19-1901. Jail services. Every county shall provide jail services, at the expense of the county, for the safekeeping of prisoners lawfully committed. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 53, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-1901; L. 2023, ch. 83, § 2; July 1. Cross References to Related Sections: Jails in other cities, see 19-1923. Attorney General's Opinions: County buildings; power of county commission to construct; fees and salaries; allowance for deputies. 79-279. Use of moneys in city's industrial fund. 82-264. County buildings; financing cost; issuance of bonds. 86-167. County contracts with out of state public agency for housing misdemeanants and juvenile offenders; conditions. 97-50. Sheriff must accept city prisoner taken to county jail but not responsible if taken directly to medical facility. 2007-39. The term "jail" should be given its ordinary meaning. 2014-12. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Duty of commissioners to furnish good and sufficient jail. Comm'rs of Osborne Co. v. Honn, 23 Kan. 256, 258. 2. County liable to sheriff only, for board and lodging of prisoners. Hendricks v. Comm'rs of Chautauqua Co., 35 Kan. 483, 485, 11 P. 450. 3. County not liable to inmates for insanitary condition of jail. Pfefferle v. Comm'rs of Lyon Co., 39 Kan. 432, 436, 18 P. 506. 4. County must maintain jail in healthful and sanitary condition. Norton v. Simms, 85 Kan. 822, 824, 118 P. 1071. 5. Provisions of section read into sheriff's bond whether in actual bond or not. Farmer v. Rutherford, 136 Kan. 298, 304, 15 P.2d 474. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026