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K.S.A. § 25-2711 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 27 / Section 25-2711
25-2711 - Placement of political signs during election period.
Status: in_force

25-2711. Placement of political signs during election period. No city or county shall regulate or prohibit the placement of or the number of political signs on private property or the unpaved right-of-way for city streets or county roads on private property during the 45-day period prior to any election and the two-day period following any such election. Cities and counties may regulate the size and a set-back distance for the placement of signs so as not to impede sight lines or sight distance for safety reasons.
K.S.A. § 12-5806 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 58 / Section 12-5806
12-5806 - Same; acquisition of property.
Status: in_force

12-5806. Same; acquisition of property. (a) Except as provided by subsection (c), the authority shall have power to acquire by purchase, lease, gift or otherwise all or any part of real property, property, rights in property, water rights and riparian rights for the purpose of planning, development and creation of a riverfront within the metropolitan area as herein defined.

(b) Except as provided by subsection (c), the authority shall have power to acquire by purchase, lease, gift or otherwise any property and rights useful for its purposes and to sell, lease, transfer or convey any property or rights when no longer useful or exchange the same for other property or rights which are useful for its purposes.

(c) The authority shall not have the power to take property by eminent domain.
K.S.A. § 55-183 — KS Code / Chapter 55 / Article 1 / Section 55-183
55-183 - Rules and regulations; publication; fees, taxes and other charges required to be fixed by rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

55-183. Rules and regulations; publication; fees, taxes and other charges required to be fixed by rules and regulations. (a) Whenever the corporation commission is authorized or directed by this act, or by any of the acts contained in chapter 55 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, to adopt rules and regulations, any rules and regulations so adopted shall be published by the commission and made available to the public without charge. The commission shall maintain the publication in a current condition either by a published supplement thereto or, whenever supplementation is impractical due to the cost or usefulness thereof, by republishing all of such rules and regulations in effect. In addition, the commission is hereby directed to comply with the provisions of K.S.A. 77-415 et seq., and amendments thereto, with respect to any such rule and regulation.

(b) Whenever the commission is authorized or directed by this act, or by any of the acts contained in chapter 55 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, to levy, assess, tax or otherwise fix or determine any fee, tax, charge or other payment of money to the commission or to the state of Kansas, such authority or directive shall be exercised or complied with by the adoption of a rule and regulation.
K.S.A. § 79-2708 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 27 / Section 79-2708
79-2708 - Credit of rental money to county general fund.
Status: in_force

79-2708. Credit of rental money to county general fund. The county treasurer upon the payment to him or her of any such rental money, after deducting the costs and expenses incident thereto, shall enter the same upon the books of his or her office to the credit of the county general fund.
K.S.A. § 40-281 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 2 / Section 40-281
40-281 - Fact-finding hearings by commissioner on any matter relating to insurance; procedure; subpoena; hearing on orders issued by commissioner, Kansas administrative procedure act.
Status: in_force

40-281. Fact-finding hearings by commissioner on any matter relating to insurance; procedure; subpoena; hearing on orders issued by commissioner, Kansas administrative procedure act. (a) The commissioner of insurance is hereby authorized to hold a fact-finding hearing on any matter relating to the business of insurance whenever the commissioner shall have reason to believe that such a proceeding would be in the public interest. The commissioner shall give to all interested parties reasonable notice of any such hearing, and such notice shall contain the time, place and purpose of the hearing. Notice of the hearing may be sent by registered mail, and any hearing held in accordance with notice thereof shall not be affected by the failure of any party to attend or remain in attendance.

(b) At the time and place fixed for such hearing, all interested parties shall have an opportunity to be heard and to present such material as the commissioner deems relevant to the matter at issue, but the observance of formal rules of pleading or evidence at any such hearing shall not be required unless requested by any party subpoenaed to appear at such hearing. The commissioner may adjourn any hearing from time to time by announcement thereof at the hearing.

(c) The commissioner, upon such hearing, may administer oaths, examine and cross-examine witnesses, receive oral and documentary evidence and shall have the power to subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, and require the production of books, papers, records, correspondence or other documents deemed relevant to the inquiry. In case of a refusal of any person to comply with any subpoena issued hereunder or to testify with respect to any matter concerning which such person may be lawfully interrogated, the district court of Shawnee county or the county where such person resides, on application of the commissioner, may issue an order requiring such person to comply with such subpoena and to testify, and any failure to obey any such order of the court may be punished by the court as a contempt thereof. The commissioner may cause to be made a stenographic record of all the evidence and all of the proceedings had at any such hearing.

(d) A person subject to any order, as defined in K.S.A. 77-502, and amendments thereto, issued by the commissioner may request a hearing on such order. If such a request is made, the commissioner shall conduct a hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act.

(e) Nothing in this act shall be construed as affecting the filing of rates required by articles 9 and 11 of chapter 40 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 13-2403 — KS Code / Chapter 13 / Article 24 / Section 13-2403
13-2403 - Secretary-cashier; duties; reports; bond; salary.
Status: in_force

13-2403. Secretary-cashier; duties; reports; bond; salary. Said board may appoint a secretary of waterworks, who shall also be a cashier and it shall be the secretary's duty to keep regular sets of books for waterworks accounts, showing in detail the business transactions of the department. The secretary of waterworks shall have general supervision and charge of the office employees of said department under the direction of the superintendent. At the beginning of each month it shall be the duty of the secretary of waterworks to strike a trial balance and make a complete report to the board of commissioners, showing the transactions of the preceding month and the financial condition of the waterworks department.

Such monthly reports shall also include a correct account of all collections, appropriations, expenditures, and approved claims entitled to payment. The secretary of waterworks shall give a good and sufficient surety-company bond to the city for the faithful performance of his or her duties in the sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of his or her duties and for a true and faithful accounting of all moneys that may come into the secretary's hand by reason of his or her position. The cost of said bond shall be paid out of the revenue of said department. The secretary of waterworks shall receive a salary which shall be fixed by ordinance.
K.S.A. § 19-619 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 6 / Section 19-619
19-619 - Reaudit of claims; examination of settlements of treasurer.
Status: in_force

19-619. Reaudit of claims; examination of settlements of treasurer. When a claim shall have been once audited and reported to the county clerk by the auditor, he shall not be required, nor is he authorized to re-examine and reaudit the same claim, nor any part thereof, unless the same shall be certified to him by the county clerk within six months of the date of its being first audited. And it shall be the further duty of said auditor to examine all accounts and settlements to be made by the county treasurer with the board of county commissioners, and make such preparation of the accounts of such treasurer before the settlement, as shall be ordered by the chairman of the board of county commissioners.
K.S.A. § 40-5504 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 55 / Section 40-5504
40-5504 - Application for license; criminal history record check.
Status: in_force

40-5504. Application for license; criminal history record check. (a) An individual applying for a public adjuster license shall make application to the commissioner on the appropriate uniform application or other application prescribed by the commissioner.

(b) The applicant shall declare under penalty of perjury and under penalty of refusal, suspension or revocation of the license, that the statements made in the application are true, correct and complete to the best of the applicant's knowledge and belief.

(c) In order to make a determination of license eligibility, the commissioner shall require a criminal history record check in accordance with K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 22-4714, and amendments thereto, on each applicant who is not exempt from pre-licensing examination pursuant to K.S.A. 40-5507, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 61-3201 — KS Code / Chapter 61 / Article 32 / Section 61-3201
61-3201 - Pretrial hearing.
Status: in_force

61-3201. Pretrial hearing. (a) If the defendant appears on the date specified in the summons and disputes the petition, or on or before such date files an answer, the court may set the case for a pretrial hearing. Such hearing shall be held at least 14 days after the date of the defendant's appearance. All parties shall be notified of the date, time and place for the pretrial hearing.

(b) After a case has been set for pretrial, each of the parties shall submit to the other party before the date scheduled for the pretrial hearing, copies of all documents which support the petition or answer and an identification of all witnesses who will testify at trial to support the same.

(c) If the defendant fails to appear at the pretrial hearing, the court may enter default judgment against the defendant for the relief demanded in the petition without further notice. If the plaintiff fails to appear at the pretrial hearing, the court may dismiss the lawsuit upon such terms and conditions as the court deems proper.

(d) If both parties appear at the pretrial hearing, the court shall conduct a conference with the parties to clarify the issues for trial and explore the possibilities of settlement. If the defendant does not have a legal defense to the petition, the court may enter judgment against the defendant for the relief demanded in the petition or for such other relief that the court believes is fair and just. If the plaintiff has not stated a claim upon which relief can be granted, the court may dismiss the petition.
K.S.A. § 73-2801 — KS Code / Chapter 73 / Article 28 / Section 73-2801
73-2801 - English designated official language of state.
Status: in_force

73-2801. English designated official language of state. (a) English shall be designated as the official language of the state of Kansas.

(b) The official language is designated as the language of any official public document or record and any official public meeting:

(1) An official public document or record is any document officially compiled, published or recorded by the state including deeds, publicly probated wills and any other document or record required to be kept open for public inspection pursuant to the open records act.

(2) An official public meeting is any meeting required to be open pursuant to K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq., and amendments thereto.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, no state agency or political or taxing subdivision of the state shall be required to provide any documents, information, literature or other written materials in any language other than English. Nothing shall prohibit state agencies or political or taxing subdivisions from: (1) Publishing any official public document or record in languages other than English at their discretion, so long as the document or record is also published in English; or (2) permitting a person who does not speak English to speak or communicate at an official public meeting with the assistance of an interpreter.
K.S.A. § 25-2413 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 24 / Section 25-2413
25-2413 - Disorderly election conduct.
Status: in_force

25-2413. Disorderly election conduct. Disorderly election conduct is willfully: (a) Disturbing the peace in or about any voting place on election day;

(b) leaving or attempting to leave a voting place in possession of any ballot, except as is specifically permitted by law;

(c) approaching or remaining closer than three feet to any voting booth, voting machine or table being used by an election board except as admitted for the purpose of voting or by authority of the supervising judge;

(d) interrupting, hindering or obstructing any person approaching any voting place for the purpose of voting;

(e) engaging in any of the following activities within 250 feet from the entrance of a polling place during the hours the polls are open on election day:

(1) solicitation of contributions; or

(2) conduct of advisory elections other than those specifically authorized by law, including the exercise of home rule power, to be conducted by a county election officer.

Disorderly election conduct is a class B misdemeanor.
K.S.A. § 64-102 — KS Code / Chapter 64 / Article 1 / Section 64-102
64-102 - Publication on certain day of week.
Status: in_force

64-102. Publication on certain day of week. All legal publications and notices of whatever kind or character that may by law be required to be published a certain number of weeks or days shall be and they are hereby declared to be legally published when they have been published once each week in a newspaper which is published at least once each week, such publication to be made on any day of the week upon which the paper is published: Provided, That successive publications of the same notice shall be made on the same day of the week except that when there is no issue of the newspaper published on such day that it may be made on the preceding or following day: And provided further, That any newspaper publishing such notices or publications, as hereinbefore provided, must be otherwise qualified under existing law to publish such notices and publications.
K.S.A. § 79-1468 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 14 / Section 79-1468
79-1468 - Preparation and furnishing of taxing unit map by county clerk to county appraiser; contents.
Status: in_force

79-1468. Preparation and furnishing of taxing unit map by county clerk to county appraiser; contents. On or before July 15, 1987, and on or before January 15 of each year thereafter, the county clerk shall prepare and forward to the county appraiser, director of property valuation and the state-assessed public utilities located in the county which are valued and assessed pursuant to K.S.A. 79-5a01 et seq., and amendments thereto, a taxing unit map showing the number and metes and bounds of every taxing unit or any portion of a taxing unit located within the county as the same exists on December 31 of the preceding year. In any year that such map would be identical to the most recently furnished map, the county clerk shall so certify in writing on or before January 15 in lieu of forwarding such map.
K.S.A. § 21-6306 — KS Code / Chapter 21 / Article 63 / Section 21-6306
21-6306 - Defacing identification marks of a firearm.
Status: in_force

21-6306. Defacing identification marks of a firearm. (a) Defacing identification marks of a firearm is intentionally changing, altering, removing or obliterating the name of the maker, model, manufacturer's number or other mark of identification of any firearm.

(b) Defacing identification marks of a firearm is a severity level 10, nonperson felony.

(c) Possession of any firearm upon which any such mark has been intentionally changed, altered, removed or obliterated shall be prima facie evidence that the possessor has changed, altered, removed or obliterated the same.
K.S.A. § 32-1148 — KS Code / Chapter 32 / Article 11 / Section 32-1148
32-1148 - Boat liveries; duties.
Status: in_force

32-1148. Boat liveries; duties. (a) The owner of a boat livery shall cause to be kept a record of the name and address of the person or persons hiring any vessel which is designed or permitted by him or her to be operated as a motorboat; the identification number thereof; and the departure date and time, and the expected time of return. The record shall be preserved for at least six months.

(b) Neither the owner of a boat livery, nor his or her agent or employee shall permit any motorboat or any vessel designed or permitted by him or her to be operated as a motorboat to depart from his or her premises unless it shall have been provided, either by owner or renter, with the equipment required pursuant to K.S.A. 32-1119, and amendments thereto, and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
K.S.A. § 21-5836 — KS Code / Chapter 21 / Article 58 / Section 21-5836
21-5836 - Unlawful acts concerning certificates of title.
Status: in_force

21-5836. Unlawful acts concerning certificates of title. (a) It shall be unlawful to transfer ownership to any vehicle, manufactured home or mobile home and knowingly fail to show oneself on the transferred certificate of title.

(b) Violation of this section is a class C misdemeanor.
K.S.A. § 55-865 — KS Code / Chapter 55 / Article 8 / Section 55-865
55-865 - fficial representative of Kansas; appointment, oath, expenses.
Status: in_force

55-865. O fficial representative of Kansas; appointment, oath, expenses. The governor of Kansas is authorized to appoint a representative of the state of Kansas to the interstate oil compact commission who shall act as the official representative of the state of Kansas on such commission; and such representative shall meet from time to time with the representatives of the other compacting states for the purpose of enabling the state of Kansas to fully cooperate in accomplishing the objects of said compact. The representative of the state of Kansas to the interstate oil compact commission shall take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution, which shall be filed with the secretary of state, and he or she shall be reimbursed for all actual expenses incurred in attending the meetings of the interstate oil compact commission. All expenses incurred in enabling the state of Kansas to fully participate in the accomplishment of the objects of the interstate compact to conserve oil and gas shall be defrayed from the funds known as the oil and gas conservation funds.
K.S.A. § 75-7242 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 72 / Section 75-7242
75-7242 - Confidentiality of information collected that places the organization at risk; exceptions.
Status: in_force

75-7242. Confidentiality of information collected that places the organization at risk; exceptions. Information collected to effectuate this act shall be considered confidential by all state and local governmental organizations unless all data elements or information that specifically identifies a target, vulnerability or weakness that would place the organization at risk have been redacted, including: (a) System information logs; (b) vulnerability reports; (c) risk assessment reports; (d) system security plans; (e) detailed system design plans; (f) network or system diagrams; and (g) audit reports.
K.S.A. § 55-191 — KS Code / Chapter 55 / Article 1 / Section 55-191
55-191 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

55-191. Definitions. As used in this act:

(a) "Abandoned well" means any well that the commission has authority to plug, replug or repair under K.S.A. 55-179 and amendments thereto.

(b) "Commission" means the state corporation commission.

(c) "Contamination site" means any of: (1) The 17 sites of pollution from oil and gas activities, identified as of March 1, 1996, over which jurisdiction was transferred from the department of health and environment to the commission by chapter 204 of the 1995 Session Laws of Kansas; or (2) the 92 sites of pollution from oil and gas activities identified by the commission as of March 1, 1996.

(d) "Abandoned well site" means the location of an abandoned well and any pollution from such well.
K.S.A. § 76-723 — KS Code / Chapter 76 / Article 7 / Section 76-723
76-723 - Federal funds; application for, receipt, deposit and expenditure.
Status: in_force

76-723. Federal funds; application for, receipt, deposit and expenditure. The board of regents, or any state educational institution with the approval of the board of regents, may make and file applications for federal funds appropriated and made available by federal law for purposes related to the operation or function of such board or institution. The board of regents, or any state educational institution with the approval of the board of regents, may receive from the federal government, or any of its agencies, any funds made available under existing law, rules or regulations, or that may hereafter be made available. The board of regents, or any state educational institution with the approval of the board of regents, may expend the same in accordance with the law, and the rules, regulations and requirements under which such funds are made available. Such moneys shall be expended only in accordance with and for the purposes specified in federal law. Federal funds shall be deposited in the state treasury.
K.S.A. § 2-3712 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 37 / Section 2-3712
2-3712 - Assessments; when required.
Status: in_force

2-3712. Assessments; when required. (a) If the unobligated principal balance of the Kansas agricultural remediation fund equals or exceeds $3,000,000 on April 1 of any year, the assessments imposed by K.S.A. 2-3713, and amendments thereto, shall not be levied on or after the next July 1. If the unobligated principal balance of the fund equals $1,000,000 or less on April 1 of any following year, the assessments imposed by K.S.A. 2-3713, and amendments thereto, shall again be levied on and after the next July 1.

(b) The director of accounts and reports, not later than April 5 of each year, shall notify the board of the amount of the unobligated balance of the fund on April 1 of such year. Upon receipt of the notice, the board shall notify the secretary of agriculture, who shall notify fee payers under K.S.A. 2-3713, and amendments thereto, if the levy of assessments under that section will terminate or recommence on the following July 1.
K.S.A. § 66-154 — KS Code / Chapter 66 / Article 1 / Section 66-154
66-154 - Rebates, drawbacks and special privileges or discriminations unlawful.
Status: in_force

66-154. Rebates, drawbacks and special privileges or discriminations unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any common carrier to grant, or for any consignee or consignor to receive, any rebate or drawback, or enter into any arrangement whereby such consignee or consignor shall directly or indirectly receive a lower rate for transporting freight than the rate fixed by the orders of this commission or the published schedules. It shall be unlawful for any common carrier, or any agent or employee thereof, or for any person, firm or corporation to enter into any secret agreement with any firm, person or corporation for the purpose of giving any firm, person or corporation any special privileges, favors or discriminations in favor of such firm, person, or corporation.