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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1605 When election held; notices.

19-1605.
When election held; notices.
The elections provided for in this act shall be held within fifty days after the presentation of the petition therefor; and the county commissioners shall cause thirty days' notice of any such election to be given, by publication in one or more newspapers published in the county, or by posting written or printed notices at the several voting places in the county.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 26, § 5; March 3; R.S. 1923, 19-1605.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1606 Canvass of first election.

19-1606.
Canvass of first election.
The board of commissioners shall meet on the Saturday following said election, and proceed to canvass the vote; and the place having received the majority of all the votes cast shall be proclaimed by them the county seat of the county.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 26, § 6; March 3; R.S. 1923, 19-1606.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1607 Second election.

19-1607.
Second election.
When the county seat of any county has not been located by a vote of the legal electors of the county, if on the first election for the location thereof no place shall receive a majority of all the votes cast a second election shall be held on the second Tuesday thereafter, and at such election the balloting shall be confined to the two places having received the highest number of votes at the last preceding election.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 26, § 7; L. 1883, ch. 91, § 3; April 5; R.S. 1923, 19-1607.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1608 Canvass of second election.

19-1608.
Canvass of second election.
In case of a second election, the board of county commissioners shall meet on the Saturday following, canvass the vote and proclaim the result, as hereinbefore provided.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 26, § 8; March 3; R.S. 1923, 19-1608.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1609 Removal to new county seat; time; penalty for failure.

19-1609.
Removal to new county seat; time; penalty for failure.
The county officers who are required by law to keep their offices at the county seat shall within twenty days after said proclamation remove all books, records, papers and furniture belonging to the county, to the place therein named; and if any officer shall fail to remove within the time prescribed by this section, he or his sureties shall pay to the county the sum of five dollars for each and every day of such failure, to be sued for and collected by the board of county commissioners.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 26, § 9; March 3; R.S. 1923, 19-1609.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1610 How elections conducted.

19-1610.
How elections conducted.
Elections provided for in this act shall be conducted in all respects as provided for by the general election laws of the state.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 26, § 10; March 3; R.S. 1923, 19-1610.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1611 Days for elections.

19-1611.
Days for elections.
No election under this act shall be held on the day of any general election.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 26, § 11; March 3; R.S. 1923, 19-1611.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1612 Ballots at elections.

19-1612.
Ballots at elections.
At all elections under this act the ballots shall be headed "For county seat," and following thereafter shall be the name of the place for which the elector desires to cast his vote.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 26, § 12; March 3; R.S. 1923, 19-1612.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1613 Board of registry.

19-1613.
Board of registry.
That the persons authorized by law to act as judges of elections in any election or voting precinct of this state shall constitute a board of registry for their respective voting precincts, and shall meet on Tuesday, three weeks preceding any election for the permanent location or relocation of the county seat of any county in the state of Kansas, at nine o'clock a.m., at the place designated for holding the polls of said election, and proceed to make a list as hereinbefore prescribed of all persons qualified and entitled to vote at the ensuing election in the voting precinct of which they are judges, which list when completed shall constitute and be known as the register of election of said voting precinct; and said board may continue their session two days if necessary.
History:
L. 1881, ch. 89, § 1; March 4; R.S. 1923, 19-1613.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1614 Register.

19-1614.
Register.
Said registers shall each contain a list of the persons so qualified and entitled to vote in said voting precinct at the coming election for the permanent location or relocation of the county seat; alphabetically arranged according to their respective surnames, so as to show in one column the name at full length, and in another column, in cities, the residence, by the number of the dwelling, if there be a number, and the name of the street, or other location of the dwelling place of each elector. It shall be the duty of said board to enter in said lists the name of every person residing in their voting precinct whose name appears on the poll book kept in said precinct at the last preceding election; in cities, the numbers of the dwellings and name of the street, or other location, if the same shall be known to or can be ascertained by such board; and for this purpose said board is authorized to take from the office in which they are filed the duplicate poll book made and filed by the judges of such voting precinct at the election held next prior to the making of such register.
In making said list the board shall enter thereon, in addition to the names on the duplicate poll book, the names of all other persons who are well known to them to be qualified electors in said voting precinct; and the names of all persons on the duplicate poll book who have died or removed from the voting precinct shall be omitted from said register. The said boards shall complete, as far as practicable, the said register on the day of their meeting aforesaid, and shall make four copies thereof, and certify the register and each of said copies to be a true list of the legal voters in their voting precinct, so far as the same are known to them, within two days thereafter, and file said original list, together with the list taken from the office as aforesaid, in the office of the township clerk of the township in which said election precinct may be, within three days of said meeting.
One copy of said list shall be kept by each of said judges, and carefully preserved by him for their use, on the day or days hereinafter mentioned for the revision of the same. One copy of said list shall, immediately after its completion, be posted in some conspicuous place where said election is to be held, in the voting precinct, and be accessible to any elector who may desire to examine the same. And any person who shall take down, tear down, or deface any list so posted, shall on conviction thereof be punished by a fine of fifty dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of sixty days, or by both fine and imprisonment.
History:
L. 1881, ch. 89, § 2; March 4; R.S. 1923, 19-1614.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1615 Appointment of judges; new precincts.

19-1615.
Appointment of judges; new precincts.
In case in any township there shall be two or more election precincts, and in any of said precincts there shall not reside any authorized judge of election, the township trustee of the township shall appoint three judges of election to make such registration. In case in any voting precinct there shall not be a full board of authorized judges of election, the authorized judges of election residing in such voting precinct shall appoint judges from the voters of such precinct to fill such vacancy; and in case a new voting precinct shall be formed by the division or organization of a new township, or otherwise, the judges of the election in the new voting precinct thus formed may make their registry of the electors on the day prescribed by this act, in such manner as a majority of them may direct, and for that purpose may make a list, or cause to be made a certified copy of the duplicate poll books of the township in which such new voting precinct is situated, or out of which it may have been created, or they may dispense with such list or lists, and proceed to make a register of electors from the best means at their command. Said lists shall only embrace the names of such persons as are known to them to be qualified electors of their voting precinct, and shall be posted up, copies thereof made, and the original filed as prescribed in the preceding section, and shall be corrected in the same manner that other lists are corrected.
History:
L. 1881, ch. 89, § 3; March 4; R.S. 1923, 19-1615.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1616 Revision of register.

19-1616.
Revision of register.
The said board shall again meet on Tuesday of the week preceding the said election, in their respective voting precincts at the place designated for holding the polls of the election, for the purpose of revising, correcting and completing said lists; and for this purpose, in cities, they shall meet at eight o'clock a.m., and remain in session until nine o'clock p.m., of that day; and in other districts they shall meet at nine o'clock in the morning and remain in session until six o'clock p.m., of that day.
History:
L. 1881, ch. 89, § 4; March 4; R.S. 1923, 19-1616.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1617 Proceedings and hearings of board.

19-1617.
Proceedings and hearings of board.
The proceedings of said board shall be open, and all persons residing and entitled to vote in said voting precinct shall be entitled to be heard by said board in relation to corrections or additions to said register. One of the lists so kept by the judges as aforesaid shall be used by them on the day or days of making corrections or additions, for the purpose of completing the registry for such voting precinct.
History:
L. 1881, ch. 89, § 5; March 4; R.S. 1923, 19-1617.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1618 Names to be erased or placed on list; false information; oaths.

19-1618.
Names to be erased or placed on list; false information; oaths.
It shall be the duty of said board, at their meeting for revising and correcting said lists, to erase therefrom the name of any person inserted therein who shall be proved by the oath of two legal voters of said voting precinct, to the satisfaction of said board, to be a nonresident of said voting precinct, or otherwise not entitled to vote in said precinct at the election there next to be held: Provided, That said person shall be entitled to appear and offer evidence in support of his right to vote in said precinct. Any elector residing in said precinct, and entitled to vote therein, may appear before said board and require his name to be recorded on said alphabetical list.
Any person so requiring his name to be entered on said lists shall make the statement as to the street and number thereof, or where he resides, required by the provisions of this act of persons offering their votes at elections, and shall be subject to the same penalties for refusing to give such information or for falsely giving the same, and shall also be subject to challenge either by the judges or either of them, or by any other elector. And the same oaths may be administered by the judges or inspectors as now provided in case of persons offering to vote at an election, and in case no challenge is made of any person so requiring his name to be entered on said alphabetical list, or, in case of challenge, if such person shall make oath that would entitle him to vote in case of challenge at an election, then the name of any such person shall be added to said alphabetical poll list or register.
History:
L. 1881, ch. 89, § 6; March 4; R.S. 1923, 19-1618.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1619 Copies of register; vote of certain persons not received; challenges.

19-1619.
Copies of register; vote of certain persons not received; challenges.
After said lists shall have been fully completed, and within three days of said second meeting of said board, they shall cause four copies of the same to be made, each of which shall be certified by them to be a correct list of legal electors of their voting precinct, one of which shall be within said time filed in the office of the township clerk of the township in which said precinct is located, and one of which copies shall be delivered to each of said judges. It shall be the duty of said judges so receiving such lists to carefully preserve the same for their use on election day, and to designate one of their number at the opening of the polls to check the name of every voter voting in such precinct whose name is on the register. No vote shall be received at any such election, if the name of the person offering to vote be not on said register as corrected, unless the person offering to vote shall furnish to the judges of the election his affidavit, in writing, stating therein that he is an inhabitant of said precinct, and entitled to vote therein at such election, and prove by the affidavit of a householder and registered voter of the precinct in which he offers to vote, that he knows such person to be an inhabitant of the precinct, giving the residence of such person within said precinct.
The oath may be administered by any one of the judges of said election at the poll where the vote shall be offered, or by any other person authorized to administer oaths; but no person shall be authorized or allowed to receive compensation for administering said oath. Said oaths shall be preserved and filed in the office of the township clerk of the township in which such precinct is situated. Any person, whether his name shall be on said list of voters or not, may be challenged by the judge or any legal elector, and the same oaths shall be put as now are or hereafter may be prescribed by law.
History:
L. 1881, ch. 89, § 7; March 4; R.S. 1923, 19-1619.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1620 Duties of clerks of election; penalties.

19-1620.
Duties of clerks of election; penalties.
The clerks at the polls, in addition to the duties now prescribed by law, shall enter on the poll books kept by them, in columns prepared for that purpose, opposite the name of each person voting, the same statement or minute as hereinbefore required of the board making the registry; but such entry is not to be made by them if the registry contains correctly the name and residence of such voter; and in all cases said clerks shall enter in a column opposite the name of each person not registered the words, "Not registered." In cities, every elector, at the time of offering his vote, shall truly state the street in which he resides, and if the house, lodging or tenement in which he resides is numbered, the number thereof. And the clerks of the polls, in case the name of such elector is not registered, shall truly enter, in the appropriate column of the poll list, opposite the name of the elector, the street and number, or other description of the residence of such elector. In case of the refusal to make the statement as aforesaid, the vote of such an elector shall not be received.
Any person who shall willfully make any false statement in relation thereto shall upon conviction thereof be punished by a fine of fifty dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of ten days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
History:
L. 1881, ch. 89, § 8; March 4; R.S. 1923, 19-1620.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1621 Poll books and register filed with county clerk.

19-1621.
Poll books and register filed with county clerk.
After the canvass of the votes by the judges of said election, said poll books and said register so kept and checked as aforesaid shall be attached together, and shall on the following day be filed in the office of the township clerk of said township in which said voting precinct may be, by one of said judges; and a duplicate of same shall be returned to the county clerk of the county as by law required.
History:
L. 1881, ch. 89, § 9; March 4; R.S. 1923, 19-1621.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1622 Board may appoint clerk.

19-1622.
Board may appoint clerk.
The said board may, if necessary, on the day or days of the making and correcting such lists, appoint a clerk to assist them in the discharge of their duties required by this act; and the same oath shall be taken by such clerk as is required by law of clerks of elections.
History:
L. 1881, ch. 89, § 10; March 4; R.S. 1923, 19-1622.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1623 Registers open to inspection.

19-1623.
Registers open to inspection.
The registers shall at all times be open to public inspection at the office of the authorities in which they shall be deposited, without charge.
History:
L. 1881, ch. 89, § 11; March 4; R.S. 1923, 19-1623.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1624 Compensation of members of board and clerks.

19-1624.
Compensation of members of board and clerks.
The members of the board of registration and their clerks shall each receive the same compensation as is now allowed by law for judges and clerks of elections, for each day actually and necessarily employed in the making and completing of the registry, to be paid to them in the time and manner in which they are paid other fees.
History:
L. 1881, ch. 89, § 12; March 4; R.S. 1923, 19-1624.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1625 Board to preserve order; vacancies.

19-1625.
Board to preserve order; vacancies.
The said board shall have and exercise the same power in preserving order at their meetings, under this act, as are given to judges of election for preserving order on election days; and vacancies in said board shall be filled in the same manner that vacancies in election boards are now filled at elections.
History:
L. 1881, ch. 89, § 13; March 4; R.S. 1923, 19-1625.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1626 Falsely registering or swearing; penalties; register blanks.

19-1626.
Falsely registering or swearing; penalties; register blanks.
Any person who shall cause his name to be registered in more than one voting precinct, or who shall cause his name to be registered, knowing that he is not a qualified elector in said precinct where he causes such registry to be made, or who shall falsely personate any registered voter, and any person causing, aiding, or abetting any person in any manner, in either of said acts, shall on conviction be punished for each and every such offense by fine not exceeding three hundred dollars and imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year.
All intentional false swearing before said board of registration shall be deemed willful and corrupt perjury, and on conviction shall be punished as such. If any member or officer of said board shall knowingly and willfully violate any of the provisions of this act, or be guilty of any fraud in the execution of the duties of his office, he shall be punished for each and every such offense by fine not exceeding three hundred dollars and imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year. The necessary blanks for making the registers required by law shall be prepared by the secretary of state, and transmitted to the county clerk upon his request therefor.
History:
L. 1881, ch. 89, § 14; March 4; R.S. 1923, 19-1626.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1627 Register used at subsequent election.

19-1627.
Register used at subsequent election.
In case an election for the location or relocation of the permanent county seat of a county is held for which a registration of electors is made in pursuance of this act, and at such election no place shall receive a majority of the votes cast and a subsequent election is had in pursuance of the provisions of existing law, the said registration so taken for said first election shall be taken and considered a registration of voters for such second or subsequent election.
History:
L. 1881, ch. 89, § 15; March 4; R.S. 1923, 19-1627.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1628 Construction of act.

19-1628.
Construction of act.
Nothing in this act shall be construed in any manner to affect the qualifications of electors, or general mode of conducting elections.
History:
L. 1881, ch. 89, § 16; March 4; R.S. 1923, 19-1628.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1629 Judges of election appointed by county commissioners.

19-1629.
Judges of election appointed by county commissioners.
The board of county commissioners shall appoint judges of elections for any election under this act, in any precinct where there are no judges provided by law; and the judges so appointed shall take and subscribe an oath to support the constitution of the United States and state of Kansas, and faithfully discharge the duties of judges of election.
History:
L. 1881, ch. 89, § 17; March 4; R.S. 1923, 19-1629.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 16 - County Seats › 19-1630 Application of K.S.A. 19-1613 through 19-1629 to county-seat elections.

19-1630.
Application of K.S.A. 19-1613 through 19-1629 to county-seat elections.
Sections one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen and seventeen of chapter eighty-nine of the Laws of 1881 be and the same are hereby made applicable to any and all elections held and to be held for the purpose of locating the county seat of any county in the state of Kansas.
History: L. 1887, ch. 120, § 1; February 5; R.S. 1923, 19-1630.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 18 - Hospitals › 19-1860j Hospitals in certain counties with a population of more than 125,000; sale of hospital to state.

19-1860j.
Hospitals in certain counties with a population of more than 125,000; sale of hospital to state.
Any county which owns a hospital which is organized and operated pursuant to K.S.A. 19-1860 et seq. is hereby authorized to sell and convey merchantable title to said hospital together with all real and personal property owned by the county and used in connection with said hospital to the state of Kansas upon such terms and in such manner as the board of county commissioners and the state may agree upon.
History:
L. 1979, ch. 66, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 18 - Hospitals › 19-1860k Abolishment of board of trustees of certain county-owned hospitals; transfer of moneys, records and property.

19-1860k.
Abolishment of board of trustees of certain county-owned hospitals; transfer of moneys, records and property.
The board of trustees of any hospital sold and conveyed pursuant to K.S.A. 19-1860j or leased pursuant to K.S.A. 19-1860l is hereby abolished. Any moneys remaining in any fund of said hospital after its sale or lease shall, after payment of any obligation thereof, be transferred to the county general fund. All records and property of said hospital remaining after the sale or lease thereof shall be transferred to the custody of the county clerk.
History:
L. 1979, ch. 66, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 18 - Hospitals › 19-1860l Lease of certain county hospital to board of regents; terms and conditions; approval by attorney general.

19-1860l.
Lease of certain county hospital to board of regents; terms and conditions; approval by attorney general.
Any county owning and operating a county hospital under the authority of K.S.A. 19-1860 et seq., and amendments thereto, is hereby authorized to lease such hospital buildings and site together with any personal property of the county used in connection with the operation of said hospital to the state board of regents and the state board of regents is hereby authorized to lease such building and site from such county. The state board of regents and the board of county commissioners of such county are hereby authorized and empowered to enter into a lease for such hospital buildings and site for a term not exceeding ninety-nine (99) years upon such terms and conditions and for such rental as the state board of regents and the board of county commissioners of the county deem to be in the best interest of the state of Kansas and such county. Such lease shall be executed on behalf of the state board of regents by the chairperson of said board, and shall be attested by the secretary of said board. No such lease shall be executed until the same has been approved by the attorney general.
History:
L. 1979, ch. 66, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 19 - Jails › 19-1901 Jail services.

19-1901. Jail services.
Every county shall provide jail services, at the expense of the county, for the safekeeping of prisoners lawfully committed.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 53, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-1901; L. 2023, ch. 83, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 19 - Jails › 19-1903 Sheriff to keep jail; separation of each sex, definitions; meals and medical care for prisoners.

19-1903. Sheriff to keep jail; separation of each sex, definitions; meals and medical care for prisoners.
(a) The sheriff of the county, or such sheriff's deputy, shall:
(1) Keep the jail and be responsible for the manner in which the jail is kept;
(2) keep separate rooms for each sex, female and male; and
(3) supply proper food, drink and medical care for the prisoners.
(b) As used in this section, "sex" means an individual's biological sex, either male or female, at birth. A "female" is an individual whose biological reproductive system is developed to produce ova, and a "male" is an individual whose biological reproductive system is developed to fertilize the ova of a female.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 53, § 3; R.S. 1923, 19-1903; L. 2023, ch. 83, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 19 - Jails › 19-1904 Calendar of all prisoners; information required to be kept.

19-1904. Calendar of all prisoners; information required to be kept.
The sheriff of each county shall keep a true and exact calendar of all prisoners committed to the county jail. Such calendar shall contain the names of all persons who are committed, their place of abode, the time of their commitment, the time of their discharge, the cause of their commitment, the authority that committed them, and the description of their persons. When any person is released from the county jail, such calendar shall state the authority for such release and the time when such release occurred. If any person escapes from the county jail, such calendar shall state particularly the time and manner of such escape.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 53, § 4; R.S. 1923, 19-1904; L. 2023, ch. 83, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 19 - Jails › 19-1905 Record of calendar for judges.

19-1905. Record of calendar for judges.
At the opening of each term of the district court in the sheriff's county, the sheriff shall provide a record of the calendar maintained pursuant to K.S.A. 19-1904, and amendments thereto, to the judge of such court by providing a physical or electronic copy of such calendar or access to an electronic record of such calendar. The record provided to the court shall include all information added to such calendar since the last report was submitted.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 53, § 5; R.S. 1923, 19-1905; L. 2023, ch. 83, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 19 - Jails › 19-1909 Cost of keeping civil prisoner.

19-1909. Cost of keeping civil prisoner.
The cost of keeping a defendant imprisoned by civil process shall be taxed as costs in the action in an amount equal to that provided by the county for maintenance of other county prisoners, and provision shall be made for the maintenance of such prisoners in the same manner as other prisoners of the county.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 53, § 9; R.S. 1923, 19-1909; L. 1963, ch. 173, § 1; L. 2019, ch. 10, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 19 - Jails › 19-1910 Cost of keeping prisoner under criminal process; certain costs paid by the state; reimbursement from prisoner.

19-1910. Cost of keeping prisoner under criminal process; certain costs paid by the state; reimbursement from prisoner.
(a) When a prisoner is committed to a county jail in a criminal action, the board of county commissioners shall allow the sheriff reasonable funding for maintaining such prisoner.
(b) (1) If a person is stopped by or is in the custody of a law enforcement officer as defined in K.S.A. 22-2202, and amendments thereto, who is an employee of the state and such person is injured by the officer while acting within the scope of such officer's authority, costs incurred for medical care and treatment of the person shall be paid by the state if such care and treatment is required due to the injury and a determination has been made that the person has no other resources. When such medical expenses have been paid by the state, the state may seek reimbursement of such expenses from the prisoner. If the state determines that the prisoner is covered under a current individual or group accident and health insurance policy, medical service plan contract, hospital service corporation contract, hospital and medical service corporation contract, fraternal benefit society or health maintenance organization contract, then the state may require the prisoner or the provider rendering healthcare services to the prisoner to submit a claim for such healthcare services rendered in accordance with the prisoner's policy or contract.
(2) All other costs incurred by the county for medical care and treatment of prisoners held within the county shall be paid from the county general fund when a determination has been made that the prisoner has no other resources. When medical expenses have been paid out of the county general fund of any county in this state for a prisoner held within such county, the county may seek reimbursement of such expenses from the prisoner. If the county determines that a prisoner of the county jail is covered under a current individual or group accident and health insurance policy, medical service plan contract, hospital service corporation contract, hospital and medical service corporation contract, fraternal benefit society or health maintenance organization contract, then the county may require the prisoner of such county jail or the provider rendering health care services to the prisoner to submit a claim for such health care services rendered in accordance with the prisoner's policy or contract.
(c) When a prisoner is delivered to a county jail pursuant to K.S.A. 75-5217, and amendments thereto, the costs of holding such prisoner shall be paid as provided in K.S.A. 19-1930, and amendments thereto.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 53, § 10; R.S. 1923, 19-1910; L. 1981, ch. 350, § 1; L. 2002, ch. 117, § 2; L. 2005, ch. 150, § 4; L. 2023, ch. 83, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 19 - Jails › 19-1911 Process; preservation and records.

19-1911. Process; preservation and records.
(a) When a prisoner is confined by virtue of any process directed to the sheriff and such process is required to be returned to the issuing court, such sheriff shall keep a copy of such process and return. Such copy, duly certified by such sheriff, shall be presumptive evidence of such sheriff's right to retain such prisoner in custody.
(b) All instruments of every kind, or attested copies thereof, by which a prisoner is committed to or released from the custody of the sheriff, shall be regularly endorsed and filed and safely kept in a paper or electronic form by such sheriff, or such sheriff's deputy acting as the keeper of the jail.
(c) The records required to be retained in this section shall be delivered to the successor of the officers having charge of the prisoner.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 53, § 11; R.S. 1923, 19-1911; L. 2023, ch. 83, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 19 - Jails › 19-1916 Prisoner sent to jail of nearest county with space and means to care for such prisoner.

19-1916. Prisoner sent to jail of nearest county with space and means to care for such prisoner.
Any committing judge of the district court of any county where there is no sufficient jail may order any person whom they may lawfully order to be committed to prison to be sent to the jail of the nearest county that has sufficient space and means to care for the inmate as determined by the sheriff or keeper of the jail of such nearest county. The sheriff of such nearest county shall, on exhibit of the order of such judge that contains a statement that there is no sufficient jail in such judge's county, receive and keep in custody in the jail of such sheriff's county the prisoner ordered to be committed, at the expense of the county from which such person was sent. The sheriff of the county ordering commitment is responsible for transportation of the prisoner.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 53, § 16; L. 1876, ch. 85, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-1916; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 76; L. 2023, ch. 83, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 19 - Jails › 19-1917 Fugitives from other states; compensation for custody.

19-1917. Fugitives from other states; compensation for custody.
Any county jail may be used for the safekeeping of any fugitive from justice from another state or territory. The sheriff or the keeper of the jail of such county shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for the support and custody of such fugitive from justice, to be paid by the officer demanding the custody of such fugitive.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 53, § 17; R.S. 1923, 19-1917; L. 2023, ch. 83, § 9; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 19 - Jails › 19-1919 Treatment of prisoners; juvenile prisoners; visits of parents and friends.

19-1919.
Treatment of prisoners; juvenile prisoners; visits of parents and friends.
All prisoners shall be treated with humanity, and in a manner which promotes their reform. Juveniles shall be kept in quarters separate from adult criminals. The visits of parents and friends shall at all reasonable times be permitted.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 53, § 19; R.S. 1923, 19-1919; L. 1982, ch. 182, § 122; January 1, 1983.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 19 - Jails › 19-1923 Jails in certain areas other than county seat; cooperation by city.

19-1923.
Jails in certain areas other than county seat; cooperation by city.
The county commissioners of any county shall have the power to appropriate any sum out of the county treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of erecting or building in such area other than the county seat of such county, a jail or holdover, for the use of such county and area cities in which such jail shall be erected. Nothing in this act shall be construed as preventing the area cities from joining and cooperating with such county in the erection thereof, nor to exclude the authorities of any area city in such county which any jail that shall be so built from the use of such jail for the use of the cities.
History:
L. 1911, ch. 76, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-1923; L. 1995, ch. 246, § 3; May 18.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 19 - Jails › 19-1924 Sale of old jail or jailer's residence; procedure; construction of new.

19-1924.
Sale of old jail or jailer's residence; procedure; construction of new.
Whenever any county jail or jailer's residence, or both, has been condemned as unfit for county jail purposes, or whenever any county has built a new jail or jailer's residence, and has not disposed of the old one, the board of county commissioners of said county be and they are hereby authorized to sell and dispose of said old jail or jailer's residence or both and the real estate thereto belonging at not less than three-fourths of its appraised value, without an election being held for such purpose, such value to be ascertained and determined as hereinafter provided upon such terms and conditions as said board of county commissioners shall deem proper and just, upon first giving thirty days' notice in the official paper of said county of the time, place, manner and terms and conditions of said sale; and the said board of county commissioners are hereby authorized and empowered to use the funds derived from such sale in the construction, furnishing and equipping of such new jail or jailer's residence or both, whether built as separate buildings or in conjunction with or as a part of a county courthouse.
History: L. 1909, ch. 104, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-1924; L. 1927, ch. 158, § 1; L. 1947, ch. 198, § 1; February 27.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 19 - Jails › 19-1925 Appraisal of old jail or jailer's residence even though appraisement is in statute.

19-1925.
Appraisal of old jail or jailer's residence even though appraisement is in statute.
Before said sale, and to determine the value of said property, the district judge of the district court of said county, upon application in writing of the board of county commissioners, shall appoint three appraisers who, before entering upon the discharge of their duties and within five days after notice of their appointment, shall take an oath in substance as follows: That they will support the constitution of the state of Kansas and faithfully discharge their duties as appraisers of the old jail or jailer's residence of __________ county, Kansas; that immediately upon taking said oath said appraisers shall view said property and appraise the same and file their report with the clerk of the district court; and on the filing of said report the clerk of said court shall give thirty (30) days' notice in the official paper of said county, which notice shall state the day and hour when said report of said commissioners shall come on for hearing before said court for confirmation; that if twenty-five (25) or more resident taxpayers shall, within twenty (20) days after the return of the appraisement hereinbefore provided for, have filed their objections thereto in writing attacking the correctness of said appraisement, stating wherein the same is incorrect, duly verified by one or more of such taxpayers, it shall be the duty of the court to pass upon such objections, and for that purpose the court may hear testimony for or against said confirmation, and upon a full hearing shall approve said appraisement if the same is fair and just; and if in the judgment of the said court said appraisement is unfair, then said court shall make a finding as to the actual value of said property, which finding shall be conclusive. Said hearing may be held at chambers.
History: L. 1909, ch. 104, § 2; R.S. 1923, 19-1925; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 77; January 10, 1977.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 19 - Jails › 19-1927 Abandoned jail and site; sale; conveyance to historical society, conditions; demolition or repurposing.

19-1927. Abandoned jail and site; sale; conveyance to historical society, conditions; demolition or repurposing.
Whenever any county or board of county commissioners in this state owns a tract of real estate formerly the site for its county jail, such real estate is no longer used for that purpose and such abandoned jail and its site is no longer in the judgment of the board of county commissioners of such county needed for county jail purposes, the board of county commissioners of such county, without a vote of the people or of the electors of such county, may:
(a) Sell and dispose of such real estate either at public or private sale, for cash or other consideration and on such terms as the board of county commissioners of such county deems to be in the best interests of the county;
(b) convey by deed, without consideration, such jail and site to a historical society incorporated under the laws of Kansas as a charitable or benevolent corporation for the purposes of a historical society, if the board finds that such jail and site should be preserved as a historical site or monument. Such conveyance shall be upon the condition that the title shall revert to the county when the property is no longer maintained and used by such historical society for the purpose for which it was conveyed; or
(c) demolish or repurpose such jail or repurpose such site as the board of county commissioners of such county deems to be in the best interests of the county.
History:
L. 1937, ch. 199, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 174, § 1; L. 2023, ch. 83, § 10; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 19 - Jails › 19-1928 Deed for former jail or jail site.

19-1928.
Deed for former jail or jail site.
Upon arranging for such disposition of such real estate, the board of county commissioners of such county shall convey such real estate by proper deed of conveyance, and such deed shall transfer and convey to the grantee therein all the interests of the said county and the board of county commissioners in such real estate so formerly used as a county jail.
History: L. 1937, ch. 199, § 2; March 24.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 19 - Jails › 19-1928a Use of funds derived from sale of former jail or jail site.

19-1928a.
Use of funds derived from sale of former jail or jail site.
Whenever in any county having a population of more than one hundred twenty-five thousand the board of county commissioners shall sell any jail site under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-1927, said county and the board of county commissioners thereof are hereby authorized and empowered to use not to exceed thirty-five thousand dollars of the proceeds or funds derived from such sale for the purchasing of, or the purchase of a site and construction of, a garage, implement house and material yard for such county. Any funds or proceeds remaining after such expenditure shall be applied and credited to the bonded debt fund of such county.
History:
L. 1945, ch. 176, § 1; March 14.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 19 - Jails › 19-1929 Commitment of prisoners in counties not having a sufficient jail; contracts with other cities or counties.

19-1929. Commitment of prisoners in counties not having a sufficient jail; contracts with other cities or counties.
(a) Any county in the state that is without a sufficient jail by reason of the remodeling of its jail or the construction of a new jail or for any other reason, may contract with:
(1) Any city in the state having an adequate jail for the use of such jail upon such terms as the board of county commissioners and the governing body of such city may agree; or
(2) any county in the state having an adequate jail for the use of such jail upon such terms as the board of county commissioners and the receiving county's board of county commissioners may agree.
(b) Any committing judge of the district court of any such county may order any person whom they may lawfully order to be committed to prison to be committed to such other county or city jail, and the keeper of the jail shall receive and keep in custody any prisoner ordered to be committed. The sheriff of the county ordering commitment is responsible for transportation of the prisoner.
History:
L. 1941, ch. 205, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 78; L. 2023, ch. 83, § 11; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 19 - Jails › 19-1931 Jail facilities in certain counties; issuance of bonds; election; debt limitations inapplicable.

19-1931.
Jail facilities in certain counties; issuance of bonds; election; debt limitations inapplicable.
The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of not less than thirty-seven thousand (37,000) and not more than forty-one thousand (41,000) and having an assessed taxable tangible valuation of not less than sixty-five million dollars ($65,000,000) and not more than seventy million dollars ($70,000,000), for the purpose of acquiring a site for and building, equipping and furnishing a new county jail to replace an existing jail which has been condemned as being unsafe, is hereby authorized to issue general obligation bonds of said county in an amount not to exceed the sum of six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) to pay the costs thereof. Such bonds shall be issued pursuant to the general bond law: Provided, That no such bonds shall be issued until the question of the issuance of such bonds shall have been submitted to the qualified electors of such county at a special election called for that purpose or at any regular election and a majority of those voting on the question shall have declared by their votes to be in favor of the issuance of the bonds. Such bond election may be called by the county commissioners and shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the general bond law. Any bonds issued hereunder shall not be subject to or within any bonded debt limitation prescribed by any other law of this state and shall not be considered or included in applying any other law limiting bonded indebtedness.
History: L. 1975, ch. 148, § 1; February 17.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 19 - Jails › 19-1932 Authority of board to acquire jail facilities not limited; means of site acquisition.

19-1932.
Authority of board to acquire jail facilities not limited; means of site acquisition.
The authority granted by the provisions of this act shall be in addition to any other authority any such board of county commissioners may have to acquire a site for and to construct, equip and furnish a new county jail. Said site may be acquired by purchase, gift or through the exercise of the power of eminent domain.
History: L. 1975, ch. 148, § 2; February 17.