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KS Stat § 20-1a12 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 1a - Judicial Department Moneys|20-1a12 Judiciary technology fund; fund use; expenditures.

20-1a12. Judiciary technology fund; fund use; expenditures. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury a judiciary technology fund.(b) Moneys in the judiciary technology fund shall be used to:(1) Establish, operate and maintain a state-wide system of electronic remote access, at no cost to users, to court records that are otherwise publicly available;(2) implement technological improvements in the Kansas court system; and(3) fund meetings of the judicial council technology advisory committee at the judicial council reimbursement rate pursuant to K.S.A. 20-2206, and amendments thereto. Expenditures from such fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court or a person designated by the chief justice.History: L. 1992, ch. 128, § 4; L. 1992, ch. 315, § 12; L. 2006, ch. 148, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 20-1a13 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 1a - Judicial Department Moneys|20-1a13 Courts accept credit cards to collect fees.

20-1a13. Courts accept credit cards to collect fees. The judicial administrator of the courts shall contract with credit card companies to provide for collection of bank card drafts from valid and unexpired credit cards used to pay for any docket fee, filing fee, fax service charge, and any other fee or charge. Any discount from the face value of a bank card draft shall not exceed 3%. All contracts entered into under this section shall be exempt from the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3739 to 75-3744, inclusive, and amendments thereto. Any fax service charge shall include an amount to cover the cost of accepting a bank card draft.History: L. 1992, ch. 128, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 20-1a14 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 1a - Judicial Department Moneys|20-1a14 Judicial branch nonjudicial salary initiative fund; authorized uses of moneys credited to fund.

20-1a14. Judicial branch nonjudicial salary initiative fund; authorized uses of moneys credited to fund. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury the judicial branch nonjudicial salary initiative fund.(b) All moneys credited to the judicial branch nonjudicial salary initiative fund shall be used for compensation of nonjudicial officers and employees of the district courts, court of appeals and the supreme court and shall not be expended for compensation of judges or justices of the judicial branch. Moneys in the fund shall be used only to pay for that portion of the cost of salaries and wages of nonjudicial personnel of the judicial branch, including associated employer contributions, which shall not exceed the difference between the amount of expenditures that would be required under the judicial branch pay plan for nonjudicial personnel in effect prior to the effective date of this act and the amount of expenditures required under the judicial branch pay plan for nonjudicial personnel after the cost-of-living adjustments and the adjustments for upgrades in pay rates for nonjudicial personnel approved by the chief justice of the Kansas supreme court for fiscal year 2001. For fiscal years commencing on and after June 30, 2001, moneys in such fund shall be used only for the amount attributable to maintenance of the judicial branch pay plan for nonjudicial personnel for such adjustments and upgrades approved by the chief justice of the supreme court for fiscal year 2001.(c) All expenditures from the judicial branch nonjudicial salary initiative fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts and upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to payrolls approved by the chief justice of the Kansas supreme court or by a person or persons designated by the chief justice.(d) The enactment of this legislation shall not be considered a statement of legislative intent to endorse future state general fund financing for ensuing fiscal years for the proposed nonjudicial pay plan contained in the report to the Kansas supreme court by the nonjudicial salary initiative entitled nonjudicial employee compensation submitted to the 2000 legislature.History: L. 2000, ch. 177, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 20-1a15 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 1a - Judicial Department Moneys|20-1a15 Judicial branch nonjudicial salary adjustment fund; authorized uses of moneys credited to fund.

20-1a15. Judicial branch nonjudicial salary adjustment fund; authorized uses of moneys credited to fund. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury the judicial branch nonjudicial salary adjustment fund.(b) All moneys credited to the judicial branch nonjudicial salary adjustment fund shall be used for compensation of nonjudicial officers and employees of the district courts, court of appeals and the supreme court and shall not be expended for compensation of judges or justices of the judicial branch.(c) On or before the 10th day of each month, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer from the state general fund to the judicial branch nonjudicial salary adjustment fund interest earnings based on:(1) The average daily balance of moneys in the judicial branch nonjudicial salary adjustment fund for the preceding month; and(2) the net earnings rate of the pooled money investment portfolio for the preceding month.(d) All expenditures from the judicial branch nonjudicial salary adjustment fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts and upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to payrolls approved by the chief justice of the Kansas supreme court or by a person or persons designated by the chief justice.History: L. 2008, ch. 95, § 1; L. 2014, ch. 1, § 2; L. 2014, ch. 125, § 2; L. 2017, ch. 80, § 24; July 1.
KS Stat § 20-1a17 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 1a - Judicial Department Moneys|20-1a17 Nonseverable provision.

20-1a17. Nonseverable provision. The provisions of this act* are not severable. If any provision of this act is stayed or is held to be invalid or unconstitutional, it shall be presumed conclusively that the legislature would not have enacted the remainder of such act without such stayed, invalid or unconstitutional provision.History: L. 2014, ch. 82, § 43; July 1.* This act means L. 2014, ch. 82.L. 2014, ch. 82, was held to be an invalid enactment, see Solomon v. State, 303 K. 512, 364 P.3d 536 (2015).
KS Stat § 20-1a19 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 1a - Judicial Department Moneys|20-1a19 Severability of chapter 81 of the 2015 Session Laws of Kansas.

20-1a19. Severability of chapter 81 of the 2015 Session Laws of Kansas. The provisions of 2015 House Bill No. 2005, chapter 81 of the 2015 Session Laws of Kansas, are severable. If any provision of 2015 House Bill No. 2005, chapter 81 of the 2015 Session Laws of Kansas, is held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the legislature declares by this act that the remainder of 2015 House Bill No. 2005, chapter 81 of the 2015 Session Laws of Kansas, shall remain in force and effect without such invalid or unconstitutional provision.History: L. 2016, ch. 2, § 1; February 11.
KS Stat § 20-1a20 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 1a - Judicial Department Moneys|20-1a20 Electronic filing and management fund; authorized uses of moneys credited to fund.

20-1a20. Electronic filing and management fund; authorized uses of moneys credited to fund. There is hereby created in the state treasury the electronic filing and management fund. All expenditures from the electronic filing and management fund shall be for purposes of creating, implementing and managing an electronic filing and centralized case management system for the state court system and shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the chief justice of the supreme court or by a person designated by the chief justice.History: L. 2016, ch. 78, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 20-201 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 2 - Reporter Of Supreme Court And Reports|20-201 Oath of reporter.

20-201. Oath of reporter. The reporter of the supreme court, appointed by the judges of said court according to the provisions of the constitution, shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, and within thirty days of his appointment, take and subscribe the oath of office, and cause the same to be filed in the office of the secretary of state.History: L. 1867, ch. 120, § 1; May 27; G.S. 1868, ch. 27, p. 301, § 1; R.S. 1923, 20-201.
KS Stat § 20-202 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 2 - Reporter Of Supreme Court And Reports|20-202 Notes of decisions.

20-202. Notes of decisions. It shall be the duty of the justices of the supreme court to prepare and deliver to the reporter full notes of all decisions made by them, which they shall deem of sufficient importance to publish, within sixty days after the close of the term at which the causes are tried, in which such decisions are made.History: L. 1867, ch. 120, § 2; May 27; G.S. 1868, ch. 27, p. 301, § 2; R.S. 1923, 20-202.
KS Stat § 20-203 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 2 - Reporter Of Supreme Court And Reports|20-203 Syllabus of points of law.

20-203. Syllabus of points of law. A syllabus of the points of law decided in any case in the supreme court shall be stated in writing by the judge delivering the opinion of the court, which shall be confined to points of law arising from the facts in the case, that have been determined by the court, and the syllabus shall be submitted to the judges concurring therein for revisal before publication thereof; and it shall be inserted in the book of reports without alteration, unless by consent of the judges concurring therein.History: L. 1867, ch. 120, § 3; May 27; G.S. 1868, ch. 27, p. 301, § 3; R.S. 1923, 20-203.
KS Stat § 20-204 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 2 - Reporter Of Supreme Court And Reports|20-204 Duties in preparing reports.

20-204. Duties in preparing reports. The reporter shall prepare all such decisions for publication. The report of each case shall contain the title of the case, a syllabus of the points decided, a statement of so much of the facts of the case as may be necessary to understand the decision, the names of counsel, and the opinion of the court: Provided, That a memorandum opinion may be prepared in any case where no new question of law is decided or which is otherwise considered as having no value as a precedent. Such a memorandum opinion need not contain a syllabus or statement of facts. Each volume shall contain a list of all the cases reported, alphabetically arranged, and also a complete index.History: L. 1867, ch. 120, § 4; G.S. 1868, ch. 27, p. 301, § 4; R.S. 1923, 20-204; L. 1972, ch. 96, § 1; March 25.
KS Stat § 20-205 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 2 - Reporter Of Supreme Court And Reports|20-205 Publication of supreme court and court of appeals cases.

20-205. Publication of supreme court and court of appeals cases. The cases decided by the supreme court of this state which the court deem of sufficient importance to be published and those of the court of appeals which are to be published pursuant to rule of the supreme court shall be prepared by the reporter and delivered to the director of printing, who shall as speedily as possible print and publish such number of copies of each volume of the reports as shall be specified by the reporter, and deliver the same to the state law librarian. No volume shall contain less than seven hundred and fifty (750) pages, including the index.History: L. 1889, ch. 247, § 1; L. 1901, ch. 171, § 1; R.S. 1923, 20-205; L. 1974, ch. 135, § 4; L. 1976, ch. 147, § 2; Jan. 10, 1977.
KS Stat § 20-206 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 2 - Reporter Of Supreme Court And Reports|20-206 Copyright of reports.

20-206. Copyright of reports. The reporter shall cause each volume of reports hereafter published to be copyrighted for the use and benefit of the state of Kansas; and all papers and certificates relating to such copyright shall be filed and preserved in the office of the secretary of state.History: L. 1889, ch. 247, § 2; May 25; R.S. 1923, 20-206.
KS Stat § 20-207 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 2 - Reporter Of Supreme Court And Reports|20-207 Delivery of court reports to state law librarian.

20-207. Delivery of court reports to state law librarian. The director of printing shall hereafter deliver the whole number of copies of reports of the supreme court and court of appeals required to be published to the state law librarian as soon as completed; and when the whole edition of any volume shall be so delivered, the librarian shall certify that fact to the secretary of state, who shall thereupon ascertain the amount due the director of printing therefor, and audit and certify the same to the director of accounts and reports for payment.History: L. 1889, ch. 247, § 3; R.S. 1923, 20-207; L. 1974, ch. 135, § 5; L. 1976, ch. 147, § 3; Jan. 10, 1977.
KS Stat § 20-208b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 2 - Reporter Of Supreme Court And Reports|20-208b Distribution of supreme court reports to legislative coordinating council.

20-208b. Distribution of supreme court reports to legislative coordinating council. The state law librarian shall provide the legislative coordinating council with the number of complete sets of available Kansas reports necessary to conduct the official business of the legislative branch of government, as certified to the state law librarian by the legislative coordinating council, without charge.History: L. 1975, ch. 181, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 20-209 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 2 - Reporter Of Supreme Court And Reports|20-209 Set of Kansas reports for each district judge position; duties of clerk of district court.

20-209. Set of Kansas reports for each district judge position; duties of clerk of district court. Whenever a new district judge position is created, the state law librarian shall provide a complete set of available Kansas reports to the clerk of the district court of the county of residence of the judge elected or appointed to such position. If any district judgeship is abolished, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the district court of the district where the judgeship was located to return to the state law librarian all Kansas reports which were acquired by such court without charge under the provisions of this act or the acts of which this act is amendatory. Whenever a person is elected or appointed to succeed to the office of district judge, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the district court of the county where the person's predecessor in office kept the set of Kansas reports, accountable by such office, to deliver such reports to the person so elected or appointed.History: L. 1911, ch. 161, § 1; R.S. 1923, 20-209; L. 1929, ch. 161, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 118, § 2; L. 1974, ch. 135, § 7; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 83; L. 1978, ch. 109, § 2; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 30; Jan. 12, 1987.
KS Stat § 20-210 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 2 - Reporter Of Supreme Court And Reports|20-210 Replacement without charge, when.

20-210. Replacement without charge, when. The state law librarian is hereby authorized to replace without charge volumes of the Kansas reports which have been destroyed by fire, flood or other natural catastrophe, only if the same were originally delivered to and in the custody of an office or agency authorized to receive reports without charge pursuant to K.S.A. 20-208.History: L. 1909, ch. 117, § 2; R.S. 1923, 20-210; L. 1947, ch. 221, § 2; L. 1970, ch. 118, § 3; L. 1974, ch. 135, § 8; July 1, 1975.
KS Stat § 20-212 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 2 - Reporter Of Supreme Court And Reports|20-212 Sale of courts of appeals reports and Wyandotte constitutional convention proceedings.

20-212. Sale of courts of appeals reports and Wyandotte constitutional convention proceedings. The state law librarian is authorized and directed to sell the Kansas courts of appeals reports and proceedings and debates of the Wyandotte constitutional convention now in his hands at a cost of two dollars ($2) per volume, plus fifty cents (50¢) for postage and handling, to be paid in advance.History: L. 1905, ch. 497, § 3; R.S. 1923, 20-212; L. 1970, ch. 118, § 5; L. 1974, ch. 135, § 10; July 1, 1975.
KS Stat § 20-213 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 2 - Reporter Of Supreme Court And Reports|20-213 Sale of reports; disposition of moneys; library report fee fund.

20-213. Sale of reports; disposition of moneys; library report fee fund. The state law librarian shall remit all moneys received by or for such librarian from the sale of reports of the supreme court and from the sale of court of appeals reports to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the library report fee fund. All expenditures from such fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the state law librarian or by a person or persons designated by such state librarian. The state law librarian may make expenditures from such fund for the purpose of paying the cost of transportation, handling and storage charges incurred by the state librarian in the sale, delivery and storage of such reports, including the cost of providing shelving for their storage, and for the purchase of library materials related to the subject of law and the rebinding of same, and for the purpose of reprinting volumes of such reports.History: L. 1889, ch. 247, § 5; R.S. 1923, 20-213; L. 1947, ch. 221, § 4; L. 1970, ch. 118, § 6; L. 1973, ch. 309, § 12; L. 1974, ch. 135, § 11; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 75; July 1.
KS Stat § 20-301 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 3 - District Courts|20-301 District court in each county; jurisdiction.

20-301. District court in each county; jurisdiction. There shall be in each county a district court, which shall be a court of record, and shall have general original jurisdiction of all matters, both civil and criminal, unless otherwise provided by law, and also shall have such appellate jurisdiction as prescribed by law.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 28, § 1; R.S. 1923, 20-301; L. 1951, ch. 243, § 1; L. 1971, ch. 176, § 14; L. 1976, ch. 146, § 9; Jan. 10, 1977.
KS Stat § 20-301a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 3 - District Courts|20-301a Classes of judges; judge of the district court defined; jurisdiction, power and authority.

20-301a. Classes of judges; judge of the district court defined; jurisdiction, power and authority. There shall be two classes of judges of the district courts established pursuant to K.S.A. 20-301: District judges and district magistrate judges. As used in this act, "judge of the district court" means any of such judges. Such judges shall have the jurisdiction, powers and duties prescribed by this act and otherwise prescribed by law. The judicial power and authority of a judge of the district court in each judicial district may be exercised anywhere within such judicial district and may be exercised anywhere within any other judicial district when assigned to hear any proceeding or try any cause in such judicial district, as provided in K.S.A. 20-319, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1976, ch. 146, § 10; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 31; Jan. 12, 1987.
KS Stat § 20-301b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 3 - District Courts|20-301b Judge required in each county.

20-301b. Judge required in each county. In each county of this state there shall be at least one judge of the district court who is a resident of and has the judge's principal office in that county.History: L. 1983, ch. 105, § 12; L. 1984, ch. 111, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 20-302 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 3 - District Courts|20-302 District judges; power and authority.

20-302. District judges; power and authority. The district judge provided for in the Kansas constitution shall have and exercise the full judicial power and authority of a district court.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 28, § 2; R.S. 1923, 20-302; L. 1965, ch. 214, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 146, § 11; Jan. 10, 1977.
KS Stat § 20-303 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 3 - District Courts|20-303 Seal.

20-303. Seal. The secretary of state shall furnish each county organized for judicial purposes, a seal for the district court, which shall contain the words, "District court, ______ county, Kansas," inserting the name of the county —which seal shall remain in the custody of the clerk of said court, and with which he shall authenticate all process and all of his official acts. Until a seal shall be provided, the clerk may use a private seal.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 28, § 3; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 20-303.
KS Stat § 20-304a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 3 - District Courts|20-304a Sealed instruments validated.

20-304a. Sealed instruments validated. That all official instruments to which the seal of the district court of any county in this state has been attached by the proper official, wherein the said seal purports to be the seal of the clerk of the district court instead of the seal of the district court, be and the same are hereby made legal and valid, and of the same force and effect as though said seal contained the exact words provided by the statutes of this state.History: L. 1937, ch. 205, § 1; June 30.
KS Stat § 20-310b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 20 - Courts|Article 3 - District Courts|20-310b Temporary judges.

20-310b. Temporary judges. (a) Upon stipulation of the parties to an action, the court may order the action to be heard and determined by a temporary judge who is a retired justice of the supreme court, retired judge of the court of appeals or retired judge of the district court. Such temporary judge shall be sworn and empowered to act as judge in the action until its final determination.(b) Any action before a temporary judge pursuant to this section shall be conducted in the same manner as any other action before a judge of the district court and any order entered by such temporary judge may be appealed and enforced in the same manner as a similar order of a judge of the district court.(c) If a person acting as temporary judge pursuant to this section is a retired district magistrate judge, the powers and jurisdiction of such temporary judge shall be limited to the powers and jurisdiction of a district magistrate judge and appeals of orders of such temporary judge shall be governed by the laws governing appeals from orders of district magistrate judges.(d) The court shall fix the compensation of a temporary judge acting pursuant to this section and such compensation shall be charged against any or all parties to the action, or paid out of any fund or subject matter of the action which is in the custody of the court, as directed by the court.History: L. 1986, ch. 114, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 159, § 2; July 1.