Chapter 12, CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

12-16,110. Same; general obligation of municipality; excluded from debt limit. Any notes or warrants issued under the authority of this act by a municipality with the power to levy taxes shall constitute a general obligation of such municipality but shall not be within any debt l…

12-16,111. Same; not subject to budget limitations. Any money received by a municipality from a state loan or grant may be expended without regard to budget limitations and over, above or outside the budget, and such expenditures shall not be charged against the budget. If a muni…

12-16,112. Same; amount of bonds, if issued. In addition to the temporary borrowing authorized by the provisions of this act, any municipality authorized by law to issue bonds for a public purpose or public improvement for which a state loan or grant may be received pursuant to a…

12-16,113. Accounting required of expenditures of transient guest tax moneys. Any entity to which funds which in the aggregate in any year exceed $25,000, are provided for convention and tourism promotion purposes from moneys received pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1693 or K.S.A. 12-1697,…

12-16,114. Housing trust funds; purpose; funding of; administration. (a) When used in this act: "Municipality" means any city or county. (b) The governing body of any municipality is hereby authorized to establish a housing trust fund for purposes including, but not limited to, t…

12-16,115. Imitation firearms; civil penalty for sale, manufacture or distribution. (a) Any person who sells, manufactures or distributes an imitation firearm in violation of this section shall be liable for a civil penalty in an action brought by the city attorney of the city or…

12-16,116. Transfer of title to public streets, avenues, alleys or lanes; cities in Crawford county. (a) When used in this act, "city" means a city located within Crawford county. (b) Any city holding title to a street, avenue, alley or lane that lies upon the boundary line with …

12-16,117. Municipal policies regarding the provision of assistance during times of disaster; immunity from liability. (a) When used in this act: (1) "Municipality" means any city, county or township; (2) "public safety agency" means any municipal fire department, law enforcement…

12-16,118. Transfer of certain money and royalty interest to city of Oxford; procedure. (a) As used in this act: (1) "City" means the city of Oxford, Kansas; (2) "bank" means the First National Bank of Winfield, located in Winfield, Kansas; and (3) "property" means: (A) The balan…

12-16,119. Booking or processing fee; disbursement; fee limitation. (a) Any person convicted or diverted, or adjudicated or diverted under a preadjudication program, pursuant to K.S.A. 22-2906 et seq., K.S.A. 38-2346 et seq., or 12-4414 et seq., and amendments thereto, of a misde…

12-16,120. Prohibiting rent control or control of real estate purchase price by political subdivisions; exceptions. (a) No political subdivision of this state, including, but not limited to, a county, municipality or township, shall enact, maintain or enforce any ordinance or res…

12-16,121. Paving materials provided by cities and counties; limitations. (a) As used in this section and K.S.A. 12-16,122, and amendments thereto: (1) "City" means any city. (2) "County" means any county. (3) "Governing body" means the governing body of any city and the board of…

12-16,122. Paving materials; mining and manufacturing for use by cities and counties; limitations. The governing body of any city or county is hereby authorized to establish or participate in the mining or manufacturing of paving materials for the use of such city or county. Esta…

12-16,123. Cities and counties prohibited from requiring lists of tenants; exceptions. (a) As used in this section, "municipality" means any city or county or agency, department or other division of a city or county. (b) Except as provided by subsection (c) and as necessary to co…

12-16,124. Firearms and ammunition; regulation by city or county, limitations. (a) No city or county shall adopt or enforce any ordinance, resolution or regulation, and no agent of any city or county shall take any administrative action, governing the requirement of fees, license…

12-16,124a. Same; limitation on liability of municipality. (a) No municipality shall be liable for any wrongful act or omission relating to the actions of any person carrying a firearm, including employees of such municipality, concerning acts or omissions regarding such firearm.…

12-16,124b. Same; prohibiting use of tax proceeds for firearms buyback programs. (a) No city or county shall expend any funds derived from the proceeds of any tax levied by such city or county or any political subdivision thereof, for the purpose of implementing, administering or…

12-16,125. Acceptance by city of debit or credit card for payment of taxes, utility fees or other exactions. A city may accept credit or debit cards for the payment of taxes, utility fees or other exactions. The city may establish the type of credit or debit card the city will ac…

12-16,126. Kansas emergency communications preservation act. (a) In order to enhance and preserve the operation of federally licensed amateur radio communications and to ensure its continued role in serving as an integral resource during times of emergency for Kansas and its comm…

12-16,128. Mayoral appointments; governing body approval; time limits; other requirements. From and after July 1, 2008, any appointment to any board, commission, advisory group or other body made by the mayor of any city which is subject to approval of the governing body of the c…

12-16,129. Accident response service fee prohibited. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Municipality" means a city, county, township, fire district or any other political and taxing subdivisions in this state. (2) "Accident response service fee" means any fee imposed on the driver…

12-16,130. Cities; counties; prohibition on requiring employers to provide certain wage levels or paid benefits or to alter or adjust employee scheduling. (a) No city, county or local government unit shall enact or administer any ordinance, resolution or law which requires an emp…

12-16,131. Cities; counties; prohibition on enacting or administering certain ordinances and resolutions. (a) No city, county or local government unit shall enact or administer any ordinance, resolution or law that requires, nor shall any city, county or local government discrimi…

12-16,132. Cities; certain ordinances void as against public policy. The administration, enactment or enforcement of any city ordinance which conflicts with K.S.A. 12-16,130 or 12-16,131, and amendments thereto, is hereby declared to be void and against the public policy of this …

12-16,133. Definitions. For the purposes of this act*, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Employee" means an individual employed in this state by an employer. (b) (1) "Employer" means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporatio…

12-16,134. Knives and knife making components; regulation by municipality, limitations. (a) A municipality shall not enact or enforce any ordinance, resolution, regulation or tax relating to the transportation, possession, carrying, sale, transfer, purchase, gift, devise, licensi…

12-16,135. Severability. If any provision of this act* or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and…

12-16,136. Regulating consumer incentive items and nutrition labeling of food; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 12-16,136 and 12-16,137, and amendments thereto: (a) "Food" means substances, whether in liquid, concentrated, solid, frozen, dried or dehydrated form, that are sold for …

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.

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…

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…

12-1610a. 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.