Chapter 28, FEES AND SALARIES

28-101. Prescription of fees and compensation. That the officers and persons herein mentioned except in counties having a population of 90,000 or over, shall be entitled to receive for their services the fees and compensation herein allowed and no other, except such as may be oth…

28-103. County clerks; fees for services. The county clerk in each county shall collect from the party requiring such clerk's services for the use of the county the following fees: For recording any mark or brand and giving certificates for the same, twenty-five cents; for record…

28-104. Fees to be charged by all county treasurers. The county treasurer in each county shall charge the following fees: For issuing warrants for the collection of taxes on personal property, $2; for preparing a list of land for the printer to be printed, $1 for each tract adver…

28-107b. Vehicles for sheriff and deputies; purchase, lease or payment of compensation for use; limitation. The board of county commissioners of any county may make provision for automobiles, motorcycles or other vehicles necessary for the sheriff and his deputies for the proper …

28-109. All sheriffs to make oaths as to care and maintenance of prisoners; desperate characters. Before any sheriff shall be allowed and paid any part of the fees provided by law for the care and maintenance of any prisoner, such officer shall make an oath and attach the same to…

28-110. Fees charged by sheriff for service, execution and return of process; procedure; payment; exemption; definition of process. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the sheriff of each Kansas county shall charge a fee of $15 for serving, executing and returning a…

28-115. Fees of register of deeds; monthly billing to internal revenue service; standards for documents to be filed; disposition of fees. (a) The register of deeds of each county shall charge and collect the following fees: (1) For the following documents received and filed prior…

28-115a. Register of deeds technology fund. (a) There is hereby created in each county a register of deeds technology fund. (b) Upon receipt thereof, the county treasurer shall credit to the register of deeds technology fund of the county all moneys attributable to the fees colle…

28-118. Engineer of two or more counties; pro rata payment of salary and expenses. That when two or more counties unite and form a county engineer district and jointly employ a county engineer, in compliance with this act, the salary and expense of such engineer and his assistant…

28-119. County engineer; salary, funds payable from; expenses; joint district. That county engineers of the several counties of the state shall be allowed by the board of county commissioners of their respective counties not less than the following salaries, to be paid out of the…

28-123. Accounting of fees; fee books; delivery. The county treasurer, county clerk, sheriff and register of deeds shall each keep a book to be called "fee book" to be provided by the county commissioners. They shall keep a true and accurate account of all fees which they charge …

28-124. Fees of predecessor in office. All fees charged after the taking effect of this act by any officer herein mentioned shall be collected by his successor or successors in office in the same manner and at the same time he should have collected the same had he remained in off…

28-125. Witness fees and mileage; oath. (a) Witnesses shall receive the following fees: (1) For attending before any court or grand jury, or before any judge, referee, or commission, $10 per day; (2) for attending on an inquest, $10; (3) for each mile necessarily and actually tra…

28-126. Certain officials not to receive witness fees. No person holding any office or appointment under any county, city or other municipality shall be paid any witness fees in any case whatsoever when such person is a witness for the state of Kansas, county, city or other munic…

28-128. Folio defined. A folio shall consist of one hundred words, and two figures shall be counted as one word. History: L. 1913, ch. 197, § 23; July 1; R.S. 1923, 28-128. Source or prior law: L. 1862, ch. 99, § 35; G.S. 1868, ch. 39, § 33; L. 1879, ch. 101, § 4; L. 1885, ch. 12…

28-129. Number of inhabitants. The number of inhabitants shall be determined for the purposes of this act from the last returns of the assessors in each year in their respective counties. History: L. 1913, ch. 197, § 24; July 1; R.S. 1923, 28-129. Source or prior law: L. 1897 ch.…

28-137. Fees for publication of legal notices and legal advertisements in newspapers; proof of publication; taxation and collection in actions or proceedings in court. (a) A newspaper shall charge and receive for publishing a legal advertisement a rate not exceeding the lowest re…

28-137b. Legal notices and advertisements; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 28-137b and 28-137c: (a) "Legal advertisement" means any matter required by law to be published by a political subdivision or as part of a court proceeding in this state. (b) "Political subdivision" means a…

28-137c. Legal notices and advertisements; affidavit of publisher; proof of publication. When attached to a copy of a legal advertisement, the affidavit of the publisher or proprietor of a newspaper stating that the advertisement has been published in the newspaper and the dates …

28-138. District court clerk's record of attendance of jurors and witnesses. The clerk of the district court shall keep a record of the attendance of jurors at each term, and of the attendance and fees of witnesses, when claimed during the term. History: L. 1913, ch. 197, § 35; J…

28-139. Same; statement of attendance of jurors and witnesses in criminal cases for which county is liable. On a monthly basis, the clerk of the court shall return to the board of county commissioners a statement of the attendance of jurors and their mileage, together with a stat…

28-141. Proof and collection of fees paid in civil action. All fees and sums paid by either party for fees of witnesses and other necessary expenses in any civil action or proceeding shall be proved by the affidavit of the party, or of some person knowing the same to have been pa…

28-142. Bill for fees or costs. Any person liable for any costs or fees shall be entitled to receive, on demand, a certified bill of the same, in which the items of service and the charge thereof shall be specially stated. History: L. 1913, ch. 197, § 39; July 1; R.S. 1923, 28-14…

28-143. Receipt for fees paid. Every officer charging fees shall, if required by the person paying them, give him a receipt therefor, setting forth the items and the date of each. History: L. 1913, ch. 197, § 40; July 1; R.S. 1923, 28-143. Source or prior law: G.S. 1868, ch. 39, …

28-145. Duty of officer collecting costs on execution. It shall be the duty of the sheriff or other officer collecting costs on execution in this state, after retaining his own fees, to pay the residue of such costs collected to the clerk of the court from which the execution iss…

28-147. No fees for constructive service or mileage. No officer shall receive any fees for constructive services or mileage in any case. History: L. 1913, ch. 197, § 44; July 1; R.S. 1923, 28-147. Source or prior law: L. 1862, ch. 99, § 34; G.S. 1868, ch. 39, § 32.

28-148. Fees to be uniform in state. All fees provided for in this act shall be the same in each and every other county in the state, thereby making them uniform throughout the state. History: L. 1913, ch. 197, § 45; July 1; R.S. 1923, 28-148.

28-150. Payment of fees by county in criminal cases; jury fees in civil and criminal cases. In all cases where the fees prescribed by this act in criminal cases for the sheriff, clerk and witnesses for the state, are not paid by the defendant or the prosecuting witness, they shal…

28-152. Process fees, return required. No officer serving any process shall be entitled to any fees for the same, unless he return on such process the amount of his fees and the items thereof. History: L. 1913, ch. 197, § 49; July 1; R.S. 1923, 28-152. Source or prior law: L. 186…

28-153. Fees not due until services performed. No fees allowed by this act shall be due or demanded until the services for which fees are chargeable shall be performed, except as hereinbefore provided. History: L. 1913, ch. 197; § 50; July 1; R.S. 1923, 28-153. Source or prior la…

28-167. Allowance for assistance, deputies, clerical and stenographic hire in certain counties. When in any county having a population of not more than one hundred thousand (100,000) it is necessary, the board of county commissioners shall allow such reasonable sums for assistant…

28-168. Same; monthly payment of salaries. All salaries provided for in this act shall be paid out of the county general fund in equal monthly installments. History: L. 1943, ch. 162, § 13; April 1.

28-169. Same; allowance of traveling expenses and mileage. In any county having a population of 80,000 or less, the board of county commissioners shall allow any county officer, deputy or employee his actual and necessary traveling expenses incurred in the performance of his duti…

28-170. Court fees, civil actions; authorized only by legislative enactment; prosecuting attorneys' training fund. (a) The docket fee prescribed by K.S.A. 60-2001, and amendments thereto, and the fees for service of process, shall be the only costs assessed for services of the cl…

28-170a. Prosecuting attorneys' training fund; fees. (a) There is hereby established a prosecuting attorneys' training fund. The clerk of the district court shall charge a fee of $1 in each criminal case, to be deducted from the docket fee as provided in K.S.A. 28-172a, and amend…

28-172a. Docket fee in criminal proceedings; fees and charges in other actions involving violations of state laws; authorized only by legislative enactment. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whenever the prosecuting witness or defendant is adjudged to pay the cost…

28-172b. Indigents' defense services fund; expenditures. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury an indigents' defense services fund. (b) Moneys in the indigents' defense services fund shall be used exclusively to provide counsel and related services for indigent de…

28-175. Disposition of fees and compensation not authorized to be retained by officers and employees. County officers and employees shall receive no compensation, tips, fees, mileage or salaries, which compensation, tips, fees, mileage or salaries are or shall be paid to such off…

28-176. Laboratory analysis fee charged as separate court costs in certain cases; use of proceeds. (a) The court shall order any person convicted or diverted, or adjudicated or diverted under a preadjudication program pursuant to K.S.A. 22-2906 et seq., K.S.A. 38-2346 et seq., or…

28-177. Court procedures; fees; authorized only by legislative enactment; judicial branch docket fee fund; authorized uses of moneys credited to fund. (a) Except as provided in this section and K.S.A. 28-178, and amendments thereto, the fees established by legislative enactment s…

28-178. Discretionary charge by supreme court. (a) In addition to any other fees specifically prescribed by law, on and after July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2025, the supreme court may impose a charge, not to exceed $12.50 per fee, to fund the costs of non-judicial personnel, on …

28-179. Post-decree motion docket fee; authorized only by legislative enactment. (a) No post-decree motion petitioning for a modification or termination of separate maintenance, for a change in legal custody, residency, visitation rights or parenting time or for a modification of…

28-180. County clerk technology fund. (a) On January 1, 2015, there is hereby created in each county a county clerk technology fund. (b) Upon receipt thereof, the county treasurer shall credit to the county clerk technology fund of the county all moneys attributable to the fees c…

28-181. County treasurer technology fund. (a) On January 1, 2015, there is hereby created in each county a county treasurer technology fund. (b) Upon receipt thereof, the county treasurer shall credit to the county treasurer technology fund of the county all moneys attributable t…

28-208. Prescription of compensation. All officers and employees herein mentioned in all counties of this state having a population of more than one hundred thirty thousand (130,000) and less than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000) shall receive for their services the com…

28-222. Cook and assistant for county jail; feeding prisoners. The board of county commissioners may employ a cook and an assistant for the county jail at a reasonable wage and shall pay all expenses for feeding the prisoners in the county jail. No contract shall ever be made wit…

28-223. Additional clerk hire; resolution. When no allowance is made in this act for clerical hire in any of the county offices herein provided, then the board of county commissioners shall allow such additional amount for clerical hire as may be necessary to properly expedite th…

28-225. Fee books. All of the above officers and other persons now authorized to collect fees from the public, and from any source excepting the county in which their offices are situated, shall keep fee books in forms to be prescribed by the county auditor and approved by the bo…

28-226. Penalties for violations; forfeiture of office. Any officer, deputy, assistant or clerk mentioned in this act or whose salary or compensation is herein provided for or authorized, who shall ask or receive any fee or reward in money or its equivalent not authorized by this…

28-315. Collection and payment of fees to county. All of the officers and other persons herein mentioned shall collect from others than the county in which said offices are located all fees now authorized by law. All such fees and income of their respective offices from every sou…