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K.S.A. § 59-2122 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 21 / Section 59-2122
59-2122 - Files and records of adoption.
Status: in_force

59-2122. Files and records of adoption. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the files and records of the court in adoption proceedings shall not be open to inspection or copy by persons other than the following:

(1) The party filing for adoption or termination and that party's attorney;

(2) an adoptee who has reached the age of majority;

(3) representatives of the Kansas department for children and families ;

(4) the disciplinary administrator; and

(5) the commission on judicial qualifications .

(b) Prior to the final decree of adoption, any party in interest may request access to the files and records of an adoption proceeding. After notice and a hearing, and upon a written finding of good cause, the court may order that some or all of the files and records of an adoption proceeding be open to inspection or copy by the moving party.

(c) After the final decree of adoption, the court may permit access to some or all of the files and records of an adoption proceeding for good cause shown.

(d) The Kansas department for children and families may contact the adoptive parents of the minor child or the adopted adult at the request of the birth or genetic parents in the event of a health or medical need. The Kansas department for children and families may contact the adopted adult at the request of the birth or genetic parents for any reason. Identifying information shall not be shared with the birth or genetic parents without the permission of the adoptive parents of the minor child , the adopted adult or the legal guardian of the adopted adult . The Kansas department for children and families may contact the birth or genetic parents at the request of the adoptive parents of the minor child , the adopted adult or the legal guardian of the adopted adult in the event of a health or medical need. The Kansas department for children and families may contact the birth or genetic parents at the request of the adopted adult for any reason.
K.S.A. § 12-1699 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 16 / Section 12-1699
12-1699 - Same; levy of tax prohibited, when.
Status: in_force

12-1699. Same; levy of tax prohibited, when. No county shall levy a transient guest tax within the corporate limits of any city in such county where a transient guest tax is being levied and collected according to law. No city located within a county where a transient guest tax is being levied and collected according to law shall levy any such tax.
K.S.A. § 71-1504 — KS Code / Chapter 71 / Article 15 / Section 71-1504
71-1504 - Severability of 1968 act.
Status: in_force

71-1504. Severability of 1968 act. If any clause, paragraph, subsection or section of this act shall be held invalid or unconstitutional it shall be conclusively presumed that the legislature would have enacted the remainder of this act without such invalid or unconstitutional clause, paragraph, subsection or section.
K.S.A. § 37-117 — KS Code / Chapter 37 / Article 1 / Section 37-117
37-117 - Warrants for expenses.
Status: in_force

37-117. Warrants for expenses. Expenditures to carry out the provisions of chapter 37 of Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, shall be made upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the chairman or vice chairman of the legislative coordinating council.
K.S.A. § 58-2325 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 23 / Section 58-2325
58-2325 - Validating defective releases and assignments.
Status: in_force

58-2325. Validating defective releases and assignments. Laws 1915, chapter 252, included by reference. [Act applied to defective releases and assignments recorded at least five years before the taking effect of the act; provided that if an action be not commenced within one year from the taking effect of the act, mortgagee, assignee or holder of such mortgage should be forever barred from bringing action to set aside such instrument.]
K.S.A. § 60-1402 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 14 / Section 60-1402
60-1402 - Change of name of person; notice; order.
Status: in_force

60-1402. Change of name of person; notice; order. (a) Petition. A petition may be filed in the county in which the petitioner resides stating: (1) That the petitioner has been a resident of the state for at least 60 days, (2) the reason for the change of name, and (3) the name desired.

(b) Notice. Service of notice of the hearing may be made either by mail or by publication, in the discretion of the court. If notice is directed by publication, such notice shall be published as provided in subsection (d) of K.S.A. 60-307, and amendments thereto; and if notice of hearing is directed to be given by mail, service of notice may be made by registered or certified mail to parties of interest, as prescribed by the court.

(c) Order. If upon hearing the judge is satisfied as to the truth of the allegations of the petition, and that there is reasonable cause for changing the name of the petitioner the judge shall so order.
K.S.A. § 65-678 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 6 / Section 65-678
65-678 - Same; cooperation with federal food and drug administration.
Status: in_force

65-678. Same; cooperation with federal food and drug administration. The secretary is hereby authorized to confer and cooperate with the federal food and drug administration in the enforcement of the national food, drug and cosmetic act as it may apply to food, liquor, drugs, and cosmetic products received in this state from other states, territories or foreign countries.
K.S.A. § 16-1807 — KS Code / Chapter 16 / Article 18 / Section 16-1807
16-1807 - Scope.
Status: in_force

16-1807. Scope. The provisions of this act shall not apply to single family residential housing and multifamily residential housing of four units or less. The provisions of this act shall not apply to public works projects. The provisions of this act shall not apply to contracts entered into prior to the effective date of this act.
K.S.A. § 40-743 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 7 / Section 40-743
40-743 - Laws and rules; provisions relating to membership to be specified.
Status: in_force

40-743. Laws and rules; provisions relating to membership to be specified. (a) A society shall specify in its laws or rules:

(1) Eligibility standards for each and every class of membership, provided that if benefits are provided on the lives of children, the minimum age for adult membership shall be set at not less than age 15 and not greater than age 21;

(2) the process for admission to membership for each membership class; and

(3) the rights and privileges of each membership class, provided that only benefit members shall have the right to vote on the management of the insurance affairs of the society.

(b) A society may also admit social members who shall have no voice or vote in the management of the insurance affairs of the society.

(c) Membership rights in the society are personal to the member and are not assignable.
K.S.A. § 66-1714 — KS Code / Chapter 66 / Article 17 / Section 66-1714
66-1714 - Penalties; presumption of negligence.
Status: in_force

66-1714. Penalties; presumption of negligence. (a) Except as provided further, every person as defined herein who violates any of the provisions of this act may be subject to a civil penalty in a sum set by the court of not more than $1,000 for each violation. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a person who, at the time the act or acts occur which constitute a violation, is acting as an agent or employee under the direction of an individual, firm, joint venture, partnership, corporation, association, municipality or governmental unit.

(b) When it is shown by evidence in a civil action that personal injury, death or other damages, including damage to any high voltage overhead line, occurred as a result of a violation of this act, there shall be a rebuttable presumption of negligence on the part of the violator.

(c) Nothing in this act is intended to limit or modify the provisions of:

(1) K.S.A. 60-258a, and amendments thereto; or

(2) the national electrical safety code, which would otherwise be applicable.
K.S.A. § 9-584 — KS Code / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 9-584
9-584 - Statement regarding questions or complaints required.
Status: in_force

9-584. Statement regarding questions or complaints required. (a) Every licensee or authorized delegate shall include on a receipt or disclose on the licensee's website or mobile application the name of the office of the state bank commissioner and a statement that the licensee's Kansas customers can contact the office of the state bank commissioner with questions or complaints about the licensee's money transmission services.

(b) This section shall take effect on and after January 1, 2025.
K.S.A. § 40-1006 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 10 / Section 40-1006
40-1006 - Officers; election; term.
Status: in_force

40-1006. Officers; election; term. The directors shall elect a president and such other officers with such titles and duties as shall be stated in the bylaws or in a resolution of the board of directors which is not inconsistent with the bylaws. Officers chosen in such manner shall hold their offices for such terms as are prescribed by the bylaws or determined by the board of directors.
K.S.A. § 65-1677 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 16 / Section 65-1677
65-1677 - Collaborative drug therapy management advisory committee; purpose and membership.
Status: in_force

65-1677. Collaborative drug therapy management advisory committee; purpose and membership. (a) Not later than 90 days after the effective date of this act, the state board of pharmacy and the state board of healing arts shall appoint a seven-member committee to be known as the collaborative drug therapy management advisory committee for the purpose of promoting consistent regulation and to enhance coordination among such boards with jurisdiction over licensees involved in collaborative drug therapy management. Such committee shall advise and make recommendations to the state board of pharmacy and state board of healing arts on matters relating to collaborative drug therapy management.

(b) The collaborative drug therapy management advisory committee shall consist of seven members: (1) One member of the board of pharmacy appointed by the board of pharmacy, who shall serve as the nonvoting chairperson; (2) three licensed pharmacists appointed by the state board of pharmacy, at least two of whom shall have experience in collaborative drug therapy management; and (3) three persons licensed to practice medicine and surgery appointed by the state board of healing arts, at least two of whom shall have experience in collaborative drug therapy management. The state board of pharmacy shall give consideration to any names submitted by the Kansas pharmacists association when making appointments to the committee. The state board of healing arts shall give consideration to any names submitted by the Kansas medical society when making appointments to the committee. Members appointed to the committee shall serve terms of two years, except that of the four members of the committee first appointed to the committee by the state board of pharmacy, two shall be appointed for terms of two years and two shall be appointed for terms of one year as specified by the state board of pharmacy and that of the three members of the committee first appointed to the committee by the state board of healing arts, two shall be appointed for terms of two years and one shall be appointed for a term of one year as specified by the state board of healing arts. Members appointed to the committee shall serve without compensation. All expenses of the committee shall be equally divided and paid by the state board of pharmacy and state board of healing arts.

(c) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the pharmacy act of the state of Kansas.
K.S.A. § 32-829 — KS Code / Chapter 32 / Article 8 / Section 32-829
32-829 - Assent to fish restoration and management projects act; use of fees.
Status: in_force

32-829. Assent to fish restoration and management projects act; use of fees. (a) The state of Kansas hereby assents to the provisions of the fish restoration and management projects act (16 U.S.C. § 777 et seq. ), as amended. The secretary is hereby authorized and directed to perform such acts as necessary to the conduct and establishment of cooperative fish restoration projects, as defined in such act, in compliance with such act and rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary of the interior thereunder. The state treasurer is hereby authorized to receive and disburse all moneys apportioned to the state in accordance with the provisions of such act.

(b) No moneys accruing to the state of Kansas from fees paid for fishing licenses, permits or stamps shall be used for any purpose other than the administration of the department and the protection, propagation, preservation, management and investigation of wildlife.
K.S.A. § 19-3625 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 36 / Section 19-3625
19-3625 - Governing body; powers; issuance of bonds and no-fund warrants.
Status: in_force

19-3625. Governing body; powers; issuance of bonds and no-fund warrants. The board of county commissioners adopting the resolution establishing the benefit district shall be and constitute the governing body of such benefit district; and is authorized to contract for fire protection services and to purchase and hold fire apparatus and equipment or buildings to be used for the purpose of fire protection. In addition to the powers provided for in this section, the governing body shall have any powers granted to a fire district under K.S.A. 19-3601a. The governing body shall also have authority to issue general obligation bonds and no-fund warrants under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-3601b. The county commissioners as such governing board may adopt budgets, receive and expend moneys and otherwise act to provide for maximum fire protection within the district within available means. The county commissioners of the county wherein the greater portion of the district was located at the time the district was established shall be the governing body of the district after its establishment, even though thereafter additional territory is attached to the district to such an extent that after such attachment the greater portion of the territory thereof lies in another county.
K.S.A. § 40-508 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 5 / Section 40-508
40-508 - Same; merger and consolidation defined.
Status: in_force

40-508. Same; merger and consolidation defined. As used in this act:

(a) "Merger" means the union of two (2) or more companies into a single company which is one of the companies so uniting.

(b) "Consolidation" means the joining of two (2) or more companies in a manner so that a single new consolidated company results therefrom.
K.S.A. § 19-1573 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 15 / Section 19-1573
19-1573 - Courthouses in certain counties; remodeling, refurnishing; tax levy, use of proceeds.
Status: in_force

19-1573. Courthouses in certain counties; remodeling, refurnishing; tax levy, use of proceeds. The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of less than ten thousand (10,000) and having a total assessed tangible valuation of more than twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) is hereby authorized to make an annual tax levy of not to exceed one and one-half (1 1 / 2 ) mills upon all the taxable tangible property of the county to create a fund for the purpose of rebuilding, remodeling, re-equipping and refurnishing of a courthouse, or making additions thereto, or for one or more of such purposes and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county. Said levy may be made annually for a period of not to exceed two years.
K.S.A. § 79-4510 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 45 / Section 79-4510
79-4510 - Same; forms and instructions; county clerk to assist claimants; county treasurer to inclose information with tax statements; rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

79-4510. Same; forms and instructions; county clerk to assist claimants; county treasurer to inclose information with tax statements; rules and regulations. In administering this act, the division of taxation shall make available suitable forms with instructions for claimants. Copies of such forms shall also be made available to all county clerks and county treasurers in sufficient numbers to supply claimants residing in their respective counties. It shall be the duty of the county clerk to assist any claimant seeking assistance in the filing of a claim under the provisions of this act. The county treasurer of each county shall mail to each taxpayer with the property tax statement of such taxpayer information on eligibility for homestead property tax relief to be provided by the secretary of revenue.

The secretary of revenue is hereby authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the administration of the provisions of this act and the act of which this act is amendatory.
K.S.A. § 77-205 — KS Code / Chapter 77 / Article 2 / Section 77-205
77-205 - Determination of death
Status: in_force

77-205. Determination of death . An individual who has sustained either (1) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions, or (2) irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead. A determination of death must be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.
K.S.A. § 73-706 — KS Code / Chapter 73 / Article 7 / Section 73-706
73-706 - Display of United States flag by public institution.
Status: in_force

73-706. Display of United States flag by public institution. Every person or board having under its jurisdiction the main administration building of any public institution in this state shall have the flag of the United States of America displayed on said main administration building each day except that the flag need not be so displayed when the weather is inclement.
K.S.A. § 83-222 — KS Code / Chapter 83 / Article 2 / Section 83-222
83-222 - Continuation of rules and regulations in effect prior to July 1, 1985, unless otherwise provided.
Status: repealed

83-222. Continuation of rules and regulations in effect prior to July 1, 1985, unless otherwise provided. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this chapter in existence immediately prior to July 1, 1985, shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be the rules and regulations of the secretary of agriculture until revised, amended, repealed or nullified pursuant to law.
K.S.A. § 65-3103 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 31 / Section 65-3103
65-3103 - Same; supplementary agreements.
Status: in_force

65-3103. Same; supplementary agreements. The compact administrator is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into supplementary agreements with appropriate officials of other states pursuant to articles VII and XI of the compact. In the event that such supplementary agreements shall require or contemplate the use of any institution or facility of this state or require or contemplate the provision of any service by this state, no such agreement shall have force or effect until approved by the head of the department or agency under whose jurisdiction said institution or facility is operated or whose department or agency will be charged with the rendering of such service.
K.S.A. § 65-1519 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 15 / Section 65-1519
65-1519 - Federal trade regulations; defense of certain acts.
Status: in_force

65-1519. Federal trade regulations; defense of certain acts. The board shall not suspend, limit, restrict or revoke, the license of a licensee or privately or publicly censure a licensee for any reason or conduct for which a defense is provided for in title 16, part 456 of the code of federal regulations and amendments thereto from and after the date such trade regulation rule becomes effective.
K.S.A. § 12-1437 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 14 / Section 12-1437
12-1437 - Authority to accept trust funds.
Status: in_force

12-1437. Authority to accept trust funds. Cities owning cemeteries are hereby authorized to accept funds from individuals for the upkeep of burial lots.
K.S.A. § 65-1629 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 16 / Section 65-1629
65-1629 - Inspection of drugs by board; samples; analyses; publication of results.
Status: in_force

65-1629. Inspection of drugs by board; samples; analyses; publication of results. The board and its duly authorized agents and employees may inspect in a lawful manner the drugs kept for sale, offered for sale or for dispensing, or sold in the state of Kansas by any pharmacist, or kept in stock by any duly licensed practitioner or institutional drug room in the state, or when such inspection is required by the secretary of health and environment the drugs kept in stock by any medical care facility; and for this purpose shall have the right to enter and inspect during business hours any institutional drug room or any pharmacy or any other place in the state of Kansas where drugs are manufactured, packed, packaged, made, sold, offered for sale or kept for sale and may collect samples of such drugs upon payment therefor. The samples thus collected may be submitted for analysis to the office of laboratory services of the department of health and environment and the results of the analysis may be published by the state department of health and environment.
K.S.A. § 17-1511 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 15 / Section 17-1511
17-1511 - Amount of stock owned by one person; voting.
Status: in_force

17-1511. Amount of stock owned by one person; voting. No person shall be allowed to own or have any interest in more than ten percent of the capital stock of such corporation. Each member shall be entitled to one and only one vote for each director to be elected.
K.S.A. § 60-421 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 4 / Section 60-421
60-421 - Limitations on evidence of conviction of crime as affecting credibility.
Status: in_force

60-421. Limitations on evidence of conviction of crime as affecting credibility. Evidence of the conviction of a witness for a crime not involving dishonesty or false statement shall be inadmissible for the purpose of impairing his or her credibility. If the witness be the accused in a criminal proceeding, no evidence of his or her conviction of a crime shall be admissible for the sole purpose of impairing his or her credibility unless the witness has first introduced evidence admissible solely for the purpose of supporting his or her credibility.
K.S.A. § 12-1802 — KS Code / Chapter 12 / Article 18 / Section 12-1802
12-1802 - Plans and specifications.
Status: in_force

12-1802. Plans and specifications. The governing body of the city shall, by ordinance, determine the plans, specifications (including widths and location in the street), for the construction, repair, and reconstruction of all sidewalks: Provided, That plans and specifications may be adopted by reference, in which case a copy or copies of the plans and specifications as adopted shall be kept on file in the city clerk's office and, if the city has a city engineer, in the city engineer's office, and shall not be changed or amended or added to without a readoption by ordinance.