Appointment of undersheriff

19-803. Appointment of undersheriff. The sheriff of each county shall, as soon as may be after entering upon the duties of his office, appoint some proper person undersheriff of said county, who shall also be a general deputy, to hold during the pleasure of the sheriff; and as often as a vacancy shall occur in the office of such undersheriff, or he become incapable of executing the same, another shall, in like manner, be appointed in his place. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 101; October 31; R.S. 1923, 19-803. Cross References to Related Sections: Oath of deputy, see 19-2604. Attorney General's Opinions: Public employer-employee relations; collective bargaining with sheriff's employees. 81-276. Sheriff; deputies and undersheriffs; limitation of personnel action. 84-30. Fair labor standards act; applicability to sheriff's department. 85-75. County commissioners' authority over employment of assistants by county treasurer. 89-131. Limitation on personnel action of sheriff concerning undersheriffs and deputies. 92-160. Authority of board of county commissioners over employees of various county departments. 93-64. Jurisdiction of school law enforcement officer based on location, as well as control or ownership of property. 2002-39. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Mentioned; trial court's refusal to allow amendment of petition and process to correct name of corporate defendant held erroneous; return not verified. Rockey v. Runft, 191 Kan. 117, 120, 379 P.2d 285. 2. Undersheriff not employee within meaning of retaliatory discharge provisions of federal civil rights act; within "personal staff" exception. Owens v. Rush, 654 F.2d 1370, 1375, 1376 (1981). 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