Uniforms and display of badges by sheriff and deputies; requirements; exceptions

19-822. Uniforms and display of badges by sheriff and deputies; requirements; exceptions. County sheriffs and their deputies, when on duty, shall be dressed in a distinctive uniform which shall be furnished by the county, and display a badge of office: Provided, The wearing of such uniform and badge shall be discretionary at the option of the sheriff when he or his deputies are engaged in special investigations or mental patient assignments: And provided further, That special deputies appointed by the sheriff, detectives, clerical personnel and civil process servers; and deputies while engaged in the transportation of prisoners may be excluded from the requirements of this section at the option of the sheriff. History: L. 1969, ch. 142, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 115, § 1; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: Sheriff; deputies. 79-35. Sheriffs; costs relating to appointment of process servers. 79-134. County sheriffs' departments; uniforms; allowance for uniform expense in certain counties. 88-18. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Applied; petition sufficiently stated cause of action under K.S.A. 19-805. Monroe v. Darr, 214 Kan. 426, 430, 520 P.2d 1197.