267 opinions issued in 1980.
Attorney General Opinion No. 1980-9
Jan 8, 1980
The provisions of the "Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act," K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 58-3901 et seq., relating to unclaimed security deposits of utilities, apply only to the deposits of those utilities which are not municipally owned. Unclaimed security deposits of municipally- owned utilities should remain in the custody of the utility and should be accounted for in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 12-822.
Attorney General Opinion No. 1980-12
Jan 7, 1980
In the absence of any statutory authority, the transfer of territory from one school district to another pursuant to K.S.A. 72-7101 et seq. may not involve merely the transfer of a surface interest, with the mineral interest retained by the transferring district, but must instead transfer all property included in the territory.
Attorney General Opinion No. 1980-6
Jan 4, 1980
A fire district created pursuant to K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 19-3601 et seq. may issue no-fund warrants pursuant to K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 19-3601b, without the approval or authorization of the state board of tax appeals. Such warrants must be issued in the form and according to the procedures prescribed by K.S.A. 79-2940, with one exception. The notation of authorization prescribed by the latter statute is not applicable to fire district no-fund warrants.