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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 2 - Liens Of Hotel And Lodginghouse Keepers › 36-203 Period of detention; sale of property; notices.

36-203.
Period of detention; sale of property; notices.
That said innkeeper, hotelkeeper, boardinghouse keeper, apartment-house keeper, or rooming-house keeper shall retain such baggage and other property upon which he has a lien for a period of ninety days, at the expiration of which time if such lien is not satisfied, he may sell such baggage and other property at public auction, first giving notice of the time and place of sale by posting at least three notices thereof in public places in the county where the inn, hotel, boardinghouse, apartment house, or rooming house is situated, and also by mailing a copy of such notice addressed to said guest or boarder at the place of residence designated by the register of such inn, hotel, boardinghouse, apartment house, or rooming house.
History:
L. 1913, ch. 205, § 3; L. 1923, ch. 149, § 3; June 9; R.S. 1923, 36-203.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 2 - Liens Of Hotel And Lodginghouse Keepers › 36-204 Proceeds of sale.

36-204.
Proceeds of sale.
That after satisfying the lien and any cost that may accrue, any residue remaining shall, on demand, within six months, be paid to such guest or boarder, and if not so demanded within six months from date of sale, such residue shall be deposited by such innkeeper, hotelkeeper, boardinghouse keeper, apartment-house keeper, or rooming-house keeper with the treasurer of the county in which the inn, hotel, boardinghouse, apartment house, or rooming house is situated, together with a statement of the innkeeper, hotelkeeper, boardinghouse keeper, apartment-house keeper, or rooming-house keeper's claim and the cost of enforcing the same, a copy of the notice given, and the amount received for the goods sold at said sale.
History:
L. 1913, ch. 205, § 4; L. 1923, ch. 149, § 4; June 9; R.S. 1923, 36-204.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 2 - Liens Of Hotel And Lodginghouse Keepers › 36-205 Disposition of surplus proceeds.

36-205.
Disposition of surplus proceeds.
Said residue shall be retained by the county treasurer for a period of one year, and if not claimed within that time by the owner thereof, the county treasurer shall remit the same as provided in K.S.A. 20-2801.
History:
L. 1913, ch. 205, § 5; L. 1923, ch. 149, § 5; R.S. 1923, 36-205; L. 1973, ch. 106, § 6; June 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 2 - Liens Of Hotel And Lodginghouse Keepers › 36-208 Credit agreements.

36-208.
Credit agreements.
The provisions of K.S.A. 36-206 and 36-207 shall not apply where there has been an agreement in writing for delay in payment for a period not to exceed sixty days.
History:
L. 1913, ch. 205, § 8; L. 1923, ch. 149, § 8; June 9; R.S. 1923, 36-208.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 4 - Liability For Property Of Guests › 36-401 Hotel and motel keepers; definitions.

36-401.
Hotel and motel keepers; definitions.
That "hotel" and "motel" for the purposes of this act shall mean and include every building or group of buildings or other structures or group of structures including every cabin camp, tourist cabin, motel or other lodging unit kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public as a place where sleeping accommodations are offered for pay, to guests, in which four (4) or more rooms are used for the accommodations for such guests.
History:
L. 1959, ch. 196, § 1; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 4 - Liability For Property Of Guests › 36-403 Posting copy of law.

36-403.
Posting copy of law.
A complete copy of this act and the act of which this act is amendatory shall be posted in every guest room of every hotel or motel.
History:
L. 1959, ch. 196, § 3; L. 1969, ch. 219, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 5 - Food Service And Lodging Establishments › 36-501 Definitions.

36-501. Definitions.
(a) K.S.A. 36-501 through 36-520, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the lodging inspection act.
(b) As used in the lodging inspection act, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Hotel" means every building or other structure that is kept, used, maintained, advertised or held out to the public as a place where sleeping accommodations are offered for pay primarily to transient guests and in which four or more rooms are used for the accommodation of such guests, regardless of whether such building or structure is designated as a cabin camp, tourist cabin, motel or other type of lodging unit.
(2) "Rooming house" means every building or other structure that is kept, used, maintained, advertised or held out to the public to be a place where sleeping accommodations are furnished for pay to transient or permanent guests and in which eight or more guests may be accommodated, but that does not maintain common facilities for the serving or preparation of food for such guests.
(3) "Boarding house" means every building or other structure that is kept, maintained, advertised or held out to the public to be a place where sleeping accommodations are furnished for pay to transient or permanent guests and in which eight or more guests may be accommodated, and that maintains common facilities for the serving or preparation of food for such guests. The term "boarding house" shall not include facilities licensed under K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 75-3307b(a)(5), prior to its repeal, or facilities licensed by the Kansas department for aging and disability services that are: (A) Facilities for developmentally disabled persons receiving assistance through the department and that receive or have received after June 30, 1967, any state or federal funds; or (B) facilities where developmentally disabled persons who require supervision or limited assistance with the taking of medication reside.
(4) "Lodging establishment" means a hotel, rooming house, guest house or boarding house.
(5) "Food" means the same as provided in K.S.A. 65-656, and amendments thereto.
(6) "Guest house" means every building or other structure that is kept, used, maintained, advertised or held out to the public to be a place where sleeping accommodations are furnished for pay to transient or permanent guests. A guest house shall accommodate no more than seven guests in no more than three rooms furnished with sleeping accommodations, regardless of whether common facilities for the serving or preparation of food are maintained.
(7) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation or other association of persons.
(8) "Municipality" means any city or county of this state.
(9) "Secretary" means the secretary of agriculture and the secretary's authorized representatives.
(10) "Department" means the Kansas department of agriculture.
History:
L. 1975, ch. 314, § 5; L. 1986, ch. 324, § 1; L. 2008, ch. 84, § 9; L. 2012, ch. 145, § 3; L. 2018, ch. 71, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 5 - Food Service And Lodging Establishments › 36-505 Renewal of licenses; application, form, fee; remedial action; failure to renew, restoration fee.

36-505. Renewal of licenses; application, form, fee; remedial action; failure to renew, restoration fee.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, any license issued under the provisions of this act shall expire on March 31 following the date of issuance, and may be renewed by making application to the secretary on or before the expiration date. Application for renewal of a license shall be made on a form prescribed by the secretary and shall be accompanied by the license fee required for the issuance of an original license. If, for any reason, a licensee fails to renew a license prior to the expiration date, the licensee may obtain a renewal of such license within 30 days following the expiration date by complying with the foregoing provisions of this section and paying a $25 late fee. If the licensee does not renew within the 30-day period, then the license is treated as expired and the licensee must apply for a new license.
History:
L. 1975, ch. 314, § 9; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 58; L. 1993, ch. 196, § 2; L. 2012, ch. 145, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 5 - Food Service And Lodging Establishments › 36-506 Rules and regulations establishing standards for lodging establishments.

36-506. Rules and regulations establishing standards for lodging establishments.
(a) The secretary is hereby authorized and empowered to administer and enforce the provisions of the lodging inspection act, and rules and regulations adopted thereunder. The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations establishing minimum standards for the safe and sanitary operation of lodging establishments and the administration and enforcement thereof. Such rules and regulations shall relate to:
(1) Water supply;
(2) heating;
(3) lighting;
(4) ventilation;
(5) toilet and other sanitary facilities;
(6) conditions increasing the hazards of fire, accidents or other calamities;
(7) bedding and furnishings;
(8) sewage disposal;
(9) such other minimum conditions which the secretary deems necessary for the operation and maintenance of a lodging establishment in a safe and sanitary manner; and
(10) licensure of lodging establishments and fees related to the licensure and inspection thereof.
(b) The standards promulgated pursuant to the rules and regulations adopted hereunder shall be designed to ensure the health, comfort and safety of the guests in lodging establishments. Such standards may be based upon or incorporate by reference specific editions, or portions thereof, of nationally recognized codes establishing lodging standards. Such standards shall be applicable uniformly throughout the state, except that the secretary may establish different standards for each of the various classes of lodging establishments. Any provision of an ordinance or resolution of any municipality, prescribing safety and sanitation standards for lodging establishments, which does not conform to the minimum standards promulgated by the secretary pursuant to this section, shall be null and void; but nothing herein shall be construed as precluding any municipality from establishing by ordinance or resolution standards which are more stringent than those established by the secretary.
History:
L. 1975, ch. 314, § 10; L. 2008, ch. 84, § 14; L. 2012, ch. 145, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 5 - Food Service And Lodging Establishments › 36-510 Enforcement of act by secretary; contracts providing for enforcement by municipalities, fire marshal or secretary of agriculture authorized.

36-510. Enforcement of act by secretary; contracts providing for enforcement by municipalities, fire marshal or secretary of agriculture authorized.
(a) The secretary shall be responsible for the enforcement of the lodging standards promulgated pursuant to this act, but the secretary is hereby authorized and empowered to contract with the governing body of any municipality for the enforcement of all or any portion of such standards, whenever the secretary shall determine that such municipality has adequate personnel to provide proper enforcement. Any municipality entering into a contract with the secretary to enforce such standards shall act as an agent of the secretary in carrying out such duties, and no such municipality shall charge any lodging establishment a fee for services performed as an agent of the secretary under such contract which is in addition to and separate from any fee such establishment is required to pay to the secretary under the provisions of this act. Such municipality shall enforce such standards within such municipalities of this state as are designated in the contract. Any inspection of lodging establishments by officers, employees or agents of any such municipality, and any notice of noncompliance issued as a result of any such inspection, shall have the same force and effect as if such had been done by the secretary.
(b) The secretary and the state fire marshal are hereby authorized and empowered to enter into a contract authorizing the state fire marshal and the fire marshal's deputies or lawful agents to enforce all or any portion of the lodging standards promulgated pursuant to this act. Such contract shall designate specific lodging establishments, or types of lodging establishments, wherein such authority may be exercised. Any inspection of such establishments by the state fire marshal or the fire marshal's deputies or lawful agents, to determine compliance with lodging standards established pursuant to this act, and any notice of noncompliance issued as a result of any such inspection, shall have the same force and effect as if such had been done by the secretary.
Such contract also may provide similar authority for the secretary and the secretary's officers, employees and agents with respect to enforcement of all or any portion of the Kansas fire prevention code in specified lodging establishments, or in types of lodging establishments. Any inspection of such establishments by the secretary, or the secretary's officers, employees and agents, to determine compliance with the Kansas fire prevention code, shall have the same force and effect as if performed by the state fire marshal or the marshal's deputies and agents.
History:
L. 1975, ch. 314, § 14; L. 1976, ch. 205, § 3; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 61; L. 2008, ch. 84, § 16; L. 2009, ch. 59, § 6; L. 2012, ch. 145, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 5 - Food Service And Lodging Establishments › 36-512 Disposition of moneys; food service inspection reimbursement fund created.

36-512. Disposition of moneys; food service inspection reimbursement fund created.
(a) The secretary shall remit all moneys received by the secretary under the provisions of this act to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Except for moneys remitted under subsection (b), upon receipt of each such remittance the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state general fund.
(b) The secretary shall remit all moneys received by the secretary from fees from food service establishments located in a municipality where food service inspection services are provided by a local agency under contract with the secretary to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the food service inspection reimbursement fund which is hereby created. On July 1, 1988, and on the first day of each month thereafter, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer from the food service inspection reimbursement fund to the state general fund an amount equal to 10% of all money credited to such fund during the preceding month. Expenditures from the food service inspection reimbursement fund shall be made to reimburse each local agency under contract with the secretary for food service inspection services in an amount equal to 80% of the money received from food service establishments in the municipality served by the local agency. All expenditures from the food service inspection reimbursement fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary or a person designated by the secretary.
History:
L. 1975, ch. 314, § 16; L. 1983, ch. 286, § 9; L. 1985, ch. 139, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 135, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 106; L. 2011, ch. 53, § 14; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 5 - Food Service And Lodging Establishments › 36-515 Violation of standards; denial, suspension, revocation or refusal to renew or modify license; violation of act declared to be misdemeanor; injunctive relief.

36-515. Violation of standards; denial, suspension, revocation or refusal to renew or modify license; violation of act declared to be misdemeanor; injunctive relief.
(a) After notice and opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act, the secretary may deny, suspend, revoke, refuse to renew or modify the license to operate a lodging establishment if the licensee failed to comply with the standards, provisions or requirements established pursuant to the lodging inspection act, or any rule or regulation adopted thereunder.
(b) The secretary may seek injunctive relief from the district court to enjoin any operator of a lodging establishment from conducting business when such operator has:
(1) Failed to make application for or to obtain a license for such purpose as required by the lodging inspection act;
(2) had such license suspended, denied or revoked; or
(3) failed to comply with the standards established pursuant to the lodging inspection act, or rules and regulations adopted thereunder.
History:
L. 1975, ch. 314, § 19; L. 1982, ch. 181, § 2; L. 2009, ch. 59, § 7; L. 2012, ch. 145, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 5 - Food Service And Lodging Establishments › 36-515a Temporary suspension of license without notice or hearing; limitations.

36-515a. Temporary suspension of license without notice or hearing; limitations.
(a) If the secretary finds that the public health or safety is endangered by the continued operation of a lodging establishment, the secretary may suspend temporarily the license of such establishment, or if the lodging establishment is a guest house, order the temporary closure thereof, without notice or hearing in accordance with the emergency provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act.
(b) In no case shall a temporary suspension of a license or closure of a guest house under this section be in effect for a period of time in excess of 90 days. At the end of such period of time, the lodging establishment shall be reinstated to full licensure or, if such lodging establishment is a guest house, allowed to reopen, unless the secretary has suspended or revoked the license, obtained an injunction against such licensee or operator, or the license has expired as otherwise provided under the lodging inspection act.
History:
L. 1982, ch. 181, § 4; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 63; L. 2012, ch. 145, § 9; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 5 - Food Service And Lodging Establishments › 36-515b Civil penalty for violation of act; procedure.

36-515b. Civil penalty for violation of act; procedure.
(a) Any person who violates any provision of the lodging inspection act or any rule and regulation adopted pursuant thereto, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, may incur a civil penalty imposed under subsection (b) in an amount not to exceed $500 for each violation and, in the case of a continuing violation, every day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate violation.
(b) The secretary, upon a finding that a person has violated any provision of the lodging inspection act or any rule and regulation adopted pursuant thereto, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the Kansas administrative procedure act, may impose a civil penalty within the limits provided in this section upon such person, which civil penalty shall be in an amount to constitute an actual and substantial economic deterrent to the violation for which the civil penalty is assessed.
(c) Any party aggrieved by an order of the secretary made under this section may appeal such order to the district court in the manner provided by the Kansas judicial review act.
(d) Any penalty recovered pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state general fund.
History:
L. 1982, ch. 181, § 5; L. 1985, ch. 140, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 107; L. 2008, ch. 84, § 17; L. 2010, ch. 17, § 52; L. 2012, ch. 145, § 10; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 5 - Food Service And Lodging Establishments › 36-516 Gas stoves in public places, vents required; penalty for violation.

36-516.
Gas stoves in public places, vents required; penalty for violation.
(a) No person shall install or own any gas stove in any public building, resort, hotel, restaurant, tourist camp or other similar public place in this state unless such stove is properly connected with a chimney or other outlet or combination of outlets.
(b) Any violation of the provisions of this section is a class C misdemeanor.
History:
L. 1977, ch. 147, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 5 - Food Service And Lodging Establishments › 36-517 Lodging establishments; smoke detectors for deaf and hard of hearing guests.

36-517. Lodging establishments; smoke detectors for deaf and hard of hearing guests.
Every licensed lodging establishment designated as a hotel shall provide at no additional charge to deaf or hard of hearing guests, upon request of such guests, portable smoke detectors of the type suitable for providing visual warning to such guests, or a room equipped with fixed visual warning smoke detectors or a ground floor guest room accessible to the out-of-doors. Each licensed lodging establishment designated as a hotel shall have available for such guests not less than one portable visual warning smoke detector, or one room equipped with a fixed visual warning smoke detector or one ground floor guest room accessible to the out-of-doors for each 50 guest rooms of such lodging establishment, except that no such lodging establishment designated as a hotel shall be required to have more than a total of six portable visual warning smoke detectors, or six rooms equipped with fixed visual warning smoke detectors or six ground floor guest rooms accessible to the out-of-doors nor shall any such lodging establishment have less than one such smoke detector, or one room equipped with a fixed visual warning smoke detector or one ground floor guest room accessible to the out-of-doors.
History:
L. 1988, ch. 134, § 1; L. 2012, ch. 145, § 11; L. 2022, ch. 75, § 5; April 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 5 - Food Service And Lodging Establishments › 36-518 Inspections of lodging establishments; compliance; rules and regulations.

36-518. Inspections of lodging establishments; compliance; rules and regulations.
(a) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f) of K.S.A. 36-502, and amendments thereto, the secretary shall inspect or cause to be inspected every lodging establishment in this state. Any lodging establishment in this state shall be inspected upon receipt of a complaint indicating that such lodging establishment does not comply with the applicable standards promulgated in the lodging inspection act or rules and regulations adopted thereunder. The secretary or the secretary's lawful agent shall have the right of entry and access thereto, at any reasonable time.
(b) Whenever, upon inspection, it is determined that any lodging establishment does not comply with the applicable standards promulgated in the lodging inspection act or rules and regulations adopted thereunder, the secretary shall give written or electronic notice to the owner, proprietor, licensee or agent in charge of such establishment of the changes or alterations necessary to comply with such standards. Such notice shall:
(1) Order the establishment to comply with the applicable standards within a period of time specified in the notice, which shall be not less than 10 days, except that a shorter period of time may be provided in the notice whenever the secretary believes it essential to protect the public health and safety; and
(2) state that the license for such establishment, if applicable, shall be subject to suspension or revocation for failure to comply with the applicable standards within the time specified.
(c) The licensee or operator of any establishment given notice pursuant to this section may apply to the secretary for an extension of the time specified in the notice. The secretary shall review such application and may grant or deny such application or modify the provisions of the notice with respect to the time for compliance with any of the particulars stated in the notice.
(d) Upon reinspection of any lodging establishment given notice pursuant to this section, if it is determined that such establishment does not comply with the applicable standards promulgated in the lodging inspection act and rules and regulations adopted thereunder, the secretary, after providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act, may suspend or revoke the license issued for such establishment.
(e) The secretary is authorized to receive lodging inspection reports from qualified individuals, private entities or public entities to determine compliance with lodging standards promulgated pursuant to the lodging inspection act, and amendments thereto. The secretary is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to receive such inspection reports.
History:
L. 2009, ch. 59, § 1; L. 2011, ch. 73, § 3; L. 2012, ch. 145, § 12; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 5 - Food Service And Lodging Establishments › 36-519 Secretary; cease and desist orders.

36-519. Secretary; cease and desist orders.
If the secretary determines that any person has engaged in or is engaging in any act or practice constituting a violation of any provision of the lodging inspection act, and amendments thereto, or any rules and regulations or orders issued thereunder, the secretary, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the Kansas administrative procedure act, may require that such person cease and desist from the unlawful act or practice and take such affirmative action as in the judgment of the secretary will carry out the purposes of the violated or potentially violated provision of this act or rules and regulations or orders issued thereunder.
History:
L. 2009, ch. 59, § 2; L. 2012, ch. 145, § 13; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 5 - Food Service And Lodging Establishments › 36-520 Lodging fee fund.

36-520. Lodging fee fund.
There is hereby created the lodging fee fund. The secretary shall remit all license fees received by the secretary under the provisions of K.S.A. 36-502, and amendments thereto, and all license renewal fees for lodging establishments under K.S.A. 36-505, and amendments thereto, to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the lodging fee fund. All expenditures from the lodging fee fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary or by a person designated by the secretary.
History:
L. 2011, ch. 73, § 1; L. 2012, ch. 145, § 14; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 6 - Rights And Duties Of Innkeepers And Guests › 36-601 Definitions.

36-601.
Definitions.
As used in this act:
(a) "Hotel" means the same as provided in K.S.A. 36-501, and amendments thereto;
(b) "innkeeper" means the owner, operator, manager or keeper of a hotel;
(c) "minor" means an unemancipated person under the age of 18 years;
(d) "alcoholic liquor" means the same as provided in subsection (b) of K.S.A. 41-102, and amendments thereto;
(e) "cereal malt beverage" means the same as provided in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 41-2701, and amendments thereto;
(f) "controlled substance" means the same as provided in K.S.A. 21-5701, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1997, ch. 144, § 1; L. 2009, ch. 32, § 45; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 6 - Rights And Duties Of Innkeepers And Guests › 36-602 Innkeeper's right to refuse or deny accommodations; when; who.

36-602. Innkeeper's right to refuse or deny accommodations; when; who.
An innkeeper shall have the right to refuse or deny any accommodations, facilities or privileges of a hotel to:
(a) Any person who is unwilling or unable to pay for accommodations and services of the hotel. The innkeeper shall have the right to require the prospective guest to demonstrate such prospective guest's ability to pay by cash, valid credit card or a validated check;
(b) any minor. The innkeeper may require a parent or legal guardian of a minor or a representative of the entity responsible for payment of the accommodation to: (1) Accept in writing liability of the guest room costs, taxes, all charges by the minor and any damages to the guest room, hotel and its furnishings caused by the minor while a guest at the hotel; and (2) provide the innkeeper with a valid credit card number to cover the guest room costs, taxes, charges by the minor and any damages to the guest room or its furnishings caused by the minor; or (3) if the credit card is not an option, give the innkeeper an advance cash payment to cover the guest room costs and taxes for all room nights reserved for the minor, plus reasonable cash deposit not to exceed $250 towards the payment of any charges by the minor for any damages to the guest room, hotel and its furnishings. The innkeeper shall refund such cash deposit to the extent not used to cover any such charges or any damages as determined by the innkeeper following room inspection at check-out;
(c) any person who is engaged in disorderly conduct as defined in K.S.A. 21-6203, and amendments thereto; and
(d) any person who is on record by the hotel as having violated the provisions contained in K.S.A. 36-604, and amendments thereto, in the past.
Any innkeeper who refuses or denies such accommodations, facilities or privileges of a hotel for any of the reasons specified in subsections (a) through (d) shall not be liable in any civil or criminal action or for any fine or penalty based upon such refusal or denial, except that such accommodation, facilities or privilege of a hotel shall not be refused or denied based upon the person's race, religion, color, sex, disability, origin or ancestry.
History:
L. 1997, ch. 144, § 2; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 152; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 6 - Rights And Duties Of Innkeepers And Guests › 36-603 Identification of guest; parent required to accept liability of minor guest.

36-603.
Identification of guest; parent required to accept liability of minor guest.
Every guest of the hotel may be required by the innkeeper to produce a valid identification satisfactory to the innkeeper, containing a photograph of the guest and setting forth the name, age and residence of the guest. If the guest is a minor, the innkeeper may also require a parent of such guest to register and to accept, in writing, liability for the guest's room costs, taxes and all charges by such minor and any damages to the guest room, hotel, its furnishings and lost revenue caused by such minor while a guest at the hotel.
History:
L. 1997, ch. 144, § 3; May 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 6 - Rights And Duties Of Innkeepers And Guests › 36-604 Ejection of person from hotel premises; when.

36-604. Ejection of person from hotel premises; when.
An innkeeper may eject a person from the hotel premises, without return of such person's room rental payment, for any of the following reasons:
(a) Nonpayment of the hotel's charges for accommodations or services;
(b) the person is engaged in disorderly conduct as defined in K.S.A. 21-6203, and amendments thereto, or has been the subject of complaints from other guests of the hotel;
(c) the person is using the premises for an unlawful act, including but not limited to the unlawful use or possession of controlled substances by such person in violation of K.S.A. 21-5701 through 21-5717, and amendments thereto, or the use of the premises for the consumption of alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage by any person under the age of 21 years in violation of K.S.A. 41-727, and amendments thereto;
(d) the person has brought property onto the hotel premises which may be dangerous to other persons pursuant to K.S.A. 21-6301 through 21-6312, and amendments thereto;
(e) the person is not a registered guest of the hotel;
(f) the person has exceeded the limitations for guest room occupancy established by the hotel;
(g) the person has obtained the accommodation under false pretenses;
(h) the person is a minor and is not under the supervision of the adult who has obtained the accommodation;
(i) the person has violated any federal, state or local laws or regulations relating to the hotel; or
(j) the person has violated any rule of the hotel which is posted in a conspicuous place and manner in the hotel as provided in K.S.A. 36-605, and amendments thereto, except that no such rule may authorize the innkeeper to eject or to refuse or deny service or accommodations to a person because of race, religion, color, sex, disability, national origin or ancestry.
History:
L. 1997, ch. 144, § 4; L. 2009, ch. 32, § 46; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 153; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 36 - Hotels, Lodginghouses And Restaurants › Article 6 - Rights And Duties Of Innkeepers And Guests › 36-605 Posting of act by innkeeper.

36-605.
Posting of act by innkeeper.
The innkeeper shall post a copy of this act together with all rules of the lodging establishment, in a conspicuous place at or near the guest registration desk or inside each guest room at the hotel.
History:
L. 1997, ch. 144, § 5; May 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 37 - Impeachment › Article 1 › 37-101 Impeachment defined.

37-101.
Impeachment defined.
An impeachment is the prosecution by the house of representatives before the senate, of the governor or other officer, under the constitution, for misdemeanor in office.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 49, § 1; October 31; R.S. 1923, 37-101.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 37 - Impeachment › Article 1 › 37-102 Articles of impeachment.

37-102.
Articles of impeachment.
The articles of impeachment are the written accusation of the officer, drawn up and approved by the house of representatives.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 49, § 2; October 31; R.S. 1923, 37-102.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 37 - Impeachment › Article 1 › 37-103 What stated in articles.

37-103.
What stated in articles.
The articles of impeachment shall state with reasonable certainty the misdemeanor in office for which the officer is impeached, and if there be more than one, they shall be stated separately and distinctly.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 49, § 3; October 31; R.S. 1923, 37-103.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 37 - Impeachment › Article 1 › 37-104 Appointment of board of managers.

37-104.
Appointment of board of managers.
When the articles of impeachment have been approved by the house of representatives, and an impeachment ordered, a board of managers shall be appointed by the house, of its own members, to prosecute it, whose chairman within five days shall lay the same before the senate.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 49, § 4; October 31; R.S. 1923, 37-104.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 37 - Impeachment › Article 1 › 37-105 Day for hearing; summons.

37-105.
Day for hearing; summons.
The senate shall appoint a day for hearing the impeachment, and the accused shall be required by a summons issued by the secretary of the senate to appear on that day. The summons shall be served by delivering a copy of the same and of the articles of impeachment to the accused in person, if to be found, or leaving the copies at his residence, with some member of his family over sixteen years of age.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 49, § 5; October 31; R.S. 1923, 37-105.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 37 - Impeachment › Article 1 › 37-106 Subpoenas; disobedience of process.

37-106.
Subpoenas; disobedience of process.
The secretary of the senate, at the request of the chairman of the board of managers, or of the accused, shall issue subpoenas for witnesses, and for producing books and papers; and in case of disobedience of the process, the senate shall order the secretary to issue process for arresting the witnesses and seizing the books and papers, which process may be executed by any sheriff, constable, or coroner.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 49, § 6; October 31; R.S. 1923, 37-106.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 37 - Impeachment › Article 1 › 37-107 Attendance of witnesses and production of books and papers; enforcement penalty.

37-107.
Attendance of witnesses and production of books and papers; enforcement penalty.
The senate shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses, and to compel them to testify, and to compel the production of books and papers, and may enforce any order or process by fine and imprisonment to such an extent as may be necessary.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 49, § 7; October 31; R.S. 1923, 37-107.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 37 - Impeachment › Article 1 › 37-108 Fees, privileges and mileage of witnesses; fees of officers.

37-108.
Fees, privileges and mileage of witnesses; fees of officers.
Witnesses shall have the same compensation for travel and attendance, and the same exemptions in going, remaining and returning, as witnesses in the district court; and officers executing the process and orders of the senate shall have the same fees as are allowed sheriffs for like services in the district court.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 49, § 8; October 31; R.S. 1923, 37-108.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 37 - Impeachment › Article 1 › 37-109 Oath of president and members of senate.

37-109.
Oath of president and members of senate.
Before the senate shall proceed to try the impeachment, the president of the senate, and every senator present, shall take the following oath or affirmation: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I will faithfully and impartially try the impeachment against A.B., and do justice according to the law and the evidence."
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 49, § 9; October 31; R.S. 1923, 37-109.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 37 - Impeachment › Article 1 › 37-110 Absence of senator as affecting right to vote.

37-110.
Absence of senator as affecting right to vote.
The senate shall determine what amount of absence of a senator, during the trial, shall exclude the senator from voting in the final decision.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 49, § 10; October 31; R.S. 1923, 37-110.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 37 - Impeachment › Article 1 › 37-111 Costs.

37-111.
Costs.
If the accused is acquitted he shall be entitled to his costs, to be taxed by the secretary of the senate and paid by the state, and if convicted he shall pay the costs, unless the senate otherwise decide.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 49, § 11; October 31; R.S. 1923, 37-111.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 37 - Impeachment › Article 1 › 37-112 Adjournments.

37-112.
Adjournments.
The senate when organized and sitting as a court for the trial of an impeachment shall have power to adjourn from time to time, and hold sessions after the adjournment of legislature.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 49, § 12; October 31; R.S. 1923, 37-112.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 37 - Impeachment › Article 1 › 37-113 Powers of board of managers.

37-113.
Powers of board of managers.
The board of managers appointed by the house shall have all necessary powers for conducting the prosecution of such trials, and shall appoint their own officers.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 49, § 13; October 31; R.S. 1923, 37-113.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 37 - Impeachment › Article 1 › 37-114 Compensation of officers and members of senate.

37-114.
Compensation of officers and members of senate.
The officers and members of the senate, while sitting as a court of impeachment when the legislature is not in session, shall receive compensation and travel expenses and subsistence expenses or allowances as provided in K.S.A. 75-3212, as amended.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 49, § 14; R.S. 1923, 37-114; L. 1973, ch. 211, § 7; April 16.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 37 - Impeachment › Article 1 › 37-115 Compensation of members of board of managers of house.

37-115.
Compensation of members of board of managers of house.
Each member of the board of managers of the house while actually employed upon such impeachment when the legislature is not in session, shall receive compensation and travel expenses and subsistence expenses or allowances as provided in K.S.A. 75-3212, as amended.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 49, § 15; R.S. 1923, 37-115; L. 1973, ch. 211, § 8; April 16.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 37 - Impeachment › Article 1 › 37-116 Duty and pay of attorney general.

37-116.
Duty and pay of attorney general.
The attorney general shall be associated with the board of managers in the trial of any case of impeachment, but he shall not receive any additional pay for such services.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 49, § 16; October 31; R.S. 1923, 37-116.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 37 - Impeachment › Article 1 › 37-117 Warrants for expenses.

37-117.
Warrants for expenses.
Expenditures to carry out the provisions of chapter 37 of Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, shall be made upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the chairman or vice chairman of the legislative coordinating council.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 49, § 17; R.S. 1923, 37-117; L. 1973, ch. 211, § 9; April 16.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 1 - General Provisions › 38-101 Period of minority.

38-101.
Period of minority.
The period of minority extends in all persons to the age of eighteen (18) years, except that every person sixteen (16) years of age or over who is or has been married shall be considered of the age of majority in all matters relating to contracts, property rights, liabilities and the capacity to sue and be sued.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 67, § 1; L. 1917, ch. 184, § 1; L. 1919, ch. 229, § 1; R.S. 1923, 38-101; L. 1965, ch. 274, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 161, § 5; L. 1978, ch. 155, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 1 - General Provisions › 38-102 Minor bound by contracts, when.

38-102.
Minor bound by contracts, when.
Except as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 38-615 through K.S.A. 38-622, and amendments thereto, a minor is bound not only by contracts for necessaries, but also by the minor's other contracts, unless the minor disaffirms them within a reasonable time after the minor attains the minor's majority and restores to the other party all money or property received by the minor by virtue of the contract and remaining within the minor's control at any time after the minor attaining the minor's majority.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 67, § 2; R.S. 1923, 38-102; L. 2000, ch. 174, § 9; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 1 - General Provisions › 38-103 Contracts that may not be disaffirmed.

38-103.
Contracts that may not be disaffirmed.
No contract can be thus disaffirmed in cases where, on account of the minor's own misrepresentations as to his majority, or from his having engaged in business as an adult, the other party had good reasons to believe the minor capable of contracting.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 67, § 3; October 31; R.S. 1923, 38-103.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 1 - General Provisions › 38-104 Payment for personal services.

38-104.
Payment for personal services.
When a contract for the personal service of a minor has been made with him alone, and those services are afterwards performed, payment made therefor to such minor in accordance with the terms of the contract is a full satisfaction for those services, and the parent or guardian cannot recover therefor.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 67, § 4; October 31; R.S. 1923, 38-104.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 1 - General Provisions › 38-108 District court may confer rights of majority.

38-108.
District court may confer rights of majority.
That the district courts for the several counties in this state shall have authority to confer upon minors the rights of majority, concerning contracts and real and personal property, and to authorize and empower minors to purchase, hold, possess and control in their own person and right, and without the intervention or control of a guardian or trustee, any goods, chattels, rights, interests in lands, tenements and effects by such minor lawfully acquired or inherited; and such minor shall have full power to hold, convey and dispose of the same, and to make contracts and be subject to all the liabilities incident thereto, sue and be sued, and in all respects to exercise and enjoy all rights of property and of contracts in the same manner and to the same extent as persons at the age of majority.
History:
L. 1875, ch. 114, § 1; May 15; R.S. 1923, 38-108.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 1 - General Provisions › 38-109 Petition for rights of majority; notice; hearing; decree.

38-109.
Petition for rights of majority; notice; hearing; decree.
Any minor, desiring to obtain the rights of majority for the purposes named in the preceding section, may, by his or her next friend, file a petition in the district court of the county in which such minor shall reside, setting forth, first, the age of the minor petitioner, and that said petitioner is then and has been a bona fide resident of such county for at least one year next preceding the filing of the petition; second, the cause for which petitioner seeks to obtain the rights of majority. Such petition shall be filed as in other cases and notice of the hearing on said petition shall be given by publishing such notice for three consecutive weeks in some newspaper authorized by law to publish legal notices and the time of the hearing on said petition shall be not less than thirty days after the date of the first publication of said notice.
Upon proof in open court of the truth of the allegations in such petition and that said petitioner is a person of sound mind and able to transact his or her own affairs and that the interest of the petitioner shall be promoted thereby, the court may, in its discretion, order and decree that the petitioner be empowered to exercise the rights of majority for any and all purposes mentioned in K.S.A. 38-108, or any acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto; and thereupon such order and decree shall be entered on the records of said court; and thereafter all acts by said petitioner done and performed concerning any contract, rights in action, or interests in real or personal property, shall have the same force, validity and effect as if made by a person of full age.
History:
L. 1875, ch. 114, § 2; R.S. 1923, 38-109; L. 1943, ch. 176, § 1; June 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 38 - Minors › Article 1 - General Provisions › 38-110 Costs of proceedings under K.S.A. 38-108 to 38-110.

38-110.
Costs of proceedings under K.S.A. 38-108 to 38-110.
The costs of proceedings under this act shall be taxed against the minor petitioner, and the same shall be paid before the entry of the decree herein provided for.
History:
L. 1875, ch. 114, § 3; May 15; R.S. 1923, 38-110.