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K.S.A. § 72-5220 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 52 / Section 72-5220
72-5220 - Property used in production of ethanol in Haskell county.
Status: in_force

72-5220. Property used in production of ethanol in Haskell county. (a) As used in this section:

(1) "School district" means unified school district No. 507 and unified school district No. 374.

(2) "Property" means the following described property, and improvements thereon, comprised of 1,120 acres, more or less, located in Haskell county: All of Section 34, Township 29 South, Range 33 West and the West 1 / 2 of Section 3, Township 30 South, Range 33 West and the Northeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 30 South, Range 33 West.

(3) "State aid" means general state aid, supplemental state aid, capital improvements state aid, capital outlay state aid and any other state aid paid, distributed or allocated to school districts under the Kansas school equity and enhancement act, K.S.A. 72-5131 et seq., and amendments thereto, or other law, and any other state aid paid, distributed or allocated to school districts on the basis of the assessed valuation of school districts.

(b) For the purposes of computing the assessed valuation of school districts for the payment, distribution or allocation of state aid and the levying of school taxes, 1 / 2 of the assessed valuation of such property shall be assigned to each of the school districts.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply if the property is not or ceases to be used for the production of ethanol.
K.S.A. § 12-1294 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 12 / Section 12-1294
12-1294 - Eudora community library district act; purpose of act.
Status: in_force

12-1294. Eudora community library district act; purpose of act. (a) This act shall be known and may be cited as the Eudora community library district act.

(b) The purpose of this act is to allow for the city of Eudora to continue being a part of a library district previously established by the city of Eudora and the Eudora township under the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1236 et seq., as in effect in 1968, which allows cities of the third class to join with townships to form a library district. The city of Eudora was declared to be a city of the second class in 2010 and thereafter was not considered part of the library district.
K.S.A. § 65-6301 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 63 / Section 65-6301
65-6301 - Purpose.
Status: in_force

65-6301. Purpose. Since the profession of social work profoundly affects the lives of the people of this state, it is the purpose of this act to protect the public by setting standards of qualification, training and experience for those who seek to engage in the practice of social work and by promoting high standards of professional performance for those engaged in the profession of social work.
K.S.A. § 68-10,128 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 10 / Section 68-10,128
68-10,128 - Designation of part of U.S. highway 59 as the lieutenant Bernard C. Hill memorial highway.
Status: in_force

68-10,128. Designation of part of U.S. highway 59 as the lieutenant Bernard C. Hill memorial highway. The portion of United States highway 59 from its junction with United States highway 56, then north to the southern city limits of the city of Lawrence, is hereby designated as the lieutenant Bernard C. Hill memorial highway. The secretary of transportation shall place highway signs along the highway right-of-way at proper intervals to indicate that the highway is the lieutenant Bernard C. Hill memorial highway.
K.S.A. § 76-7,155 — KS Code / Chapter 76 / Article 7 / Section 76-7,155
76-7,155 - Transfers of moneys from the state general fund to the Kansas campus restoration fund.
Status: in_force

76-7,155. Transfers of moneys from the state general fund to the Kansas campus restoration fund. On July 1, 2025, or as soon thereafter as moneys are available, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer $7,000,000 from the state general fund to the Kansas campus restoration fund. On July 1, 2026, July 1, 2027, July 1, 2028, July 1, 2029, and July 1, 2030, or as soon thereafter each such date as moneys are available, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer $32,700,000 from the state general fund to the Kansas campus restoration fund.
K.S.A. § 59-30,124 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 30 / Section 59-30,124
59-30,124 - Retention of service provider by guardian or conservator.
Status: in_force

59-30,124. Retention of service provider by guardian or conservator. (a) A guardian or conservator may retain a third person to provide any service to an individual subject to guardianship or conservatorship if retaining such third person, hereinafter referred to as a service provider, is consistent with the guardian's or conservator's fiduciary duties and the guardian's plan under K.S.A. 59-30,156, and amendments thereto, or conservator's plan under K.S.A. 59-30,180, and amendments thereto.

(b) In retaining a service provider under subsection (a), the guardian or conservator shall exercise reasonable care, skill and caution in:

(1) Selecting the service provider;

(2) establishing the scope and terms of the service provider's work in accordance with the guardian's plan under K.S.A. 59-30,156, and amendments thereto, or the conservator's plan under K.S.A. 59-30,180, and amendments thereto;

(3) monitoring the service provider's performance and compliance with the scope and terms of work; and

(4) redressing an act or omission of the service provider which would constitute a breach of the guardian's or conservator's duties if done by the guardian or conservator.

(c) In providing services under this section, a service provider shall exercise reasonable care to comply with the scope and terms of the work and use reasonable care in the performance of the work.

(d) A service provider who agrees to provide services under subsection (a) submits to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of this state in an action involving the service provider's performance.

(e) A guardian or conservator that retains and monitors a service provider in compliance with this section is not liable for the decision, act or omission of the service provider.
K.S.A. § 40-253 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 2 / Section 40-253
40-253 - Payment of fees and taxes in other states by Kansas companies; retaliatory measures, when.
Status: in_force

40-253. Payment of fees and taxes in other states by Kansas companies; retaliatory measures, when. Whenever the existing or future laws of any other state or country shall require from insurance companies or fraternal benefit societies organized under the laws of this state, applying to do business in such other state or country, any deposit of securities in such state or country for the protection of policyholders therein or any payment for taxes, fines, penalties, certificates of authority, licenses, fees, or compensation for examination, including taxes or fees based on fire premiums, greater than the amount required for such purpose from insurance companies or agents of other states by the then existing laws of this state, then, and in every case, all companies and agents of any such state or country, doing business in this state shall make the same deposit, for a like purpose, with the commissioner of insurance of this state, and pay to the commissioner of insurance for taxes, fines, penalties, certificates of authority, licenses, fees, or compensation for examination, including taxes or fees based on fire premiums, an amount equal to the amount of such charges and payments imposed by the laws of such other state or country upon the companies of this state and the agents thereof. The provisions of this section shall not apply to special purpose assessments or guaranty association assessments both under the laws of this state and under the laws of any other state or country, and any tax offset or credit for any such assessment shall, for purposes of this section, be treated as a tax paid both under the laws of this state and under the laws of any other state or country.
K.S.A. § 19-1901 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 19 / Section 19-1901
19-1901 - Jail services.
Status: in_force

19-1901. Jail services. Every county shall provide jail services, at the expense of the county, for the safekeeping of prisoners lawfully committed.
K.S.A. § 23-3802 — KS Code / Chapter 23 / Article 38 / Section 23-3802
23-3802 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

23-3802. Definitions. In this act:

(1) "Abduction" means the wrongful removal or wrongful retention of a child.

(2) "Child" means an unemancipated individual who is less than 18 years of age.

(3) "Child-custody determination" means a judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child. The term includes a permanent, temporary, initial, and modification order.

(4) "Child-custody proceeding" means a proceeding in which legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child is at issue. The term includes a proceeding for divorce, dissolution of marriage, separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, guardianship, paternity, termination of parental rights, or protection from domestic violence.

(5) "Court" means an entity authorized under the law of a state to establish, enforce, or modify a child-custody determination.

(6) "Petition" includes a motion or its equivalent.

(7) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

(8) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The term includes a federally recognized Indian tribe or nation.

(9) "Travel document" means records relating to a travel itinerary, including travel tickets, passes, reservations for transportation, or accommodations. The term does not include a passport or visa.

(10) "Wrongful removal" means the taking of a child that breaches rights of custody or visitation given or recognized under the law of this state.

(11) "Wrongful retention" means the keeping or concealing of a child that breaches rights of custody or visitation given or recognized under the law of this state.
K.S.A. § 8-1425 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 14 / Section 8-1425
8-1425 - "House trailer" defined.
Status: in_force

8-1425. "House trailer" defined. (a) "House trailer" means:

(1) A trailer or semitrailer which is designed, constructed and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode or sleeping place, either permanently or temporarily, and is equipped for use as a conveyance on streets and highways; or

(2) A trailer or a semitrailer whose chassis and exterior shell is designed and constructed for use as a house trailer, as defined in paragraph (a), but which is used instead permanently or temporarily for the advertising, sales, display or promotion of merchandise or services, or for any other commercial purpose except the transportation of property for hire or the transportation of property for distribution by a private carrier.

(b) "House trailer" does not include a manufactured home or a mobile home, as such terms are defined in K.S.A. 58-4202.
K.S.A. § 4-534 — KS Code / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 4-534
4-534 - District five.
Status: in_force

4-534. District five. State board of education member district five shall consist of senatorial districts 36, 38, 39 and 40.
K.S.A. § 24-428 — KS Code / Chapter 24 / Article 4 / Section 24-428
24-428 - Bond elections; costs included.
Status: in_force

24-428. Bond elections; costs included. If an election is held to vote upon the question of issuing bonds to be paid by general taxation and if the issuance is authorized by the taxpayers, there shall be included in the amount of bonds issued all costs thereof including legal, engineering and other special costs of the improvement. Whenever a drainage district authorizes improvements to be paid for by the levy of special assessments, necessary charges for engineering, legal services and assessors may be included as a part of the necessary construction costs or bond issue therefor.
K.S.A. § 55-1607 — KS Code / Chapter 55 / Article 16 / Section 55-1607
55-1607 - aiver of law prohibited.
Status: in_force

55-1607. W aiver of law prohibited. The provisions of this act may not be waived at any time prior to the expiration of the twenty-year period provided in K.S.A. 55-1602.
K.S.A. § 32-1013 — KS Code / Chapter 32 / Article 10 / Section 32-1013
32-1013 - Taking wildlife without permission on land posted "by written permission only"; penalties.
Status: in_force

32-1013. Taking wildlife without permission on land posted "by written permission only"; penalties. (a) Any landowner or person in lawful possession of any land may post such land with signs stating that hunting, trapping or fishing on such land shall be by written permission only. It is unlawful for any person to take wildlife on land which is posted as provided in this subsection, without having in the person's possession the written permission of the owner or person in lawful possession thereof.

(b) Instead of posting land as provided in subsection (a), any landowner or person in lawful possession of any land may post such land by placing identifying purple paint marks on trees or posts around the area to be posted. Each paint mark shall be a vertical line of at least eight inches in length and the bottom of the mark shall be no less than three feet nor more than five feet high. Such paint marks shall be readily visible to any person approaching the land. Land posted as provided in this subsection shall be considered to be posted by written permission only as provided in subsection (a).

(c) A person licensed to hunt or furharvest who is following or pursuing a wounded animal on land as provided in this section posted without written permission of the landowner or person in lawful possession thereof shall not be in violation of this section while in such pursuit, except that the provisions of this subsection shall not authorize a person to remain on such land if instructed to leave by the owner or person in lawful possession of the land. Any person who fails to leave such land when instructed is subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 21-5810, and amendments thereto.

(d) Any person convicted of violating provisions of this section shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in K.S.A. 32-1031, and amendments thereto, except as provided in K.S.A. 32-1032, and amendments thereto, relating to big game and wild turkey.
K.S.A. § 38-325 — KS Code / Chapter 38 / Article 3 / Section 38-325
38-325 - Acceptance and use of funds by director for purposes of act; payments.
Status: in_force

38-325. Acceptance and use of funds by director for purposes of act; payments. Within the limits of appropriations made for the care of children in foster homes and child-care institutions, the secretary is hereby authorized to make funds available to carry out the provisions of this act and, for such purposes, to contract with any public agency or licensed child placement agency or adoptive parent. The secretary is authorized further to accept funds from other sources including federal, private and other public funding sources to carry out the purposes of this act. Payments may be continuing or lump sum payments of adoptive support. In lieu of or in addition to continuing payments, the secretary may make one or more specific lump sum payments for or on behalf of the child, either to the adoptive parent or directly to other persons to assist in correcting any condition causing such child to be hard to place for adoption.
K.S.A. § 22-2411 — KS Code / Chapter 22 / Article 24 / Section 22-2411
22-2411 - Arrest powers of federal law enforcement officers.
Status: in_force

22-2411. Arrest powers of federal law enforcement officers. (a) A federal law enforcement officer who enters this state may arrest a person, without a warrant, when in the judgment of the federal law enforcement officer a person:

(1) Asserts physical force or uses forcible compulsion likely to cause death or great bodily harm to any person; or

(2) is committing an inherently dangerous felony as defined in K.S.A. 21-5402, and amendments thereto.

(b) To provide assistance to law enforcement officers, a federal law enforcement officer shall have the same authority as a law enforcement officer where:

(1) The federal law enforcement officer is rendering assistance at the request of any law enforcement officer; or

(2) the federal law enforcement officer is effecting an arrest or providing assistance as part of a bona fide task force or joint investigation in which law enforcement officers are participating.

(c) Any lawful actions pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be within the scope of the federal law enforcement officer's employment.

(d) As used in this section:

(1) "Federal law enforcement officer" means a person employed by the United States government and assigned to the federal bureau of investigation who is empowered to effect an arrest with or without a warrant for violation of the United States code and who is authorized to carry a firearm in the performance of the person's official duties as a federal law enforcement officer.

(2) "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning ascribed thereto in K.S.A. 21-5111, and amendments thereto.

(e) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas code of criminal procedure.
K.S.A. § 8-1482 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 14 / Section 8-1482
8-1482 - "Truck-camper" defined.
Status: in_force

8-1482. "Truck-camper" defined. "Truck-camper" means any structure designed, used or maintained primarily to be loaded on or affixed to a motor vehicle to provide a mobile dwelling, sleeping place, office or commercial space.
K.S.A. § 12-16,100 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 16 / Section 12-16,100
12-16,100 - Same; transient guest tax refund fund.
Status: in_force

12-16,100. Same; transient guest tax refund fund. There is hereby established in the state treasury the "transient guest tax refund fund" which shall be used for the payment of refunds of the transient guest tax which is levied and collected pursuant to this act. The transient guest tax refund fund shall be held by the state treasurer for prompt refunding of all transient guest tax overpayments. Said fund shall be maintained by the secretary of revenue from the transient guest tax collections in an amount determined by the secretary of revenue as necessary to meet the current refunding requirements for the transient guest tax under this act but such amount shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).
K.S.A. § 19-28,101 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 28 / Section 19-28,101
19-28,101 - Preliminary and working plans, when; survey and preparation of contracts before bids.
Status: in_force

19-28,101. Preliminary and working plans, when; survey and preparation of contracts before bids. If and when such board of county commissioners decides to proceed with proposed park improvements, including acquisition of additional land, if any, it shall instruct its qualified and appointed park engineers to submit preliminary plans and recommendations and to then prepare working plans and specifications, survey or cause to be surveyed any additional land, if required, and further prepare contract in bid form for construction of park improvements which will require the approval of such board of county commissioners before taking competitive bids for construction in the usual manner in which public business of counties is conducted under the laws of Kansas.
K.S.A. § 8-1459 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 14 / Section 8-1459
8-1459 - "Roadway" defined.
Status: in_force

8-1459. "Roadway" defined. "Roadway" means that portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. In the event a highway includes two (2) or more separate roadways the term "roadway" as used herein shall refer to any such roadway separately but not to all such roadways collectively.
K.S.A. § 8-1423 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 14 / Section 8-1423
8-1423 - "Gross weight" defined.
Status: in_force

8-1423. "Gross weight" defined. "Gross weight" means the weight of a vehicle without load plus the weight of any load thereon.
K.S.A. § 84-9-108 — KS Code / Chapter 84 / Article 9 / Section 84-9-108
84-9-108 - Sufficiency of description.
Status: in_force

84-9-108. Sufficiency of description. (a) Sufficiency of description. Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e), a description of personal or real property is sufficient, whether or not it is specific, if it reasonably identifies what is described.

(b) Examples of reasonable identification. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), a description of collateral reasonably identifies the collateral if it identifies the collateral by:

(1) Specific listing;

(2) category;

(3) except as otherwise provided in subsection (e), a type of collateral defined in the uniform commercial code;

(4) quantity;

(5) computational or allocational formula or procedure; or

(6) except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), any other method, if the identity of the collateral is objectively determinable.

(c) Supergeneric description not sufficient. A description of collateral as "all the debtor's assets" or "all the debtor's personal property" or using words of similar import does not reasonably identify the collateral.

(d) Investment property. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e), a description of a security entitlement, securities account, or commodity account is sufficient if it describes:

(1) The collateral by those terms or as investment property; or

(2) the underlying financial asset or commodity contract.

(e) When description by type insufficient. A description only by type of collateral defined in the uniform commercial code is an insufficient description of:

(1) A commercial tort claim; or

(2) in a consumer transaction, consumer goods, a security entitlement, a securities account, or a commodity account.