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KS Stat § 10-117 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-117 Unlawful issue, diversion or misuse of bond proceeds or tax funds; penalties.

10-117. Unlawful issue, diversion or misuse of bond proceeds or tax funds; penalties. Any person who shall appropriate, use, or aid or abet in appropriating or using any of the funds procured by the sale of bonds by a municipality for any other purpose than that for which such bond issue was intended, or shall issue any refunding bonds in excess of the principal amount permitted by law, or shall misappropriate or use, or aid or abet in misappropriating or using, any of the funds raised by taxation for the purpose of paying the principal or interest of such bonds for any purpose other than paying such principal or interest, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, and in addition thereto may be imprisoned in the county jail for not less than three months nor more than twelve months, and shall also be liable in a civil action to the municipality issuing the bonds for the amount so misappropriated or used. Any officer of any municipality who shall be convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of a misdemeanor as herein set out shall, in addition to the penalty or penalties herein prescribed, forfeit his or her office.History: R.S. 1923, § 10-117; L. 1977, ch. 58, § 2; May 18.
KS Stat § 10-117a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-117a Transfer of unexpended balance in bond and interest fund.

10-117a. Transfer of unexpended balance in bond and interest fund. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 10-117, and amendments thereto, whenever all bond issues have been completely retired the governing body of the municipality which issued such bonds is hereby authorized to transfer any unexpended balance of money in such bond and interest fund to the general fund of the municipality. Such transfer shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2958, and amendments thereto.(b) When used in this section: (1) "Municipality" shall have the same meaning ascribed thereto by K.S.A. 10-101, and amendments thereto; (2) "bond" shall mean a general obligation bond.History: L. 1991, ch. 50, § 1; April 25.
KS Stat § 10-118 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-118 Sinking fund levy to pay bonds maturing at same time.

10-118. Sinking fund levy to pay bonds maturing at same time. Whenever any municipality has issued bonds the entire amount of which become due and payable at the same time, it shall be the duty of the proper officers of such municipality to levy in each year a sinking fund sufficient to pay the said bonds when due, in addition to the tax necessary to pay the interest thereon.History: R.S. 1923, § 10-118; December 27.
KS Stat § 10-118a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-118a Diversion of interest and sinking funds for refunding bonds; penalties.

10-118a. Diversion of interest and sinking funds for refunding bonds; penalties. Whenever any municipality, as defined in K.S.A. 10-101, shall have refunded any of its outstanding bonded indebtedness, all funds on hand to the credit of the bonds so refunded shall be transferred to the credit of the interest and sinking fund for the refunding bonds so issued; and any and all taxes originally levied for the payment of said outstanding bonds so refunded, when collected, shall be paid into the interest and sinking fund created for the payment of said refunding bonds and interest.Any diversion of such funds to other purposes shall constitute a misappropriation thereof; and any person who shall divert or aid or abet in the diversion of any of such funds for any other purpose shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in the sum of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000); and in addition thereto, may be imprisoned in the county jail for not less than three (3) months or more than twelve (12) months; and shall also be liable in a civil action to the municipality for the amount so diverted. Any official of any municipality who shall be convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of a misdemeanor as herein set out, shall in addition to the penalty or penalties herein described, forfeit his or her office.History: L. 1933, ch. 31, § 1 (Special Session); December 30.
KS Stat § 10-118b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-118b Diversion not basis of tax protest.

10-118b. Diversion not basis of tax protest. The fact that any such diversion shall have taken place shall not be the basis of a protest to avoid the payment of taxes by any taxpayer, and all such protests shall be of no force and effect.History: L. 1933, ch. 31, § 2 (Special Session); December 30.
KS Stat § 10-119 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-119 Changing territory or disorganization of municipality; liability; tax levies.

10-119. Changing territory or disorganization of municipality; liability; tax levies. Whenever a part of the territory of any municipality has been detached and attached to some other municipality, or whenever any municipality has been disorganized according to law and the territory attached to or included in some other municipality or municipalities, such territory shall be liable for the payment of all bonds issued or other indebtedness incurred by such municipality before such detachment or disorganization, and the proper taxing officers of the municipality to which such territory is attached shall levy such taxes upon such attached territory as are necessary to pay its proper proportion of the interest and principal of such bonds or other indebtedness as aforesaid, and such officers may be compelled by mandamus at the instance of the holders of such bonds or other indebtedness to levy such tax.History: R.S. 1923, § 10-119; L. 1963, ch. 393, § 32; May 15.
KS Stat § 10-120 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-120 Bond election; publication of notice.

10-120. Bond election; publication of notice. Whenever an election is required for the issuance of bonds for any purpose by any municipality other than an irrigation district or where a different procedure for giving notice of the election is specifically provided by law, upon compliance with the legal requirements necessary and precedent to the call for the election, the proper municipal officers shall call an election. The election shall be held within 45 days after compliance with the necessary requirements, or within 90 days, should the longer period include the date of a general election.Notice of the election shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality once each week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication shall be not less than 21 days prior to the election. The notice shall set forth the time and place of holding the election and the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued and shall be signed by the county election officer. The election shall be held at the usual place of holding elections and shall be conducted by the officers or persons provided by law for holding elections in the municipality.History: R.S. 1923, § 10-120; L. 1976, ch. 61, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 48, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 166, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 173, § 4; L. 1983, ch. 50, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 118, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 51, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 10-120a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-120a Bond election; notice requirements.

10-120a. Bond election; notice requirements. (a) When used in this section, "municipality" means any county, township, city, municipal university, school district and any other taxing district or political subdivision of the state which is, or may be, authorized to issue bonds.(b) Whenever any municipality proposes to issue bonds and an election is required to be held prior to such issuance, the governing body of such municipality shall include in the notice of such election the following:(1) The total amount of the bonds to be issued;(2) the amount of such bonds which represent the actual cost of the project financed by the bonds to be issued;(3) the projected amount of interest to be paid until the bonds are retired. Such projected amount shall be determined by using the interest rate from most recent bond issuances for the financing of similar projects by similar municipalities;(4) the projected amount of all expenses incurred in such bond issuance including, but not limited to, attorney fees, underwriter fees and the cost of printing such bonds;(5) the projected amount of the annual payments for principle and interest on the bonds;(6) the projected annual rate of taxation and the source of taxation necessary to retire such bonds; and(7) any other information deemed necessary by the governing body of the municipality to provide full disclosure relating to the proposed bond issue.(c) For the purposes of this section, an election is required to be held whenever a law specifically requires an election to be called or whenever a law authorizes the filing of a petition requesting an election and a sufficient petition is filed as required by such law.(d) Nothing in this section shall be grounds to challenge the validity of the election on or the issuance of such bonds if the governing body has made a good faith effort to make accurate projections based upon the information available to the governing body at the time of making such projections.History: L. 1995, ch. 269, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 10-121 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-121 Elections for acquisition of land.

10-121. Elections for acquisition of land. Whenever any election is required to authorize the acquisition of land for, or the making of any public improvement, and such proposition is coupled with the proposition of the issuance of bonds and the levy of taxes to pay for the same, such election shall be held in all respects as provided for bond elections alone, except when such election is held at the same time as a general election.History: R.S. 1923, § 10-121; December 27.
KS Stat § 10-122 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-122 Investment of sinking fund.

10-122. Investment of sinking fund. The officers of any municipality which has levied and collected a sinking fund for the payment of bonds not then due may invest the said sinking fund in investments authorized by K.S.A. 12-1675, and amendments thereto, in the manner prescribed therein or in any municipal bonds of this state which shall become due at or prior to the due date of the bonds for which such sinking fund was levied and collected except that no sinking fund shall be invested under this act in the bonds of any county, township, city or school district where the bonded indebtedness thereof shall exceed fifteen (15) percent of its total assessed valuation as shown by the last assessment preceding such investment.History: R.S. 1923, § 10-122; L. 1931, ch. 88, § 1; L. 1933, ch. 35, § 1 (Special Session); L. 1977, ch. 54, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 10-123 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-123 Temporary notes for improvements; issuance; renewal, when.

10-123. Temporary notes for improvements; issuance; renewal, when. (a) (1) If a municipality has approved an improvement for which the municipality is authorized to finance, in whole or in part, by the issuance of bonds, the governing body of the municipality may issue temporary notes that:(A) Bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of interest prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009, and amendments thereto;(B) are payable in accordance with the terms of the notes;(C) mature not later than four years from the date of the notes; and(D) do not exceed, in the aggregate, the amount of bonds which may be issued and are then unissued, as shown by the approved estimates on file.(2) If bonds may be issued for purposes for which state or federal aid is available, the amount of the notes shall not exceed the total amount of any unissued bonds and the state and federal aid granted to the project. Any municipality may issue renewal temporary notes to pay for the cost of taking up any previously issued temporary notes as the notes mature when:(A) All aspects of the improvement will not be completed at the maturity date of the notes; or(B) the municipality has completed the improvements and the issuance of bonds is prevented, hindered or delayed.(b) (1) The temporary notes shall be in a form determined by ordinance or resolution that are acceptable for registration by the state treasurer. The notes shall be executed and registered in the same manner as the bonds and shall be redeemed and canceled before or at the time permanent bonds are issued in lieu thereof. Temporary notes may be retired, in whole or in part, from current revenues of the municipality authorized for such purpose.(2) The temporary notes:(A) May be issued from time to time, as required during the progress of the work;(B) shall be negotiable in accordance with the terms of the notes; and(C) shall constitute a general obligation of the municipality issuing the same.(3) The temporary notes shall not be negotiable in accordance with the terms of the notes until the notes are signed, registered and then countersigned by the clerk of the issuing municipality and include a statement to that effect on the face of all such temporary notes.(4) The temporary notes may be sold in the manner determined by the municipality.(c) The amount of temporary notes and bonds issued and outstanding shall not, at any time, exceed the estimated cost and expense of the improvement.History: R.S. 1923, § 10-123; L. 1939, ch. 91, § 1; L. 1951, ch. 126, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 55, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 64, § 3; L. 1977, ch. 47, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 49, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 55, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 52, § 1; L. 2015, ch. 34, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 10-124 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-124 Interest coupons receivable for taxes.

10-124. Interest coupons receivable for taxes. As they become due, any interest coupons shall be receivable in payment of taxes due to the particular county, city, the board of education of any city, the township or school district which has issued such coupons and shall be received by all collecting officers the same as cash, in payment of such taxes.History: R.S. 1923, § 10-124; L. 1983, ch. 49, § 26; May 12.
KS Stat § 10-125 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-125 Bonds covered by 10-101 to 10-125.

10-125. Bonds covered by 10-101 to 10-125. This act shall govern the issuance of all municipal bonds, except where different provisions are specifically provided by law, in which case the specific provisions shall control only so far as they conflict with this act.History: R.S. 1923, § 10-125; December 27.
KS Stat § 10-126 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-126 Printing of coupons; size and form.

10-126. Printing of coupons; size and form. If any coupons are attached to bonds issued by the state of Kansas or any political subdivision thereof, they shall be sized approximately two inches in width and no smaller than 31/4 inches in length or larger than 41/4 inches in length but such dimensions may be varied as required by the state treasurer with the approval of the attorney general. The following information shall be shown upon the face of such coupons: (a) The name of the state of Kansas or the political subdivision thereof issuing such bond and coupon; (b) the place at which the same are made payable; (c) the kind, series, issue date and number of the bond to which the coupon appertains; (d) the facsimile signatures of the officials authorized to sign the coupon; (e) the date of maturity; (f) the amount of the coupon; (g) the number of the coupon; and (h) the state treasurer's registration number. The state treasurer, with the approval of the attorney general, shall prescribe the arrangement of the information on the bond coupon and may also prescribe the types of ink, type fonts and type sizes that will facilitate the reading of such coupons on optical character reading equipment.History: L. 1927, ch. 97, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 77, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 50, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 49, § 27; May 12.
KS Stat § 10-127 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-127 Same; refusal by state treasurer to register.

10-127. Same; refusal by state treasurer to register. The state treasurer shall refuse to register any bonds, if any coupons attached thereto are not printed in accordance with K.S.A. 10-126, and amendments thereto. No municipality shall attach to any bond issued by such municipality interest coupons having different rates of interest, and the state treasurer shall refuse to register any bonds issued after the effective date of this act which do not comply with this requirement.History: L. 1927, ch. 97, § 2; L. 1972, ch. 37, § 2; L. 1974, ch. 45, § 7; L. 1983, ch. 49, § 28; May 12.
KS Stat § 10-128 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-128 "Municipality" defined.

10-128. "Municipality" defined. As used in this act, the word "municipality" or "municipalities" shall mean every municipality and governmental subdivision in the state of Kansas which is authorized to issue bonds of indebtedness.History: L. 1941, ch. 101, § 1; April 10.
KS Stat § 10-129 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-129 Call of bonds or temporary notes before maturity; notice to state treasurer; paying agent and others; costs.

10-129. Call of bonds or temporary notes before maturity; notice to state treasurer; paying agent and others; costs. (a) Whenever any municipality orders the call of any bonds or temporary notes issued by such municipality prior to the date of the maturity thereof, it shall be the duty of the clerk or secretary of such municipality to notify:(1) The state treasurer and paying agent of such call by mailing to the state treasurer and paying agent, by certified mail, at least 45 days prior to the date fixed for the call of such bonds or for temporary notes for which the state treasurer acts as paying agent, a copy of the order, resolution or ordinance calling such bonds or temporary notes; and(2) cause the paying agent to notify each presenter of interest coupons or owner of registered bonds or temporary notes that a call has been made as follows:(A) If the bonds are bearer bonds, each person who last received an interest payment on any such bonds prior to the date fixed for notification of the call of such bonds if the address of such person is known, by mailing to such person, at the last known address thereof, a copy of the order, resolution or ordinance calling such bonds; or(B) if the bonds or temporary notes are registered, each registered owner of such bonds or temporary notes, or the duly authorized agent thereof, by mailing to such person or authorized agent, at the last known address of such owner or agent, a copy of the order, resolution or ordinance calling such bonds or temporary notes.(b) Costs associated with the foregoing provisions shall be paid by the municipality ordering the call of such bonds or temporary notes.History: L. 1941, ch. 101, § 2; L. 1987, ch. 59, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 49, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 96, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 10-130a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-130a Failure of state treasurer to pay certain funds or moneys as provided by law; penalty.

10-130a. Failure of state treasurer to pay certain funds or moneys as provided by law; penalty. Any state treasurer who possesses or controls funds or moneys which are directed by law to be used for the payment of any bonds or the interest thereon and who fails to pay the same at the time and in the manner provided by law shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed $100.History: L. 1963, ch. 66, § 2; L. 1983, ch. 49, § 30; May 12.
KS Stat § 10-132 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-132 Used surplus proceeds of certain bond issues to purchase bonds.

10-132. Used surplus proceeds of certain bond issues to purchase bonds. The governing body of any municipality, as defined in K.S.A. 10-101, which has heretofore voted or may hereafter vote bonds for any purpose, is hereby authorized and empowered to use any surplus portion of the proceeds of said bonds to purchase any of said bonds of such issue if such bonds may be purchased at par or less. All bonds so purchased shall be immediately canceled and the governing body of the municipality shall notify the state treasurer of such purchase and cancellation. Thereupon the state treasurer shall make the proper entries in the records of the state treasurer's office to show such cancellation.History: L. 1955, ch. 67, § 1; April 13.
KS Stat § 10-201 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 2 - Bridge Bonds|10-201 Bonds for bridges; counties, cities and townships.

10-201. Bonds for bridges; counties, cities and townships. The board of county commissioners of any county, the governing body of an incorporated city, and the trustee, clerk and treasurer of any township in this state are hereby empowered to issue the bonds of such county, city or township for the purpose of building, purchasing or repairing bridges, free or otherwise, within such county, city or township.History: L. 1872, ch. 68, § 1; L. 1874, ch. 39, § 1; L. 1909, ch. 62, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 10-201; L. 1969, ch. 65, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 53, § 1; April 2.
KS Stat § 10-202 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 2 - Bridge Bonds|10-202 Same; election before bonds issued; conditions as to issuance.

10-202. Same; election before bonds issued; conditions as to issuance. Before any bonds shall be issued, as herein provided, the same shall be ordered by a vote of the qualified electors of such county, city, or township. All bonds issued under the provisions of this act [*] shall be issued in the manner provided by the general bond law and such bonds may be issued without regard to any statutory limitations of bonded indebtedness and shall not be included in computing the total bonded indebtedness of any county, city or township issuing the same for the purposes of such statutory limitations of bonded indebtedness.History: L. 1872, ch. 68, § 3; R.S. 1923, § 10-202; L. 1969, ch. 65, § 2; April 21.* "This act," see 10-201.
KS Stat § 10-203 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 2 - Bridge Bonds|10-203 Same; petition for election by electors.

10-203. Same; petition for election by electors. When a petition, signed by electors of any county, city or township equal in number to not less than five percent (5%) of the qualified electors of such county, incorporated city or township, shall be presented to the board of county commissioners of such county, the governing body of such city, or the trustee, clerk and treasurer of such township, asking that a vote be taken upon the question of building, purchasing or repairing a bridge such officers shall, within ten (10) days after the presentation of such petition, call an election as provided by law to vote on such proposition.History: R.S. 1923, § 10-203; L. 1935, ch. 80, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 53, § 2; April 2.