Chapter 19 — COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS

19-1921. History: L. 1877, ch. 122, § 2; R.S. 1923, 19-1921; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 174, § 2; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Schoo…

19-1922. History: L. 1905, ch. 226, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-1922; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 223, § 1; June 30. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Section cited in defining duty of county to maintain jail. Norton v. Simms, 85 Kan. 822, 824, 118 P. 1071. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL G…

19-1923. Jails in certain areas other than county seat; cooperation by city. The county commissioners of any county shall have the power to appropriate any sum out of the county treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of erecting or building in such area other than t…

19-1924. Sale of old jail or jailer's residence; procedure; construction of new. Whenever any county jail or jailer's residence, or both, has been condemned as unfit for county jail purposes, or whenever any county has built a new jail or jailer's residence, and has not disposed …

19-1925. Appraisal of old jail or jailer's residence even though appraisement is in statute. Before said sale, and to determine the value of said property, the district judge of the district court of said county, upon application in writing of the board of county commissioners, s…

19-1926. Revisor's Note: Section transferred to 19-905 (now repealed – L.1947, ch. 192, §3). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance …

19-1927. Abandoned jail and site; sale; conveyance to historical society, conditions; demolition or repurposing. Whenever any county or board of county commissioners in this state owns a tract of real estate formerly the site for its county jail, such real estate is no longer use…

19-1928. Deed for former jail or jail site. Upon arranging for such disposition of such real estate, the board of county commissioners of such county shall convey such real estate by proper deed of conveyance, and such deed shall transfer and convey to the grantee therein all the…

19-1928a. Use of funds derived from sale of former jail or jail site. Whenever in any county having a population of more than one hundred twenty-five thousand the board of county commissioners shall sell any jail site under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-1927, said county and the bo…

19-1929. Commitment of prisoners in counties not having a sufficient jail; contracts with other cities or counties. (a) Any county in the state that is without a sufficient jail by reason of the remodeling of its jail or the construction of a new jail or for any other reason, may…

19-1930. County jails; U.S. prisoners, city prisoners and inmates on parole or conditional release; compensation for maintenance; medical examination before receiving or detaining, when; payments by inmates to defray maintenance cost; Sedgwick county, tax levy; failure of sheriff…

19-1931. Jail facilities in certain counties; issuance of bonds; election; debt limitations inapplicable. The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of not less than thirty-seven thousand (37,000) and not more than forty-one thousand (41,000) and having a…

19-1932. Authority of board to acquire jail facilities not limited; means of site acquisition. The authority granted by the provisions of this act shall be in addition to any other authority any such board of county commissioners may have to acquire a site for and to construct, e…

19-1933. Chase county jail; transfer of property from public building commission; duties of county commissioners. (a) Within 10 days after the effective date of this act, the Chase county public building commission shall initiate action to transfer, and within 60 days shall trans…

19-1934. Financing of Chase county jail; bonds. (a) The board of county commissioners of Chase county is hereby authorized to issue general obligation bonds of the county in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, furnishing and equipping a …

19-1935. Death of prisoner in custody of city or county; investigation by Kansas bureau of investigation. On and after July 1, 2004, whenever the death of a prisoner in the custody of a city or county and residing in jail or in a facility contracted through the city or county, or…

19-1936. Costs of keeping persons in custody of county jail awaiting examination, evaluation or treatment; reimbursement by secretary for aging and disability services; rate; procedure; county competency expense fund; claims against the state. (a) Whenever a person is in the cust…

[Repealed or reserved.]

19-2010. History: R.S. 1923, 19-2010; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 175, § 1; June 30. Source or Prior Law: L. 1915, ch. 274, § 10. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Do…

[Repealed or reserved.]

19-2101. History: R.S. 1923, 19-2101; Repealed, L. 1947, ch. 190, § 1; June 30. Source or Prior Law: L. 1915, ch. 271, § 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Act held constitutional. Beck v. Shawnee County, 105 Kan. 325, 326, 337, 182 P. 397. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL Ge…

19-2105. History: L. 1915, ch. 271, § 5; R.S. 1923, 19-2105; Repealed, L. 1947, ch. 190, § 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…

19-2106. Homes for the aged; definition; establishment, procedure; tax levy, use of proceeds; issuance of bonds; election required; designation of infirmary or county home as home for the aged. Any county may establish a "home for the aged," the same to be used as a home for aged…

19-2106a. Maintenance and repair; tax levy, use of proceeds; special fund. The board of county commissioners in any county which has established a home for the aged as provided for in K.S.A. 19-2106, and amendments thereto, is hereby authorized to make an annual tax levy upon all…

19-2106b. Enlargement of homes or additional homes; tax levy, use of proceeds; adoption and publication of resolution; protest petition and election; no-fund warrants; issuance of bonds. Whenever a county home has been established as authorized by K.S.A. 19-2106, the board of cou…

19-2106c. Use of proceeds of certain bonds issued for homes for aged in certain counties in conjunction with bonds hereafter issued or with sinking funds established to provide home for aged. Whenever any county has prior to the effective date of this act issued its general oblig…

19-2106d. Use of proceeds of certain bonds for county nursing home facility. If a county has prior to the effective date of this act issued its general obligation bonds in the sum of five hundred fifty-nine thousand dollars ($559,000) for the purpose of purchasing a necessary sit…

19-2106e. Homes for the aged in certain counties; operation; tax levy, use of proceeds; protest petition and election. The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of not more than three thousand five hundred (3,500) and a taxable tangible valuation of not …

19-2106f. No-fund warrants in counties unable to levy tax for 1972 operation. The board of county commissioners of any county previously authorized and making an annual tax levy under the authority of K.S.A. 19-2106e, and amendments thereto, for the operation of a home for the ag…

19-2107. Homes for the aged; elections under K.S.A. 19-2106; notice; ballots; tax levies; collection; fund. Any election required under subsection (a) and (b) of K.S.A. 19-2106, and acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, shall be held at the usual places in such county …

19-2108. Acquisition of site; contracts; plans and specifications; bids. The "home for the aged fund" may be used for the purposes as in this act provided and any time after the first levy has been made, if there be sufficient funds obtained, the county commissioners may proceed …

19-2109. Eminent domain. If the board of county commissioners, and the owners of any property desired for the purposes of a home for the aged, cannot agree as to the price to be paid therefor, or if the owner or owners of the property refuse to sell the property, the board is aut…

19-2110. Supervision of operation; compensation; rules and regulations; administrator and employees. Every home for the aged established under this act and not leased by the board of county commissioners as provided for under K.S.A. 19-2112 or any amendments thereto, may be opera…

19-2111. Acceptance of property or funds by commissioners; uses of. The board of county commissioners are hereby authorized to receive grants of federal funds and any person, or persons, firm, organization, corporation or society desiring to make donations of money, personal prop…

19-2112. Lease or rental, when; resolution. The board of county commissioners may, by resolution, declare that it is to the best interests of such county to rent, lease or let the said home for the aged; thereupon, such board of county commisioners may, in its discretion, rent, l…

19-2113. Sale of county farm; infirmary or home; resolution or petition; election; ballot. (a) The board of county commissioners of any such county owning a county farm, county infirmary or county home is hereby authorized, if in its judgment it is advisable to adopt a resolution…

19-2113a. Reservation of minerals or mineral rights upon sale of county farm, when. In any county wherein an election has heretofore been held or shall hereafter be held pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-2113, or any amendments thereto, at which election a proposition to se…

19-2114. Notice; manner of conducting sale. The sale of any county farm, county infirmary or county home or any part thereof as authorized in K.S.A. 19-2113 shall not be made until at least thirty (30) days public notice of the proposed sale, and of the time, place and conditions…

19-2115. Use of moneys received from sale of county farm. Whenever the board of county commissioners shall sell the county farm, county infirmary, county home or any part thereof, and any buildings thereon, as provided for herein, said board may use the funds derived from such sa…

19-2116. Special fund; use. Whenever a county has adopted a home for the aged plan as provided in K.S.A. 19-2106 and 19-2107, and any amendments thereto, the board of county commissioners is hereby authorized and empowered to place the money received from the home for the aged le…

19-2117. Certain counties with a population between 30,000 and 40,000; warrants for home for aged; limitations. The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than thirty thousand (30,000) and less than forty thousand (40,000) and an assessed tangible…

19-2118. Homes for the aged; acceptance of federal funds; uses. In addition to the powers granted in K.S.A. 19-2106 to 19-2116, both sections inclusive, the board of county commissioners of any such county is hereby authorized to receive grants of federal funds made available for…

19-2119. Sale of county infirmary or home; use of funds. The board of county commissioners of any such county owning a county infirmary or county home, or any part thereof, is hereby authorized to sell the same or any part thereof after the election in the manner as provided in K…

19-2120. County homes for aged in counties of less than 3,000 population and certain counties with a population between 5,400 and 6,000; use of certain funds. Whenever the board of county commissioners of any county having a population of less than three thousand (3,000), or any …

19-2121. County home improvement fund not subject to budget law. Such county home improvement fund shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2925 to 79-2941, both sections inclusive, or acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto. History: L. 1968, ch. 9, § 2; July …

19-2122. Homes for the aged in certain counties; operation; tax levy, use of proceeds; election required. The board of county commissioners in any county having a population of more than 4,500 and not more than 5,500 and a taxable tangible valuation of more than $25,000,000 and w…

19-2123. Homes for aged; revenue bonds for acquisition of site, construction, equipping and furnishing addition; resolution, publication. The board of county commissioners of any county is hereby authorized to issue and sell revenue bonds for the purpose of acquiring a site for, …

19-2124. Pledge of revenues and proceeds of gifts or bequests; covenants; bond and reserve funds; payment of cost of operation and maintenance. At or prior to the issuance of revenue bonds under the provisions of this act, the board of county commissioners shall pledge either the…

19-2125. Revenue bonds not indebtedness of county, home for aged or county commissioners. Revenue bonds issued under this act shall not be an indebtedness of the county or the home for the aged or of the board of county commissioners or its individual members and shall not consti…

19-2126. Revenue bonds negotiable instruments; interest rate; not registered with state treasurer. Revenue bonds issued under this act shall have all of the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments, and may bear interest at a rate not exceeding the maximum rate for reven…