Special deputies; appointment, revocation; bonds

19-805a. Special deputies; appointment, revocation; bonds. In all counties, the sheriff shall have authority to appoint so many special deputies as the sheriff deems proper and for whose official acts the sheriff shall be responsible. Before an appointment shall be made the sheriff or marshal of the district court shall have the right to demand an indemnity bond before any commission as special deputy shall be issued. The appointments may be revoked at the pleasure of the appointing officer, except that all appointments made by a sheriff pursuant to this section shall automatically be revoked at the time that such appointing sheriff's service as sheriff concludes. Except as provided by K.S.A. 19-827, and amendments thereto, a special deputy appointed under this section shall not receive any payment, for services rendered, from public funds. History: L. 1941, ch. 201, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 59; L. 1996, ch. 149, § 2; L. 2004, ch. 118, § 1; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: Fees and salaries; advances on travel expenses. 79-264. Public employer-employee relations; collective bargaining with sheriff's employees. 81-276. Sheriff; special deputies in counties over 100,000. 82-62. Sheriffs; deputies. 83-136. Authority of sheriff to appoint Indian tribal law enforcement officers as deputies; liability for acts of deputies. 1999-28. Jurisdiction of school law enforcement officer based on location, as well as control or ownership of property. 2002-39. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Individual engaging in an unofficial narcotics investigation is not exempted from weapons violation as a law enforcement officer because of commission as a special deputy. State v. Hargis, 5 Kan. App. 2d 608, 610, 620 P.2d 1181. 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