such licensed blind persons without adversely affecting the interests of the state of Kansas.