Chapter 19 — COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS

19-4412. Responsibility for enforcement of certain city ordinances transferred to department; acquisition of city police property; transfer of records, jail and prisoners; police officers may join department. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), on the first day of January n…

19-4413. Responsibility for enforcement of law transferred to department; transfer of county law enforcement property and records; sheriff deputies may join department. On the first day of January next following the appointment in any county of the first members of the law enforc…

19-4414. Superintendent and officers; general powers and duties. It shall be the duty of the superintendent and officers to keep and preserve the peace and, for such purpose such superintendent and officers are hereby vested with the power and authority of peace and police office…

19-4415. Quarters and facilities to be provided by county. The board of county commissioners of any county adopting the provisions of this act shall provide the agency and department with such quarters and facilities as the agency shall deem necessary. County law enforcement agen…

19-4416. Authority and responsibility of sheriff limited. The sheriff of any county adopting the provisions of this act is hereby relieved of all power, authority and responsibility now or hereafter prescribed by law for the enforcement of the laws of this state from and after th…

19-4417. Authority and responsibility of constable eliminated. All constables elected in townships located within any county adopting the provisions of this act, are hereby relieved of all power, authority and responsibility now or hereafter prescribed by law for the enforcement …

19-4418. Authority of city marshal or chief of police and police officers limited. The city marshal or chief of police and police officers of all cities located within, or a majority of the population of which reside within, any county adopting the provisions of this act, are her…

19-4419. Death, disability and retirement benefits for agency officer; credited service; officers transferring from police or sheriff's department, rights. (a) County law enforcement agencies established under the provisions of this act are hereby declared to be "eligible employe…

19-4420. No-fund warrants for finance of newly established agency; tax levies. The board of county commissioners of any county adopting the provisions of this act, for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this act from and after the date of the adoption of the provision…

19-4421. Budget of expenditures; approval; tax levy, use of proceeds. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), on or before the first Monday in July of each year the agency shall prepare and submit to the board of county commissioners of the county a budget of expenditures for t…

19-4422. Approval of expenditures and claims. The agency shall approve all expenditures to be made by and claims to be paid on behalf of such agency and the law enforcement department and shall certify the same to the board of county commissioners of the county to be allowed from…

19-4423. Abandonment of operation under act; certain counties, disposition of property, money, equipment, supplies. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any county operating under the provisions of this act may abandon such operation in the same manner as that provided in K.…

19-4424. Purpose of act. It is hereby declared that the purpose of this act shall be to provide for the protection of persons and property and to promote the general welfare of the citizens of the state of Kansas through efficient law enforcement and police protection. History: L…

19-4425. Definitions. As used in this act, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them herein: (a) "Agency" means a county law enforcement agency established under the provisions of this act. (b) "Department" means a county law enforcemen…

19-4426. Application of act; adoption and operation of provisions. The provisions of this act shall apply only to counties of this state having a population of more than thirty-seven thousand (37,000) and not more than forty-eight thousand (48,000) and an assessed tangible valuat…

19-4427. County law enforcement agency; membership; appointment; terms; oath; vacancies; compensation and expenses; petition for election of members of agency; election provisions; terms of elected members; abolishment of former member positions. (a) Subject to the provisions of …

19-4428. Officers; meetings; voting, quorum; records. Members of such agency shall meet in the office of the county attorney upon the call of such officer as soon after their appointment as possible and shall organize by electing a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary. Members o…

19-4429. Agency powers. The agency shall be responsible for the enforcement of law and the providing of police protection throughout the county and for this purpose is hereby authorized to: (a) Appoint and establish the salary and compensation of a law enforcement director for th…

19-4430. County law enforcement department; membership; supervision; duties; county or district attorney, duties. There is hereby established in all counties adopting the provisions of this act a county law enforcement department, which shall be composed of a director, assistant …

19-4431. Law enforcement director; appointment; qualifications; compensation; oath and bond; duties. On or before the first day of June next following the appointment of the first members of such agency, the agency shall appoint a law enforcement director for such county. Persons…

19-4432. Law enforcement officers; appointment; qualifications; suspension or removal. The director shall appoint such law enforcement officers as he deems necessary for the proper enforcement of law and the providing of police protection within the county. All officers regularly…

19-4433. Additional law enforcement department personnel; appointment and removal. The agency by resolution shall authorize the appointment or employment of such personnel other than law enforcement officers as may be necessary for the proper operation of the department in carryi…

19-4434. Responsibility for enforcement of certain city ordinances transferred to department; contractual powers to enforce all ordinances, use city jail facilities and acquire city police property; transfer of records and prisoners; eligibility of city police officers for member…

19-4435. Powers, duties and responsibilities of sheriffs, deputies and constables transferred to department; transfer of property and records; eligibility of deputies for membership in department. On the first day of January next following the appointment in any county of the fir…

19-4436. Powers and duties of director and officers of department. It shall be the duty of the director and officers to keep and preserve the peace, and, for such purpose such director and officers are hereby vested with the power and authority of peace and police officers in the…

19-4437. Quarters and facilities to be provided by county. The board of county commissioners of any county adopting the provisions of this act shall provide the agency and department with such quarters and facilities as the agency shall deem necessary. County law enforcement agen…

19-4438. Sheriff relieved of all power, authority and responsibility; abolishment of office of sheriff. The sheriff of any county adopting the provisions of this act shall be and is hereby relieved of all power, authority and responsibility now or hereafter prescribed by law from…

19-4439. Constables relieved of all power, authority and responsibility. All constables elected in townships located within any county adopting the provisions of this act, shall be and are hereby relieved of all power, authority and responsibility now or hereafter prescribed by l…

19-4440. Power, authority and responsibility of city marshals, chiefs of police and police officers limited. The city marshal or chief of police and police officers of all cities located within, or a majority of the population of which reside within, any county adopting the provi…

19-4441. Death, disability and retirement benefits for agency officers; credited service; officers transferring from police or sheriff's department, rights. (a) County law enforcement agencies established under the provisions of this act are hereby declared to be "eligible employ…

19-4442. Financing of law enforcement agency; no-fund warrants; tax levies. The board of county commissioners of any county adopting the provisions of this act, for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this act from and after the date of the adoption of the provisions t…

19-4443. County law enforcement agency and department; cost of operation; budget; reserve fund; hearing; tax levy, use of proceeds. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) and (d), any county adopting the provisions of this act and each incorporated city within such count…

19-4443a. 1982 budget increase; purpose; resolution; protest. For fiscal year 1982 only, in addition to the annual budget increase authorized by K.S.A. 19-4443, the agency shall be authorized, by resolution, to increase its budget by a sum not to exceed $175,250. The increase aut…

19-4444. Approval of expenditures and claims; cost of medical care of prisoners paid from county general fund or by the state; reimbursement from prisoner. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), the agency shall approve all expenditures to be made by and claims to be paid on b…

19-4445. Abandonment of operations under act; abolishment of agency and department, when; transfer and disposition of property, moneys and supplies; records; officers of county and cities. Any county operating under the provisions of this act may abandon such operation in the sam…

19-4468. Purpose of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the 1974 consolidated law enforcement act. It is hereby declared that the purpose of this act shall be to provide for the protection of persons and property and to promote the general welfare within the counties…

19-4469. Definitions. As used in this act, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them herein: (a) "Agency" means the county law enforcement board and department established under the provisions of this act. (b) "Board" means the policy-m…

19-4470. Application; adoption and operation of provisions. The provisions of this act shall apply only to counties of this state having a population of more than five thousand (5,000) and less than twelve thousand (12,000) and an assessed taxable tangible valuation of more than …

19-4471. Law enforcement system board; membership; terms; elections; vacancies; compensation. There is hereby established in each county adopting the provisions of this act a county law enforcement system board. The board shall have five (5) members who must be residents of such …

19-4472. Board meetings; officers; quorum; records. Members of the board shall meet in the office of the county attorney upon the call of such officer as soon after their qualification for office as possible and shall organize by electing a chairman and vice-chairman. Thereafter,…

19-4473. General powers and duties of board. The board shall be responsible for the enforcement of law and the providing of police protection throughout the county and for this purpose is hereby authorized to: (a) Appoint and establish the salary and compensation of a law enforce…

19-4474. Law enforcement department; establishment; composition; supervision and operation. There is hereby established in all counties adopting the provisions of this act a county law enforcement department, which shall be composed of a director and such other officers and perso…

19-4475. Director, appointment, qualifications, compensation, oath, bond, and duties. The board shall appoint a law enforcement director for such agency. Persons appointed to the office of director shall be citizens of the United States, not less than twenty-five (25) years of ag…

19-4476. Law enforcement officers; appointment; qualifications; civil service or job classification and merit system; transfer of sheriff, deputies and police officers to department; suspension or removal. Subject to the requirements of this section the board shall authorize by r…

19-4477. Assumption of powers and duties by agency; investigations; transfer of records and employees. On the second Monday of January next following the adoption of the provisions of this act and thereafter, the agency shall assume and shall exercise all powers, duties and respo…

19-4478. Exercise of responsibility for law enforcement by agency; transfer of property and records; employees. On the second Monday of January next following the adoption of the board under the provisions of this act and thereafter, the law enforcement agency shall assume and sh…

19-4479. Powers and duties of sheriff and deputies and constables transferred to agency conferred on director and officers. It shall be the duty of the director and officers to keep and preserve the peace, and for such purpose, such director and officers are hereby vested with th…

19-4480. Quarters and facilities for agency. The board of county commissioners of any county adopting the provisions of this act shall provide without cost to the agency such quarters and facilities as the board of county commissioners may determine after consultation with the la…

19-4481. Sheriff relieved of powers and responsibilities on transfer of authority; abolition of office, when. The sheriff of any county adopting the provisions of this act shall be and is hereby relieved of all power, authority and responsibility now or hereafter prescribed by la…

19-4482. Constable relieved of powers and responsibilities, when. All constables elected in townships located within any county adopting the provisions of this act, shall be and are hereby relieved of all power, authority and responsibility now or hereafter prescribed by law for …