Appointment of undersheriff or deputy to be in writing; revocation

19-810. Appointment of undersheriff or deputy to be in writing; revocation. Every appointment of an undersheriff or of a deputy sheriff and every revocation of such appointment, shall be in writing, under the hand of the sheriff, and shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the county; but this section shall not extend to any person who may be deputized by any sheriff or undersheriff to any particular act only. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 104; October 31; R.S. 1923, 19-810. Attorney General's Opinions: Private investigative or security operations; law enforcement officers ineligible for license. 82-271. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Nonfiling of appointment of deputy not fatal to official acts. The State v. Quint, 65 Kan. 144, 69 P. 171; Orchard v. Peake, 69 Kan. 510, 512, 77 P. 281. 2. Return signed by sheriff, where service by deputy, not invalid. Orchard v. Peake, 69 Kan. 510, 512, 77 P. 281. 3. 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).