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K.S.A. § 48-205 — KS Code / Chapter 48 / Article 2 / Section 48-205
48-205 - Assistant adjutant generals; assignment; qualifications.
Status: in_force

48-205. Assistant adjutant generals; assignment; qualifications. (a) The adjutant general may assign the number of assistant adjutants general from the ground forces and air forces of this state who are authorized by national guard bureau rules and regulations.

(b) The assistant adjutants general shall, if they qualify therefor, hold military rank as may be authorized and approved for the positions by the national guard bureau of the United States. The assistant adjutants general, at the time of their appointment, shall have served at least five years as commissioned officers in the Kansas army or air national guard.

(c) The assistant adjutants general shall serve at the pleasure of the adjutant general and perform such duties as are assigned by the adjutant general.

(d) The adjutant general shall designate one assistant adjutant general as the senior assistant adjutant general who, during any period when the adjutant general is absent, unable or by express direction of the adjutant general, shall perform the duties of the adjutant general as acting adjutant general.
K.S.A. § 40-1519 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 15 / Section 40-1519
40-1519 - Insuring or reinsuring growing crops against direct loss or damage by fire, when; insuring harvested crops being transported for any loss.
Status: in_force

40-1519. Insuring or reinsuring growing crops against direct loss or damage by fire, when; insuring harvested crops being transported for any loss. Any insurance company organized and doing business as provided in K.S.A. 40-1501, and amendments thereto, in addition to the class of business authorized in such section, may make and issue contracts of insurance upon growing crops against direct loss or damage by fire and for any loss caused while the harvested crop is being transported to the initial place of storage or to an initial market location of such crops or to cede or accept reinsurance on any portion of any such risk. Such company shall have a bona fide net surplus exceeding all liabilities and reserve funds required by law of not less than $100,000 of which $50,000 shall be invested and deposited as provided in K.S.A. 40-227 and 40-230, and amendments thereto, for the protection of all policyholders. Before issuing any such contracts or accepting any such reinsurance, the board of directors of such company shall by a majority vote of the whole number of directors as provided in K.S.A. 40-1510, and amendments thereto, authorize the writing of such fire coverage. The company shall file with the commissioner of insurance a certified copy of the resolution of the board of directors taking such action and a certified copy of its amended bylaws and amended charter as provided in K.S.A. 40-216, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 58-2209 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 22 / Section 58-2209
58-2209 - Conveyance of real estate; signature required.
Status: in_force

58-2209. Conveyance of real estate; signature required. All deeds or other conveyances of lands, or of any estate or interest therein, shall be subscribed by the party granting the same, or by the party's lawful agent or attorney, and may be acknowledged or proved and certified in the manner prescribed by the revised uniform law on notarial acts and K.S.A. 58-2216, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 58-2812 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 28 / Section 58-2812
58-2812 - Licenses not granted to applicants with corporate or business names duplicative of corporate or business names of licensees in counties where applicant to transact business; exception.
Status: in_force

58-2812. Licenses not granted to applicants with corporate or business names duplicative of corporate or business names of licensees in counties where applicant to transact business; exception. No license to make, compile or complete and sell abstracts of title to real estate in Kansas shall be granted to any corporation hereafter applying for a corporate license under the provisions of article 28 of chapter 58 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated or acts amendatory of the provisions thereof or supplemental thereto where it appears that the corporate name duplicates or is quite similar to that of a duly qualified, active and existing corporation already licensed within the county where such corporate applicant desires to transact its business. Neither shall a license be granted to any individual, association, firm, person or partnership who shall choose a business name which duplicates or is similar to that of a presently licensed individual, association, firm, person or partnership actively engaged in abstracting within the county where such license applicant intends to do business, unless such name consists of, or is directly derived from, the name of an individual directly connected with the licensee.
K.S.A. § 42-358 — KS Code / Chapter 42 / Article 3 / Section 42-358
42-358 - Petition for district; contents.
Status: in_force

42-358. Petition for district; contents. (a) Whenever the landowners within any proposed irrigation district, who shall be residents of the county in which such proposed irrigation district is located, shall desire the erection of such district as provided for in K.S.A. 42-357, and amendments thereto, such landowners shall cause to be presented to the board of county commissioners of such county a petition signed by not less than 3 / 4 of the landowners within such proposed district who are residents of such county, which petition shall define the boundaries of such irrigation district, and shall ask for the erection of such district. Such petition shall be accompanied by an outlined map or plat showing the tracts of territory to be erected into such district, together with the numbers of sections and parts of the sections of land to compose such irrigation district; and such map or plat shall contain a drawing and profile of the proposed main ditch to the source of supply, and of all other ditches and laterals proposed to be constructed or purchased for the purpose of irrigating said described lands in such proposed district.

(b) Such petition shall be accompanied by an estimate, to be made by the county engineer of such county, of the probable cost of building the main ditch, ditches and laterals and all other works necessary to be built in order to furnish a sufficient supply of water to irrigate the lands in such proposed district; or the costs of reconstruction and repair of such ditches, laterals and other works in case it is proposed to purchase the same; and at any time after the filing of such petition the county commissioners may, on the written application of any 10 of such petitioners, order such county engineer to make the estimates herein provided for, and such county engineer shall receive such reasonable compensation as such board of commissioners shall allow for such work performed.
K.S.A. § 58-1301 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 13 / Section 58-1301
58-1301 - Accessibility standards for public buildings or facilities.
Status: in_force

58-1301. Accessibility standards for public buildings or facilities. (a) Except as provided in K.S.A. 58-1307, and amendments thereto, all existing facilities, and the design and construction of all new, additions to and alterations of, facilities in this state shall conform to Title II or Title III, as appropriate. The design and construction of new, addition to or alteration of, any facility which receives a building permit or permit extension after the effective date of this act shall be governed by the provisions of this act.
K.S.A. § 81-214 — KS Code / Chapter 81 / Article 2 / Section 81-214
81-214 - Injury to business reputation; dilution.
Status: in_force

81-214. Injury to business reputation; dilution. (a) The owner of a mark which is famous in this state shall be entitled, subject to the principles of equity and upon such terms as the court seems reasonable, to an injunction against another person's commercial use of a mark or trade name, if such use begins after the mark has become famous and causes dilution of the distinctive quality of the mark, and to obtain such other relief as is provided in this section. In determining whether a mark is distinctive and famous, a court may consider factors such as, but not limited to:

(1) The degree of inherent or acquired distinctiveness of the mark in this state;

(2) the duration and extent of use of the mark in connection with the goods and services with which the mark is used;

(3) the duration and extent of advertising and publicity of the mark in this state;

(4) the geographical extent of the trading area in which the mark is used;

(5) the channels of trade for the goods or services with which the mark is used;

(6) the degree of recognition of the mark in the trading areas and channels of trade in this state used by the mark's owner and the person against whom the injunction is sought;

(7) the nature and extent of use of the same or similar mark by third parties; and

(8) whether the mark is the subject of a state registration in this state, or a federal registration under the act of March 3, 1881, or under the act of February 20, 1905, or on the principal register.

(b) In an action brought under this section, the owner of a famous mark shall be entitled only to injunctive relief in this state, unless the person against whom the injunctive relief is sought willfully intended to trade on the owner's reputation or to cause dilution of the famous mark. If such willful intent is proven, the owner also shall be entitled to the remedies set forth in this act, subject to the discretion of the court and the principles of equity.

(c) The following shall not be actionable under this section:

(1) Fair use of a famous mark by another person in comparative commercial advertising or promotion to identify the competing goods or services of the owner of the famous mark;

(2) noncommercial use of the mark; and

(3) all forms of news reporting and news commentary.
K.S.A. § 22-2814 — KS Code / Chapter 22 / Article 28 / Section 22-2814
22-2814 - Release on recognizance and supervised release.
Status: in_force

22-2814. Release on recognizance and supervised release. Each district court may establish, operate and coordinate release on recognizance programs and supervised release programs which provide services to the court and to persons who are, or are to be, charged with crimes. Release on recognizance programs and supervised release programs shall be administered by court services officers and other personnel of the district court. Participation by defendants in such programs shall be on a voluntary basis. Nothing in K.S.A. 22-2814 through 22-2817, and amendments thereto, shall affect the right of any person to seek or obtain release under K.S.A. 22-2802, and amendments thereto, regardless of participation or nonparticipation in release on recognizance programs or supervised release programs.
K.S.A. § 8-1,180 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 8-1,180
8-1,180 - Decals, placards and individual identification cards for persons needing assistance with cognition; penalty.
Status: in_force

8-1,180. Decals, placards and individual identification cards for persons needing assistance with cognition; penalty. (a) Any person who submits satisfactory proof to the director of vehicles, on a form provided by the director, that such person needs assistance with cognition, including, but not limited to, persons with autism spectrum disorder, shall be issued a placard of a design to be determined by the director for use in any motor vehicle operated or occupied by such person. The placard shall be suitable for attachment to the visor of the vehicle or placing on the dash of the vehicle. A person meeting the requirements of this section may also request the director to issue a decal to be affixed to the license plate of a motor vehicle in addition to the placard and that such information be included as part of the vehicle registration.

(b) Satisfactory proof that a person needs assistance with cognition shall include a statement from a person licensed to practice the healing arts in any state, an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under K.S.A. 65-1131, and amendments thereto, a licensed physician assistant or a person clinically licensed by the Kansas behavioral sciences regulatory board certifying that such person needs assistance with cognition.

(c) In addition to the placard, the director of vehicles shall issue to the person who needs assistance with cognition an individual identification card that must be carried by the person who needs assistance with cognition when the motor vehicle is being operated or occupied by such person.

(d) Placards and individual identification cards issued pursuant to this section shall be valid as long as the person who needs assistance with cognition is eligible for a placard.

(e) In addition to such other information contained on individual identification cards, cards shall have the date of birth and the gender of the person to whom the card is issued.

(f) Permanent placards and individual identification cards shall be returned to the department of revenue upon the death of the person who needs assistance with cognition.

(g) Any person who willfully and falsely represents that such person has the qualifications to obtain a placard pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.

(h) Any person authorized to certify that a person who needs assistance with cognition under subsection (a) who willfully and falsely certifies that a person has the qualifications to obtain a placard and an individual identification card pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.

(i) Any person who utilizes any placard or identification card issued to another person pursuant to this section shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $300.

(j) The secretary of revenue may adopt such rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.
K.S.A. § 8-1478 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 14 / Section 8-1478
8-1478 - "Traffic-control signal" defined.
Status: in_force

8-1478. "Traffic-control signal" defined. "Traffic-control signal" means any device, whether manually, electrically or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to proceed.
K.S.A. § 12-641 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 6 / Section 12-641
12-641 - Same; hearing on report.
Status: in_force

12-641. Same; hearing on report. At the time and place fixed in said notice, the governing body shall meet for the hearing of objections. If they shall find that due notice has not been given as required by this act, they shall continue the hearing to a date to be fixed by them and order the publication of the notice as hereinbefore provided; and when they shall find that due notice has been given, they shall proceed to hear any and all objections that may have been filed as to the final amount of damage awarded by said assessors against each lot, tract or parcel of land or other property, and to that end they may confirm, approve, modify or amend the report of said appraisers in any particular, and when they have, in said manner, adjusted, equalized and determined the amount of damage to the lands and other property as above required, less the benefits accruing thereto, they shall enter an order confirming the same. Said hearing may be adjourned from time to time as said governing body may determine.
K.S.A. § 14-6,108 — KS Code / Chapter 14 / Article 6 / Section 14-6,108
14-6,108 - ities located in counties that have issued maximum amount of bonds issued for addition to county hospital.
Status: in_force

14-6,108. Application of act to c ities located in counties that have issued maximum amount of bonds issued for addition to county hospital. The provisions of this act shall apply to any city of the second class which is located in a county which has issued bonds under, and in the maximum amount authorized by the provisions of K.S.A. 19-1869 for the purpose of constructing an enlargement and addition to the county hospital located in such city and for the purpose of equipping and furnishing the same.
K.S.A. § 25-2416 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 24 / Section 25-2416
25-2416 - Voting without being qualified.
Status: in_force

25-2416. Voting without being qualified. (a) Voting without being qualified is knowingly voting or attempting to vote without being qualified:

(1) In any election district when not a lawfully registered voter in such election district; or

(2) at any election by a person who is not a citizen of the United States or who does not otherwise meet the qualifications of an elector.

(b) Voting without being qualified or attempting to vote without being qualified is a severity level 7, nonperson felony.

(c) The provisions of K.S.A. 21-5301(c), and amendments thereto, shall not apply to a violation of attempting to vote without being qualified pursuant to this section.
K.S.A. § 39-1904 — KS Code / Chapter 39 / Article 19 / Section 39-1904
39-1904 - Kansas department for aging and disability services; programs and operation of institutions transferred.
Status: in_force

39-1904. Kansas department for aging and disability services; programs and operation of institutions transferred. (a) All institutions, as defined by subsection (b) of K.S.A. 76-12a01, and amendments thereto, and the programs operated by such institutions are hereby transferred from the Kansas department for children and families to the Kansas department for aging and disability services.

All such institutions shall be administered by the secretary for aging and disability services.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by K.S.A. 39-1901 through 39-1914, and amendments thereto, all powers, duties and functions of the secretary for children and families pertaining to the programs and operation of the institutions, as defined by subsection (b) of K.S.A. 76-12a01, and amendments thereto, are hereby transferred to and imposed upon the secretary for aging and disability services.

(c) The Kansas department for aging and disability services shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the Kansas department for children and families pertaining to the programs and operation of institutions that are transferred by K.S.A. 39-1901 through 39-1914, and amendments thereto. Every act performed in the exercise of such transferred powers, duties and functions by or under the authority of the Kansas department for aging and disability services shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the Kansas department for children and families in which such powers, duties and functions were vested prior to the effective date of K.S.A. 39-1901 through 39-1914, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 17-4603 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 46 / Section 17-4603
17-4603 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

17-4603. Definitions. In this act: (a) "Co-operative" means any corporation organized under this act or which becomes subject to this act in the manner hereinafter provided; and (b) "person" means any natural person, firm, association, corporation business trust, partnership, federal agency, state or political subdivision or agency thereof, or any body politic.
K.S.A. § 12-607 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 6 / Section 12-607
12-607 - Alleys; connecting alleys.
Status: in_force

12-607. Alleys; connecting alleys. Any alley may be graded or regraded, paved or repaved in the same manner as provided for the grading or regrading, paving or repaving of a street or avenue. The governing body may, when they deem it necessary, grade or regrade and pave or repave any intervening alley connecting two streets or avenues which are paved.
K.S.A. § 40-2,193 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 2 / Section 40-2,193
40-2,193 - Specially designed policies; short-term policies.
Status: in_force

40-2,193. Specially designed policies; short-term policies. (a) For the purposes of this section:

(1) "Specially designed policy'' means an insurance policy that by design may not meet all or part of the definitions of a group or individual sickness and accident insurance policy and includes temporary sickness and accident insurance on a short-term basis.

(2) "Short-term'' means an insurance policy period of six months or 12 months, based upon policy design, which offers not more than one renewal period with or without a requirement of medical re-underwriting or medical requalification.

(A) Because a short-term policy addresses the special needs for temporary coverage, a short-term policy is not subject to continuation provisions of the health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 (public law 104-191).

(B) Because a short-term policy addresses the special needs for temporary coverage, a short-term policy shall be exempt from medical loss ratio calculations associated with individual sickness and accident insurance issued within the state unless such calculation excludes any monthly administration fee associated with the sale of such policy.

(b) Specially designed policies shall include policies designed to provide sickness and accident insurance for specific coverage of benefits or services that may be excluded as benefits or services cited under K.S.A. 40-2,192, and amendments thereto. Specially designed policies may include the following stand-alone policies and coverages:

(1) Chiropractic plans;

(2) acupuncture coverage plans;

(3) holistic medical treatment plans;

(4) podiatrist plans;

(5) pharmacy plans;

(6) psychiatric plans;

(7) allergy plans; and

(8) such other stand-alone plans or combinations of plans of accepted traditional and nontraditional medical practice as shall be allowable for exclusion from group or individual plans under K.S.A. 40-2,192, and amendments thereto.

(c) No specially designed policy shall be deemed to be included under the definition of group sickness and accident insurance, including short-term, limited-duration health insurance, issued or renewed inside or outside of this state and covering persons residing in this state.
K.S.A. § 80-2509 — KS Code / Chapter 80 / Article 25 / Section 80-2509
80-2509 - Same; hospital board; oath; organization; treasurer's bond; meetings; records and reports.
Status: in_force

80-2509. Same; hospital board; oath; organization; treasurer's bond; meetings; records and reports. (a) Members of the board, within 10 days after their selection, shall qualify by taking the oath or affirmation of civil officers as provided for in article 1 of chapter 54 of Kansas Statutes Annotated and acts amendatory of the provisions thereof or supplemental thereto. Annually, the board shall organize by electing from its membership a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. The board shall appoint, from within or without its membership, a secretary and a treasurer who shall hold office at the pleasure of the board. No bond need be required of any member of the board except the treasurer.

(b) The treasurer, before entering upon the duties of office, shall give an official bond in an amount to be determined by the board.

(c) The board shall hold meetings at least once each month, and shall keep and maintain a complete record of all its proceedings and an accurate record of all qualified electors attending each meeting. Such records shall be available for public inspection upon request. A simple majority of the members serving on the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(d) The board shall make a report to the qualified electors at each annual meeting thereof, which report shall contain: (1) A statement of all receipts and expenditures during the calendar year immediately preceding such annual meeting; (2) a statement of the proceedings of the board which have been had since the last annual meeting; and (3) such other information as the board shall deem advisable.