Chapter 19 — COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS

19-1203. Vacancy in office of register of deeds, how filled. In case of a vacancy in the office of register of deeds, the same shall be filled by the appointment of a qualified elector of the county. If the vacancy occurs on or after May 1 of the second year of the term, the pers…

19-1204. Custody and recording of documents. (a) The register of deeds shall have custody of and safely keep and preserve all the books, records, deeds, maps, papers and microphotographs deposited or kept in the office of the register of deeds. The register of deeds shall also re…

19-1205. General indexes; entries; notation of discharge or release of instruments. (a) Every register of deeds shall keep a general index, direct and inverted, in the office of the register of deeds. The general index, direct, shall be divided into seven columns, with heads to t…

19-1206. Receiving books; entries. The register of deeds shall keep a receiving book, each page of which shall be divided into five columns, as follows: Time ofReception. Name ofGrantor. Name ofGrantee. To WhomDelivered. FeesReceived. Whenever any instrument has been received by …

19-1207. Record of plats and index; payment of fee; tax receipt required for recording; calculation and collection of aggregate taxes and assessments, procedure. (a) The register of deeds also shall keep a well-bound book, in which shall be kept all maps and plats of cities, subd…

19-1208. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 94; R.S. 1923, 19-1208; Repealed, L. 1985, ch. 96, § 7; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Section applied; proper recording; constructive notice to subsequent purchasers. Luthi v. Evans, 1 Kan. App. 2d 114, 121, 562 P.2d 127 (1977); reversed, 223 …

19-1209. Numerical index, when. Whenever the board of county commissioners of any county deems it necessary, the board may order the register of deeds to furnish for the use of the county, in addition to other records and indexes required by law, a numerical index containing the …

19-1210. Entries to be made in numerical index. It shall be the duty of the register to make correct entries in such numerical index, of all instruments recorded concerning real estate, under the appropriate headings, and in the subdivision devoted to the particular quarter secti…

19-1211. Previous transfers first entered in numerical index. Whenever such index is procured, it shall be the duty of the register to enter, in their appropriate divisions, before any other entries are made, all the transfers embraced within the instruments recorded in his offic…

19-1212. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 98; R.S. 1923, 19-1212; Repealed, L. 1970, ch. 106, § 1; July 1. Source or Prior Law: L. 1866, ch. 31, § 4; L. 1867, ch. 43, § 3. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. County board may contract for copying and revising indices. Commissioners of Leavenworth v.…

19-1213. Comparison of instrument with record. Every register of deeds, or his deputy, shall, after recording each instrument in the office of the register of deeds, proof read the same by comparing the instrument filed for record with the record that has been made by the registe…

19-1214. History: L. 1913, ch. 161, § 2; R.S. 1923, § 19-1214; Repealed, L. 1998, ch. 48, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Schoo…

19-1215. Penalty for violation of act. For any violation of any of the provisions of this act the person so violating the law shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in a sum not to exceed one hundred dollars. History: L. 1913, ch. 161, § 3; April 30;…

19-1216. Records destroyed or made illegible by fire or casualty. This act shall apply to every county in the state, wherein all or any portion of the records in the office of the register of deeds have been or shall hereafter be destroyed or made illegible by fire or other casua…

19-1217. Reindexing and re-recording illegible, damaged or destroyed records without charge. Whenever any instrument in writing affecting real estate in any such county which has been theretofore recorded in the office of the register of deeds, shall be delivered to the register …

19-1218. Certification of information as to illegible, damaged or destroyed records; fee. Upon payment of a fee of two dollars ($2), the register of deeds of any such county shall examine the numerical index to any tract of land in the county and furnish to the person paying said…

19-1219. Publication service on certain persons in certain actions; judgment. In actions brought to quiet title to or foreclose upon real estate in any such county, if it be alleged that a portion of the record or numerical index pertaining to said land has been destroyed or rend…

19-1401. History: R.S. 1923, 19-1401; L. 1959, ch. 131, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 123, § 6; L. 1983, ch. 95, § 1; Repealed, L. 1999, ch. 27, § 4; July 1. Source or Prior Law: L. 1862, ch. 196, § 1; G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 153; L. 1913, ch. 157, § 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. County engineer not l…

19-1401a. County surveyor, appointment; appointment of deputies. (a) The board of county commissioners of each county may appoint a land surveyor, whose official title shall be county surveyor. The county surveyor may appoint deputy county surveyors, and each deputy may perform t…

19-1402. Deputies; liability for acts. Each county surveyor, after being duly qualified as provided in the foregoing section, may appoint such number of deputy surveyors under him as he may think proper, being responsible for the correctness of their official acts, which deputies…

19-1403. History: R.S. 1923, 19-1403; L. 1959, ch. 131, § 2; Repealed, L. 2011, ch. 49, § 30; July 1. Source or Prior Law: L. 1917, ch. 145, § 1. Cross References to Related Sections: Road law duties, see chapter 68, article 1. Appointment and duties, see chapter 68, article 5. A…

19-1403a. History: L. 1949, ch. 219, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 164, § 1; Repealed, L. 1996, ch. 62, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sch…

19-1404. Neglect or misconduct of surveyor or deputies; suit on bond. Any person who may think himself injured by the neglect or misconduct of any county surveyor, or any of his deputies, may institute suit on the bond executed by such county surveyor and his sureties; and in cas…

19-1405. Surveys for use in court; administration of oath; testimony of witnesses. When any county surveyor or his deputy may be called upon to make any survey or surveys, which is or are to be used in any court, the adverse party having notice of the time of making such survey o…

19-1406. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 158; R.S. 1923, 19-1406; Repealed, L. 1961, ch. 135, § 1; June 30. Source or Prior Law: L. 1862, ch. 196, § 6. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STA…

19-1407. Records of surveyor. The county surveyor shall keep records to show the following: (a) A plat of each boundary survey made by the county surveyor, which shall be in accordance with Kansas law in effect at the time such survey is made; (b) a full set of field notes, setti…

19-1408. History: L. 1915, ch. 176, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-1408; Repealed, L. 1961, ch. 135, § 1; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Schoo…

19-1409. Method of subdividing sections into quarter sections. In the subdivision of sections of land, as surveyed by the United State surveyors into quarter sections, the following method shall be followed, to wit: The surveyor shall proceed to connect the points of position of …

19-1410. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 162; R.S. 1923, 19-1410; Repealed, L. 1961, ch. 135, § 1; June 30. Source or Prior Law: L. 1862, ch. 196, § 10. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF ST…

19-1411. Establishment of center corners and quarter-section corners of sections closing on a parallel or base line. In establishing the center corner of all sections closing on a parallel or base line, the land surveyor shall commence at the quarter-section corner on the south b…

19-1412. Re-establishment of missing corners. In re-establishing missing corners, where no bearing or witness tree or trees can be found, the land surveyor shall establish the missing corners in accordance with the government surveys. Where government surveys cannot be accurately…

19-1413. Threatening or improperly interfering with surveyor; penalty. (a) If any county surveyor or such surveyor's deputy shall be molested, or prevented from doing or performing any of such surveyor's official duties, by means of threats or improper interference of any person …

19-1414. Survey as evidence. Any survey made by any county surveyor or his deputy, or by any city engineer, shall be evidence in any court in this state, but shall not be conclusive. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 166; L. 1921, ch. 154, § 1; May 25; R.S. 1923, 19-1414. Source or P…

19-1415. Copies of plats and field notes. Copies of said plats and field notes, duly certified by the county surveyor, shall be received in evidence in any cause where the original plats and field notes could be used. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 169; October 31; R.S. 1923, 19-1…

19-1416. Oath before commencing road survey. It shall not be necessary for the county surveyor to take an oath or affirmation before commencing such surveyor's duties to survey roads, except as provided by law, when such surveyor takes oath of office. History: L. 1871, ch. 75, § …

19-1417. Employment of assistants; compensation. It shall be the duty of each county surveyor to employ disinterested persons to act as such surveyor's assistants. The expenses of such assistants shall be paid in advance, if required by the county surveyor, by the party on whose …

19-1418. Plats and field notes of the original federal surveys. That it shall be the duty of the county surveyor of each county, when instructed to do so by the commissioners of their county, to procure official copies of the plats and field notes of the original surveys of the U…

19-1419. Taking evidence on survey. The county surveyor or his deputy is authorized to administer all oaths or affirmations necessary to the legal establishment of roads and other surveys, and to take the evidence of any person who may be produced to prove any point material to s…

19-1420. Record of road survey; descriptions of real estate. Upon the establishment of any road, the county surveyor shall enter the plat and field notes thereof upon the official road record of the county. The county surveyor shall, when ordered by the board of county commission…

19-1421. History: L. 1891, ch. 89, § 5; March 14; Repealed, L. 2011, ch. 49, § 30; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Do…

19-1422. Rules to be observed in resurvey under authority of the United States. In the resurvey of land surveyed under the authority of the United States, the land surveyor shall observe the following rules: First, Section and quarter-section corners, and all other corners establ…

19-1423. Procedure to establish corners and boundaries; notice, costs. (a) Whenever the owner or owners of one or more tracts of land shall desire to permanently establish the corners and boundaries thereof, such owner or owners shall notify the county surveyor to make a survey t…

19-1424. Waiver of service; when publication service complete. An acknowledgment in writing, or the voluntary appearance of a person interested in the survey, is equivalent to service. Service by publication shall be deemed complete when it shall have been made in the manner and …

19-1425. When survey to be made; testimony of witnesses. On the day mentioned in the notice, or on the next day thereafter, the surveyor shall proceed to make the survey, but he may for good cause adjourn from time to time. He may, upon the application of any party who is interes…

19-1426. Appeal from report of survey; recordation of survey. (a) Upon the filing of the report of each survey, any person interested in such report can at any time within 30 days thereafter appeal to the district court, by filing with the county surveyor a notice of such person'…

19-1427. History: L. 1891, ch. 89, § 11; R.S. 1923, 19-1427; L. 1961, ch. 136, § 6; L. 1967, ch. 139, § 1; Repealed, L. 1977, ch. 91, § 1; July 1. Source or Prior Law: L. 1879, ch. 177, § 4. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Bond requirement in K.S.A. 19-1426 is to protect nonappealing landown…

19-1428. Survey affecting county line; notice; appeal. In any survey affecting a county line, the surveyor who may be called on to make the survey shall serve notice upon the county surveyor of the adjoining county, and they shall agree upon a time, and they shall each serve noti…

19-1429. History: L. 1891, ch. 89, § 13; L. 1895, ch. 253, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-1429; Repealed, L. 1961, ch. 135, § 1; June 30. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Compensation for keeping office open considered. Comm'rs of Sumner Co. v. Simmons, 51 Kan. 304, 33 P. 13. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE …

19-1430. Preservation of corner monuments; cost. When a United States public land survey corner or section center corner monument located in a street or road: (a) Is at risk of being displaced or destroyed; (b) projects above the usual grade of a roadbed; (c) is at risk of covera…

19-1431. History: L. 1907, ch. 233, § 2; R.S. 1923, 19-1431; Repealed, L. 1961, ch. 136, § 9; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Schoo…