Kansas AG Opinions, 1975

March 13, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 115 The Honorable Robert F. Bennett Governor of Kansas 2nd Floor - State Capitol Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Bob: I have your letter of March 10 past. I enclose a copy of my recent opinion to Paul and Sharon Hess, concerning their residence i…

March 12, 1975 Opinion No. 75-116 Mr. Charles Rooney, Sr. Chairman State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board of Review 514 Capitol Federal Building Topeka, Kansas 66603 Dear Chairman Rooney: You inquire concerning Opinion No. 74-295, issued under date of August 26, 1974, wherein the…

March 12, 1975 Opinion No. 75-113 Honorable Wesley H. Sowers Senator, 31st District The Statehouse Topeka, Kansas Dear Senator Sowers: This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated February 24, 1975, relative to medical malpractice coverage for WSU branch medical students. …

March 11, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 114 Mr. Patrick J. Reardon Leavenworth County Attorney Leavenworth County Courthouse Leavenworth, Kansas 66048 Dear Mr. Reardon: K.S.A. 59-216(a) provides that in Leavenworth County, with a population of approximately 49,000, the probate judge shall…

March 11, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 112 Mr. Steven W. Rogers Attorney for U.S.D. #484 731 Madison Fredonia, Kansas 66736 Dear Mr. Rogers: We have received your inquiry concerning the inclusion of an elevator in the plans for remodeling the high school. Specifically you ask if the stat…

March 11, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 111 Mr. Louis J. Krueger, Director Division of Architectural Services Department of Administration 12th Floor - State Office Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 Attn: Mr. Charles Beardmore Dear Mr. Krueger: Mr. Beardmore, as secretary of the Mobile Home a…

March 11, 1975 Opinion No. 75-110 Mr. Larry D. Ehrlich Russell County Attorney Russell County Courthouse Russell, Kansas 67665 Dear Mr. Ehrlich: We have your letter of March 6. I enclose a copy of a recent opinion of the Attorney General, No. 75-43, and a copy of an earlier opini…

March 11, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 109 Mr. Ronald F. Loewen Kansas Credit Union Council Post Office Box 1010 1500 North West Street Wichita, Kansas 67201 Dear Mr. Loewen: On behalf of Mr. Robert Arnold, administrator of the Kansas Credit Union Council, you request our opinion concern…

March 10, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 108 Mr. Paul E. Miller Riley County Attorney Riley County Courthouse Manhattan, Kansas 66502 Dear Mr. Miller: You inquire whether the official duties of either yourself, as county attorney of Riley County, or of the county counselor include the furn…

March 10,1975 Opinion No. 75-107 Robert R. Raines Secretary of Corrections 5th Floor, KPL Towers 818 Kansas Avenue Topeka, Kansas Dear Mr. Raines: Your recent letter raises several questions concerning the scope and effect of the expungement statutes, K.S.A. 21-4616 and -4617, pr…

March 10, 1975 Opinion No. 75-106 Mr. James N. Cole Chief Investigator Johnson County Courthouse Olathe, Kansas 66061 Dear Mr. Cole: You requested an opinion from this office concerning the inter- pretation of K.S.A. 58-2265. More precisely, you questioned in light of the above s…

March 10, 1975 Opinion No. 75-104 Mr. Gaylord I. Maples Attorney at Law 215 North Walnut Peabody, Kansas 66866 Dear Mr. Maples: K.S.A. 82a-614, concerning the organization of a rural water district thereunder, prescribes in pertinent part thus: "A petition addressed to the board …

March 10, 1975 Opinion No, 75- 100 Senator Jack Janssen State of Kansas Box 626 Lyons, Kansas 67554 Dear Senator Janssen:- You inquire concerning 1975 Senate Bill No. 203, section 1 of which provides thus: "From and after the effective date of this act_, any individual, corporati…

March 7, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 99 Harold C. Rohmiller, Director Division of Property Valuation State Office Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 RE: K.S.A. 79-3901 et seq. Dear Sir: You ask if "feed", assuming it is a "mixture of grains and/or supplements", is assessable, and if it would…

March 7, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 103 Mr. Robert W. Manske Woodson County Attorney Post Office Box 100 Yates Center, Kansas 66783 Dear Mr. Manske: You advise that the clerk of the District Court of Woodson County, Kansas, is employed on a part-time basis as dispatcher by the Woodson …

March 7, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 102 Colonel Allen Rush Superintendent Kansas Highway Patrol State Office Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Colonel Rush: K.S.A. 1974 Supp. 8-2107 provides that under certain circumstances, an officer who has halted any person for any violation speci…

March 6, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 98 Ms. Donna M. Kaiser County Election Officer Dickinson County Courthouse Abilene, Kansas 67410 Dear Ms. Kaiser: You inquire, first, whether the Board of County Commissioners has any authority to determine who the county election officer appoints as…

March 6, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 97 Mr. William Harris Division of Taxation Department of Revenue State Office Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Mr. Harris: You have requested an opinion on your proposed forms which will be sent to applicants for licenses to conduct bingo games. Si…

March 6, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 96 Mr. Douglas S. Wright Assistant City Attorney Municipal Building 215 East 7th Street Topeka, Kansas 66603 Dear Mr. Wright: You inquire concerning the constitutionality of K.S.A. 25-903, which provides in pertinent part thus: "It shall be unlawful …

March 5, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 94 Mr. Wilbur S. Stakes, Jr, Attorney At Law 100 Highland Road Lansing, Kansas 66043 Dear Mr. Stakes: You requested an opinion from this office concerning whether the city, through use of industrial revenue bonds, may finance a recreational facility …

March 5, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 105 Mr. Philip E. Winter Assistant County Attorney Lyon County Courthouse *Emporia, Kansas 66801 Dear Mr. Winter: You have inquired whether K.S.A. 22-3405 or any other statutory or constitional provision mandates the presence of a defendant during a …

March 5, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 101 Mr. Keith Sanborn District Attorney Sedgwick County Courthouse 525 North Main Street Wichita, Kansas 67203 Dear Mr. Sanborn: Thank you for your opinion draft of February 26, 1975, addressed to Mr. Byron Kenyon, concerning the application of the t…

March 4, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 95 Robert R. Raines Secretary of Corrections 5th Floor, KPL Towers 818 Kansas Avenue Topeka, Kansas Dear Mr. Raines: Your letter raises a number of questions concerning the sentencing process and I will respond to them in the order presented. Initial…

March 4, 1975 Opinion No. 75-92 Mr. Henri Fournier, Executive Director Kansas State Board of Cosmetology 630 Kansas Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66603 Dear Mr. Fournier: You ask my opinion as to whether the Board of Cosmetology is required to invoke the provisions of Board Regulation 69…

March 4, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 91 Mr. Anthony D. Lopez Executive Director Commission on Civil Rights 535 Kansas Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66603 Dear Mr. Lopez: We have your letter of February 11, 1975, calling our attention to efforts by an individual in Kingman, Kansas, to solicit in…

March 3, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 9 3 The Honorable Jim Parrish State Senator 3rd Floor - State Capitol Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Senator Parrish: You inquire concerning 1975 Senate Bill No. 216, which proposes to amend K.S.A. 72-8118a. That section presently commences thus:…

March 3, 1975 Opinion No. 75-90 Mr. Charles L. Frickey Decatur County Attorney Oberlin, Kansas 67749 Dear Mr. Frickey: This is to confirm our conversation in regard to your inquiry concerning the definition of the phrase, "implement of husbandry". Local feedlot operations which t…

March 3, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 89 The Honorable Duane S. McGill Speaker of the House House of Representatives 3rd Floor - State Capitol Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Speaker McGill: You advise that the Federal and State Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives has vo…

February 28, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 88 Mr. Benjamin E. Franklin Board of Public Utilities 454 New Brotherhood Building Kansas City, Kansas 66101 Dear Mr. Franklin: You advise that the Board of Public Utilities of Kansas City, Kansas, is in the process of constructing a new power pl…

February 28, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 83 Honorable Robert Bennett Governor, State of Kansas The State Capitol Building Topeka, Kansas Dear Governor Bennett: You advise that it is alleged that for nearly fifty years, the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company has followed a practice of f…

February 27, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 87 The Honorable John F. Hayes State Representative 3rd Floor - State Capitol Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Representative Hayes: K.S.A. 19-228 presently provides in pertinent part as follows: "The board of county commissioners shall cause t…

February 27, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 86 Mr. Rodney L. Turner Assistant City Attorney Ninth Floor - Municipal Office Building One Civic Center Plaza Kansas City, Kansas 66101 Dear Mr. Turner: We have your letter of February 18, concerning one portion of Opinion No. 75-34, and its app…

February 27, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 82 Mr, Herman H. Josefiak Assistant State Treasurer 535 Kansas Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66603 RE: K.S.A. 1974 Supp. 75-4201(q) and 1974 Supp. 75-4218; Newton Creative Housing Subordinated Revenue Bonds (Series 1974) Dear Mr. Josefiak: You have reque…

February 25, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 79 Ms. Dorothy M. Chapman Logan County Clerk Logan County Courthouse Oakley, Kansas 67748 Dear Ms. Chapman: K.S.A. 25-2309(a) provides that in order to register to vote, one must apply therefor, "by giving his name, place of residence and such ot…

February 25, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 78 The Honorable J. Santford Duncan State Representative 3rd Floor - State Capitol Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 The Honorable Marian K. Reynolds State Representative 3rd Floor - State Capitol Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Representatives Du…

February 24, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 81 The Honorable Bert Chaney State Senator 3rd Floor - State Capitol Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Senator Chaney: In Opinion No. 71-191, Attorney General Vern Miller considered the question whether a school board member has the privilege of…

February 24, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 77 The Honorable Fred W. Rosenau State Representative 3rd Floor - State Capitol Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Representative Rosenau: You have asked for an opinion as to whether it is legal to revoke a driver's license if the driver has no i…

February 24, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 76 Mr. Max Bickford, Executive Officer Kansas Board of Regents Suite 1416 - Merchants National Bank Tower Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Mr. Bickford: In your letter of January 29, 1975, you state that the Board has traditionally ruled that a foreign …

February 24, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 75 The Honorable Paul Hess State Senator 3rd Floor - State Capitol Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 The Honorable Sharon Hess State Representative 3rd Floor - State Capitol Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Hess: As a member of the Kan…

February 20, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 73 The Honorable John Crofoot State Senator 3rd Floor - State Capitol Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Senator Crofoot: You inquire concerning 1975 Senate Bill 164, which proposes to amend K.S.A. 75-3739. In particular, you point out that there…

February 19, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 85 Mr. Lowell Long State Director of Personnel Division of Personnel Department of Administration 801 Harrison Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Mr. Long: You advise that the University of Kansas has submitted a payroll claim on behalf of a faculty membe…

February 19, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 84 Mr. James R. Cobler, Director Division of Accounts and Reports Department of Administration 2nd Floor - State Capitol Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Mr. Cobler: You inquire concerning authority for payment of vouchers submitted by officers…

February 18, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 74 Ms. Margaret Jordan Johnson County, District Attorney Johnson County Courthouse Olathe, Kansas 66061 Dear Ms. Jordan: K.S.A. 25-903 provides in pertinent part thus: "It shall be unlawful for any candidate for nomination or for the election to …

February 17, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 72 Mr. Larry R. Mears Atchison County Attorney Atchison County Courthouse Atchison, Kansas 66002 Dear Mr. Mears: You advise that the Atchison County Board of County Commissioners is considering changing the payment of salaries and wages to county…

February 17, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 71 Mr. Tim W. Ryan County Attorney 509 Court Street Clay Center, Kansas 67432 Dear Mr. Ryan: You inquire concerning K.S.A. 17-1914, -1915, and -1916, which deal with permits to move houses. In particular, you inquire whether it is necessary for a…

February 17, 1975 Opinion No. 75- 70 The Honorable Elwill M. Shanahan Secretary of State 2nd Floor - State Capitol Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 Attn: Mr. Sherman Parks Dear Secretary Shanahan: K.S.A. 17-1739 et seq. is a regulatory act concerning the solicitation and collection …