Chapter 12 — CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

12-16,137. Same; prohibitions; exceptions. (a) The regulation of consumer incentive items and nutrition labeling for food and nonalcoholic beverages that are menu items in restaurants, retail food establishments or vending machines is reserved to the legislature and may be regula…

12-16,138. Cities; counties; prohibiting periodic interior inspections of residential property; exceptions. (a) No city or county shall adopt, enforce or maintain a residential property licensing ordinance or resolution which includes a requirement for periodic interior inspectio…

12-16,139. Prohibitions on municipalities relating to citizenship and immigration information; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 8-1327, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 12-16,139 through 12-16,144, and amendments thereto: (a) "Law enforcement agency" means a city police departmen…

12-16,140. Certain actions by municipalities prohibited and declared null and void relating to restricting local officials from actions regarding information of citizenship. (a) No municipality shall enact, implement or enforce an ordinance, resolution, rule or policy that prohib…

12-16,141. Municipalities prohibited from limiting or restricting enforcement of federal immigration laws. A municipality shall not limit or restrict the enforcement of federal immigration laws. History: L. 2022, ch. 51, § 3; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNC…

12-16,142. Municipal identification cards not valid as state identification. A municipal identification card shall not be used to satisfy any requirement of state law for proof of identity and each municipal identification card shall state on its face the statement "Not valid for…

12-16,143. Racial or other biased-based policing prohibited; filing of complaints. It is unlawful to use racial or other biased-based policing in the enforcement of federal immigration law and communications with federal agencies within the scope of this act. As used in this sect…

12-16,144. Enforcement of act. The attorney general or county or district attorney may bring an action to compel compliance with K.S.A. 12-16,140 through 12-16,143, and amendments thereto, and if a court finds that a municipality or any other person or entity has violated, is vio…

12-16,219. Cities, counties; prohibition on fire sprinkler requirements in certain residential dwellings. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Municipality" means any city or county. (2) "Residential structure" means any improvement to real property to be used or occupied as a singl…

12-16,220. Cities, counties, political subdivisions; prohibition on limiting use of refrigerants approved for use under federal law. (a) No building code, ordinance, resolution, regulation or rule of any political subdivision of the state shall prohibit or limit the use of refrig…

12-16,221. Regulations or restrictions on sale or use of motor vehicles by state agencies, cities or counties prohibited; exception. (a) No state agency, city or county shall regulate or restrict the use or sale of motor vehicles by the public based on the energy source used to p…

12-16,222. Prohibition of adoption of a guaranteed income program from tax revenues by a city without consent of the legislature; ordinances and resolutions null and void; definition. (a) A city or county shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance or resolution, respectively, that e…

12-16,223. Kansas municipal employee whistleblower act; protected disclosures; prohibited acts; appeals. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas municipal employee whistleblower act. (b) As used in this section: (1) "Auditing agency" means: (A) The legislat…

12-16,224. Citation of act; purpose thereof. (a) The provisions of K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 12-16,224 through 12-16,226, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the fast-track permits act. (b) The purpose of the fast-track permits act is to enhance economic growth in …

12-16,225. Definitions. For the purposes of the fast-track permits act: (a) "Act" means the fast-track permits act, K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 12-16,224 through 12-16,226, and amendments thereto. (b) "Applicant" means a person that submits an application to a local government, including a…

12-16,226. Review by local governments of applications for certain building permits; deadlines; decisions and notices; incomplete or insufficient applications; deemed approvals; application of resolutions, ordinances or policy and conditions for approval; electronic signatures; w…

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12-1603. History: R.S. 1923, § 12-1603; Repealed, L. 1970, ch. 366, § 22; April 1. Source or prior law: L. 1899, ch. 79, § 3. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session D…

12-1608. Quarterly report by treasurer. (a) The treasurer of each city of the first or second class shall publish or cause to be published in a newspaper published in such city, or if there is no newspaper published in such city then in a newspaper published in the county in whic…

12-1609. Same; penalty. Any city treasurer violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon the conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in…

12-1610. History: L. 1913, ch. 82, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 12-1610; Repealed, L. 1947, ch. 122, § 3; April 8. Cross References to Related Sections: Later act, see 12-1610c. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetin…

12-1610a. Kansas Government Journal subscriptions. The governing bodies of the political subdivisions of the state of Kansas are authorized to purchase annual subscriptions to Kansas Government Journal for their officers and employees and to maintain at least one bound set of the…

12-1610b. Same; compilation of information. The officers and employees of the political subdivisions of the state of Kansas may cooperate with the editor and the publishers of Kansas Government Journal in the compilation of statistical data and other information on the operation …

12-1610c. League of Kansas municipalities; annual dues, expenses of attending meetings. Any city is authorized to pay the annual city dues in the league of Kansas municipalities and to pay the actual expenses of its officers or employees who are authorized by the city governing b…

12-1610d. Same; subscriptions. Any political subdivision of the state of Kansas is authorized to pay the subscriptions to the local government research services and publications of the league of Kansas municipalities. History: L. 1947, ch. 122, § 2; April 8. Previous | Next LEGIS…

12-1610e. Same; membership in, when; instrumentality; powers; act supplemental. Any city in the state of Kansas may have membership in the league of Kansas municipalities by action of the governing body and payment of the annual membership dues and subscriptions. The league of Ka…

12-1610f. Same; city delegates; powers and duties. The governing body of each member city may elect city delegates from among the city's officers to represent the city in the conduct and management of the affairs of the league of Kansas municipalities. Such city delegates shall h…

12-1610g. Same; powers exercised through instrumentality; limitation on liability; custody of files upon termination. The member cities of the league of Kansas municipalities acting by and through such instrumentality and in its name shall have power to purchase, or to receive by…

12-1611. History: L. 1905, ch. 105, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 12-1611; Repealed, L. 1961, ch. 72, § 8; April 12. Cross References to Related Sections: Later act, see chapter 12, article 32. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited in holding city not liable for removing trees from street. Ditzen v. Kan…

12-1611a. History: L. 1927, ch. 105, § 1; Repealed, L. 1961, ch. 72, § 8; April 12. Cross References to Related Sections: Later act, see chapter 12, article 32. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REV…

12-1611b. History: L. 1927, ch. 105, § 2; Repealed, L. 1933, ch. 309, § 27; April 3. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Document…

12-1611c. History: L. 1927, ch. 105, § 3; Repealed, L. 1961, ch. 72, § 8; April 12. Cross References to Related Sections: Later act, see chapter 12, article 32. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REV…

12-1612. History: L. 1907, ch. 110, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 12-1612; L. 1937, ch. 117, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 83, § 1; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 43, § 1; March 23. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STA…

12-1613. Property of dormant cities. Whenever the municipal organization of any city has become dormant by resignation or vacation of all city offices therein, it shall be the duty of the township board of the township where such city is located to take charge of all the property…

12-1614. Same; election of officers; delivery of property to mayor. Upon the petition of twenty (20) resident citizens of any dormant city, it shall be the duty of the township board to refer the same to the county election officer and city officers shall be elected at the next r…

12-1615. Donations of property for hospital purposes; board of trustees, membership, terms of office, vacancies; administrator contracts; pension and deferred compensation plans for employees; contracts insuring employees and dependents; expenditure of funds for recruitment or re…

12-1616. History: R.S. 1923, § 12-1616; Repealed, L. 1959, ch. 68, § 1; June 30. Source or prior law: L. 1869, ch. 24, § 1, ¶ 11; L. 1870, ch. 47, § 1, ¶ 12; L. 1874, ch. 46, § 13, ¶ 8; L. 1879, ch. 82, § 2, ¶ 13; L. 1903, ch. 132, §§ 1, 2, 3; L. 1909, ch. 87, §§ 1, 2; L. 1915, c…

12-1616a. Construction and operation of dams across streams or rivers by cities; maintenance and police regulation. Any city shall have and is hereby vested with full power and authority to acquire by gift, purchase or condemnation a site or sites and to own, construct, maintain …

12-1616b. Same; approval of plans by chief engineer before bonds issued. The governing body of any such city shall be the sole judge of the location, size, type of construction and all other details of any such dams subject only to the approval of the plans and specifications for…

12-1616c. Dams across streams or rivers; issuance of general obligation bonds; approval of electors required, when; resolution, protest petition; bonds not within debt limitation. Cities shall have power to issue general obligation bonds to pay the cost of any lands acquired and …

12-1617. Farm and aquaculture products; peddler's license or permit; fee. (a) As used in this section, "fee" means any license or occupation fee, charge or tax, vending or peddling fee, charge or tax, transient merchant license fee, charge or tax or any other similar fee, charge …

12-1617a. Delegates to firemen's association and school. The governing body of any Kansas municipality is hereby authorized to determine the number of delegates to be sent by its fire department to the annual meetings of the Kansas State Firemen's Association and to a firemen's s…