Policies; liability; membership

40-1512. Policies; liability; membership. Any company organized under the provisions of this article may issue policies to its members on growing crops against loss or damage by hail. Every policy shall contain a printed copy of the application and also a copy of the bylaws, which shall become a part of the contract between the company and the assured; and all policies of the company shall be signed by the president and secretary. The liability of every such company shall not cease prior to August 1 or later than December 1 in the year in which the policy was written; but the membership, for voting purposes only, shall extend to the last day of February in the year following that in which the policy was written. History: L. 1927, ch. 231, 40-1512; L. 1953, ch. 232, § 2; June 30. Source or prior law: L. 1899, ch. 149, § 10; L. 1901, ch. 230, §§ 5, 15; L. 1907, ch. 225, § 1; L. 1909, ch. 153, § 18; L. 1913, ch. 206, § 19; R.S. 1923, 40-618. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Applied in holding bylaws are part of the policy. Osborn v. Wheat Growers Mutual Hail Ins. Co., 172 Kan. 706, 709, 242 P.2d 1084. 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