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K.S.A. § 19-27,188 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 27 / Section 19-27,188
19-27,188 - Assessment plan; classifications, formulae and methods of assessing.
Status: in_force

19-27,188. Assessment plan; classifications, formulae and methods of assessing. The portion of the cost of any improvement to be assessed against the property in the benefit district, as determined in accordance with K.S.A. 19-27,184, shall be apportioned against the property in accordance with the special benefits accruing thereto by reasons of such improvement. The cost may be assessed equally per front foot or per square foot against all lots and pieces of land within such benefit district or assessed against such property according to the value of such lots and pieces of land therein, such value to be determined by the governing body of the county with or without regard to the buildings and improvements thereon or such cost may be determined and fixed on the basis of any other reasonable assessment plan which will result in imposing substantially equal burdens or shares of the cost upon property similarly benefited. The governing body, from time to time, may determine and establish, by resolution, reasonable general classification and a formula for the apportionment of the cost between the county and the area to be assessed, and the methods of assessing the special benefits, for various classes of improvements.
K.S.A. § 12-1262 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 12 / Section 12-1262
12-1262 - Same; governing body; appointment; term; vacancies; expenses of members.
Status: in_force

12-1262. Same; governing body; appointment; term; vacancies; expenses of members. (a) Any library district created pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1261 shall be governed by a board of trustees. Such board shall consist of 10 members. Seven members shall be appointed by the governing body of the city and shall be residents of the city. Three members shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners. Members appointed by the board of county commissioners shall be residents of the library district, who reside outside the corporate limits of the city and each shall reside in a different commissioner district.

(b) Members of the board of directors of the Topeka public library serving prior to the election creating the library district shall continue on the board until the expiration of the term for which originally appointed. Such members shall be eligible for reappointment. The board of county commissioners shall appoint three members to the library board within 60 days following the election approving the creation of the district. Such members shall serve for terms expiring the second April 30 following the date of appointment. Upon expiration of the terms of such members, succeeding members shall be appointed for terms of four years.

(c) Except as provided by this section, members of the board shall be appointed for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Vacancies on the board shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.

(d) Members of the library board shall receive no compensation but shall be paid their actual and necessary expenses in attending meetings and in carrying out their duties as members of the board.
K.S.A. § 40-2114 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 21 / Section 40-2114
40-2114 - Participating insurer may pay commission to other participating insurer or agent.
Status: in_force

40-2114. Participating insurer may pay commission to other participating insurer or agent. Any insurer participating in the plan approved by the commissioner may pay a commission with respect to insurance assigned under the plan to an agent licensed for any other insurer participating in the plan or to any insurer participating in the plan.
K.S.A. § 60-3408 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 34 / Section 60-3408
60-3408 - Verdict; period for payment for future losses.
Status: in_force

60-3408. Verdict; period for payment for future losses. In every medical malpractice liability action in which the verdict awards damages for future economic losses, the verdict shall specify the period of time over which payment for such losses will be needed.
K.S.A. § 24-102 — KS Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1 / Section 24-102
24-102 - Suits by state to recover lands wrongfully reclaimed from streams.
Status: in_force

24-102. Suits by state to recover lands wrongfully reclaimed from streams. The attorney general is hereby authorized and directed to institute suits in the name of the state of Kansas for the recovery of any lands situated within the state of Kansas which have been wrongfully reclaimed from the channel of any navigable stream, which land shall thereafter be held by the state subject only to such rights, if any, incidental to riparian ownership as may be held by adjacent proprietors.
K.S.A. § 68-2205 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 22 / Section 68-2205
68-2205 - Certificate of compliance; requirements; failure to make an original or renewal application; injunction.
Status: in_force

68-2205. Certificate of compliance; requirements; failure to make an original or renewal application; injunction. No person shall establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard, any portion of which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any street or highway on the interstate or the primary systems, or any other portion of which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any other state, county, township highway, road or city street, without obtaining a certificate of compliance from the secretary of transportation, which certificates shall be issued only for junkyards not prohibited by K.S.A. 68-2204, and amendments thereto. The secretary of transportation shall have the sole authority to issue certificates of compliance for the establishment, maintenance and operation of junkyards within the limits defined herein, except that an initial application for a certificate of compliance must show that such junkyards were approved by a local governing body if such approval is required by the local governing body. The secretary of transportation shall charge an annual fee of $50 payable on or before January 1. Anyone establishing a junkyard after July 1 of any year shall pay a fee of $25 for the remaining portion of the year. No city or county governing body shall be required to pay any fees provided for herein. All licenses issued under this section shall expire on January 1 following the date of issue. A certificate of compliance may be renewed from year to year upon paying to the secretary of transportation the sum of $50 in advance for such renewal.

Any person who shall willfully or intentionally refuse to make an original application or renewal application, or to pay the annual certificate of compliance fee, as prescribed in this act, shall be deemed delinquent on and after February 16 of any year, or in cases where business is established after the first of the year such person shall be deemed delinquent on and after 45 days after establishment of the business and shall be assessed a penalty fee by the secretary of transportation of $1 per day for each day such person continues to do business until the application is made and the fees have been paid. After such time it shall be unlawful for the owner, or any person, to operate the junkyard. Proceeds from such fees shall be deposited with the state treasurer in the state highway fund and be subject to disbursement as provided by law to defray the expenses of administering the provisions of this act. Whenever any person required to be certified under this act fails to make application with the secretary of transportation, or to pay the certificate of compliance fee when due, or continues to do business when the secretary of transportation has denied, suspended or revoked such application or certificate of compliance, the secretary of transportation may file an action to enjoin such person from operating in violation of this act.
K.S.A. § 5-430 — KS Code / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 5-430
5-430 - Provisional remedies.
Status: in_force

5-430. Provisional remedies. (a) Before an arbitrator is appointed and is authorized and able to act, the court, upon motion of a party to an arbitration proceeding and for good cause shown, may enter an order for provisional remedies to protect the effectiveness of the arbitration proceeding to the same extent and under the same conditions as if the controversy were the subject of a civil action.

(b) After an arbitrator is appointed and is authorized and able to act:

(1) The arbitrator may issue such orders for provisional remedies, including interim awards, as the arbitrator finds necessary to protect the effectiveness of the arbitration proceeding and to promote the fair and expeditious resolution of the controversy, to the same extent and under the same conditions as if the controversy were the subject of a civil action; and

(2) a party to an arbitration proceeding may move the court for a provisional remedy only if the matter is urgent and the arbitrator is not able to act timely or the arbitrator cannot provide an adequate remedy.

(c) A party does not waive a right of arbitration by making a motion under subsection (a) or (b).
K.S.A. § 79-3335 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 33 / Section 79-3335
79-3335 - Counterfeit cigarettes; seizure; penalties.
Status: in_force

79-3335. Counterfeit cigarettes; seizure; penalties. (a) Counterfeit cigarettes shall be seized by the director. For purposes of this section, counterfeit cigarettes includes cigarettes manufactured, sold, transported, imported, distributed or possessed in this state with intent to deceive consumers and to avoid the provisions of this act, and also includes cigarettes that have false manufacturing labels or packages of cigarettes bearing counterfeit tax stamps. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, transport, import, distribute, possess, wholesale or manufacture counterfeit cigarettes.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this act, a violation of the provisions of this section shall be a:

(1) Class A misdemeanor for a first violation, and the offender shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,500 upon a first conviction;

(2) severity level 6, nonperson felony for a second violation, and the offender shall be fined not less than $50,000 nor more than $100,000 upon a second conviction; and

(3) severity level 6, nonperson felony for a third and all subsequent violations, and the offender shall be fined $100,000 upon a third and all subsequent convictions.

(c) The secretary of revenue, or the secretary's authorized agent, may refer such evidence as may be available concerning violations of this act or any rules and regulations or order hereunder to the attorney general or the proper county or district attorney, who may in the prosecutor's discretion, with or without such a reference, institute the appropriate criminal proceedings under this act. Upon receipt of such reference, the attorney general or the county attorney or district attorney may request that a duly employed attorney of the department of revenue prosecute or assist in the prosecution of such violation or violations on behalf of the state. Upon approval of the secretary or the secretary's authorized agent, such employee shall be appointed as a special prosecutor for the attorney general or the county attorney or district attorney to serve without compensation from the attorney general or the county attorney or district attorney. Such special prosecutor shall have all the powers and duties prescribed by law for assistant attorneys general or assistant county or district attorneys and such other powers and duties as are lawfully delegated to such special prosecutor by the attorney general or the county attorney or district attorney. If an attorney employed by the secretary or secretary's authorized agent acts as a special prosecutor, the secretary may pay extradition and witness expenses associated with the case.

(d) The provisions of this section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas cigarette and tobacco products act.
K.S.A. § 80-2549 — KS Code / Chapter 80 / Article 25 / Section 80-2549
80-2549 - Attica hospital district no. 1; election on bonds validated.
Status: in_force

80-2549. Attica hospital district no. 1; election on bonds validated. Any election held prior to the effective date of this act for the approval of the issuance of general obligation bonds of Attica hospital district no. 1 of Harper county, Kansas, in an amount not to exceed $1,300,000 for the purpose of enlarging and improving the extended care unit of the district's hospital located in Attica, Kansas, under the authority of K.S.A. 80-2501, et seq., notice of which was first published 18 days prior to the election instead of 21 days prior to the election is hereby validated. The district is hereby authorized to issue such bonds in the amount and for the purpose approved by the voters at such election. The bonds so issued shall be legal and binding general obligations of the district.
K.S.A. § 65-6620 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 66 / Section 65-6620
65-6620 - Disclosure to client at beginning of client-therapist relationship; documentation.
Status: in_force

65-6620. Disclosure to client at beginning of client-therapist relationship; documentation. A licensee under the addiction counselor licensure act, at the beginning of a client-therapist relationship, shall inform the client of the level of such licensee's training and the title or titles and license or licenses of such licensee. As a part of such obligation, such licensee shall disclose whether such licensee has a baccalaureate, master's degree or a doctoral degree. If such licensee has a doctoral degree, such licensee shall disclose whether or not such doctoral degree is a doctor of medicine degree or some other doctoral degree. If such licensee does not have a medical doctor's degree, such licensee shall disclose that the licensee is not authorized to practice medicine and surgery and is not authorized to prescribe drugs. As a part of such disclosure, such licensee shall advise the client that certain mental disorders can have medical or biological origins, and that the client should consult with a physician. Documentation of such disclosures to a client shall be made in the client's record.
K.S.A. § 59-30,264 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 30 / Section 59-30,264
59-30,264 - Notice of proceeding.
Status: in_force

59-30,264. Notice of proceeding. If a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is brought in this state and this state was not the respondent's home state on the date the petition was filed, in addition to complying with the notice requirements of this state, notice of the petition must be given to those persons who would be entitled to notice of the petition if a proceeding were brought in the respondent's home state. The notice must be given in the same manner as notice is required to be given in this state.
K.S.A. § 58-3411 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 34 / Section 58-3411
58-3411 - Construction of act.
Status: in_force

58-3411. Construction of act. This act shall be liberally construed to effect the legislative purpose of simplifying and facilitating land title transactions by allowing persons to rely on a record chain of title as described in K.S.A. 58-3403, subject only to such limitations as appear in K.S.A. 58-3404.
K.S.A. § 2-2126 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 21 / Section 2-2126
2-2126 - Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

2-2126. Rules and regulations. The secretary shall adopt, amend and repeal such rules and regulations as, in the discretion of the secretary, are necessary for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this act.
K.S.A. § 75-4254 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 42 / Section 75-4254
75-4254 - Bonds of state agency or authority; investments authorized.
Status: in_force

75-4254. Bonds of state agency or authority; investments authorized. The director of investments may invest and reinvest the moneys of surplus proceeds and surplus reserves in:

(a) Investments enumerated in K.S.A. 10-131, and amendments thereto; or

(b) the pooled money investment portfolio.
K.S.A. § 58-4109 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 41 / Section 58-4109
58-4109 - Classes of appraisers.
Status: in_force

58-4109. Classes of appraisers. (a) There is hereby established the following classes of real property appraisers:

(1) State licensed real property appraiser classification;

(2) certified general real property appraiser classification;

(3) certified residential real property appraiser classification; and

(4) state provisional licensed real property appraiser classification.

(b) The board may establish, by rules and regulations, such other classifications as permitted by federal law.

(c) The board shall adopt rules and regulations, consistent with requirements and criteria adopted pursuant to federal law, to:

(1) Define each classification;

(2) establish education and experience requirements for each classification;

(3) establish examination specifications for each classification; and

(4) establish continuing education requirements for renewal of each classification.

(d) In adopting rules and regulations pursuant to subsection (c), the board shall determine the education, experience and examination requirements necessary to provide appropriate assurance that an applicant for certification or licensure is competent to perform appraisals within the scope of practice of the appraisal work authorized for the classification applied for and that persons renewing their certificates or licenses have current knowledge of real property appraisal theory, practices and techniques which will provide a high degree of service and protection to those members of the public with whom they deal. In making such determination, the board shall take into consideration the following:

(1) Appropriate knowledge of technical terms commonly used in or related to real estate appraising, appraisal report writing and economic concepts applicable to real estate;

(2) understanding of the principles of land economics, real estate appraisal processes and problems likely to be encountered in gathering, interpreting and processing data in carrying out appraisal disciplines;

(3) understanding of the standards for the development and communication of real estate appraisals as provided in this act;

(4) knowledge of theories of depreciation, cost estimating, methods of capitalization and mathematics of real estate appraisal that are appropriate for the classification applied for;

(5) knowledge of such other principles and procedures as may be appropriate for the respective classifications;

(6) basic understanding of real estate law;

(7) understanding of the types of misconduct for which disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against a state certified or licensed appraiser, as set forth in this act;

(8) the requirements of federal law; and

(9) such other matters as the board determines appropriate and relevant.

(e) The application for original certification or licensure and examination shall specify the classification being applied for.
K.S.A. § 2-2006 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 20 / Section 2-2006
2-2006 - Same; hearings; orders concerning land.
Status: in_force

2-2006. Same; hearings; orders concerning land. If this survey discloses certain land in the county to be blowing repeatedly, the board of county commissioners shall consider what measures of a permanent nature can be taken to prevent or minimize the blowing of the soil, any plant or weed thereon. For this purpose the board may conduct a hearing, after having given notice to the landowner of the time and place of such hearing, which notice may be given by registered mail. At such hearing testimony of those who have had experience or made a study of types of soil, types of plants or weeds, erosion of soil by wind, means of preventing the same, and studies or reports of governmental departments or other investigators of the subject may be considered. Respecting the land concerning which such a hearing has been had the board of county commissioners is authorized to determine what treatment of the land is necessary to prevent its blowing, whether it shall be planted to annual, biennial or perennial grasses, shrubs, trees or if cultivated, the manner and times of year of such cultivation, and may order that the land be treated in accordance with this conclusion, and if such orders are not complied with by the owner of the land the board of county commissioners may do or have done the planting or cultivation ordered.
K.S.A. § 25-1435 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 14 / Section 25-1435
25-1435 - Contest of elections; standing; contest of presidential electors.
Status: in_force

25-1435. Contest of elections; standing; contest of presidential electors. Any registered voter may contest the election of any person for whom such voter had the right to vote, when such person is issued a certificate of election to any state, county, township, city or school office, except that the foregoing shall not apply to the election of persons to the United States congress. Any registered voter may contest the determination of the result of any question submitted election at which such voter had the right to vote. Any contest to the election of presidential electors shall be made in accordance with the provisions of 3 U.S.C. § 5.
K.S.A. § 19-1104 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 11 / Section 19-1104
19-1104 - Public administrator, Wyandotte county.
Status: in_force

19-1104. Public administrator, Wyandotte county. Laws 1903, chapter 199, [§§ 1 to 9]. Included by reference. [The title to this act is, "An act providing for a public administrator in Wyandotte county, specifying the cases in which he shall have authority to act as administrator of the estates of deceased persons, and defining his powers, duties and liabilities as such." Act omitted as not of general application].
K.S.A. § 12-2006 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 20 / Section 12-2006
12-2006 - Cable television service; regulation.
Status: in_force

12-2006. Cable television service; regulation. The furnishing of cable television service by means of facilities in place in the public ways, streets and alleys is hereby declared to be a private business affected with such a public interest by reason of its use of the public ways, alleys and streets so as to require that it be reasonably regulated by cities. Every city is hereby authorized and empowered by ordinance to permit or prohibit the operation of all businesses furnishing cable television service within its corporate limits. Each city shall supervise and regulate all cable television service businesses operating within its corporate limits so far as may be necessary to prevent such operation and service from having detrimental consequences to the public interest, and for this purpose may promulgate and enforce such reasonable rules and regulations as it may deem necessary with reference to commencement of operation, territory of operation, the extension of service equitably to all parts of the franchise area, abandonment of facilities, elimination of unjust discrimination among subscribers, financial responsibility, insurance covering personal injury and property damage, safety of equipment, use of streets, alleys, dedicated easements and other public places, and reasonable grounds for forfeiture of franchise rights.
K.S.A. § 58-2010 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 20 / Section 58-2010
58-2010 - Public agencies to provide information upon request; payment of cost.
Status: in_force

58-2010. Public agencies to provide information upon request; payment of cost. Any city, county or state department, board or agency having information or records which will enable the secretary of the state historical society to carry out the provisions of this act shall furnish, upon request, such information to the secretary of the state historical society. The cost of providing such information shall be paid by the secretary of the state historical society.