Chapter 48 — MILITIA, DEFENSE AND PUBLIC SAFETY

48-307. Sale of armory, when. When the military board shall receive information from the governor of the disbandment of any organization of the national guard of Kansas occupying and using an armory provided by the state, under the direction of the military board, it shall be the…

48-308. City, county and school district may aid national or state guard; bonds of city or county. Every city and county in the state of Kansas now having or that may hereafter have a national guard organization or a state guard organization within its boundaries, and every city …

48-309. Aid to national or state guard by city or county; limitation on amount, tax levy; use and disposition of funds. (a) The governing body of any city in this state having a Kansas army or air national guard unit or Kansas state guard unit within its boundaries, or within 12 …

48-310. Reversion of real property, when. In the event that any real property is donated to a national guard organization under the provisions of K.S.A. 48-308, and amendments thereto, and the national guard organization shall fail or refuse to use the same, or shall, after accep…

48-311. Construction of act. This act shall not be construed to repeal any statute now on the statute book concerning the support and maintenance of the militia of this state, but is and shall be supplemental thereto. History: L. 1919, ch. 220, § 4; June 17; R.S. 1923, 48-311. Pr…

48-312. Reports concerning armories. The military board shall make a report, annually, of the proceedings incident to the location and management of such armories, respectively; also, a detailed account of disbursements, which shall be filed in the office of the adjutant general.…

48-313. Plans for armory. Said armory buildings shall be erected in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the secretary of administration and by the military board. History: L. 1909, ch. 172, § 9; R.S. 1923, 48-313; L. 1978, ch. 336, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LE…

48-314. Payments by state. The director of accounts and reports is hereby authorized and directed, upon the filing of vouchers in favor of the parties entitled thereto upon estimates made by the secretary of administration and approved by the military board, to draw his or her wa…

48-315. History: L. 1947, ch. 307, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 261, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 434, § 16; L. 1974, ch. 348, § 21; Repealed, L. 1988, ch. 301, § 33; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Act is constitutional; revenue bonds may be issued by board. State, ex rel., v. Kansas Armory Board, 174 Ka…

48-316. History: L. 1947, ch. 307, § 2; Repealed, L. 1988, ch. 301, § 33; 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 Documents U…

48-317. History: L. 1947, ch. 307, § 3; L. 1949, ch. 302, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 456, § 6; L. 1970, ch. 64, § 76; L. 1975, ch. 495, § 13; L. 1983, ch. 49, § 83; Repealed, L. 1988, ch. 301, § 33; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Act is constitutional; revenue bonds may be issued by board. S…

48-318. History: L. 1947, ch. 307, § 4; Repealed, L. 1988, ch. 301, § 33; 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 Documents U…

48-319. History: L. 1947, ch. 307, § 5; L. 1953, ch. 264, § 1; Repealed, L. 1988, ch. 301, § 33; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Act is constitutional; revenue bonds may be issued by board. State, ex rel., v. Kansas Armory Board, 174 Kan. 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, …

48-322. History: L. 1963, ch. 289, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 99, § 32; Repealed, L. 1988, ch. 301, § 33; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sch…

48-323. History: L. 1976, ch. 211, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 301, § 12; Repealed, L. 2003, ch. 50, § 1; April 17. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

48-324. Lease of portions of certain armories for use as preschools authorized; rules and regulations; evacuation in emergencies; rental charges; disposition of proceeds. (a) In accordance with this section, portions of Kansas army and air national guard armories located in citie…

48-325. Horton armory; transfer to city. (a) The Kansas military board is hereby authorized and empowered to transfer and convey to the city of Horton, for no consideration all of the rights, title and interest in the following tract of real estate and any improvement thereon: Be…

48-401. Commissions to officers of corps of cadets. Whenever an educational institution of the state of Kansas shall authorize and organize a military department, and shall muster a corps of cadets, uniformed and equipped, and numbering at least forty enlisted persons, the govern…

48-402. Number and rank of officers to be commissioned. When a corps of cadets shall exceed in number eighty enlisted men, there may be commissioned two captains, four first lieutenants (one of whom may act as battalion adjutant and one as battalion quartermaster), and two second…

48-403. Commission and rank of commandant of cadets. When there shall not be an officer of the army of the United States or of the national guard of the state detailed to act as military instructor at an educational institution, there may be commissioned one commandant of cadets …

48-404. Recommendations for commissions; term; signing; oath of office. Recommendations for commissions will be made by the authorized head of the institution to the adjutant general. Commissions shall be for the term of two years, unless terminated by removal for cause, resignat…

48-405. Term of enlistment; form of oath by cadet. The term of an enlistment shall be for two years, unless terminated by discharge or removal from the institution as a student. Each cadet shall be required to take the following oath of enlistment: "I do solemnly swear [or affirm…

48-406. Claim for state pay or expense not given. Nothing in this act shall be construed as giving any corps of cadets or any person commissioned under this act a claim upon the state for pay, equipment, or ammunition; nor shall any such organization be considered as a part of th…

48-501. Authority and name. Whenever any part of the national guard of this state is in active federal service, the governor is hereby authorized to organize and maintain within this state during such period, under such regulations as the secretary of defense of the United States…

48-502. Organization; rules and regulations. The governor is hereby authorized to prescribe rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this act governing the enlistment, organization, administration, equipment, maintenance, training and discipline of such force…

48-503. Pay and allowances; training assemblies and camps; hazardous duty. Members shall receive such pay and allowances as shall be provided by statute for training assemblies and camps; and when on state active duty not in the service of the United States they shall receive suc…

48-504. Requisitions; armories; other buildings. For the use of such forces, the governor is hereby authorized to requisition from the secretary of war such arms and equipment as may be in possession of and can be spared by the war department; and to make available to such forces…

48-505. Use without state, when. Such forces shall not be required to serve outside the boundaries of this state except that any organization, unit or detachment of such forces, upon order of the officer in immediate command thereof, may continue in fresh pursuit of insurrectioni…

48-506. Permission to forces of other states. Any military forces or organization, unit or detachment thereof, of another state who are in fresh pursuit of insurrectionists, saboteurs, enemies or enemy forces may continue such pursuit into this state until the military or police …

48-507. Federal service. Nothing in this act shall be construed as authorizing such forces, or any part thereof, to be called, ordered or in any manner drafted, as such, into the military service of the United States, but no person shall by reason of his enlistment or commission …

48-508. Civil groups. No civil organization, society, club, post, order, fraternity, association, brotherhood, body, union, league, or other combination of persons or civil group shall be enlisted in such forces as an organization or unit. History: L. 1941, ch. 275, § 8; March 20…

48-509. Disqualifications for commissioning or enlistment. No person shall be commissioned or enlisted in such forces who is not qualified for commissioning or enlistment as established by part II, title 10 of the United States code or who has received a punitive discharge from a…

48-510. Oath of officers. The oath to be taken by officers commissioned in such forces shall be substantially in the form prescribed for officers of the national guard, substituting the words "Kansas state guard" where necessary. History: L. 1941, ch. 275, § 10; March 20. Previou…

48-511. Enlistments; term; oath. Enlistments in the Kansas state guard shall be for two years, except that any person who has served a complete enlistment in the armed forces of the United States, the national guard, or the state guard may enlist for one year. The oath to be take…

48-512. Articles of war; freedom from arrest; jury duty. (a) Whenever such forces or any part thereof shall be ordered out for active service, the articles of war of the United States applicable to members of the national guard of this state in relation to courts-martial, their j…

48-513. Invalidity of part. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application,…

48-514. Citation of act. This act may be cited as the state guard act. History: L. 1941, ch. 275, § 14; March 20. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Arc…

48-515. Compensation of members. Whenever the state guard, or any portion thereof, is called into the active military service of the state, the officers and enlisted persons shall receive the same rate of pay as is provided for officers and enlisted persons of like grades in the …

48-516. Schedule of pay after July 1, 1943. Members of the Kansas state guard after July 1, 1943, who are actually present and participate in regular weekly drills provided for by law or regulations, for not less than 11/2 hours, shall receive appropriate compensation as establis…

48-517. Reemployment of persons called to duty, when required. (a) Any person employed in the state of Kansas who is called or ordered to state active duty by this state, or any other state, whether such person is a member of the Kansas army national guard, Kansas air national gu…

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

48-603. History: L. 1941, ch. 347, § 3; L. 1943, ch. 204, § 1; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 323, § 18; April 5. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

48-607. History: L. 1943, ch. 35, § 1; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 323, § 18; April 5. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

48-901. History: L. 1949, ch. 303, § 1; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 323, § 18; April 5. Revisor's Note: Later act, see 48-916. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Docum…

48-902. History: L. 1951, ch. 323, § 1; Repealed, L. 1955, ch. 263, § 14; July 1. Source or prior law: 48-601. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archiv…

48-903. History: L. 1951, ch. 323, § 2; L. 1955, ch. 263, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 337, § 1; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 283, § 32; April 11. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Sessi…