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K.S.A. § 23-3311 — KS Code / Chapter 23 / Article 33 / Section 23-3311
23-3311 - Verified petition.
Status: in_force

23-3311. Verified petition. (a) A nonparent shall verify a petition for vistitation under penalty of perjury and allege facts showing that the nonparent:

(1) Meets the requirements of a consistent caretaker of the child as described in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 23-3308(b), and amendments thereto; or

(2) has a substantial relationship with the child as described in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 23-3308(c), and amendments thereto, and denial of visitation would result in harm to the child.

(b) A petition under subsection (a) shall state the relief sought and allege specific facts showing:

(1) The duration and nature of the relationship between the nonparent and the child, including the period, if any, the nonparent lived with the child and the care provided;

(2) the content of any agreement between the parties to the proceeding regarding care of the child and custody of or visitation or other contact with the child;

(3) a description of any previous attempt by the nonparent to obtain visitation or other contact with the child;

(4) the extent to which the parent or person acting as a parent is willing to permit the nonparent to have visitation or other contact with the child;

(5) information about compensation or expectation of compensation provided to the nonparent in exchange for care of the child;

(6) information required to establish the jurisdiction of the court under the uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act, K.S.A. 23-37,101 through 23-37,405, and amendments thereto;

(7) the reason the requested visitation is in the best interest of the child, applying the factors in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 23-3315, and amendments thereto; and

(8) if the nonparent alleges a substantial relationship with the child, the reason denial of visitation to the nonparent would result in harm to the child.

(c) If an agreement described in subsection (b)(2) is in a record, the nonparent shall attach a copy of the agreement to the petition.
K.S.A. § 60-3333 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 33 / Section 60-3333
60-3333 - Environmental audit report; privilege; admissibility of report's contents; exceptions; burden to establish applicability of privilege.
Status: in_force

60-3333. Environmental audit report; privilege; admissibility of report's contents; exceptions; burden to establish applicability of privilege. (a) Material that is included in an environmental audit report generated during an environmental audit conducted after July 1, 1995, is privileged and confidential and is not discoverable or admissible as evidence in any civil or administrative proceeding, except as specifically provided by this act. Failure to label each document within the environmental audit report as a privileged document does not constitute a waiver of the environmental audit privilege or create a presumption that the privilege does not apply.

(b) If an environmental audit report, or any part thereof, is subject to the privilege recognized in this section, neither any person who conducted the audit nor anyone to whom the audit results are disclosed, unless such disclosure constitutes a waiver of the privilege under K.S.A. 60-3334, can be compelled to testify regarding any matter which was the subject of the audit and which is addressed in a privileged part of the audit report.

(c) A person who conducts or participates in the preparation of an environmental audit report and who has observed physical events of an environmental violation may testify about those events but shall not be compelled to testify or produce documents related to the preparation of or any privileged part of an environmental audit or any component listed in subsection (b) of K.S.A. 60-3332, and amendments thereto.

(d) An employee of a regulatory agency or other governmental employee shall not request, review or otherwise use an environmental audit report during an agency inspection of a regulated facility or operation or activity at a regulated facility or operation.

(e) A party asserting the privilege under this section has the burden of establishing the applicability of the privilege. If there is evidence of noncompliance with environmental laws, such party must prove that appropriate efforts to achieve compliance were initiated promptly upon discovery and pursued with reasonable diligence.
K.S.A. § 68-555 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 5 / Section 68-555
68-555 - Unlawful purchases.
Status: in_force

68-555. Unlawful purchases. It shall be unlawful for any county to purchase and make payment of any invoice of lumber and timber products in quantities of one or more carloads for which invoice a certificate of inspection is not of official county record.
K.S.A. § 74-8841 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 88 / Section 74-8841
74-8841 - Exemption from subdivision regulations; application of fire prevention code.
Status: in_force

74-8841. Exemption from subdivision regulations; application of fire prevention code. (a) A racetrack facility shall not be subject to subdivision regulations of a city but shall be subject to the Kansas fire prevention code adopted by the state fire marshal.

(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas parimutuel racing act.
K.S.A. § 41-1125 — KS Code / Chapter 41 / Article 11 / Section 41-1125
41-1125 - Alcoholic liquors subject to levy of execution; sale by sheriff, when; disposition of proceeds.
Status: in_force

41-1125. Alcoholic liquors subject to levy of execution; sale by sheriff, when; disposition of proceeds. (a) The sheriff of any county who has in his possession alcoholic liquors on which he has levied execution for a judgment creditor may sell such alcoholic liquors when an order of the court is entered directing such sale. Such order shall be directed to the sheriff of the county in which execution is levied and shall fix the time and place of sale, method and manner in which the sale shall be held, together with such notice as the court shall direct. After payment of all costs of such action, the balance shall be paid to the judgment creditor, except, if the amount exceeds the amount of the judgment, then any excess of the judgment amount shall be returned to defendant debtor.

(b) If a creditor has become lawfully entitled to alcoholic liquors that were pledged as collateral for a loan, notwithstanding provisions of the Kansas liquor control act to the contrary, the creditor may request permission from the director to take possession of such alcoholic liquors and conduct a sale to a licensee possessing a valid license issued pursuant to the Kansas liquor control act or to a licensee possessing a valid license issued pursuant to the club and drinking establishment act, to satisfy any debt owed to the creditor. No such possession or sale shall occur without prior written authorization from the director. The director may require a detailed inventory or other information deemed necessary to ensure the safe storage, handling and transfer of such alcoholic liquor. The proceeds from any sale executed pursuant to this section shall go to the creditor in satisfaction of any debt owed, with any remaining proceeds to be returned to the debtor.

(c) This act shall not apply in any case in which the court has ordered and directed confiscation of liquors as part of a judgment or conviction.
K.S.A. § 9-1204 — KS Code / Chapter 9 / Article 12 / Section 9-1204
9-1204 - Methods to withdraw deposits; deposits of minors; safe deposit box lease.
Status: in_force

9-1204. Methods to withdraw deposits; deposits of minors; safe deposit box lease. (a) Any person, regardless of age, may become a depositor in any bank and shall be subject to the same duties and liabilities respecting such person's deposits. Whenever a deposit is accepted by any bank in the name of any person, regardless of age, the deposit may be withdrawn by the depositor by any of the following methods:

(1) Check or other instrument in writing. The check or other instrument in writing constitutes a receipt or acquittance if the check or other instrument in writing is signed by the depositor and constitutes a valid release and discharge to the bank for all payments made; or

(2) electronic means through:

(A) Preauthorized direct withdrawal;

(B) an automatic teller machine;

(C) a debit card;

(D) a transfer by telephone;

(E) a network, including the internet; or

(F) any electronic terminal, computer, magnetic tape or other electronic means.

(b) Any bank that accepts deposits from minors 16 years of age or older in the custody of the secretary for children and families, a federally recognized Indian tribe in this state or the secretary of corrections shall not require a cosigner or the funds to be deposited with the consent of the custodian. Such minor shall be responsible for banking costs or penalties associated with such deposits. The secretary, or their designee, or any foster or biological parent shall not be responsible for banking costs or penalties associated with such deposits.

(c) Any person, regardless of age, individually or with others may enter into an agreement with a bank for the lease of a safe deposit box and shall be bound by the terms of such agreement.

(d) This section shall not be construed to affect the rights, liabilities or responsibilities of participants in an electronic fund transfer under the federal electronic fund transfer act, 15 U.S.C. § 1693 et seq., as in effect on July 1, 2024, and shall not affect the legal relationship between a minor and any person other than the bank.
K.S.A. § 19-4481 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 44 / Section 19-4481
19-4481 - Sheriff relieved of powers and responsibilities on transfer of authority; abolition of office, when.
Status: in_force

19-4481. Sheriff relieved of powers and responsibilities on transfer of authority; abolition of office, when. The sheriff of any county adopting the provisions of this act shall be and is hereby relieved of all power, authority and responsibility now or hereafter prescribed by law from and after the date fixed for the transfer of such authority and responsibility to the law enforcement agency. On the second Monday in January next following the primary election at which the provisions of this act are adopted, the office of sheriff in such county shall be and is hereby abolished, and at the general election following such primary election, and at all general elections thereafter, no sheriff shall be elected in any such county.
K.S.A. § 24-511 — KS Code / Chapter 24 / Article 5 / Section 24-511
24-511 - Appeal on location of boundary line.
Status: in_force

24-511. Appeal on location of boundary line. Any freeholder feeling aggrieved at the location of any portion of said boundary line may, within twenty days from the filing of said boundary with the county clerk, appeal to the board of directors, who shall, after due notice to the complainant, hold a session at some convenient place in the county in which the disputed boundary is located. At this session they shall hear all the evidence upon which such appeal is founded, as well as the evidence in favor of the location already made, and render such decision as they may find best subserves the ends of justice; and if any change be made in said boundary as a result of the hearing, such change shall be forthwith reported to the county clerk of the county in which such change is made.
K.S.A. § 75-4202 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 42 / Section 75-4202
75-4202 - Operating accounts.
Status: in_force

75-4202. Operating accounts. All state moneys and credits received by the treasurer shall be deposited daily in one or more operating accounts. All disbursements shall be drawn from operating accounts. All banks having a state bank account shall service all warrants, drafts or checks of the state or its agencies. The board shall determine the compensation for services rendered that banks may receive on state bank accounts. Such compensation may be either compensating balances or fees.
K.S.A. § 60-2402 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 24 / Section 60-2402
60-2402 - Multiple executions.
Status: in_force

60-2402. Multiple executions. Subject to any rights, liens, or preferences existing by law independently of the levy of an execution, when two (2) or more general executions are levied against property of the same judgment debtor, their priorities and all questions pertaining thereto shall be determined in the same manner as is provided for conflicting claims and multiple attachment orders in K.S.A. 60-713.
K.S.A. § 14-713 — KS Code / Chapter 14 / Article 7 / Section 14-713
14-713 - Flood control works in cities in certain counties; maintenance and repair; tax levy, use of proceeds.
Status: in_force

14-713. Flood control works in cities in certain counties; maintenance and repair; tax levy, use of proceeds. The governing body of any city of the second class located in a county having a population of more than thirty-four thousand (34,000) and less than forty thousand (40,000), is hereby authorized and directed to levy a tax each year upon all the taxable tangible property of such city of one mill for the purpose of maintaining and operating such flood control works, dikes or levees as have been constructed for the prevention, control or mitigation of floods or flood hazards within or without its city limits and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued by such city under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto.

Such levy shall be in addition to all other tax levies authorized or limited by law and shall not be subject to the aggregate tax levy limitation prescribed by K.S.A. 79-1952, or any amendments thereto. It shall be the duty of the governing body of such city to maintain and operate such flood control works, and to keep all such dikes or levees in serviceable condition; and to make the proper repairs to same as may, from time to time, be necessary.
K.S.A. § 31-140 — KS Code / Chapter 31 / Article 1 / Section 31-140
31-140 - Same; appeals from orders; notice and hearing; decisions; compliance.
Status: in_force

31-140. Same; appeals from orders; notice and hearing; decisions; compliance. Any person aggrieved by any order or ruling issued pursuant to the provisions of this act may appeal such order or ruling to the state fire marshal within 15 days from the date of the service of such order by filing a notice of such appeal in the office of the state fire marshal. The state fire marshal or a presiding officer from the office of administrative hearings shall hear such person within 30 days after the receipt of such notice of appeal, and the hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. The state fire marshal shall file a decision thereon and, unless by authority of the state fire marshal the order is revoked or modified, the order shall be complied with within the time fixed in such decision.
K.S.A. § 40-765 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 7 / Section 40-765
40-765 - Amendment of domestic society's laws; procedures; approval by commissioner; amendments or synopsis thereof to be furnished to members; amendments and additions to be furnished to commissioner; printed copies prima facie evidence of legal adoption.
Status: in_force

40-765. Amendment of domestic society's laws; procedures; approval by commissioner; amendments or synopsis thereof to be furnished to members; amendments and additions to be furnished to commissioner; printed copies prima facie evidence of legal adoption. (a) A domestic society may amend its laws in accordance with the provisions thereof by action of its supreme governing body at any regular or special meeting thereof or, if its laws so provide, by referendum. Such referendum may be held in accordance with the provisions of its laws by the vote of the voting members of the society, by the vote of delegates or representatives of voting members or by the vote of local lodges. A society may provide for voting by mail. No amendment submitted for adoption by referendum shall be adopted unless, within six months from the date of submission thereof, a majority of the members voting shall have signified their consent to such amendment by one of the methods herein specified.

(b) No amendment to the laws of any domestic society shall take effect unless approved by the commissioner of insurance. The commissioner shall approve such amendment if it has been duly adopted and is not inconsistent with any requirement of the laws of this state or with the character, objects and purposes of the society. Unless the commissioner shall disapprove an amendment within 30 days after it is filed, such amendment shall be considered approved. The approval or disapproval of the commissioner shall be in writing and mailed to the secretary or corresponding officer of the society at its principal office. If the commissioner disapproves such amendment, the reasons therefor shall be stated in such written notice.

(c) Within 90 days from the approval thereof by the commissioner, all such amendments, or a synopsis thereof, shall be furnished to all members of the society either by mail or by publication in full in the official publication of the society. The affidavit of any officer of the society or of anyone authorized by it to mail any amendments or synopsis thereof, stating facts which show that such amendments or synopsis thereof has been duly addressed and mailed, shall be prima facie evidence that such amendments or synopsis thereof have been furnished the addressee.

(d) Every foreign or alien society authorized to do business in this state shall file with the commissioner of insurance a duly certified copy of all amendments of or additions to its laws within 60 days after the enactment thereof.

(e) Printed copies of the laws as amended, certified by the secretary or corresponding officer of the society, shall be prima facie evidence of the legal adoption thereof.
K.S.A. § 16-201 — KS Code / Chapter 16 / Article 2 / Section 16-201
16-201 - Legal rate of interest; prejudgment interest rate in civil tort actions.
Status: in_force

16-201. Legal rate of interest; prejudgment interest rate in civil tort actions. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), creditors shall be allowed to receive interest at the rate of 10% per annum when no other rate of interest is agreed upon, for any money after it becomes due; for money lent or money due on settlement of account, from the day of liquidating the account and ascertaining the balance; for money received for the use of another and retained without the owner's knowledge of the receipt; for money due and withheld by an unreasonable and vexatious delay of payment or settlement of accounts; for all other money due and to become due for the forbearance of payment whereof an express promise to pay interest has been made; and for money due from corporations and individuals to their daily or monthly employees, from and after the end of each month, unless paid within 15 days thereafter.

(b) In all civil tort actions filed on or after July 1, 2023, under chapter 60 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, in which the court determines that prejudgment interest shall be awarded, the judgment creditor shall be allowed to receive interest at the rate per annum of two percentage points below the rate per annum specified in K.S.A. 16-204(e)(1), and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 72-4166 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 41 / Section 72-4166
72-4166 - Technical advice and assistance.
Status: in_force

72-4166. Technical advice and assistance. The state board in cooperation with the Kansas department for children and families, the state department of health and environment, and other appropriate associations and organizations, may provide any board, upon its request therefor, with technical advice and assistance regarding the development and operation of a parent education program or an application for a grant of state moneys, and may make studies and gather and disseminate information regarding materials, resources, procedures and personnel which are or may become available to assist school districts in the development and operation of parent education programs.
K.S.A. § 75-5212 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 52 / Section 75-5212
75-5212 - Training for corrections and parole officers.
Status: in_force

75-5212. Training for corrections and parole officers. (a) The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations establishing standards of training and provisions for certifying corrections officers and parole officers.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), no person shall receive a permanent appointment as a corrections officer or a parole officer unless awarded a certificate by the secretary, attesting to satisfactory completion of a basic course of instruction approved by the secretary and consisting of not less than 200 hours of instruction. The certificate shall be effective during the term of a person's employment, except that any person who has terminated employment with the secretary for a period exceeding one year shall be required to be certified again.

(c) The secretary may award a certificate attesting to the satisfactory completion of a basic course of instruction to any person who has been duly certified under the laws of another state or territory if, in the opinion of the secretary, the requirements for certification in the other jurisdiction are equal to or exceed the requirements for certification in this state. The secretary may waive any number of hours or courses required to complete the basic course of instruction for any person who, in the opinion of the secretary, has received sufficient training or experience that such hours of instruction would be unduly burdensome or duplicitous.

(d) Every corrections officer shall receive not less than 40 hours of in-service training annually.
K.S.A. § 66-1263 — KS Code / Chapter 66 / Article 12 / Section 66-1263
66-1263 - Net metering and easy connection act.
Status: in_force

66-1263. Net metering and easy connection act. K.S.A. 66-1263 through 66-1271, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the net metering and easy connection act.
K.S.A. § 38-148 — KS Code / Chapter 38 / Article 1 / Section 38-148
38-148 - Same; annual report to the legislature; rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

38-148. Same; annual report to the legislature; rules and regulations. (a) The secretary, on or before the first day of the regular legislative session, shall report annually to the legislature:

(1) The number of children participating in the program and the breakdown of where these children were placed, with either a grandparent or other close relative;

(2) the number of children moved from a foster care placement or other state custody to a grandparent or other close relative;

(3) an overview of the moneys spent on the program; and

(4) the cost-savings analysis of implementing the program by having the children placed with a grandparent or other close relative instead of being placed in state custody.

(b) The secretary may adopt any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act.