Representation in court; prosecutions

44-720. Representation in court; prosecutions. (a) In civil actions. In any civil action involving the provisions of this act, the secretary of labor and the state may be represented by any qualified attorney who is an employee of the secretary of labor and designated by the secretary for this purpose, and at the secretary's request by the attorney general; or if the action is brought in the courts of any other state by any attorney qualified to appear in the courts of that state. (b) In criminal actions. All criminal actions for violation of any provision of this act, or of any rules or regulations issued pursuant thereto, shall be prosecuted by the attorney general of the state; or, at the secretary's request and under the secretary's direction, by the district attorney or county attorney of any county in which the offense was committed. History: L. 1937, ch. 255, § 20; L. 1941, ch. 264, § 16; L. 1970, ch. 191, § 8; L. 1976, ch. 370, § 76; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 71; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Action against local office to obtain employment records properly dismissed; state labor commissioner is indispensable party defendant. City of Hutchinson v. Hutchinson, Office of State Employment Service, 213 Kan. 399, 404, 517 P.2d 117. 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