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KS Stat § 58-2006 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 20 - Land Surveys|58-2006 "Person" defined.

58-2006. "Person" defined. As used in this act, "person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association or governmental entity.History: L. 1982, ch. 133, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 58-2009 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 20 - Land Surveys|58-2009 Rules and regulations; fees; existing rules and regulations continued in effect.

58-2009. Rules and regulations; fees; existing rules and regulations continued in effect. (a) The secretary of the state historical society shall: (1) Adopt rules and regulations fixing fees for the filing of documents under K.S.A. 58-2011, and amendments thereto, and the providing of information and services therefrom in an amount necessary to pay the cost of administering the provisions of this act; and(2) adopt such other rules and regulations as necessary to implement the provisions of this act.(b) The rules and regulations of the secretary of state relating to land surveys, land survey reference reports and filing fees for such reference reports in existence on the effective date of this act shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be the rules and regulations of the secretary of the state historical society until revised, amended, repealed or nullified pursuant to law.History: L. 1982, ch. 133, § 4; L. 1988, ch. 301, § 13; July 1.
KS Stat § 58-2010 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 20 - Land Surveys|58-2010 Public agencies to provide information upon request; payment of cost.

58-2010. Public agencies to provide information upon request; payment of cost. Any city, county or state department, board or agency having information or records which will enable the secretary of the state historical society to carry out the provisions of this act shall furnish, upon request, such information to the secretary of the state historical society. The cost of providing such information shall be paid by the secretary of the state historical society.History: L. 1982, ch. 133, § 5; L. 1988, ch. 301, § 14; July 1.
KS Stat § 58-20a01 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 20a - State Plane Coordinate System|58-20a01 Kansas coordinate system of 1983.

58-20a01. Kansas coordinate system of 1983. The system of plane coordinates which has been established by the national ocean survey/national geodetic survey (formerly the United States coast and geodetic survey) or its successors for defining and stating the geographic positions or locations of points on the surface of the earth within the state of Kansas shall be known as the Kansas coordinate system of 1983.For the purpose of the use of this system, the state is divided into a north zone and a south zone.The area now included north of the south line of the following counties shall constitute the north zone: Wallace, Logan, Gove, Trego, Ellis, Russell, Ellsworth, Saline, Dickinson, Morris, Wabaunsee, Shawnee, Douglas and Johnson.The area now included south of the north line of the following counties shall constitute the south zone: Greeley, Wichita, Scott, Lane, Ness, Rush, Barton, Rice, McPherson, Marion, Chase, Lyon, Osage, Franklin and Miami.History: L. 1995, ch. 80, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 58-20a02 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 20a - State Plane Coordinate System|58-20a02 Same; use in land descriptions.

58-20a02. Same; use in land descriptions. As established for use in the north zone, the Kansas coordinate system of 1983 shall be named. In any land description in which it is used, it shall be designated the "Kansas coordinate system 1983 north zone."As established for use in the south zone, the Kansas coordinate system of 1983 shall be named. In any land description in which it is used, it shall be designated the "Kansas coordinate system 1983 south zone."History: L. 1995, ch. 80, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 58-20a03 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 20a - State Plane Coordinate System|58-20a03 Same; plane coordinate values.

58-20a03. Same; plane coordinate values. The plane coordinate values for a point on the earth's surface used to express the geographic position or location of such point in the appropriate zone of this system, shall consist of two distances expressed in meters and decimals of a meter when using the Kansas coordinate system of 1983. One of the distances, to be known as the "Northing" or "N" shall give the position in a north-and-south direction; the other, to be known as the "Easting" or "E" shall give the position in an east-and-west direction. These coordinates shall be made to depend upon and conform to plane rectangular coordinate values for the monumented points of the North American national geodetic horizontal network as published by the national ocean survey/national geodetic survey (formerly the United States coast and geodetic survey), or its successors, and whose plane coordinates have been computed on the system defined in the act. Any such station or point may be used for establishing a survey connection to the Kansas coordinate system of 1983.History: L. 1995, ch. 80, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 58-20a04 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 20a - State Plane Coordinate System|58-20a04 Same; describing land tracts, use of coordinate system.

58-20a04. Same; describing land tracts, use of coordinate system. Descriptions of tracts of land by reference to subdivisions, lines or corners of the United States public land survey, or other original pertinent surveys, are hereby recognized as the basic and prevailing method for describing such tracts. Whenever coordinates of the Kansas coordinate system are used in such descriptions they shall be construed as being supplementary to descriptions of such subdivisions, lines or corners contained in official plats and field notes of record; and, in the event of any conflict, the descriptions by reference to the subdivisions, lines or corners of the United States public land surveys, or other original pertinent surveys shall prevail over the description by coordinates.History: L. 1995, ch. 80, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 58-20a05 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 20a - State Plane Coordinate System|58-20a05 Same; tracts in more than one zone.

58-20a05. Same; tracts in more than one zone. When any tract of land to be defined by a single description extends from one into the other of the above coordinate zones, the position of all points on its boundaries may be referred to either of the two zones, the zone which is used being specifically named in the description.History: L. 1995, ch. 80, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 58-20a06 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 20a - State Plane Coordinate System|58-20a06 Same; coordinate system, defined.

58-20a06. Same; coordinate system, defined. For purposes of more precisely defining the Kansas coordinate system of 1983, the following definition by the national ocean survey/national geodetic survey is adopted:The "Kansas coordinate system of 1983 north zone (zone code 1501)" is a Lambert conformal conic projection of the North American datum of 1983, having standard parallels at north latitudes 38 degrees 43 minutes and 39 degrees 47 minutes along which parallels the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 98 degrees zero minutes west of Greenwich and the parallel 38 degrees 20 minutes north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: N = 0 meters and E = 400,000 meters.The "Kansas coordinate system of 1983 south zone (zone code 1502)" is a Lambert conformal conic projection of the North American datum of 1983, having standard parallels at north latitudes 37 degrees 16 minutes and 38 degrees 34 minutes along which parallels the scale shall be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 98 degrees 30 minutes west of Greenwich and the parallel 36 degrees 40 minutes north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: N = 400,000 meters and E = 400,000 meters.History: L. 1995, ch. 80, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 58-20a07 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 20a - State Plane Coordinate System|58-20a07 Same; limitation.

58-20a07. Same; limitation. The use of the term "Kansas coordinate system of 1983 north zone" or "Kansas coordinate system of 1983 south zone" on any map, report of survey, or other document shall be limited to coordinates based on the Kansas coordinate system as defined in this act.History: L. 1995, ch. 80, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 58-2101 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 21 - Land Patents|58-2101 Recordation; fees of register of deeds.

58-2101. Recordation; fees of register of deeds. Patents issued by the government of the United States, or copies of such patents properly certified from the general land office of the United States, and patents issued by the state of Kansas, or copies of such patents, properly certified from the office of the register of the state land office, may be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the lands covered thereby are situate, and said register of deeds shall be allowed the same fees for recording such patent, or copy of patent, as he or she is allowed by law for recording deeds or other instruments in writing.History: L. 1862, ch. 159, § 1; G.S. 1868, ch. 76, § 1; L. 1907, ch. 234, § 1; Feb. 12; R.S. 1923, 67-101.
KS Stat § 58-2102 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 21 - Land Patents|58-2102 Certified copy of record as evidence.

58-2102. Certified copy of record as evidence. A copy of the record of such patent, or of such certified copy of patent, as may have been heretofore or may be hereafter so recorded, duly certified by the register of deeds under the register's official seal as being a true copy of the original record in his or her office, shall be received in all courts of this state as prima facie evidence of the existence of such patent and of such record.History: L. 1862, ch. 159, § 2; G.S. 1868, ch. 76, § 2; L. 1907, ch. 234, § 2; Feb. 12; R.S. 1923, 67-102.
KS Stat § 58-2103 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 21 - Land Patents|58-2103 Certified copy of patent as evidence.

58-2103. Certified copy of patent as evidence. A certified copy of United States patent to land, certified to by the proper officer having such records in custody for the federal government as a true copy of the original patent issued by the president of the United States of America, shall be competent as evidence the same as the original in all courts of this state and conclusive proof of the title as therein shown.History: L. 1903, ch. 343, § 1; June 1; R.S. 1923, 67-103.
KS Stat § 58-2201 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 22 - Conveyances Of Land|58-2201 Who deemed seized and possessed of lands.

58-2201. Who deemed seized and possessed of lands. All persons owning lands not held by an adverse possession, shall be deemed to be seized and possessed of the same.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 22, § 1; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 67-201.
KS Stat § 58-2202 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 22 - Conveyances Of Land|58-2202 Term "heirs" not necessary to estate in fee simple; what shall pass in conveyance of real estate.

58-2202. Term "heirs" not necessary to estate in fee simple; what shall pass in conveyance of real estate. The term "heirs," or other words of inheritance, shall not be necessary to create or convey an estate in fee simple; and every conveyance of real estate shall pass all the estate of the grantor therein, unless the intent to pass a less estate shall expressly appear or be necessarily implied in the terms of the grant.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 22, § 2; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 67-202.
KS Stat § 58-2203 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 22 - Conveyances Of Land|58-2203 Form of warranty deed.

58-2203. Form of warranty deed. Any conveyance of lands, worded in substance as follows: A.B. conveys and warrants to C.D. (here describe the premises), for the sum of (here insert the consideration), the said conveyance being dated, duly signed and acknowledged by the grantor, shall be deemed and held a conveyance in fee simple to the grantee, his or her heirs and assigns, with covenants from the grantor, for himself or herself and his or her heirs and personal representatives, that the grantor is lawfully seized of the premises, has good right to convey the same and guarantees the quiet possession thereof, that the same are free from all encumbrances, and the grantor will warrant and defend the same against all lawful claims.History: L. 1887, ch. 151, § 1; June 20; R.S. 1923, 67-203.
KS Stat § 58-2204 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 22 - Conveyances Of Land|58-2204 Form of quitclaim deed.

58-2204. Form of quitclaim deed. Any conveyance of lands, worded in substance as follows: A.B. quitclaims to C.D. (here describe the premises), for the sum of (here insert the consideration), the said conveyance being duly signed and acknowledged by the grantor, shall be deemed to be a good and sufficient conveyance in quitclaim to the grantee, his or her heirs and assigns.History: L. 1887, ch. 151, § 2; June 20; R.S. 1923, 67-204.
KS Stat § 58-2205 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 22 - Conveyances Of Land|58-2205 How conveyances executed and acknowledged.

58-2205. How conveyances executed and acknowledged. Conveyances of land, or of any other estate or interest therein, may be made by deed, executed by any person having authority to convey the same, or by that person's agent or attorney, and may be acknowledged and recorded as herein directed, without any other act or ceremony whatever.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 22, § 3; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 67-205.
KS Stat § 58-2206 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 22 - Conveyances Of Land|58-2206 Corporation conveyances executed prior to 1887 validated.

58-2206. Corporation conveyances executed prior to 1887 validated. All deeds, contracts and conveyances executed and acknowledged by private corporations, under and pursuant to section four of chapter twenty-two of the General Statutes of 1868, be and the same are hereby ratified and confirmed; and all instruments of writing executed and acknowledged under and pursuant to said section, now copied into the proper books of the office of the register of deeds of the several counties of this state, shall, upon the passage of this act, be deemed to impart to subsequent purchasers and encumbrancers, and all other persons, notice of all deeds, mortgages, powers of attorney, conveyances, contracts, and other instruments of writing, so far as and to the extent that the same may be found recorded, copied, or noted in such books of records, notwithstanding any defect in the execution, acknowledgment, recording, or certificate of recording the same; and the record of such instrument, or a duly authenticated copy thereof, shall be competent evidence whenever it shall be made to appear by the party's own oath or otherwise, the original is shown to be lost, or not in the possession or under the control of the party wishing to use the same: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect any rights heretofore acquired by subsequent grantees, assignees, or encumbrancers.History: L. 1887, ch. 115, § 1; March 18; R.S. 1923, 67-206.
KS Stat § 58-2207 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 22 - Conveyances Of Land|58-2207 Title acquired after conveyance passes to grantee, when.

58-2207. Title acquired after conveyance passes to grantee, when. Where a grantor by the terms of his or her deed undertakes to convey to the grantee an indefeasible estate in fee simple absolute, and shall not at the time of such conveyance have the legal title to the estate sought to be conveyed, but shall afterwards acquire it, the legal estate subsequently acquired by the grantor shall immediately pass to the grantee; and such conveyance shall be as effective as though such legal estate had been in the grantor at the time of conveyance.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 22, § 5; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 67-207.
KS Stat § 58-2208 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 22 - Conveyances Of Land|58-2208 Adverse possession; interest may be conveyed notwithstanding.

58-2208. Adverse possession; interest may be conveyed notwithstanding. Any person claiming title to real estate may, notwithstanding there may be an adverse possession thereof, sell and convey his or her interest therein, in the same manner and with like effect as if he or she was in the actual possession thereof.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 22, § 6; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 67-208.
KS Stat § 58-2209 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 22 - Conveyances Of Land|58-2209 Conveyance of real estate; signature required.

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.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 22, § 7; R.S. 1923, 67-209; L. 1984, ch. 201, § 15; L. 2021, ch. 64, § 40; January 1, 2022.
KS Stat § 58-2210 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 22 - Conveyances Of Land|58-2210 Creation of trusts or powers, how executed.

58-2210. Creation of trusts or powers, how executed. Declarations or creations of trusts or powers, in relation of real estate, must be executed in the same manner as deeds of conveyance; but this provision does not apply to trusts resulting from the operation or construction of law.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 22, § 8; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 67-210.
KS Stat § 58-2211 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 22 - Conveyances Of Land|58-2211 Acknowledgment of instrument relating to real estate.

58-2211. Acknowledgment of instrument relating to real estate. All conveyances, and other instruments affecting real estate must be acknowledged before a person authorized by the revised uniform law on notarial acts to perform notarial acts or, if acknowledged within this state, by a county clerk, register of deeds or mayor or clerk of an incorporated city.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 22, § 9; R.S. 1923, 67-211; L. 1973, ch. 134, § 47; L. 1984, ch. 201, § 16; L. 2021, ch. 64, § 41; January 1, 2022.
KS Stat § 58-2214 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 22 - Conveyances Of Land|58-2214 Unacknowledged deed; proof of execution and delivery.

58-2214. Unacknowledged deed; proof of execution and delivery. If the grantor die before acknowledging the deed, or if for any other reason the grantor's attendance cannot be procured, in order to make the acknowledgment, or if, having appeared, the grantor refuses to acknowledge it, proof of the due execution and delivery of the deed may be made by any competent testimony.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 22, § 12; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 67-214.
KS Stat § 58-2215 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 22 - Conveyances Of Land|58-2215 Same; before whom proof made.

58-2215. Same; before whom proof made. Such proof may be made before any court or officer authorized to take acknowledgments as aforesaid.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 22, § 13; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 67-215.
KS Stat § 58-2216 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 22 - Conveyances Of Land|58-2216 Same; certificate, contents.

58-2216. Same; certificate, contents. The certificate endorsed upon the deed thus proved must state: First. The title of the court or officer taking the proof. Second. That it was satisfactorily proved that the grantor was dead, or that, for some other cause, the grantor's attendance could not be procured, in order to make the acknowledgment, or that, having appeared, he or she refused to acknowledge the deed. Third. The names of the witnesses by whom the proof was made, and that it was proved by them that the instrument was executed by the person whose name is thereunto subscribed as a party.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 22, § 14; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 67-216.
KS Stat § 58-2217 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 22 - Conveyances Of Land|58-2217 How certificates must be given.

58-2217. How certificates must be given. The certificate of proof or acknowledgment, as aforesaid, may be given under seal or otherwise, according to the mode by which the courts or officers granting the same usually authenticate their official acts.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 22, § 15; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 67-217.
KS Stat § 58-2218 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 22 - Conveyances Of Land|58-2218 False statement and certificate; penalty.

58-2218. False statement and certificate; penalty. Any officer who knowingly states a material untruth, in either of the certificates herein contemplated, may be indicted, and fined in any sum not exceeding the value of the property conveyed or otherwise affected by the instrument on which such certificate is endorsed.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 22, § 16; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 67-218.
KS Stat § 58-2219 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 22 - Conveyances Of Land|58-2219 Subpoena of witnesses.

58-2219. Subpoena of witnesses. Any court or officer having power to take the proof herein contemplated may issue the necessary subpoenas, and compel the attendance of witnesses residing within the county by attachment, if necessary.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 22, § 17; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 67-219.