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KS Stat § 12-4001 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 40 - Intergovernmental Relations|12-4001 Kansas advisory council on intergovernmental relations; membership; terms; officers.

12-4001. Kansas advisory council on intergovernmental relations; membership; terms; officers. (a) There is hereby created a Kansas advisory council on intergovernmental relations. The council shall be composed of 15 members of whom 11 shall be appointed by the governor as follows: (1) Two members shall be elected county officials of which, one shall be a member of a board of county commissioners; (2) two members shall be elected city officials; (3) one member shall be an elected township official; (4) one member shall be an elected school board member; (5) two members shall be executive branch officials; and (6) three members shall be private citizens. Two members of the council shall be members of the Kansas senate of which, one shall be appointed by the president of the senate and one shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate. Two members of the council shall be members of the Kansas house of representatives of which, one shall be appointed by the speaker of the house and one shall be appointed by the minority leader of the house.City, county and school board members shall be appointed from lists of at least five nominees submitted by their respective state organizations. Of the members appointed by the governor, no more than seven members shall be from any one political party.(b) Of the first members appointed by the governor after the effective date of this act, one member of each city and county, the township and school board member, one executive branch member and one private citizen shall hold office for terms of two years beginning July 1, 2002; thereafter all appointments shall be for terms of four years. The remaining members appointed by the governor shall be for terms of four years beginning July 1, 2002. Legislative members shall be appointed to terms which correspond to their terms of office. All members may be reappointed. Should any member cease to be a member of the unit, body or agency such person is appointed to represent, such person's membership on the council shall terminate immediately and a new member shall be appointed in the same manner as the predecessor to fill the unexpired term.(c) Members shall serve without salary but may be reimbursed for travel and other expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.(d) The council shall each year elect from its membership a chairperson and a vice-chairperson, who shall serve in such capacities for one year and until their successors have been elected. If both the chairperson and vice-chairperson are absent from any meeting, the voting members present shall elect a temporary chairperson by a majority vote.(e) Eight members of the council shall constitute a quorum. Meetings and subcommittee meetings of the council shall be subject to the open meetings law.History: L. 2002, ch. 189, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-4002 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 40 - Intergovernmental Relations|12-4002 Same; duties; annual report.

12-4002. Same; duties; annual report. (a) It shall be the duty of the council to engage in continuous study of the services provided by the various types and levels of government within the state, the division of responsibility for providing and financing governmental services, possibilities of improving the organizational structure and operational efficiency of the various governmental units serving the citizens of the state; and the state and local tax structure and the revenue requirements and fiscal policies of the state and its local units of government. The council shall give particular attention to modernization of the structure of Kansas local government, the impact of urbanization on the organization and functions of local government, the impact of technology on the organization and functions of local government and the relationships between state and local governments.(b) The council shall determine the manner in which the existing laws of the state relating to the subjects of its study may be simplified, modified, rearranged, consolidated and revised to insure greater effectiveness in the governmental practices of this state. The council shall make an annual report in writing to the governor and legislature. Such report shall be transmitted to the legislative coordinating council on or before December 1, for inclusion, as the coordinating council may determine, in its annual report. All recommendations requiring statutory changes shall be in legislative bill form. Recommendations requiring constitutional changes shall contain the language of the proposed amendments and laws to implement the recommendations. All such bills and proposed constitutional amendments shall have received approval as to form by the revisor of statutes prior to transmission thereof to the legislative coordinating council.History: L. 2002, ch. 189, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-4003 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 40 - Intergovernmental Relations|12-4003 Same; duties of state and local officers.

12-4003. Same; duties of state and local officers. Each officer, board, commission or department of state government or local unit of government, shall make available to the council all facts, records, information and data requested by council and in all ways cooperate with the council in carrying out its duties imposed by this act.History: L. 2002, ch. 189, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-4004 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 40 - Intergovernmental Relations|12-4004 Same; meetings.

12-4004. Same; meetings. The council shall meet as often as may be necessary to perform its duties and shall meet in each congressional district of the state at least once in each biennium.History: L. 2002, ch. 189, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-4005 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 40 - Intergovernmental Relations|12-4005 Same; acceptance of gifts and other donations.

12-4005. Same; acceptance of gifts and other donations. The council may accept moneys from grants, gifts, bequests, contributions or other donations.History: L. 2002, ch. 189, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-4006 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 40 - Intergovernmental Relations|12-4006 Same; legal counsel; expert advisors.

12-4006. Same; legal counsel; expert advisors. The council is hereby authorized to engage legal counsel and expert advisors on the subject of taxation or governmental organization and procedures as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the council. Compensation for such counsel and advisors shall be determined by the council within the limits of available funds.History: L. 2002, ch. 189, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-4007 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 40 - Intergovernmental Relations|12-4007 Same; state and local officers attendance of meetings.

12-4007. Same; state and local officers attendance of meetings. Any member of the legislature, appointed state official or elected public official shall have the right to attend any meeting of the council; and may present such official's views on any subject which the council may be considering. Such official shall not have the right to participate in any decision which the council may make unless such official is a member of the council.History: L. 2002, ch. 189, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-4008 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 40 - Intergovernmental Relations|12-4008 Same; rules of procedure.

12-4008. Same; rules of procedure. The council may adopt such rules of procedure, consistent with this act, as may be necessary to carry out the powers, duties and functions of the council.History: L. 2002, ch. 189, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-4101 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 41 - Code For Municipal Courts; General Provisions|12-4101 Title.

12-4101. Title. This act is called and may be cited as the Kansas code of procedure for municipal courts.History: L. 1973, ch. 61, § 12-4101; April 1, 1974.
KS Stat § 12-4102 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 41 - Code For Municipal Courts; General Provisions|12-4102 Scope.

12-4102. Scope. This code governs the practice and procedure in all cases in municipal courts.History: L. 1973, ch. 61, § 12-4102; April 1, 1974.
KS Stat § 12-4103 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 41 - Code For Municipal Courts; General Provisions|12-4103 Intent; construction; procedure not provided.

12-4103. Intent; construction; procedure not provided. This code is intended to provide for the just determination of every proceeding for violation of city ordinances. Its provisions shall be construed to secure simplicity in procedure, fairness in administration and the elimination of unjustifiable expense and delay. If no procedure is provided by this code, the court shall proceed in any lawful manner consistent with any applicable law and not inconsistent with this code.History: L. 1973, ch. 61, § 12-4103; April 1, 1974.
KS Stat § 12-4104 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 41 - Code For Municipal Courts; General Provisions|12-4104 Municipal court; jurisdiction; search warrants proscribed.

12-4104. Municipal court; jurisdiction; search warrants proscribed. (a) The municipal court of each city shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine cases involving violations of the ordinances of the city, including concurrent jurisdiction to hear and determine a violation of an ordinance when the elements of such ordinance violation are the same as the elements of a violation of one of the following state statutes and would constitute, and be punished as, a felony if charged in district court:(1) K.S.A. 8-1567, and amendments thereto, driving under the influence;(2) K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5414, and amendments thereto, domestic battery;(3) K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5801, and amendments thereto, theft;(4) K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5821, and amendments thereto, giving a worthless check; or(5) subsection (b)(3) of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5706, and amendments thereto, possession of marijuana.(b) Search warrants shall not issue out of a municipal court.History: L. 1973, ch. 61, § 12-4104; L. 2007, ch. 168, § 3; L. 2009, ch. 32, § 20; L. 2010, ch. 74, § 1; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 101; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-4105 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 41 - Code For Municipal Courts; General Provisions|12-4105 Municipal judge; appointment; qualifications; compensation.

12-4105. Municipal judge; appointment; qualifications; compensation. The municipal court shall be presided over by a municipal judge. The judge shall be selected in the manner provided by statute. The person who is selected shall be:(a) A citizen of the United States;(b) a graduate of a high school or secondary school or the equivalent thereof; and(c) (1) in cities other than cities of the first class, an attorney regularly admitted to practice law in the state of Kansas or certified by the supreme court in the manner prescribed by K.S.A. 12-4114, as qualified to serve as a municipal judge; or(2) in cities of the first class an attorney regularly admitted to practice law in the state of Kansas.The municipal judge shall receive a monthly or annual salary set by ordinance of the city in which such municipal judge presides, except where otherwise provided by law.History: L. 1973, ch. 61, § 12-4105; L. 1989, ch. 66, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-4107 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 41 - Code For Municipal Courts; General Provisions|12-4107 Same; absence; vacancy; pro tem.

12-4107. Same; absence; vacancy; pro tem. In the event the municipal judge is temporarily unable to preside due to absence, illness or disqualification, the municipal judge shall designate an attorney or other qualified person to act as judge pro tempore. In the event the municipal judge fails to appoint a judge pro tempore, the judge pro tempore shall be appointed in the same manner as the municipal judge is selected. The judge pro tempore shall receive compensation as shall be provided by ordinance, payable in the same manner as the compensation of the regular municipal judge.In the event a vacancy shall occur in the office of municipal judge, a successor shall be appointed to fill the unexpired term in the same manner as the municipal judge was appointed.History: L. 1973, ch. 61, § 12-4107; April 1, 1974.
KS Stat § 12-4108 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 41 - Code For Municipal Courts; General Provisions|12-4108 Clerk of the municipal court; appointment; powers and duties; execution of bond.

12-4108. Clerk of the municipal court; appointment; powers and duties; execution of bond. The governing body of each city may provide for the office of clerk of the municipal court. The municipal judge shall appoint such clerk or if no clerk is provided for, the judge shall also serve as clerk. The clerk shall issue all process of the court, administer oaths, file and preserve all papers, docket cases and set same for trial and shall perform such further acts as may be necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the court. The clerk shall receive, account for and pay to the city treasurer monthly all fines and forfeited bonds paid into the court.The clerk of the municipal court, or the municipal judge if no clerk is appointed, within 10 days after selection, and before entering upon the duties of office, shall execute to the city such bond as the governing body may require, which shall be approved by the governing body, and filed in the office of the city clerk, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties required of such clerk by law, and for the faithful application and payment of all moneys that may come into such clerk's hands in the execution of the duties of the office. The city shall pay the cost of such bond.History: L. 1973, ch. 61, § 12-4108; L. 1989, ch. 67, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-4109 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 41 - Code For Municipal Courts; General Provisions|12-4109 Municipal court; courtroom, supplies, records; sessions, time, place.

12-4109. Municipal court; courtroom, supplies, records; sessions, time, place. Each city shall provide at the expense of the city a suitable courtroom for the municipal court, together with all necessary supplies and records. Municipal court shall be held at such time and places designated by ordinance.History: L. 1973, ch. 61, § 12-4109; April 1, 1974.
KS Stat § 12-4110 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 41 - Code For Municipal Courts; General Provisions|12-4110 City attorney to prosecute.

12-4110. City attorney to prosecute. The city attorney, in person or by assistants, shall prosecute all causes in the municipal court.History: L. 1973, ch. 61, § 12-4110; April 1, 1974.
KS Stat § 12-4111 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 41 - Code For Municipal Courts; General Provisions|12-4111 Law enforcement officers; employment; powers.

12-4111. Law enforcement officers; employment; powers. The governing body may employ law enforcement officers who shall have power to execute all process issued by any municipal judge within the state and delivered to him or her for that purpose, to detain persons, to place them in custody, and to arrest them, pursuant to the terms of this act.The powers of law enforcement officers with respect to the code of criminal procedure shall not be reduced by this code.History: L. 1973, ch. 61, § 12-4111; April 1, 1974.
KS Stat § 12-4112 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 41 - Code For Municipal Courts; General Provisions|12-4112 Costs.

12-4112. Costs. No person shall be assessed costs for the administration of justice in any municipal court case, except for:(a) Witness fees and mileage as set forth in K.S.A. 12-4411, and amendments thereto;(b) the assessment required by K.S.A. 12-4116, and amendments thereto;(c) the assessment required by K.S.A. 12-4117, and amendments thereto; and(d) the assessment required by K.S.A. 12-16,119, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1973, ch. 61, § 12-4112; L. 1989, ch. 66, § 5; L. 1992, ch. 315, § 4; L. 1998, ch. 155, § 2; L. 2016, ch. 88, § 6; July 1.Section was amended twice in the 2016 session, see also 12-4112a.
KS Stat § 12-4113 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 41 - Code For Municipal Courts; General Provisions|12-4113 Definitions.

12-4113. Definitions. As used in this act:(a) "Appearance bond" means an undertaking, with or without security, entered into by a person in custody by which the person is bound to comply with the conditions of the undertaking.(b) "Accused person" means a person, corporation or other legal entity accused by a complaint of the violation of a city ordinance.(c) "Arraignment" means the formal act of calling the person accused of violating an ordinance before the municipal court to inform the person of the offense with which the person is charged, to ask the person whether the person is guilty or not guilty and, if guilty, to impose sentence.(d) "Arrest" means the taking of a person into custody in order that the person will appear to answer for the violation of an ordinance. The giving of a notice to appear is not an arrest.(e) "Bail" is the security given for the purpose of insuring compliance with the terms of an appearance bond.(f) "City attorney" means any attorney who represents the city in the prosecution of an accused person for the violation of a city ordinance.(g) "Complaint" means a sworn written statement, or a written statement by a law enforcement officer, of the essential facts constituting a violation of an ordinance.(h) "Custody" means the restraint of a person pursuant to an arrest.(i) "Detention" means the temporary restraint of a person by a law enforcement officer.(j) "Law enforcement officer" means any person who by virtue of office or public employment is vested by law with a duty to maintain public order and to make arrests for violation of the laws of the state of Kansas or ordinances of any municipality thereof.(k) "Notice to appear" is a written notice to a person accused by a complaint of having violated an ordinance of a city to appear at a stated time and place to answer to the charge of the complaint.(l) "Subpoena" is a process issued by the court to cause a witness to appear and give testimony at a time and place therein specified.(m) "Ordinance traffic infraction" is a violation of an ordinance that proscribes or requires the same behavior as that proscribed or required by a statutory provision that is classified as a traffic infraction in K.S.A. 8-2118, and amendments thereto.(n) "Warrant" is a written order made by a municipal judge directed to any law enforcement officer commanding the officer to arrest the person named or described in it.(o) "Ordinance cigarette or tobacco infraction" is a violation of an ordinance that proscribes the same behavior as proscribed by subsection (m) or (n) of K.S.A. 79-3321, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1973, ch. 61, § 12-4113; L. 1984, ch. 78, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 39, § 27; L. 1996, ch. 214, § 18; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-4114 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 41 - Code For Municipal Courts; General Provisions|12-4114 Municipal judge, training programs; certification; examinations; continuing education requirement; duties of supreme court.

12-4114. Municipal judge, training programs; certification; examinations; continuing education requirement; duties of supreme court. (a) Any person who holds the position of municipal judge in any city in this state on January 1, 1990, and any person who thereafter becomes a municipal judge in any city in this state who has not been admitted to practice law in Kansas, as required by K.S.A. 12-4105, and amendments thereto, shall be permitted to temporarily commence the duties of office, conditioned that such judge becomes certified as being qualified to hold such office as provided in this section. The supreme court shall adopt rules and regulations to provide for a training program and an examination to ensure that each such municipal judge possesses the minimum skills and knowledge necessary to carry out the duties of such office. Such examination and training shall be administered without charge and such examination shall be given at least once each six months at a time and place designated by the supreme court. If a municipal judge fails to successfully complete such examination within 18 months after the date such judge takes office, such judge shall forfeit such judge's office and the municipal judge position previously held by such judge shall be vacant at the expiration of such eighteen-month period. A municipal judge who fails to successfully complete any examination may take such examination again at the next time it is offered prior to the expiration of such eighteen-month period. Any municipal judge who fails to successfully complete the examination within the prescribed time shall be ineligible to be a municipal judge, unless such person subsequently meets all the qualifications prescribed by K.S.A. 12-4105, and amendments thereto.(b) Any person who successfully completes the examination administered under this section or who meets all of the qualifications prescribed by K.S.A. 12-4105, and amendments thereto, shall be certified by the supreme court as being qualified to hold such office. In order to continue to hold such office, such judge must attend at least 10 hours of continuing judicial education as approved by the supreme court in each calendar year. A continuing judicial education program offering at least 10 hours of credit shall be provided at least once each year at no expense to either the municipal judge or the municipality.(c) The supreme court shall administer the training, testing and continuing judicial education provided for in this section, which shall be funded by the judicial branch education fund as provided for in K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 20-1a11 or may contract with another person or organization for that service.History: L. 1989, ch. 66, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 315, § 5; July 1.