Chapter 19, COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS

19-315. Apportionment of special assessments when property outside cities subdivided. Whenever any lot or tract of land in any county, located outside of the limits of an incorporated city, upon which a special assessment has been levied for any special improvement, shall, subseq…

19-318. Orders upon treasurer for money collected; credit to treasurer for orders paid. It shall be the duty of the county clerk to draw orders on the county treasurer of the proper county from time to time, for any money that may have been collected for or that may be due to any…

19-320. Unclaimed warrants; cancellation. Whenever any county warrant, issued to any person, remain in the office of the county clerk unclaimed for a period of three years from the date thereof, such warrant shall be returned by him to the board of county commissioners and cancel…

19-321. Oaths, affirmations and acknowledgments. The county clerk shall have authority to administer oaths and affirmations in all cases in which an oath or affirmation may be required, and may take acknowledgments of deeds, mortgages, and other instruments of writing in this sta…

19-323. Biennial list of county officers, their signatures and imprint of seals to secretary of state; vacancies; penalty for failure. The county clerks of the several counties of this state shall biennially, on the fourth Monday of January, prepare and file in the office of the …

19-324. Blanks for such lists. It shall be the duty of the secretary of state to prepare and forward to the county clerks the blanks necessary to carry out the provisions of K.S.A. 19-323. History: L. 1885, ch. 108, § 2; March 7; R.S. 1923, 19-324.

19-3a01. Administrator of Wyandotte county; elected. At the general election to be held in November, 1984, and every four years thereafter, there shall be elected in Wyandotte county a public administrator in and for such county, whose term of office shall be four years, commenci…

19-3a02. County administrator; procedure to establish office. (a) The board of county commissioners of any county may adopt a resolution establishing the office of county administrator. (b) The board of county commissioners of any county may adopt a resolution submitting to the v…

19-3a03. Appointment. (a) Within six months following the effective date of the resolution, or the date of the election at which the resolution was approved, as required by K.S.A. 19-3a02, the board of county commissioners shall appoint a county administrator. (b) The compensatio…

19-3a04. Powers and duties. The county administrator shall be the chief administrative officer of the county. Unless otherwise provided by the board of county commissioners, the county administrator shall carry out the following duties and responsibilities within the limits of an…

19-425. County or district appraisers; powers and duties; assessor construed to mean appraiser; deputy appraisers and specialized help; office space. The county or district appraiser appointed under the provisions of this act shall have all the powers and duties vested in and imp…

19-426. Transfer of powers, property and records of office of appraiser; no assessor elected after June 1, 1976. Upon the appointment and qualification of the county or district appraiser under the provisions of this act, the county clerk of the county as ex officio county assess…

19-428. Appraisal districts; appraisers, appointment and compensation; dissolution of district; agreements governing district; meetings of board. The board of county commissioners of any county is authorized to unite with the board of another county or counties to form an apprais…

19-430. County appraiser; appointment, term and qualifications; vacancies; registered mass appraiser designation. (a) (1) On July 1, 1993, and on July 1 of each fourth year thereafter, the board of county commissioners or governing body of any unified government of each county sh…

19-431. Suspension or termination of appraiser; hearing; determination and order by director of property valuation or state board of tax appeals; removal of officer and filling of vacancy. (a) Whenever it shall be made to appear to the board of county commissioners of any county …

19-432. List of persons eligible for appointment, removal from list; qualifications; training courses; continuing education required to retain certified status; notification when person no longer holds office. (a) The director of property valuation shall maintain a current list o…

19-433. Oath of office. The county or district appraiser appointed under the provisions of this act shall take and subscribe to an oath as county officials. History: L. 1974, ch. 112, § 4; June 1, 1976. Attorney General's Opinions: Board of commissioners; eligibility to hold othe…

19-434. Salary. The appraiser of each county or district appointed under the provisions of this act shall receive an annual salary in an amount which shall be fixed by resolution of the board of county commissioners of the county or district board of the district. History: L. 197…

19-435. Expense and travel allowances. The board of county commissioners or district board shall allow any appraiser, deputy, or employee his actual and necessary travel and subsistence expense incurred in the performance of his duties and shall allow mileage to any such officer,…

19-436. Costs of complying with act; tax levy. The board of county commissioners of each county shall each year determine the total cost to be incurred by the county in complying with the requirements of K.S.A. 19-425 et seq., and amendments thereto, and shall itemize and identif…

19-501. County treasurer; election, term, bond. Each county treasurer elected at the general election in 1976 shall serve until the second Tuesday in October of 1981 and until a successor is elected and qualified. At the general election in 1980, and every four (4) years thereaft…

19-502. Condition of bond. The condition of such bond shall be in substance as follows: "Whereas, the above bounden ______ was elected to the office of county treasurer of the county of _________, on the ____ day of _______; now, therefore, the condition of this obligation is suc…

19-502a. Purchase of burglary insurance authorized; premium payment. The county treasurer of every county in this state may purchase an insurance policy providing indemnity for, or protection to, said county treasurer against his liability for the loss, without fault, connivance,…

19-502b. Surety bonds for deputies and employees; filing, approval, cost. The county treasurer may secure a corporate surety bond or bonds issued by a company authorized to do business in this state covering any or all deputies, assistants and employees in an amount or amounts as…

19-503. Deputy treasurers, duties; meetings and seminars; budget; limitation of personnel action. (a) The county treasurer may appoint a deputy, who, in the absence of the treasurer or in case of a vacancy in the office, due to any disability of the treasurer to perform the dutie…

19-504. Vacancy in office of county treasurer, how filled. In case the office of county treasurer shall become vacant, there shall be appointed a successor to perform the duties of such treasurer, and the person so appointed, upon giving bond, with the like sureties and condition…

19-505. Persons ineligible to hold office. No person holding the office of sheriff, county attorney, county clerk, clerk of the district court, or the deputy of any of them, nor any member of the board of commissioners, shall hold the office of county treasurer. History: G.S. 186…

19-506. Duty to receive and disburse moneys; refusal to submit to surprise cash count unlawful, grounds for ouster. It shall be the duty of the county treasurer to receive all moneys belonging to the county, from whatsoever source they may be derived, and all other moneys which a…

19-506a. Revenues from national wildlife refuge system; distribution; use. All moneys heretofore or hereafter paid to a county in this state by the United States secretary of the interior, in accordance with the provisions of 16 U.S.C.A. § 715s (78 Stat. 701, PL 88-523), which pr…

19-506b. Surprise cash count; required annually in certain counties. (a) The board of county commissioners of any county may, by resolution, require the performance of a surprise cash count of the office of the county treasurer. Such surprise cash count may be performed at any ti…

19-507. Accounts of receipts and expenditures; inspection of books; October settlement. The said treasurer shall keep a just and true account of the receipts and expenditures of all moneys which shall come into his hands by virtue of his office, in a book or books to be kept by h…

19-508. Settlement of affairs of political divisions; receipts and vouchers. The October settlement shall include also a settlement of the financial affairs of each city, town, township, school district, or other municipal organization; and at all such settlements the county trea…

19-508a. Financial reports to cities. Each county treasurer shall submit each year to the governing body of every city, all or any part of the territory of which is located in the county, a report listing the amounts allocated or paid to each such city during the year, itemized a…

19-508b. Financial reports to school districts; copies to state board of education. Whenever the board of education of any school district shall withdraw any moneys from the funds of the school district which are in the care, custody and control of the county treasurer, or whenev…

19-509. Warrants; payment and redemption; received in payment of taxes. Every county treasurer in this state shall pay for and redeem any county warrant presented to him for redemption at the time of its presentation; and if so paid, shall mark the same "Paid," with red ink, on i…

19-510. Endorsement on county orders. The county treasurer shall, on the receipt of any county order for the payment of taxes, or for other purposes, immediately endorse thereon the date of its receipt, the amount of interest, if any, allowed on the same, and the name of the part…

19-510a. Payment into county treasury; receipt from county treasurer. In all cases when any person shall pay any money into the county treasury he shall take a receipt therefor from the county treasurer. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 54; R.S. 1923, 19-316; L. 1968, ch. 376, § 1; …

19-511. Duplicate receipts. The county treasurer shall take duplicate receipts for all moneys, warrants, orders or other evidences of indebtedness paid out by him in his official capacity, and forthwith file one of such duplicates with the county clerk. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25…

19-512. Treasurer not to act as county clerk or deputy. The county treasurer shall in no case act as county clerk, or as his deputy. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 72; October 31; R.S. 1923, 19-512. Attorney General's Opinions: Consolidation of elected offices of register of deeds…

19-513. Delivery of books, papers and moneys to successor; penalty for failure. Upon the resignation or removal from office of any county treasurer, all the books and papers belonging to his office, and all moneys in his hands by virtue of his office, shall be delivered to his su…

19-514. Discount of warrants unlawful; penalty. That it shall be unlawful for any county treasurer, or his deputies, to buy, directly or indirectly, or in any wise become a party in the purchase of, or traffic in, any state, county, city or township warrant, bill or account again…

19-515. Collector of taxes. The county treasurer of each county shall be, by virtue of his office, collector of taxes therein, and shall perform such duties in that regard as are prescribed by law. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 75; October 31; R.S. 1923, 19-515. Attorney General'…

19-516. Statement of tax of persons so requesting. That it shall be the duty of county treasurers, upon request, to furnish and deliver by mail or personally, a written statement of the personal property tax and of the real property tax of the person so requesting: Provided, howe…

19-517. Fee for notifying person of amount of taxes or for accepting payment through mail. That it shall be unlawful for any county treasurer to make, demand or retain any fee for notifying any person or his agent of the amount of his personal or real property tax, and it shall b…

19-518. Cancellation of tax receipt where check not paid. That where any draft or check remitted to any county treasurer shall not be paid on presentation, any tax receipt issued to any such person shall be forthwith canceled by the county treasurer on his books noting on his rec…

19-519. Penalty. That any county treasurer, deputy county treasurer, clerk or assistant of any treasurer who shall violate K.S.A. 19-516 or 19-517 shall be fined in the sum of not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars for such offense. History: L. 1915, ch. 174, § 4; M…

19-520. Quarterly statements. That from and after the passage of this act it shall be the duty of the county treasurer in each county on the last business day of January, April, July and October in each year, to make a statement showing the amount in the treasury on the day of ma…

19-521. Verification of statement; penalty for perjury. The statement made, as provided in K.S.A. 19-520, and amendments thereto, shall be signed and sworn to by the treasurer. Any treasurer who shall swear falsely in any such statement shall be guilty of perjury, and on convicti…

19-524. Publication and posting of statement. The statement of the county treasurer, when completed, shall be published once in the official newspaper of the county, and a copy thereof posted on the inside of the door of the treasurer's office. History: L. 1874, ch. 8, § 5 (Speci…

19-525. Penalty for failure to make and publish statement; action. Should any county treasurer neglect or refuse to make and publish the statement provided for in this act, he shall be liable to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars for each and every day he shall refuse or…