Chapter 12 — CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

12-2011. Franchise; violations of act; penalty. In the event of violation of any city franchise provision, or the provisions of this act, by any duly franchised person or entity furnishing cable television service, the municipality having granted such franchise, before taking any…

12-2012. Existing systems and services. All ordinances and existing franchises purporting to authorize persons or entities to provide cable television service in said cities shall hereinafter be deemed to be authorized and operative under the provisions of this act. History: L. 1…

12-2013. Act does not apply to public utilities. Nothing in this act shall apply to public utilities, including utilities regulated by the state corporation commission. History: L. 1972, ch. 49, § 8; March 24. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026…

12-2014. Severability. If any clause, paragraph, subsection or section of this act shall be held invalid, it shall be conclusively presumed that the legislature would have enacted the remainder of this act without such invalid clause, paragraph, subsection or section. History: L.…

12-2015. Telecommunications providers; franchise agreements; restrictions. Prior to July 1, 2002, all municipalities in the state of Kansas shall refrain from enacting or enforcing any franchise or right-of-way ordinances or agreements pursuant to chapters 12 and 17 of the Kansas…

12-2016. Franchise fees for electricity or natural gas; effective date in annexed areas. Fees imposed by a city under a franchise ordinance adopted pursuant to K.S.A. 12-2001 et seq., and amendments thereto, for the use of public rights-of-way of the city for the transmission or …

12-2021. Citation. K.S.A. 12-2021 through 12-2026, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the video competition act. History: L. 2006, ch. 93, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived L…

12-2022. Definitions. For purposes of the video competition act: (a) "Cable service" means the same as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 522. (b) "Cable operator" means the same as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 522. (c) "Cable system" means the same as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 522. (d) "Communicatio…

12-2023. Video service application, authorization; restrictions on municipal requirements; imposition of fees and licensure requirements, limitations; transferability; termination; franchise requirements; state corporation commission authorized to promulgate regulations governing…

12-2024. Video service provider; notice; agreement; video service provider fee; percentage of gross revenues determined by municipality, limitation; audit; customer billing. (a) A video service provider shall provide notice to each municipality with jurisdiction in any locality a…

12-2025. Video competition act; consistent with federal cable act. (a) The provisions of this act are intended to be consistent with the federal cable act, 47 U.S.C. § 521 et seq. (b) Nothing in this act shall be interpreted to prevent a competitive video service provider, a cabl…

12-2026. Video competition act; state corporation commission powers and duties relating to costs and fees. (a) The state corporation commission shall: (1) Assess the costs of any proceeding before the commission pursuant to this act against the parties to the proceeding; and (2) …

12-2027. Same; severability. If any word, phrase, sentence or provision of this act, K.S.A. 12-2021 through 12-2026 and 17-1902, and amendments thereto, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is determined to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the othe…

12-2034. Citation of act. K.S.A. 12-2034 through 12-3036, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the organized collection service act. History: L. 2011, ch. 79, § 1; May 19. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Do…

12-2035. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Municipality" means any county, city, township and other political subdivision or taxing subdivision including any board, bureau, commission, committee or other agency having authority to create, regulate or otherwise impact the del…

12-2036. Organized collection service establishment; procedure; delayed implementation. (a) A municipality may establish an organized collection service as a municipal service by ordinance, in the case of a city, or by resolution, in the case of other municipalities. The ordinanc…

12-2037. Application of act; exclusions. (a) This act* shall be applied to all municipalities regardless of the stage of development of an organized collection system. (b) The provisions of this act shall not apply to the collection of waste tires as defined by K.S.A. 65-3424(m),…

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

12-2101. Refuse defined. Refuse, for the purposes of this act, shall include garbage and trash, and garbage and trash are defined as follows: 1. "Garbage": Wastes from the preparation, cooking, and consumption of food; market refuses, waste from the handling, storage, and sale of…

12-2102. Collection and disposal under contract or as municipal function; conditions as to certain cities of more than 120,000 population; facilities. The governing body of any city may provide for the collection and disposal of garbage or trash or both of them and in doing so ma…

12-2103. Ordinance describing duties. When the governing body decides to provide for the collection and disposal of garbage or trash or both by contract or as a municipal function it shall pass an ordinance describing the duties of persons, householders, business establishments, …

12-2104. Payment of cost of refuse collection; tax levy, use of proceeds; service charges; issuance of bonds for land or equipment; protest petition and election. The governing body may: (a) Pay the cost out of the general fund or other proper fund or may levy an annual tax upon …

12-2105. Collection of service charges. A contract for collection and disposal may provide that the contractor shall collect the service charges if service charges are provided, or may provide that the city shall collect the service charges and pay the contractor the amount speci…

12-2106. No service charge, when; ordinance prohibiting accumulation or transportation. Parties having no garbage or trash shall not be required to pay any service charge: Provided, The governing body may pass ordinances prohibiting the accumulation of garbage and trash other tha…

12-2110. City may regulate and license collectors. The governing body of any city which provides no refuse or solid waste collection and disposal service as herein specified or as authorized by K.S.A. 65-3410 may regulate and license garbage or trash collectors, or both, and limi…

12-2111. Purpose of act. It is the purpose of this act to enable cities to prevent insanitary and dangerous conditions caused by the accumulation of garbage and trash. Nothing herein shall limit the existing power of cities to prohibit and abate nuisances. History: L. 1947, ch. 1…

12-2115. History: L. 1953, ch. 74, § 4; L. 1963, ch. 234, § 24; Repealed, L. 1995, ch. 165, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sch…

12-2120. History: L. 1953, ch. 74, § 9; L. 1970, ch. 69, § 13; L. 1975, ch. 494, § 14; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 54; Repealed, L. 1995, ch. 165, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF ST…

12-2122a. Contracts for refuse collection. Any contracts currently in force, entered pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-2112 to 12-2122, inclusive, and amendments thereto, shall continue in force and effect as if entered into under the interlocal cooperation act, K.S.A. 12-2…

12-2123. Acquisition of refuse or solid waste disposal sites by cities; eminent domain; bonds. (a) Whenever the governing body of any city finds and determines by resolution that it is necessary to acquire a site or sites for the disposal of refuse or solid waste as defined by K.…

12-2201. Off-street parking stations in first-class and second-class cities. It is hereby declared that the off-street parking is an integral part of the regulation of traffic and that all cities of the first and second class may establish such parking in accordance with the foll…

12-2202. Same; acquisition and improvement; payment; bonds; revenues; charges. Any city of the first or second class may acquire by donation, purchase or condemnation real estate for off-street parking stations, and may dispose of improvements thereon not appropriate to parking u…

12-2203. Lease of public parking facilities by certain cities; duration and terms of lease. Any city with a commission form of government and having a population of over 125,000 and less than 200,000 may lease public parking facilities for a term of not more than fifteen (15) yea…

[Repealed or reserved.]

12-2304. History: L. 1951, ch. 143, § 4; L. 1970, ch. 64, § 17; Repealed, L. 1995, ch. 111, § 1; July 1. Source or prior law: 13-10,113. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archive…

12-2305. History: L. 1951, ch. 143, § 5; Repealed, L. 1995, ch. 111, § 1; July 1. Source or prior law: 13-10,114. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Arc…

[Repealed or reserved.]

12-2401. History: L. 1951, ch. 270, § 1; Repealed, L. 1959, ch. 81, § 1; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

12-2402. History: L. 1951, ch. 270, § 2; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 89, § 1; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

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12-2511. History: L. 1951, ch. 177, § 11; L. 1970, ch. 366, § 9; Repealed, L. 1981, ch. 76, § 17; April 18. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived …

12-2514. Mo-Kan metropolitan development district and agency compact; commissioners. The governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the senate as provided in K.S.A. 75-4315b, three commissioners to enter into a compact on behalf of the state of Kansas with the state of Mi…

12-2515. Same; filing when signed. The compact when signed by the signatories of each state as herein provided becomes binding upon the state of Kansas and shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. History: L. 1957, ch. 198, § 2; April 17. Previous | Next LEGISLATIV…

12-2516. Same; filling of vacancies. Vacancies occurring in the office of a commissioner appointed to enter into the compact contained in K.S.A. 12-2514, and amendments thereto, shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the unexpired term. History: L. 1957, ch. 198, § 3;…

12-2517. Same; approval by congress. The Mo-Kan agency has the power to apply to the congress of the United States for its consent and approval of the compact. In the absence of the consent of congress and until consent is secured, the compact is binding upon the state of Kansas …

12-2518. Commissioners of Mo-Kan development agency; appointments; qualifications. The governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the senate as provided in K.S.A. 75-4315b, five commissioners of the Mo-Kan development agency created by compact between the states of Missou…