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K.S.A. § 74-5,127 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 5 / Section 74-5,127
74-5,127 - Department of agriculture successor to conservation commission; application of documentary references and designations; rules and regulations, orders and directives of secretary continued in effect until superseded.
Status: in_force

74-5,127. Department of agriculture successor to conservation commission; application of documentary references and designations; rules and regulations, orders and directives of secretary continued in effect until superseded. (a) The conservation division of the department of agriculture shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the state conservation commission and the executive director of the state conservation commission in which the same were vested prior to the effective date of K.S.A. 74-5,112 through 74-5,132, and amendments thereto. Every act performed in the exercise of such powers, duties and functions by or under the authority of the secretary of agriculture shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the state conservation commission and the executive director of the state conservation commission in which such powers, duties and functions were vested prior to the effective date of K.S.A. 74-5,112 through 74-5,132, and amendments thereto.

(b) Whenever the state conservation commission or the executive director of the state conservation commission, or words of like effect, are referred to or designated by a statute, contract, memorandum of understanding, plan, grant, waiver or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the conservation division within the department of agriculture or the executive director of the conservation division under the secretary of agriculture.

(c) All rules and regulations, orders and directives of the state conservation commission or the executive director of the state conservation commission that are in effect on the effective date of K.S.A. 74-5,112 through 74-5,132, and amendments thereto, shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be rules and regulations, orders and directives of the conservation division of the Kansas department of agriculture until revised, amended, revoked or nullified pursuant to law by the secretary of agriculture.
K.S.A. § 9-2323 — KS Code / Chapter 9 / Article 23 / Section 9-2323
9-2323 - No maximum interest rate or charge.
Status: in_force

9-2323. No maximum interest rate or charge. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 16 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, to the contrary, or any other statute, there is no maximum interest rate or charge or usury rate restriction between or among a fiduciary financial institution and a fidfin trust if the interest rate or charge is established by written agreement. A "written agreement" means a document in writing, whether in physical or electronic form, in which the parties have demonstrated their agreement to the terms and conditions of an extension of credit, including the rate of interest.
K.S.A. § 40-1021 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 10 / Section 40-1021
40-1021 - Guarantee fund.
Status: in_force

40-1021. Guarantee fund. Any insurance company organized under this article having done business not less than two years and having at least one million dollars at risk, and having assets other than deposit notes amounting to not less than twenty-five thousand dollars may, for the better protection of its policyholders, create a guarantee fund, with the privilege of increasing it from time to time.
K.S.A. § 23-36,318 — KS Code / Chapter 23 / Article 36 / Section 23-36,318
23-36,318 - Assistance with discovery.
Status: in_force

23-36,318. Assistance with discovery. A tribunal of this state may:

(a) Request a tribunal outside this state to assist in obtaining discovery; and

(b) upon request, compel a person over which it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal outside this state.
K.S.A. § 46-2102 — KS Code / Chapter 46 / Article 21 / Section 46-2102
46-2102 - Joint committee on information technology; powers and duties; annual report.
Status: in_force

46-2102. Joint committee on information technology; powers and duties; annual report. In addition to other powers and duties authorized or prescribed by law or by the legislative coordinating council, the joint committee on information technology shall:

(a) Study the use by state agencies and institutions of computers, telecommunications and other information technologies;

(b) review new governmental computer hardware and software acquisition, information storage, transmission, processing and telecommunications technologies proposed by state agencies and institutions, and the implementation plans therefor, including all information technology project budget estimates and three-year strategic information technology plans that are submitted to the joint committee pursuant to K.S.A. 75-7210, and amendments thereto;

(c) advise and consult on all state agency information technology projects, as defined in K.S.A. 75-7201, and amendments thereto, that pose a significant business risk as determined by the information technology executive council's policies and in accordance with K.S.A. 75-7209, and amendments thereto;

(d) make recommendations on all such implementation plans, budget estimates, requests for proposals for information technology projects and three-year plans to the ways and means committee of the senate and the committee on appropriations of the house of representatives;

(e) study the progress and results of all newly implemented governmental computer hardware and software, information storage, transmission, processing and telecommunications technologies of state agencies and institutions including all information technology projects for state agencies which have been authorized or for which appropriations have been approved by the legislature; and

(f) make an annual report to the legislative coordinating council as provided in K.S.A. 46-1207, and amendments thereto, and such special reports to committees of the house of representatives and senate as are deemed appropriate by the joint committee.
K.S.A. § 59-2123 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 21 / Section 59-2123
59-2123 - Certain advertisements and offers relating to adopting and placing children prohibited; licensure of person placing advertisement; definitions.
Status: in_force

59-2123. Certain advertisements and offers relating to adopting and placing children prohibited; licensure of person placing advertisement; definitions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section:

(1) Any person who advertises that such person will provide adoption-related services or adopt, find an adoptive home for a child or otherwise place a child for adoption shall state in such advertisement whether or not such person is licensed and if licensed, under what authority such license is issued and in what profession;

(2) no person shall offer to adopt, find a home for or otherwise place a child as an inducement to a woman to come to such person's maternity center during pregnancy or after delivery; and

(3) no person shall offer to adopt, find a home for or otherwise place a child as an inducement to any parent, guardian or custodian of a child to place such child in such person's home, institution or establishment.

(b) The provisions of subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to the Kansas department for children and families or to an individual seeking to adopt a child. The provisions of subsection (a)(3) shall not apply to the Kansas department for children and families, an individual seeking to adopt a child, an agency or an attorney.

(c) As used in this section:

(1) "Advertise" means to communicate by newspaper, radio, television, handbills, placards or other print, broadcast, telephone directory or electronic medium.

(2) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, joint venture or other association or entity.

(3) "Maternity center" means the same as provided in K.S.A. 65-503 , and amendments thereto.

(d) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $1,000 for each violation.
K.S.A. § 21-5816 — KS Code / Chapter 21 / Article 58 / Section 21-5816
21-5816 - Tampering with a landmark.
Status: in_force

21-5816. Tampering with a landmark. (a) Tampering with a landmark is doing any of the following acts with the intent to fraudulently alter a boundary:

(1) Removing any monument of stone or other durable material, established or created for the purpose of designating the corner of or any other point upon the boundary of any lot or tract of land, or of the state, or any legal subdivision thereof;

(2) defacing or altering marks upon any tree, post or other monument, made for the purpose of designating any point on such boundary;

(3) cutting down or removing any tree, post or other monument upon which any such marks have been made for such purpose, with intent to destroy such marks;

(4) defacing or altering any inscription on any such marker or monument; or

(5) altering, removing, damaging or destroying any public land survey corner or accessory without complying with the provisions of K.S.A. 58-2011, and amendments thereto.

(b) Tampering with a landmark is a class C misdemeanor.
K.S.A. § 58-3120 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 31 / Section 58-3120
58-3120 - Books of receipts and expenditures; availability for examination.
Status: in_force

58-3120. Books of receipts and expenditures; availability for examination. The manager or board of directors, as the case may be, shall keep detailed, accurate records in chronological order, of receipts and expenditures affecting the common areas and facilities, specifying and itemizing the maintenance and repair expenses of the common areas and facilities and any other expenses incurred. Such records and the vouchers authorizing the payments shall be available for examination by the apartment owners at convenient hours of week days, pursuant to the rights and limitations of K.S.A. 58-4616, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 68-2327 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 23 / Section 68-2327
68-2327 - Authority to establish special accounts by secretary of transportation.
Status: in_force

68-2327. Authority to establish special accounts by secretary of transportation. Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 68-2321, the secretary may create and establish one or more special accounts as appropriate to secure bonds issued hereunder, as determined by the secretary.
K.S.A. § 74-5207 — KS Code / Chapter 74 / Article 52 / Section 74-5207
74-5207 - Creative arts industries commission; composition.
Status: in_force

74-5207. Creative arts industries commission; composition. (a) There is hereby created within the department of commerce the Kansas creative arts industries commission to measure, promote, support and expand the creative industries to drive the Kansas economy, grow jobs and enhance the quality of life for all Kansans.

(b) (1) The commission shall consist of 11 members, serving for terms of three years. Members may be reappointed to a term of three years. Members may not serve more than two terms and are not eligible for reappointment following the end of such member's second term of office. There shall always be at least one member from each congressional district. The members of the commission shall include: Two members appointed by the president of the senate; one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; two members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; one member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; and five members appointed by the governor. All members appointed by the governor shall be appointed for terms of three years, except that, in the initial appointment, three of the members shall be appointed for two-year terms and two shall be appointed for three-year terms. The governor shall designate the term for which each of the members first appointed shall serve. The commission shall convene annually by the 20 th day of the legislative session and elect a chairperson and a vice-chairperson from among its members.

(2) The members of the commission shall be broadly representative of the major fields of the arts and related creative industries and shall be appointed from among private citizens who are widely known for having competence and experience in connection with the arts and related creative industries or business leaders with an interest in promoting the arts and the creative industries, as well as having knowledge of community and state interests. In making these appointments, the appointing authorities shall seek and consider those recommended for membership by persons or organizations involved in civic, educational, business, labor, professional, cultural, ethnic or performing and creative arts fields.

(c) The commission shall meet on the call of the chair, but not less than four times during each calendar year. Six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. Meetings may take place in various locations across Kansas. Members of the commission attending meetings of such division, or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof, authorized by such division, shall be paid compensation, subsistence allowances, mileage and other expenses as provided in K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments thereto. Employment by the state, or any instrumentality or subdivision of the state, shall not prevent any person from accepting appointment to and serving on the advisory board.
K.S.A. § 14-618 — KS Code / Chapter 14 / Article 6 / Section 14-618
14-618 - Government of hospital.
Status: in_force

14-618. Government of hospital. The government of any such hospital shall be as provided in chapter 104 of the Session Laws of the state of Kansas of 1917.
K.S.A. § 60-4125 — KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 41 / Section 60-4125
60-4125 - Severability clause.
Status: in_force

60-4125. Severability clause. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.
K.S.A. § 65-453 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 4 / Section 65-453
65-453 - Same; emergency waiver, when; secretary of health and environment.
Status: in_force

65-453. Same; emergency waiver, when; secretary of health and environment. The secretary of health and environment upon application of a hospital may grant an emergency waiver from the provisions of this act if the need for the hospital project is a result of fire, tornado, flood, storm damage or other similar disaster, if adequate health care facilities are not available for the people who previously used the applicant hospital's facility and if the request for an emergency waiver is limited in nature and scope only to those repairs necessitated by the natural disaster.
K.S.A. § 55-438 — KS Code / Chapter 55 / Article 4 / Section 55-438
55-438 - ransfer of officers and employees; retention of benefits and rights; service deemed continuous.
Status: in_force

55-438. T ransfer of officers and employees; retention of benefits and rights; service deemed continuous. On the effective date of this act, officers and employees who, immediately prior to such date, were engaged in the performance of powers, duties or functions of the petroleum products inspection law pertaining to the actual inspection of the products specified in K.S.A. 55-423, and amendments thereto, and who, in the opinion of the secretary of agriculture, are necessary to perform the powers, duties and functions of the petroleum products inspection law pertaining to the actual inspection of the products specified in K.S.A. 55-423, and amendments thereto, shall be transferred to, and shall become officers and employees of the state department of agriculture. Any such officer or employee shall retain all retirement benefits and all rights of civil service which had accrued to or vested in such officer or employee prior to the effective date of this act. The service of each such officer and employee so transferred shall be deemed to have been continuous.
K.S.A. § 8-1718 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 17 / Section 8-1718
8-1718 - Lamps and equipment required on implements of husbandry, road rollers, road machinery and animal-drawn vehicles.
Status: in_force

8-1718. Lamps and equipment required on implements of husbandry, road rollers, road machinery and animal-drawn vehicles. (a) Every vehicle, including animal-drawn vehicles and vehicles referred to in subsection (c) of K.S.A. 8-1701, not specifically required by the provisions of other sections in this article to be equipped with lamps or other lighting devices, shall be equipped, at all times specified in K.S.A. 8-1703, with at least one (1) lamp displaying a white light visible from a distance of not less than one thousand (1,000) feet to the front of said vehicle, and also shall be equipped with two (2) lamps displaying red light visible from a distance of not less than one thousand (1,000) feet to the rear of said vehicle, or as an alternative, one (1) lamp displaying a red light visible from a distance of not less than one thousand (1,000) feet to the rear and two (2) red reflectors visible from all distances of six hundred (600) to one hundred (100) feet to the rear when illuminated by the lawful lower beams of head lamps.

(b) Every animal-drawn vehicle shall be equipped at all times with a slow-moving vehicle emblem complying with subsection (g) of K.S.A. 8-1717.
K.S.A. § 59-2282 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 22 / Section 59-2282
59-2282 - roceedings to determine descent.
Status: in_force

59-2282. P roceedings to determine descent. Proceedings for the determination of descent of real or personal property, as provided by the probate code, of two or more deceased persons, may be joined and united in one proceeding where the estate or estates left by one or more of such deceased persons, or some part thereof, has been or is to be received from another of such deceased persons, immediately or remotely, or where two or more deceased persons died seized of undivided interests in property, real or personal, and no probate or administration proceedings have been had or commenced on the estate of any of them and one or more persons are heirs of all of such deceased persons.
K.S.A. § 17-78,606 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 78 / Section 17-78,606
17-78,606 - Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.
Status: in_force

17-78-606. Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act. In the event that any provision of article 78 of chapter 17 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, is deemed to modify, limit or supersede the federal electronic signatures in global and national commerce act 15, U.S.C. § 7001 et seq., the provisions of this article shall control to the fullest extent permitted by 15 U.S.C. § 7002(a)(2).
K.S.A. § 19-1415 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 14 / Section 19-1415
19-1415 - Copies of plats and field notes.
Status: in_force

19-1415. Copies of plats and field notes. Copies of said plats and field notes, duly certified by the county surveyor, shall be received in evidence in any cause where the original plats and field notes could be used.
K.S.A. § 75-2748 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 27 / Section 75-2748
75-2748 - Prohibited acts; criminal and civil penalties.
Status: in_force

75-2748. Prohibited acts; criminal and civil penalties. (a) On and after January 1, 1990, no person shall, unless such person holds a permit issued by the board to do so or is exempt pursuant to subsection (b):

(1) Willfully disturb an unmarked burial site;

(2) knowingly possess human skeletal remains known to have been from an unmarked burial site, or goods interred with such remains;

(3) display human skeletal remains known to have been from an unmarked burial site, or goods interred with such remains;

(4) sell, trade or give away human skeletal remains known to have been from an unmarked burial site, or goods interred with such remains; or

(5) throw away or discard human skeletal remains known to have been from an unmarked burial site, or goods interred with such remains.

(b) Subsection (a)(2) shall not apply to possession of human skeletal remains or burial goods by the state historical society or institutions of higher education represented on the Kansas antiquities commission pursuant to K.S.A. 74-5402, and amendments thereto, but the board, in consultation with interested parties, shall review the collections of such society and institutions and report to the legislature on or before January 13, 1992, any recommendations it has concerning human skeletal remains and burial goods which are part of such collections and are from unmarked burial sites. Subsections (a)(1) through (5) shall not apply to:

(1) Disinterment, possession, display, transfer, reinterment or disposition of human skeletal remains, or goods interred with such remains, which are determined by a coroner to be remains described by K.S.A. 22a-231, and amendments thereto; and

(2) private collections of burial goods acquired prior to January 1, 1990.

(c) Violation of this section is a crime punishable:

(1) Upon conviction of a first offense, by a fine of not more than $10,000, if the commercial and archeological value of the remains and goods involved and all costs related to their restoration and repair is $5,000 or less;

(2) upon conviction of a first offense, by a fine of not more than $20,000, if the commercial and archeological value of the remains and goods involved and all costs related to their restoration and repair is more than $5,000; and

(3) upon conviction of the second or a subsequent offense, by a fine of not more than $100,000.

(d) In addition to or in lieu of any penalty imposed pursuant to subsection (c), the board, upon a finding that a person has violated any provision of this section or any term of a permit issued under this act, may impose on such person a civil fine of not more than $2,000 for each violation. Imposition of any such fine shall be only upon notice and a hearing conducted in accordance with the Kansas administrative procedure act and shall be subject to review in accordance with the Kansas judicial review act.
K.S.A. § 5-433 — KS Code / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 5-433
5-433 - Appointment of arbitrator; service as a neutral arbitrator.
Status: in_force

5-433. Appointment of arbitrator; service as a neutral arbitrator. (a) If the parties to an agreement to arbitrate agree on a method for appointing an arbitrator, that method must be followed, unless the method fails. If the parties have not agreed on a method, the agreed method fails or an arbitrator appointed fails or is unable to act and a successor has not been appointed, the court, on motion of a party to the arbitration proceeding, shall appoint the arbitrator. An arbitrator so appointed has all the powers of an arbitrator designated in the agreement to arbitrate or appointed pursuant to the agreed method.

(b) An individual who has a known, direct and material interest in the outcome of the arbitration proceeding or a known, existing and substantial relationship with a party may not serve as an arbitrator required by an agreement to be neutral.