Chapter 19 — COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS

19-4483. City marshal and police chief relieved of powers and responsibilities, when. The city marshal or chief of police and police officers of all cities located within any county adopting the provisions of this act shall be and are hereby relieved of all power, authority and r…

19-4484. Disability and retirement benefits for agency officers and employees; credited service; officers transferring to agency from police or sheriff's department, rights. (a) Any county law enforcement agency established under the provisions of this act is hereby declared to b…

19-4485. Agency operating costs; budget; tax levy, use of proceeds; special fund established. (a) Any county adopting the provisions of this act and each incorporated city within such county shall share in the cost of operating the law enforcement agency as follows: Two-thirds of…

19-4486. Abandonment of operation under act; division of property; disposition of records; contracts; placement of officers and employees. Any county operating under the provisions of this act may abandon such operation in the same manner as that provided in K.S.A. 19-4470 for th…

19-4501. Department of public works; establishment; establishment of divisions within department; assignment of functions and duties; division of highways. The board of county commissioners of any county may by resolution of the board establish a department of public works to sec…

19-4502. Director of department to be county engineer; qualifications and duties. The director of the department shall be the county engineer and shall be a licensed, professional engineer or qualified under K.S.A. 68-501. The director shall have full authority to manage and dire…

19-4503. County may provide services to political subdivisions within county; agreements; compensation of county. The board of county commissioners of any county establishing a department of public works under this act is hereby authorized to provide public works service to polit…

19-4504. Financial accounts; use of moneys. Any county establishing a department of public works under this act shall maintain such financial accounts as may be necessary to assure that moneys received by any fund of the county for specified purposes shall be spent only for such …

19-4601. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Board" means a hospital board which is selected in accordance with the provisions of this act and which is vested with the management and control of a county hospital; (b) "commission" means the board of county commissioners of any …

19-4602. Existing hospitals governed by act; exceptions. (a) Any existing county hospital established under the laws of this state prior to the effective date of this act is hereby continued in existence and shall be governed in accordance with the provisions of this act and any …

19-4603. County hospitals, procedure to establish; petition and election; bonds; dissolution of certain districts; detachment of territory from certain districts. Any county, except a county having within its boundaries any territory of a hospital district operating and maintaini…

19-4604. Transfer of hospital property and facilities operated by cities and other district to county; procedure; election. (a) (1) The governing body of any city which is operating and maintaining a city hospital, upon the recommendation of the hospital board, or (2) the board o…

19-4605. Management of hospital; hospital board; procedure to elect or appoint members; petition; election; term; vacancies. (a) The commission shall provide for the management and control of any existing county hospital or any county hospital established under this act by a boar…

19-4606. Tax levy, increase; bonds; use of proceeds; limitations. (a) The commission or, in the case of an elected board, the board may annually levy a tax for the purpose of operating, maintaining, equipping and improving any hospital managed and controlled under the provisions …

19-4607. Organization of board; treasurer's bond; meetings; filing of audit report; budget preparation and approval. (a) Members of the board, within 10 days after their selection, shall qualify by taking the oath or affirmation of civil officers as provided in K.S.A. 54-106, and…

19-4608. County hospitals, procedure to establish; deposit of hospital moneys; gifts and other donations; investment of money; financial records; transfer of money to not-for-profit corporation. (a) All hospital moneys, except moneys acquired through the issuance of revenue bonds…

19-4609. Compensation and expenses of board members. Members of the board may be allowed compensation by the commission and, if allowed, such compensation shall be in an amount to be determined by the commission. All members may also be reimbursed for any actual and necessary per…

19-4610. Powers and duties of board; bylaws; rules and regulations; expenditures and investments; hospital administrator contracts; employees, appointment, bond and benefit plans. (a) The board shall make and adopt such bylaws and rules and regulations for the management and cont…

19-4611. Lease of hospital property; contracts for management; emergency or ambulance service; expenditures for recruitment or retention of staff; loans and scholarships for staff; authority to sue; exemption from cash-basis law. (a) The board may enter into written contracts for…

19-4612. Levy for hospital. Notwithstanding any contract entered into by the commission or the board for the management and control of the hospital with any person, corporation, association or society, the commission or, in case of an elected board, the board may make such tax le…

19-4613. Eminent domain. If the board and the owner of any real property desired by the board for hospital purposes cannot agree as to the price to be paid therefor, the board shall report the facts to the commission and condemnation proceedings may be instituted by the commissio…

19-4614. Construction projects; bids. No hospital building or addition shall be erected or constructed until the plans and specifications have been made therefor, adopted by the board and approved by the commission, and bids advertised for according to law for other county public…

19-4615. Jurisdiction over hospital located in a city. If a county hospital is located in a city, the jurisdiction of the city in which the hospital is located shall extend over all lands used for hospital purposes, and all ordinances of such city shall be in full force and effec…

19-4616. Revenue bonds; notice; use of proceeds. The commission may issue and sell revenue bonds for the purpose of purchasing, leasing or otherwise acquiring an existing hospital building or buildings and improving, remodeling or repairing and equipping the same, or for the purp…

19-4617. Pledge of certain revenues. At or prior to the issuance of revenue bonds under authority of this act, the commission and the board shall pledge either the gross or the net income and revenues of the hospital to the payment of principal and interest of such revenue bonds …

19-4618. Not an indebtedness of county or hospital; exempt from debt limit. Revenue bonds issued under authority of this act shall not be an indebtedness of the county or the hospital or of the commission or the individual members of the commission, or the board or the individual…

19-4619. Negotiability; interest rate; terms. Revenue bonds issued under authority of this act shall have all of the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments, may bear interest at a rate not exceeding the maximum rate for revenue bonds prescribed in K.S.A. 10-1009, and a…

19-4620. Covenants and agreements. In order to secure the prompt payment of the principal and interest upon revenue bonds and the proper application of the revenue pledged thereto, the commission and the board are authorized to: (a) Covenant as to the use and disposition of the p…

19-4621. Deposit of proceeds. The proceeds derived from the sale of the revenue bonds herein authorized shall be deposited to the credit of the commission in a bank, banks or other depositories designated by the commission and kept in a separate fund and used solely for the purpo…

19-4622. Tax exemptions. The interest on the revenue bonds issued under this act shall be exempt from all state, county and municipal taxation in the state of Kansas. History: L. 1984, ch. 98, § 22; L. 2010, ch. 44, § 15; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL G…

19-4623. Investment of proceeds. Any officer or officers, board or boards, having charge of any sinking fund or any other fund of the state of Kansas, or any department, agency or institution thereof, or any county, municipality or other public corporation or political subdivisio…

19-4624. Title to property. Title to any real or personal hospital property shall be vested in the county where the hospital is located. History: L. 1984, ch. 98, § 24; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: County commissioners; powers and duties; sale of county property. 90-102. …

19-4625. Termination of operation; procedure; election; disposition of property; abolition of board; transfer of moneys to county. Any commission may close and terminate operation of a county hospital in accordance with the following provisions: (a) Whenever the commission mainta…

19-4626. No-fund warrants; purpose; procedure; tax levy. (a) During any budget year, the board of county commissioners is hereby authorized to issue no-fund warrants for the purpose of raising money for financing any insufficiency in the operation and maintenance budget of the ho…

19-4701. Citation of act. The provisions of K.S.A. 19-4701 through 19-4738 may be cited as the code for the enforcement of county codes and resolutions. History: L. 1988, ch. 102, § 5; April 21. Attorney General's Opinions: Repeated false fire alarms; authority of fire district t…

19-4702. Scope. This code governs the practice and procedure for the law enforcement and prosecution of county codes and resolutions in the district court as authorized under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-101d, and amendments thereto. History: L. 1988, ch. 102, § 6; April 21. Previ…

19-4703. Intent; construction; procedure not provided for. This code is intended to provide for the just determination of violations of county codes and resolutions. Its provisions shall be construed to secure simplicity in procedure, fairness in administration and the eliminatio…

19-4704. District court; jurisdiction. The district court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine cases under the procedures prescribed in this act for violation of all county codes and resolutions, but this code shall not apply to nor be utilized for the prosecution of any…

19-4705. Presiding judge; compensation. Any action brought in accordance with the code shall be presided over by a district court judge designated by the chief judge of the district court presiding in the county or a judge pro tem who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasu…

19-4706. Prosecution of actions. The county counselor, such counselor's designee or such other attorney as the board of county commissioners shall specifically designate shall prosecute all actions brought pursuant to the code. History: L. 1988, ch. 102, § 10; April 21. Previous …

19-4707. Cost of enforcement; assessment; disposition. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no person shall be assessed costs for enforcement and prosecution of violations of county codes and resolutions pursuant to this code, except for witness fees and mileage as set forth…

19-4708. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Accused person" means a person, corporation or other legal entity accused by a complaint of the violation of a county code or resolution. (b) "Arraignment" means the formal act of calling the person accused of violating a county cod…

19-4709. Commencement of prosecution. The prosecution for the violation of county codes and resolutions pursuant to this code shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint with the district court. History: L. 1988, ch. 102, § 13; April 21. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATI…

19-4710. Complaint; sufficiency. A complaint shall be in writing and shall be signed by the complainant. More than one violation may be charged in the same complaint. A complaint shall be deemed sufficient if in substantial compliance with the form set forth by the judicial counc…

19-4711. Service of complaint and notice to appear. A copy of the complaint shall be served, together with a notice to appear, by a law enforcement officer or code enforcement officer upon the accused person, and forthwith, the complaint shall be filed with the district court, ex…

19-4712. Notice to appear; contents; sufficiency. A notice to appear shall describe the offense charged, shall summon the accused person to appear, shall contain a space in which the accused person may agree, in writing, to appear at a time not less than five days after such noti…

19-4713. Uniform complaint and notice to appear; sufficiency. In all cases a complaint and notice to appear may be made in the form of the uniform complaint and notice to appear which shall be deemed sufficient if in substantial compliance with the form set forth by the judicial …

19-4714. Notice to appear; when used. A notice to appear shall be used in all cases involving the violation of a county code or resolution. History: L. 1988, ch. 102, § 18; April 21. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Arc…

19-4715. Service of notice; procedure; verification, sufficiency. The notice to appear shall be served upon the accused person by delivering a copy to such person personally, or by leaving it at the dwelling house of the accused person or usual place of abode with some person of …

19-4715a. Electronic citations. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Electronic citation" means a charging citation, complaint or notice to appear which is prepared by a law enforcement officer in an electronic data device with intent that the data collected will be electronically f…