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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 2 - Counties Between 130,000 And 185,000 › 28-223 Additional clerk hire; resolution.

28-223.
Additional clerk hire; resolution.
When no allowance is made in this act for clerical hire in any of the county offices herein provided, then the board of county commissioners shall allow such additional amount for clerical hire as may be necessary to properly expedite the business of said offices. When, in the opinion of the county commissioners, the amount of the allowance made in this act for clerical hire shall be insufficient to properly and sufficiently conduct the business of said office, then the board of county commissioners shall allow such additional amount of clerical hire as may be necessary to properly expedite the business of said office, but not exceeding, however, ten percent of the allowance herein provided: Provided, That no allowance shall be made except by resolution of the board of county commissioners made in regular session convened, setting out the reason for the said allowance as made, and the amount of the allowance: And provided further, That no allowance shall be made for more than a six months period and shall not be effective until said resolution shall have been entered upon the journal and shall have been published once in a paper of general circulation in the county and no warrants shall be issued for such additional clerk hire for any period prior to the date of said publication.
History:
L. 1937, ch. 233, § 16; March 27.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 2 - Counties Between 130,000 And 185,000 › 28-225 Fee books.

28-225.
Fee books.
All of the above officers and other persons now authorized to collect fees from the public, and from any source excepting the county in which their offices are situated, shall keep fee books in forms to be prescribed by the county auditor and approved by the board of county commissioners, in which shall be entered all fees and income from any source whatsoever that may be received by them, in their official capacity.
History:
L. 1937, ch. 233, § 18; March 27.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 2 - Counties Between 130,000 And 185,000 › 28-226 Penalties for violations; forfeiture of office.

28-226.
Penalties for violations; forfeiture of office.
Any officer, deputy, assistant or clerk mentioned in this act or whose salary or compensation is herein provided for or authorized, who shall ask or receive any fee or reward in money or its equivalent not authorized by this act or the laws of this state, or who shall fail to make out and file any report herein provided for, or who shall fail to pay to the county treasurer any fees or income collected by him in the time and manner prescribed by this act, or who shall fail, neglect or refuse to perform any duty enjoined upon him by this act, shall for each offense be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor and fined in any sum not exceeding three hundred dollars or confined in the county jail for not to exceed one year or shall receive a sentence of both such fine and imprisonment. And such failure to perform any of the duties prescribed by this act shall be a forfeiture of office and upon the judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action that such officer, deputy, assistant or clerk has forfeited such office, he shall stand suspended during any appeal therefrom. Except the fees of the county attorney in civil and criminal proceedings under the laws relating to intoxicating liquors and gambling and otherwise provided by law.
History:
L. 1937, ch. 233, § 19; March 27.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 3 - Certain Counties Over 140,000 › 28-315 Collection and payment of fees to county.

28-315.
Collection and payment of fees to county.
All of the officers and other persons herein mentioned shall collect from others than the county in which said offices are located all fees now authorized by law. All such fees and income of their respective offices from every source whatsoever, including all notary fees collected by any officer, deputy or clerk in any proceeding pending or to become pending, filed or to be filed in said office, not herein specifically authorized to be retained by them, shall be paid over on the first and fifteenth days of each month, or if either of said dates be a Sunday or legal holiday, then on the next secular day, to the county treasurer, accompanied by a sworn statement in such form as the board of county commissioners may prescribe, to the effect that all fees and other income collected are correctly set forth therein. All such fees and income shall be placed by said treasurer to the credit of the county's general fund.
History:
L. 1911, ch. 190, § 16; R.S. 1923, 28-315; L. 1974, ch. 168, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 3 - Certain Counties Over 140,000 › 28-316 Fee books.

28-316.
Fee books.
All of the above officers and other persons now authorized to collect fees from the public, and from any source excepting the county in which their offices are situated, shall keep fee books in forms to be prescribed by the county auditor and approved by the board of county commissioners, in which shall be entered all fees and income from any source whatsoever that may be received by them.
History:
L. 1911, ch. 190, § 17; March 3; R.S. 1923, 28-316.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 3 - Certain Counties Over 140,000 › 28-317 Audit of books of county officers; office for auditor.

28-317.
Audit of books of county officers; office for auditor.
The county auditor shall audit the books and accounts of each county officer, monthly, and shall report in writing to the board of county commissioners the condition of the accounts of each officer collecting or handling money. Said monthly reports shall show the total fees collected and paid in to the treasury by each officer since his last report, the total fees then outstanding and unpaid, and all other information that the board of county commissioners may from time to time require. Said county auditor may be provided with an office by the board of county commissioners and shall devote such time to the performance of his duties as may be required.
History:
L. 1911, ch. 190, § 18; March 3; R.S. 1923, 28-317.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 3 - Certain Counties Over 140,000 › 28-318 Penalties for violation of 1911 act*.

28-318.
Penalties for violation of 1911 act*.
Any officer, deputy, assistant or clerk mentioned in this act or whose salary or compensation is herein provided for or authorized, who shall ask or receive any fee or reward in money or its equivalent not authorized by this act or the laws of this state, or who shall fail to make out and file any report herein provided for, or who shall fail to pay to the county treasurer any fees or income collected by him in the time and manner prescribed by this act*, or who shall fail, neglect or refuse to perform any duty enjoined upon him by this act*, shall for each offense be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor and fined in any sum not exceeding three hundred dollars or confined in the county jail for not to exceed one year or shall receive a sentence of both such fine and imprisonment. And such failure to perform any of the duties prescribed by this act shall be a forfeiture of office and upon the judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action that such officer, deputy, assistant or clerk has forfeited such office, he shall stand suspended during any appeal therefrom. Except the fees of the county attorney in civil and criminal proceedings under the laws relating to intoxicating liquors and gambling and otherwise provided by law.
History:
L. 1911, ch. 190, § 19; March 3; R.S. 1923, 28-318.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 3 - Certain Counties Over 140,000 › 28-319 Special counsel in civil litigation for county.

28-319.
Special counsel in civil litigation for county.
That in any civil litigation wherein the county may be either plaintiff or defendant, if the county attorney or his deputies are interested directly or indirectly, or if the board of county commissioners believes that the time at the disposal of the county attorney's office is insufficient to give proper attention to such litigation or if for any other reason the board of county commissioners deems it necessary for the protection of the public interests, it may employ special counsel for such case or cases and pay reasonable compensation therefor, not exceeding the sum of three thousand dollars in any one year.
History:
L. 1911, ch. 190, § 20; March 3; R.S. 1923, 28-319.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 6 - Counties Over 300,000 › 28-601 Prescription of compensation and fees.

28-601.
Prescription of compensation and fees.
All officers and employees herein mentioned in all counties of this state having a population of more than three hundred thousand (300,000) shall receive for their services the compensation herein allowed, and no other fees, mileage, salaries or things of value of any kind or nature whatsoever unless specifically allowed to them by law.
History:
L. 1941, ch. 236, § 1; L. 1949, ch. 268, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 246, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 214, § 6; January 1, 1968.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 6 - Counties Over 300,000 › 28-613 County auditor; salary; deputies, clerks, stenographers; expenses.

28-613.
County auditor; salary; deputies, clerks, stenographers; expenses.
The county auditor shall receive a salary in an amount prescribed by the district court of the judicial district in which such county is located; and for deputies, clerks or stenographers, to be appointed by the auditor, and other necessary and actual expenses of his office the board of county commissioners shall authorize the expenditure of such sums as the board of county commissioners shall determine to be necessary to properly expedite the business of such office.
History: L. 1941, ch. 236, § 13; L. 1943, ch. 165, § 10; L. 1945, ch. 206, § 1 1; L. 1947, ch. 254, § 12; L. 1949, ch. 268, § 12; L. 1951, ch. 274, § 10; L. 1953, ch. 212, § 10; L. 1955, ch. 222, § 8; L. 1957, ch. 246, § 12; L. 1961, ch. 214, § 9; L. 1963, ch. 238, § 16; L. 1965, ch. 262, § 11; L. 1967, ch. 214, § 13; L. 1968, ch. 393, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 205, § 11; L. 1972, ch. 153, § 19; L. 1973, ch. 107, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 6 - Counties Over 300,000 › 28-615 County engineer; salary and expenses; assistants and employees; payment of compensation from county road and bridge fund, when.

28-615.
County engineer; salary and expenses; assistants and employees; payment of compensation from county road and bridge fund, when.
The county engineer may be appointed by the board of county commissioners to perform the necessary civil engineering work of the county. He shall receive a salary to be fixed by the county commissioners. In addition, the board of county commissioners shall pay the county engineer's actual and necessary traveling expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties upon the filing of itemized and verified vouchers signed by the county engineer and approved by the board of county commissioners. The said board shall allow the county engineer the necessary and required assistants, engineers, surveyors, superintendents, foremen, accountants, clerks and all other help needed for the performance of his duties. Allowances for such assistants or help herein referred to shall be for work actually performed per diem and such allowance shall be paid only to the person or persons employed upon sworn claims presented to the board of county commissioners.
All compensation or salaries hereinbefore provided for and for the county's civil engineering work, the building and maintenance of roads and bridges, and the various duties performed under the county engineer's supervision, shall be paid from the county road and bridge fund in counties not under the county unit system, which funds are derived from the tax levies authorized by K.S.A. 79-1947. The engineer shall not receive and retain any fees, costs, mileage, commissions or compensation of any kind for any service which he is authorized to perform because of his office, except as herein elsewhere provided, but shall turn over such fees, costs, mileage, commissions or compensation to the county treasurer, and the same shall become a part of the general revenue fund of the county.
History: L. 1941, ch. 236, § 15; L. 1943, ch. 165, § 12; L. 1945, ch. 206, § 12; L. 1947, ch. 254, § 14; L. 1949, ch. 268, § 14; L. 1953, ch. 212, § 12; L. 1957, ch. 246, § 14; L. 1961, ch. 216, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 262, § 13; L. 1967, ch. 214, § 15; L. 1969, ch. 205, § 13; L. 1972, ch. 153, § 21; L. 1973, ch. 176, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 6 - Counties Over 300,000 › 28-617 Collection and payment of fees to county; monthly statement.

28-617.
Collection and payment of fees to county; monthly statement.
All of the officers and other persons herein mentioned shall collect all fees and benefits now authorized by law. All such fees and other income of or thing of value received, directly or indirectly by them or from their respective offices from any source whatsoever including all notary fees collected by any officer, deputy or clerk in any proceeding pending or to become pending, filed or to be filed in said office, not herein specifically authorized to be retained by them, shall be paid over on the next secular day, after collection to the county treasurer, accompanied by a sworn statement in such form as the board of county commissioners may prescribe, to the effect that all fees and other income collected are correctly set forth therein. All such fees and income shall be placed by said treasurer to the credit of the county general fund. They shall file with the county auditor a monthly statement of all fees collected.
History:
L. 1941, ch. 236, § 17; L. 1971, ch. 139, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 6 - Counties Over 300,000 › 28-618 Semiannual audits by county auditors; office.

28-618.
Semiannual audits by county auditors; office.
The county auditor shall audit the books and accounts of each county officer, semiannually, and shall report in writing to the board of county commissioners the condition of the accounts of each officer collecting or handling money. Said semiannual report shall show the total fees collected and paid into the treasury by each officer since his last report, the total fees then outstanding and unpaid, and all other information that the board of county commissioners may from time to time require. Said county auditor shall be provided with an office by the board of county commissioners and shall devote all his time to the performance of his duties as such auditor.
History:
L. 1941, ch. 236, § 18; April 11.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 6 - Counties Over 300,000 › 28-619 Penalties for violations; forfeiture of office.

28-619.
Penalties for violations; forfeiture of office.
Any officer, deputy, assistant or clerk mentioned in this act or whose salary or compensation is herein provided for or authorized, who shall ask or receive any fee or reward in money or its equivalent, not authorized by this act or the laws of this state, or who shall fail to make out and file any report herein provided for, or who shall fail to pay to the county treasurer any fees or income collected by him in the time and manner prescribed by this act, or who shall fail, neglect or refuse to perform any duty enjoined upon him by this act, shall for each offense be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor and fined in any sum not exceeding three hundred dollars or confined in the county jail for not to exceed one year or shall receive a sentence of both such fine and imprisonment. And such failure to perform any of the duties prescribed by this act shall be a forfeiture of office notwithstanding such offense may have occurred in a prior term, and upon the judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action that such officer, deputy, assistant or clerk has forfeited such office, he shall stand suspended during any appeal therefrom.
History:
L. 1941, ch. 236, § 19; April 11.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 6 - Counties Over 300,000 › 28-620 Monthly payment of salaries.

28-620.
Monthly payment of salaries.
All salaries provided for in this act shall be paid out of the county treasury in equal monthly installments.
History:
L. 1941, ch. 236, § 20; April 11.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 6 - Counties Over 300,000 › 28-622 Increase in compensation of county employees in counties over 300,000, when; resolution.

28-622.
Increase in compensation of county employees in counties over 300,000, when; resolution.
The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than three hundred thousand (300,000) is hereby authorized to provide by resolution between August 1 and September 1 of any year in which a general election falls for an increase of not to exceed five percent (5%) per annum in the compensation and salary of any employee of the county entitled thereto by reason of the employee job classification and merit rating system of such county. Such resolution may also provide for an increase in the amount of any aggregate allowance prescribed by statute for the payment of compensation and salaries of employees.
Such additional compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments and may be paid even though such expenditure was not included in the county budget for the period in which such additional compensation is paid.
History:
L. 1970, ch. 150, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 6 - Counties Over 300,000 › 28-623 Same; protest petition; election.

28-623.
Same; protest petition; election.
Upon petition containing the signatures of the number of taxpayers required by K.S.A. 1969 Supp. 62-901 to summon a grand jury in such county, to be presented to the county clerk no later than October 1 following the final publication in the official county paper of the said resolution, the county commissioners shall cause to be placed on the ballot at the next general election a question to be worded in substantially the following manner:
"Shall the budget of ______________ (here insert name of county) County be increased by ______________ (here insert exact sum) dollars effective on January 1, ______________ (here insert year) for the purpose of granting increases in the salaries of those employees of this county, entitled thereto by reason of the employee job classification and merit rating system, in an amount of ______________%, (here insert exact percentage) for the period commencing January 1, next, and for two (2) calendar years; provided that said increase shall not be granted to those county officials elected by popular vote.
Yes________ No________ (Vote either 'yes' or 'no')."
and a simple majority of those voting upon the question shall prevail.
History:
L. 1970, ch. 150, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 7 - Wyandotte County › 28-701 Compensation of certain officers and employees of Wyandotte county.

28-701.
Compensation of certain officers and employees of Wyandotte county.
All officers and employees of Wyandotte county shall receive for their services the compensation herein provided.
History: L. 1943, ch. 166, § 1; L. 1945, ch. 208, § 1; L. 1949, ch. 267, § 2; L. 1957, ch. 247, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 159, § 21; L. 1967, ch. 219, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 304, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 151, § 2; L. 1989, ch. 116, § 1; April 6.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 7 - Wyandotte County › 28-706 Sheriff's fees, mileage and transportation; deputies; jailers; jury clerk; matron; cook; feeding prisoners.

28-706.
Sheriff's fees, mileage and transportation; deputies; jailers; jury clerk; matron; cook; feeding prisoners.
In addition to the salary prescribed by section 22 of this act the sheriff shall be entitled to retain the fees and mileage paid him from sources without the state of Kansas. He shall not receive any fees or mileage paid him from any county within the state of Kansas, but shall turn over such fees to the county commissioners of his county. The county commissioners of said county are to provide such deputy sheriffs with motorcycles, and other suitable means of conveyance, for the proper discharge of their duties in enforcing the traffic laws and regulations for the operation of vehicles and motor vehicles on the public highways of the county and state.
The sheriff may appoint deputy sheriffs one (1) of whom shall be designated undersheriff. The sheriff shall appoint jailers, with the approval of the board of county commissioners and one jury clerk. The sheriff may appoint a woman not related to the sheriff, as matron of the county jail. Such matron shall be a member of the sheriff's force; shall have all the authority now delegated to a deputy sheriff and shall be subject to removal for cause. The sheriff shall with the approval of the board of county commissioners also appoint a cook who is to prepare the meals for the prisoners in the county jail. The county commissioners shall pay all the expenses for feeding the prisoners in the county jail. No contract shall ever be made with the sheriff or other persons for feeding the prisoners.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 166, § 6; L. 1945, ch. 208, § 6; L. 1947, ch. 255, § 5; L. 1949, ch. 267, § 7; L. 1951, ch. 275, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 214, § 5; L. 1955, ch. 224, § 4; L. 1957, ch. 247, § 6; L. 1961, ch. 217, § 5; L. 1963, ch. 239, § 5; L. 1965, ch. 159, § 5; L. 1969, ch. 204, § 10; L. 1970, ch. 151, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 153, § 26; January 8, 1973.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 7 - Wyandotte County › 28-713 How salaries paid.

28-713.
How salaries paid.
All salaries of all the officers and of their deputies, assistants, and clerks, in such counties, shall be paid monthly by warrants signed by the chairman of the board of county commissioners, attested by the county clerk, and drawn on the county treasurer.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 166, § 14; March 23.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 7 - Wyandotte County › 28-714 Application of K.S.A. 28-315 through 28-319.

28-714.
Application of K.S.A. 28-315 through 28-319.
The provisions of sections 28-315, 28-316, 28-317, 28-318 and 28-319 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated shall apply to all of the officers, deputies, assistants, clerks and other persons mentioned in the act.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 166, § 15; March 23.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 7 - Wyandotte County › 28-716 Salaries of officials and employees in certain counties; tax levy, use of proceeds.

28-716.
Salaries of officials and employees in certain counties; tax levy, use of proceeds.
In counties having a population of not less than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000) nor more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000), the boards of county commissioners of said counties, in addition to the rate of levy authorized by K.S.A. 79-1946 and 79-1947, are hereby authorized to levy an additional tax of not to exceed six mills, to provide for salaries of officials and employees and other expenses as provided by law and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county. Said levy shall be in addition to all other expenses as provided by law.
History: L. 1949, ch. 267, § 17; L. 1951, ch. 277, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 214, § 16; L. 1955, ch. 224, § 9; L. 1957, ch. 247, § 14; L. 1963, ch. 239, § 20; L. 1965, ch. 159, § 18; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 141; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 7 - Wyandotte County › 28-718 Provisions of K.S.A. 28-424 and 28-425 inapplicable to officers and employees where compensation increased by act.

28-718.
Provisions of K.S.A. 28-424 and 28-425 inapplicable to officers and employees where compensation increased by act.
None of the provisions of sections 28-424 and 28-425 of the General Statutes Supplement of 1961 shall be applicable to any officer or employee whose salary or compensation is increased under the provisions of this act.
History:
L. 1963, ch. 239, § 21; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 7 - Wyandotte County › 28-719 Sections K.S.A. 28-424 and 28-425 inapplicable to officers and employees where compensation increased by act.

28-719.
Sections K.S.A. 28-424 and 28-425 inapplicable to officers and employees where compensation increased by act.
None of the provisions of K.S.A. 28-424 and 28-425 shall be applicable to any officer or employee whose salary or compensation is increased under the provisions of this act.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 159, § 19; January 1, 1966.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 7 - Wyandotte County › 28-721 Same; monthly payments.

28-721.
Same; monthly payments.
The additional compensation provided for herein shall be paid in monthly installments to the deputies, assistants and employees of such county.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 219, § 3; January 1, 1968.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 8 - Counties Of 100,000 Or Less › 28-801 Application of act.

28-801.
Application of act.
This act shall apply to all counties having a population of not more than one hundred thousand (100,000).
History:
L. 1957, ch. 242, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 220, § 1; January 1, 1968.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 8 - Counties Of 100,000 Or Less › 28-811 Additional compensation for certain county officers and employees.

28-811.
Additional compensation for certain county officers and employees.
All county officers, their deputies, assistants and employees, except the officers whose salaries are fixed by sections 2 to 12, both sections inclusive, of this act, and except the assistant county attorney of any county having a population of more than forty thousand (40,000) and an assessed tangible valuation of more than sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) and not more than seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000), shall receive compensation in the amount of twenty percent (20%) of the salary fixed by statute for each such officer, deputy, assistant or employee, and such compensation shall be in addition to the salary fixed by statute. Such additional compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments and may be paid even though such expenditure was not included in the county budget for the period in which such additional compensation is paid.
History:
L. 1957, ch. 242, § 11; L. 1967, ch. 220, § 11; January 1, 1968.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 8 - Counties Of 100,000 Or Less › 28-812 Monthly payment of salaries.

28-812.
Monthly payment of salaries.
All salaries prescribed by this act shall be paid in equal monthly installments.
History:
L. 1957, ch. 242, § 12; L. 1967, ch. 220, § 16; January 1, 1968.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 8 - Counties Of 100,000 Or Less › 28-813 Population determined by enumeration; salary changes effective, when.

28-813.
Population determined by enumeration; salary changes effective, when.
The salaries fixed by this act shall be determined by the enumeration of population by the Kansas department of agriculture and changes in salaries shall be effective beginning with the salaries for the month of January of the year succeeding the year in which the enumeration is made.
History:
L. 1957, ch. 242, § 13; L. 1967, ch. 220, § 17; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 76; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 8 - Counties Of 100,000 Or Less › 28-824 Assistants, deputies, clerks, stenographers; salaries and compensation.

28-824.
Assistants, deputies, clerks, stenographers; salaries and compensation.
The board of county commissioners of all counties shall allow such reasonable sums for salaries and compensation of assistants, deputies, clerks and stenographers as may be necessary to properly expedite the business of the several offices of the county.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 220, § 14; January 1, 1968.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 8 - Counties Of 100,000 Or Less › 28-825 Appointive county officers; salaries.

28-825.
Appointive county officers; salaries.
The board of county commissioners of all counties shall by resolution determine and establish the salaries of all appointive county officers, not otherwise provided by law.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 220, § 15; January 1, 1968.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 8 - Counties Of 100,000 Or Less › 28-826 Military establishment defined.

28-826.
Military establishment defined.
The term "military establishment" as used in this act shall not include a missile base or site, military radar installation, or active reserve and national guard units.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 220, § 18; January 1, 1968.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 8 - Counties Of 100,000 Or Less › 28-827 Inapplicability of K.S.A. 28-424, 28-425.

28-827.
Inapplicability of K.S.A. 28-424, 28-425.
None of the provisions of K.S.A. 28-424 and 28-425 shall be applicable to any officer or employee whose salary or compensation is fixed by the provisions of this act.
History:
L. 1967, ch. 220, § 19; January 1, 1968.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 8 - Counties Of 100,000 Or Less › 28-828 Inapplicability of K.S.A. 28-424 and 28-425.

28-828.
Inapplicability of K.S.A. 28-424 and 28-425.
None of the provisions of K.S.A. 28-424 and 28-425 shall be applicable to any officer or employee whose salary or compensation is fixed by the provisions of this act.
History:
L. 1969, ch. 201, § 11; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 8 - Counties Of 100,000 Or Less › 28-831 Reimbursement of certain county officers and employees where compensation reduced by changes in population.

28-831.
Reimbursement of certain county officers and employees where compensation reduced by changes in population.
If the salary of any officer or employee whose salary or compensation was fixed before the effective date of this act by the provisions of article 8 of chapter 28 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, or acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, has been reduced during the calendar year 1972 as a result of a change in population of the county, the board of county commissioners of such county shall reimburse such officer or employee for such loss of salary until otherwise provided by law.
History:
L. 1972, ch. 155, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 10 - Counties Designated Urban Areas › 28-1005 Fees and mileage received by sheriff to county general fund.

28-1005.
Fees and mileage received by sheriff to county general fund.
The sheriff shall turn over to the county treasurer for deposit in the county general fund all fees received and mileage paid him from all sources.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 207, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 10 - Counties Designated Urban Areas › 28-1006 Fees and income collected by officials to county general fund, exceptions.

28-1006.
Fees and income collected by officials to county general fund, exceptions.
All county officers and employees shall collect from others than the county in which said offices are located all fees now authorized by law. All such fees and income of their respective offices from every source whatsoever, including all notary fees collected by any officer, deputy or clerk in any proceeding pending or to become pending, filed or to be filed in said office, not herein specifically authorized to be retained by them, shall be paid over on the first and fifteenth days of each month, or if either of said dates be a Sunday or legal holiday, then on the next secular day, to the county treasurer, accompanied by a sworn statement in such form as the board of county commissioners may prescribe, to the effect that all fees and other income collected are correctly set forth therein. All such fees and income shall be placed by said treasurer to the credit of the county's general fund. The county attorney may receive and retain the fees otherwise provided by law for his or her services in prosecutions and proceedings, both civil and criminal, against violators of the laws relating to intoxicating liquors and gambling.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 207, § 6; L. 1969, ch. 206, § 3; L. 1971, ch. 140, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 154; L. 1977, ch. 112, § 15; May 14.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 10 - Counties Designated Urban Areas › 28-1007 Fee books.

28-1007.
Fee books.
All of the above officers and other persons now authorized to collect fees from the public, and from any source excepting the county in which their offices are situated, shall keep fee books in forms to be prescribed by the county auditor and approved by the board of county commissioners, in which shall be entered all fees and income from any source whatsoever that may be received by them, in their official capacity.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 207, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 10 - Counties Designated Urban Areas › 28-1008 Unlawful acts; penalty; forfeiture of office.

28-1008.
Unlawful acts; penalty; forfeiture of office.
Any officer, deputy, assistant or clerk mentioned in this act or whose salary or compensation is herein provided for or authorized, who shall ask or receive any fee or reward in money or its equivalent not authorized by this act or the laws of this state, or who shall fail to make out and file any report herein provided for, or who shall fail to pay to the county treasurer any fees or income collected by him in the time and manner prescribed by this act, or who shall fail, neglect or refuse to perform any duty enjoined upon him by this act, shall for each offense be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor and fined in any sum not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300) or confined in the county jail for not to exceed one (1) year or shall receive a sentence of both such fine and imprisonment. And such failure to perform any of the duties prescribed by this act shall be a forfeiture of office and upon the judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action that such officer, deputy, assistant or clerk has forfeited such office, he shall stand suspended during any appeal therefrom. Except the fees of the county attorney in civil and criminal proceedings under the laws relating to intoxicating liquors and gambling and otherwise provided by law.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 207, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 10 - Counties Designated Urban Areas › 28-1009 Salaries paid monthly; warrants.

28-1009.
Salaries paid monthly; warrants.
All salaries of all the officers and of their deputies, assistants, and clerks, in such counties, shall be paid monthly by warrants signed by the chairman of the board of county commissioners, attested by the county clerk, and drawn on the county treasurer.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 207, § 9; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 10 - Counties Designated Urban Areas › 28-1010 Provisions of K.S.A. 28-424, 28-425, inapplicable to officers and employees under act.

28-1010.
Provisions of K.S.A. 28-424, 28-425, inapplicable to officers and employees under act.
None of the provisions of K.S.A. 28-424 and 28-425 shall be applicable to any officer or employee whose salary or compensation is increased under the provisions of this act.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 207, § 10; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 28 - Fees And Salaries › Article 10 - Counties Designated Urban Areas › 28-1011 Provisions of article 7, chapter 28, inapplicable to counties under this act.

28-1011.
Provisions of article 7, chapter 28, inapplicable to counties under this act.
The provisions of article 7, chapter 28 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated shall not apply to any county to which this act is applicable.
History:
L. 1965, ch. 207, § 11; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 29 - Fences › Article 1 - Legal Enclosures › 29-101 Enclosure of domestic animals with fence required.

29-101.
Enclosure of domestic animals with fence required.
All domestic animals, other than cats and dogs, shall be enclosed with a fence sufficiently close, composed of posts and rails, posts and palings, posts and planks or palisades, posts and wire, rails alone, laid up in the manner commonly called a worm fence, or turf, with ditches on each side, of stone, or a hedge in existence on July 1, 1986, composed either of thorn or Osage orange.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 1; R.S. 1923, 29-101; L. 1986, ch. 195, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 29 - Fences › Article 1 - Legal Enclosures › 29-102 Construction and composition of fences.

29-102.
Construction and composition of fences.
All fences composed of posts and rails, posts and palings, posts and planks, or palisades, or of stone, or composed of posts and wires, or those composed of turf, shall be at least four feet high. Those composed of rails, commonly called a worm fence, shall be at least four and one-half feet high to the top of the rider, and shall be thoroughly staked and ridered, or if not staked and ridered shall have the corners locked with strong rails, stakes or posts. Those composed of stone shall be at least 18 inches wide at the bottom and 12 inches wide at the top. Those composed of turf shall be thoroughly staked and ridered, and shall have a ditch on the outside not less than two feet wide at the top and three feet deep. With respect to all fences composed of rails or lumber, the bottom rail, board or plank shall not be more than two feet from the ground. All such fences shall be substantially built and sufficiently close to prevent domestic animals, other than cats and dogs from going through. All hedge fences shall be of such height and thickness as will be sufficient to enclose domestic animals other than cats and dogs.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 2; L. 1873, ch. 88, § 1; R.S. 1923, 29-102; L. 1986, ch. 195, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 29 - Fences › Article 1 - Legal Enclosures › 29-103 Fences composed of posts and wires.

29-103.
Fences composed of posts and wires.
In fences composed of posts and wires, the posts shall be of ordinary size for fencing purposes, and set in the ground at least two feet deep and not more than twelve feet apart, with holes through the posts or staples on the side not more than fifteen inches apart, to admit four separate strands of fence wire not smaller than No. 9, and shall be provided with rollers and levers, at suitable distances, to strain and hold the wire straight and firm.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 3; October 31; R.S. 1923, 29-103.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 29 - Fences › Article 1 - Legal Enclosures › 29-104 What deemed legal and sufficient fences.

29-104.
What deemed legal and sufficient fences.
Fences of the material and of the height and sufficiency aforesaid, and all brooks, rivers, creeks, ditches and constructions which shall be equivalent thereto, in the judgment of the fence viewers within whose jurisdiction the same may be, shall be deemed legal and sufficient fences.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 4; October 31; R.S. 1923, 29-104.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 29 - Fences › Article 1 - Legal Enclosures › 29-105 Barbed-wire fence deemed legal fence; construction.

29-105.
Barbed-wire fence deemed legal fence; construction.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), and in addition to fence declared by law to be a legal fence, the following shall be a legal fence: A barbed-wire fence, of not less than three wires, with the third wire from the ground not less than 44 inches nor more than 48 inches from the ground, and the bottom wire not more than 24 inches nor less than 18 inches from the ground, with the center wire equidistant, or nearly so, between upper and lower wires. All such wires shall be well stretched and barbed, barbs to average not more than nine inches apart and such barbed wire shall be composed of two wires not smaller than No. 13, or one wire not smaller than No. 9, or wires having not less than 950 pounds breaking strength. All such wires shall be securely fastened to posts, which shall not be more than two rods apart and not less than 20 inches in the ground, and set in a workmanlike manner or the posts may be not more than 48 feet apart, with slats placed perpendicularly, not more than 12 feet apart, between the posts and fastened to the wires by staples, or with holes in the slats. Suspension fences shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.
(b) The board of county commissioners of any county, by resolution, may establish for a barbed-wire fence constructed after the effective date of such resolution construction requirements which are more stringent than the requirements under subsection (a). In those cases where a barbed-wire fence is located on a county line, the least restrictive requirements for construction of such fence shall apply.
History:
L. 1883, ch. 113, § 1; R.S. 1923, 29-105; L. 1986, ch. 195, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 29 - Fences › Article 1 - Legal Enclosures › 29-106 Fencing extensive tracts in certain counties; gates and hitching posts.

29-106.
Fencing extensive tracts in certain counties; gates and hitching posts.
That whenever any person, persons or corporations shall fence and enclose extensive tracts of land of one hundred acres or over in extent for grazing purposes in the counties of Barber, Pratt, and Russell, and all counties west of range 15, west of the sixth principal meridian, in the state of Kansas, such person, persons or corporation shall provide a suitable swinging or lifting gate, constructed in such manner that it may be easily opened or closed, whenever said fence or enclosure crosses any road established by custom and usage but not a legally established public highway. Said gate shall be so constructed as to meet conveniently the requirements of the traveling public; and in addition to said gate, shall set posts on each side of said gate, at suitable distances therefrom, and of not less than four inches in diameter and not less than seven feet in length, set not less than thirty inches in the ground, and for the purpose of tying any horse or team thereto, while any traveler is engaged in opening or closing said gate.
History:
L. 1901, ch. 225, § 1; March 22; R.S. 1923, 29-106.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 29 - Fences › Article 1 - Legal Enclosures › 29-107 Penalty for interfering with such fence or leaving gates open.

29-107.
Penalty for interfering with such fence or leaving gates open.
Any person who shall willfully molest or interfere with said fence or enclosure described in K.S.A. 29-106, by cutting wires or otherwise mutilating or tearing down said fence, or who shall willfully leave open any gate of said fence or enclosure, shall be deemed to have committed a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars.
History:
L. 1901, ch. 225, § 2; March 22; R.S. 1923, 29-107.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 29 - Fences › Article 1 - Legal Enclosures › 29-108 Declaration of policy relating to domestic animal trespass; liability for damages.

29-108.
Declaration of policy relating to domestic animal trespass; liability for damages.
It is hereby declared that the policy of this state with respect to domestic animal trespass shall be that all such animals shall be enclosed by a lawful fence. It is further declared that, unless otherwise specifically provided by law, strict or absolute liability for damages for injury to any person or property resulting from domestic animal trespass shall not arise, and, in all such cases, the principles of ordinary negligence shall apply.
History:
L. 1986, ch. 195, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 29 - Fences › Article 1 - Legal Enclosures › 29-109 Electric fence deemed legal fence; construction and composition.

29-109.
Electric fence deemed legal fence; construction and composition.
(a) In addition to fences otherwise declared by law to be a legal fence, an electrically charged wire fence with at least one 14 gauge wire or its equivalent not more than 48 inches from the ground and which is deemed by the fence viewers in whose jurisdiction such fence is located, to be equivalent to other legal fences, is hereby deemed a legal fence. The board of county commissioners of any county, by resolution, may elect to declare that such electrically charged wire fence shall not be a legal fence within the jurisdiction of such board. No electrically charged wire fence shall be erected or maintained in contact with public utility poles or lines or in any manner where there is danger or possibility of unreasonable interference with or damage to the equipment or service of a public utility without the permission of the public utility. No utility which furnishes electricity shall have or incur any liability to any person in the event of electric power failure to or for any electric fence.
(b) The board of county commissioners of any county, by resolution, may establish for an electrically charged wire fence constructed after the effective date of such resolution construction requirements which are more stringent than the requirements under subsection (a). In those cases where an electrically charged wire fence is located on a county line, the least restrictive requirements for construction of such fence shall apply.
History:
L. 1986, ch. 195, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 29 - Fences › Article 2 - Fence Viewers › 29-201 County commissioners as fence viewers; designees.

29-201.
County commissioners as fence viewers; designees.
The board of county commissioners, in each county in this state, or their designees, shall be fence viewers in each township of such county. Any action taken by the board pursuant to K.S.A. 29-201 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall require a majority vote of the board of county commissioners. If the board appoints designees to act as fence viewers, any recommendation of such designees shall not be effective unless approved by a majority of the board of county commissioners.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 5; R.S. 1923, 29-201; L. 1949, ch. 270, § 1; L. 2005, ch. 78, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 29 - Fences › Article 2 - Fence Viewers › 29-202 Penalty for neglect of duty.

29-202.
Penalty for neglect of duty.
Any fence viewer who shall, when requested, unreasonably neglect to view any fence or to perform any duty required of him in this act, shall forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars, and shall also be liable to the party injured for all damages consequent upon such neglect.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 6; October 31; R.S. 1923, 29-202.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 29 - Fences › Article 2 - Fence Viewers › 29-203 Compensation and expenses.

29-203.
Compensation and expenses.
Each fence viewer shall be entitled to receive seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) as full compensation for each fence viewed, to be paid in the first instance by the party or parties requiring the services; and all expenses of the view shall be borne equally between the parties interested, except in case of a view to appraise damages for neglect or refusal to make or maintain a just proportion of a division fence, in which case the costs of view shall be paid by the party in default, to be recovered as a part of the damages assessed.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 7; R.S. 1923, 29-203; L. 1949, ch. 270, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 29 - Fences › Article 3 - Partition Fences › 29-301 Maintenance.

29-301.
Maintenance.
The owners of adjoining lands shall keep up and maintain in good repair all partition fences between them in equal shares, so long as both parties continue to occupy or improve such lands, unless otherwise agreed.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 8; October 31; R.S. 1923, 29-301.