Penalties for violations

55-708. Penalties for violations. In addition to any penalty that may be imposed by the state corporation commission, any person, firm or corporation, or any officer, agent or employee thereof, violating the provisions of this act, or any valid order or rules and regulations of the commission, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding $5,000, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 30 days, or by both fine and imprisonment. History: L. 1935, ch. 213, § 8; L. 1998, ch. 122, § 1; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Mentioned; production of gas held governed by allowables made by commission. Northern Natural Gas Co. v. Republic Natural Gas Co., 172 Kan. 450, 471, 241 P.2d 708. 2. Failure to comply with commission order would subject party to penalty under section and to civil penalty under K.S.A. 55-710. Waechter v. Amoco Production Co., 271 Kan. 489, 515, 537 P.2d 228. 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