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K.S.A. § 21-5902 — KS Code / Chapter 21 / Article 59 / Section 21-5902
21-5902 - Sedition.
Status: in_force

21-5902. Sedition. (a) Sedition is advocating, or with knowledge of its contents knowingly publishing or distributing any document which advocates, or, with knowledge of its purpose, knowingly becoming a member of any organization which advocates the overthrow or reformation of the existing form of government of this state by violence or unlawful means.

(b) Sedition is a severity level 7, nonperson felony.
K.S.A. § 17-6910 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 69 / Section 17-6910
17-6910 - Employee's lien for wages when corporation insolvent.
Status: in_force

17-6910. Employee's lien for wages when corporation insolvent. Whenever any corporation of this state, or any foreign corporation doing business in this state, shall become insolvent, the employees doing labor or service of whatever character in the regular employ of the corporation, shall have a lien upon the assets thereof for the amount of the wages due to them, not exceeding two months' wages, respectively, which shall be paid prior to any other debt or debts of the corporation. The word "employee" as used in this section shall not be construed to include any of the officers of the corporation.
K.S.A. § 65-5006 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 50 / Section 65-5006
65-5006 - Same; credentialing criteria.
Status: in_force

65-5006. Same; credentialing criteria. (a) The technical committee appointed pursuant to K.S.A. 65-5003 and amendments thereto and the secretary shall apply the following criteria to each credentialing application:

(1) The unregulated practice of the occupation or profession can harm or endanger the health, safety or welfare of the public and the potential for such harm is recognizable and not remote;

(2) the practice of the occupation or profession requires an identifiable body of knowledge or proficiency in procedures, or both, acquired through a formal period of advanced study or training, and the public needs and will benefit by assurances of initial and continuing occupational or professional ability;

(3) if the practice of the occupation or profession is performed, for the most part, under the direction of other health care personnel or inpatient facilities providing health care services, such arrangement is not adequate to protect the public from persons performing noncredentialed functions and procedures;

(4) the public is not effectively protected from harm by certification of members of the occupation or profession or by means other than credentialing;

(5) the effect of credentialing of the occupation or profession on the cost of health care to the public is minimal;

(6) the effect of credentialing of the occupation or profession on the availability of health care personnel providing services provided by such occupation or profession is minimal;

(7) the scope of practice of the occupation or profession is identifiable;

(8) the effect of credentialing of the occupation or profession on the scope of practice of other health care personnel, whether or not credentialed under state law, is minimal; and

(9) nationally recognized standards of education or training exist for the practice of the occupation or profession and are identifiable.

(b) Reports of the technical committee, and the secretary shall include specific findings on the criteria set forth in subsection (a). No report of the technical committee or the secretary shall recommend credentialing of any occupational or professional group of health care personnel unless all the criteria set forth in subsection (a) have been met.
K.S.A. § 12-1247 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 12 / Section 12-1247
12-1247 - Library districts; tax levy, procedure to increase levy; certification to county clerk.
Status: in_force

12-1247. Library districts; tax levy, procedure to increase levy; certification to county clerk. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), the directors of the library district, as the governing body thereof and in the same manner as required by law applying to other taxing units, shall levy annually a tax not to exceed 1.5 mills on each dollar assessed tangible valuation for the property of the library district, for the maintenance and support of a free public library, to be levied and collected in like manner with other taxes. The library board shall certify the levy on or before August 25 th of each year to the county clerk who is hereby authorized and required to place the same on the tax rolls of the county to be collected by the treasurer of the county and to be paid over by the county treasurer to the treasurer of the library district.

(b) The directors of the library district shall have the authority to increase the mill levy authorized by subsection (a) in an amount not to exceed 3 mills on each dollar assessed tangible valuation for the property of the library district for the acquisition, maintenance and support of a free public library by adoption of a resolution. Such resolution shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the library district. If within 30 days after the last publication of the resolution, a petition signed by not less than 5% of the qualified electors in the library district is filed in the office of the county election officer requesting an election thereon, no levy in an amount exceeding 1.5 mills shall be made unless the question is submitted to and approved by a majority of the voters of the library district voting at an election. Such election shall be called and held in the manner provided under the general bond law. If the question is approved, the levy shall be certified and placed on the tax rolls in the same manner provided by subsection (a).
K.S.A. § 68-551 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 5 / Section 68-551
68-551 - Mail route inspections; repair.
Status: in_force

68-551. Mail route inspections; repair. The board of county commissioners of every county shall cause to be inspected every county road upon which United States mail is carried and the highway commissioners of every township shall inspect, or cause to be inspected, every mail route within their township which is not located on a county road, after the occurrence of every storm, and as soon as possible after complaint is made, and shall at such times inspect the conditions of the culverts and bridges, and within a reasonable time repair the same, and remove from the highway all obstructions that may have been caused by the elements, and do everything reasonable to keep such mail routes clear and free for the distribution of the mail.
K.S.A. § 81-205 — KS Code / Chapter 81 / Article 2 / Section 81-205
81-205 - Filing of applications; refusal of registration; same or similar marks, procedure.
Status: in_force

81-205. Filing of applications; refusal of registration; same or similar marks, procedure. (a) Upon the filing of an application for registration and payment of the application fee, the secretary may cause the application to be examined for conformity with this act.

(b) The applicant shall provide any additional pertinent information requested by the secretary including a description of a design mark and may make, or authorize the secretary to make, such amendments to the application as may be reasonably requested by the secretary or deemed by applicant to be advisable to respond to any rejection or objection.

(c) The secretary may require the applicant to disclaim an unregisterable component of a mark otherwise registerable, and an applicant may voluntarily disclaim a component of a mark sought to be registered. No disclaimer shall prejudice or affect the applicant's or registrant's rights then existing or thereafter arising in the disclaimed matter, or the applicant's or registrant's rights of registration on another application if the disclaimed matter be or shall have become distinctive of the applicant's or registrant's goods or services.

(d) Amendments may be made by the secretary upon the application submitted by the applicant upon applicant's agreement, or a new application may be required to be submitted.

(e) If the applicant is found not to be entitled to registration, the secretary shall advise the applicant and state the reasons of such refusal. The applicant shall have a reasonable period of time specified by the secretary in which to reply or to amend the application, in which event the application shall then be reexamined. This procedure may be repeated until: (1) The secretary finally refuses registration of the mark; or (2) the applicant fails to reply or amend within the specified period, whereupon the application shall be deemed to have been abandoned.

(f) If the secretary finally refuses registration of the mark, the applicant may seek a writ of mandamus to compel such registration. Such writ may be granted, but without costs to the secretary, on proof that all the statements in the application are true and that the mark is otherwise entitled to registration.

(g) In the instance of applications concurrently being processed by the secretary seeking registration of the same or confusingly similar marks for the same or related goods or services, the secretary shall grant priority to the applications in order of filing. If a prior-filed application is granted a registration, the other application or applications shall be rejected. Any rejected applicant may bring an action for cancellation of the registration upon grounds of prior or superior rights to the mark, in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 81-210, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 17-7923 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 79 / Section 17-7923
17-7923 - Reservation of exclusive right to entity name.
Status: reserved

17-7923. Reservation of exclusive right to entity name. (a) The exclusive right to the use of an entity name or, as applicable, the name of a series of a limited liability company, may be reserved by:

(1) Any person intending to organize a covered entity under the laws of this state;

(2) any domestic limited liability company or any person intending to organize a domestic limited liability company, intending to file a certificate of designation to form a series of any such limited liability company;

(3) any domestic covered entity intending to change its name or intending to change the name of a series for which a certificate of designation has been filed;

(4) any foreign covered entity intending to make application for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state;

(5) any foreign covered entity authorized to transact business in this state, and intending to change its name; and

(6) any person intending to organize a foreign covered entity, and intending to have such entity make application for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state.

(b) The reservation shall be made by filing with the secretary of state an application to reserve a specific covered entity name or the name of a series of a domestic limited liability company, executed by the applicant. The reservation may be filed by telefacsimile communication as prescribed by K.S.A. 17-7914, and amendments thereto. If the secretary of state finds that the name is available, the secretary of state shall reserve the same for the exclusive use of the applicant for a period of 120 days.

(c) The right to exclusive use of a specified entity name or the name of a series of a domestic limited liability company, reserved pursuant to this section, may be transferred to any other person or covered entity by filing in the office of the secretary of state, a notice of such transfer, executed by the applicant for whom the name was reserved, and specifying the name and address of the transferee.
K.S.A. § 49-107 — KS Code / Chapter 49 / Article 1 / Section 49-107
49-107 - otice of survey.
Status: in_force

49-107. N otice of survey. The surveyor shall, before entering upon said duties, read said order to the party or parties owning, controlling or working any shaft or shafts on said lot or lots or tract of land.
K.S.A. § 75-4255 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 42 / Section 75-4255
75-4255 - Same; custody of moneys; interest or income from investments.
Status: in_force

75-4255. Same; custody of moneys; interest or income from investments. Except as provided in this section the custody of moneys to which this act applies and securities acquired under authority of this act shall remain in the custody of the state treasurer or in such other custody as may be specifically required by the applicable bond statute, trust agreement, indenture or resolution. The net interest or other income from investments authorized by this act shall be considered income of the fund having such surplus proceeds or surplus reserves.
K.S.A. § 65-1,191 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 1 / Section 65-1,191
65-1,191 - Inspections.
Status: in_force

65-1,191. Inspections. (a) The department shall conduct periodic inspections of, and review the records of, each permitted swine facility as follows:

(1) For any facility identified as having a specific water pollution problem, every 6 months;

(2) for any facility not identified as having a specific water pollution problem:

(A) Every 12 months, if the facility has a capacity of 3,725 or more animal units;

(B) every 24 months, if the facility has a capacity of 1,000 to 3,724 animal units; and

(C) at least once during the term of the facility's permit, if the facility has a capacity of 300 to 999 animal units.

(b) Each permitted swine facility shall grant access to the facility at reasonable times, with appropriate safeguards for protection of animal health, for authorized representatives of the department to conduct inspections required by subsection (a).

(c) If any authorized representative of the department requires access to a swine containment building or facility during the course of any inspection required by subsection (a) or at any other time, the representative shall comply with the animal health protocol of the facility for entry into the building or facility unless the protocol inhibits reasonable access.

(d) No swine facility shall be assessed the cost of any inspection required by subsection (a) either directly at the time of the inspection or indirectly at the time of issuance of a permit for the facility, except that such cost may be assessed for any inspection associated with:

(1) An emergency that results in the discharge of manure or wastewater to surface water or groundwater; or

(2) a swine facility that engages in a course of conduct that results in repeated, material violations of this act.

(e) The secretary may contract with persons or entities to conduct inspections and review of records as required by this act.
K.S.A. § 66-297 — KS Code / Chapter 66 / Article 2 / Section 66-297
66-297 - Persons upon whom demand may be made.
Status: in_force

66-297. Persons upon whom demand may be made. The demand mentioned in K.S.A. 66-296 may be made of any ticket agent or station agent of such railway company or corporation, or the assignee or lessee thereof.
K.S.A. § 76-443 — KS Code / Chapter 76 / Article 4 / Section 76-443
76-443 - Lease of certain land to state college endowment association.
Status: in_force

76-443. Lease of certain land to state college endowment association. The state board of regents is hereby authorized to lease to the Kansas state college endowment association for a period of ninety-nine (99) years for one dollar ($1) per year and other valuable considerations, a tract of land containing approximately five and nine-tenths (5.9) acres of land described as follows: Part of the SE ¼ of section 12, township 10 south, range 7 east of the sixth principal meridian, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the NW corner of the SE ¼ of said section 12, thence south along west line of said SE ¼ section 390 feet; thence east 660.5 feet parallel to the north line of said SE ¼ section; thence north 390 feet to the north line of said SE ¼ section; thence west 660.5 feet along the north line of said SE ¼ section to the point of beginning, containing 5.9 acres more or less, all in Riley county, Kansas.
K.S.A. § 2-2439 — KS Code / Chapter 2 / Article 24 / Section 2-2439
2-2439 - Administration of act; rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

2-2439. Administration of act; rules and regulations. The secretary is hereby authorized and empowered to administer and enforce the provisions of this act. The secretary is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations designating certain pesticides as restricted use pesticides.

The secretary shall have the authority, by rules and regulations, to make any additional changes in the classification of restricted use pesticides.
K.S.A. § 82-205 — KS Code / Chapter 82 / Article 2 / Section 82-205
82-205 - Existence and custody of property; second certificate.
Status: in_force

82-205. Existence and custody of property; second certificate. No person, firm or corporation shall issue any elevator or warehouse certificates or receipts for any of the commodities mentioned in this chapter unless such property is actually in the elevator or warehouse or structure mentioned therein as the place where such commodity is stored, and it shall remain there until otherwise ordered by the lawful holder of such certificate or receipt, subject only to the lien of the warehouseman thereon and his or her right to enforce the same. No second certificate or receipt shall be issued for the same property or any part thereof while any other or prior certificate is outstanding and in force, nor shall any such commodities be sold, encumbered, transferred or removed from such elevator, warehouse or other structure wherein the same was stored at the time such certificate or receipt was issued by the warehouseman or any agent or employee thereof without the written consent of the holder thereof endorsed thereon.
K.S.A. § 75-3793 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 37 / Section 75-3793
75-3793 - Same; deeds and contracts, duties of director, secretary of state and attorney general.
Status: in_force

75-3793. Same; deeds and contracts, duties of director, secretary of state and attorney general. Any deed or contracts executed under the authority of this act shall be executed by the executive director of the department of administration and attested by the secretary of state. Such deed or contract shall be approved as to form by the attorney general.
K.S.A. § 16-327 — KS Code / Chapter 16 / Article 3 / Section 16-327
16-327 - Redeposit of moneys; action by attorney general.
Status: in_force

16-327. Redeposit of moneys; action by attorney general. The attorney general, at the request of the secretary of state may initiate an action to recover payments required to be redeposited to the trust under K.S.A. 16-326, or to recover other moneys received or disbursed in violation of this act. In addition, the attorney general may seek to enjoin any violation of the act.
K.S.A. § 79-3640 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 36 / Section 79-3640
79-3640 - Refund of sales tax paid upon property or services purchased for certain political subdivision projects; contents of claim; payment of refund.
Status: in_force

79-3640. Refund of sales tax paid upon property or services purchased for certain political subdivision projects; contents of claim; payment of refund. That portion of the sales tax paid on the sale of tangible personal property or services purchased for the purpose of constructing, equipping, reconstructing, maintaining, repairing, enlarging, furnishing or remodeling facilities the cost of which is paid in part from funds of a political subdivision which in proportion to the total sales tax paid equals the proportion of such funds to the total cost of the project shall be refunded. Each claim for a sales tax refund shall be verified and submitted to the director of taxation upon forms furnished by the director and shall be accompanied by any additional documentation required by the director. The director shall review each claim and shall refund that amount of sales tax paid as determined under the provisions of this section. All refunds shall be paid from the sales tax refund fund upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports pursuant to vouchers approved by the director or the director's designee.
K.S.A. § 74-32,168 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 32 / Section 74-32,168
74-32,168 - Certificate of approval, application; branch institutions; provisional certificate, requirements; rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

74-32,168. Certificate of approval, application; branch institutions; provisional certificate, requirements; rules and regulations. (a) Each institution shall apply to the state board for a certificate of approval. At least 60 days before an institution opens a branch campus in Kansas, such institution shall notify the state board that it intends to open a branch campus. Such branch campus shall be subject to review by the state board to determine whether it complies with the provisions of this act and the standards of the state board established pursuant thereto.

(b) An application for a certificate of approval shall be made on a form prepared and furnished by the state board and shall contain the information required by the state board.

(c) The state board may issue a certificate of approval upon determination that an institution meets the requirements of this act and all standards established by the state board pursuant thereto. The state board may issue a certificate of approval to any institution accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education without further evidence.

(d) (1) The state board may issue a provisional certificate of approval to a degree-granting institution that is not yet accredited by a recognized accrediting organization and that is seeking to establish a physical presence in Kansas. The provisional certificate may be renewed annually as long as the institution continues to progress toward successful attainment of full institutional accreditation within the regular accreditation cycle established by the recognized accrediting organization.

(2) The institution shall submit a plan for achieving accreditation. Such plan shall include identification of the recognized accrediting organization's eligibility requirements, minimum accreditation requirements, review processes and the institution's timeline for achieving full accreditation.

(3) The institution shall submit quarterly updates on the institution's progress toward full accreditation to the state board.

(4) The state board may adopt rules and regulations imposing additional surety bond requirements for the indemnification of any student for any loss suffered as a result of a failure to achieve full accreditation.
K.S.A. § 19-2819 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 28 / Section 19-2819
19-2819 - Establishment of parks and recreational grounds in certain counties.
Status: in_force

19-2819. Establishment of parks and recreational grounds in certain counties. The board of county commissioners of any county having, or which may hereafter have a population of one hundred thirty-five thousand or more may establish parks and recreational grounds within such county, may purchase or acquire title to necessary lands and property by donation, devise, bequest or condemnation proceedings for the purpose of establishing a park and recreational grounds in such county.