Chapter 48 — MILITIA, DEFENSE AND PUBLIC SAFETY

48-949. Definitions. As used in the Kansas intrastate emergency mutual aid act: (a) "Division" means the division of emergency management within the office of the adjutant general. (b) "Emergency responder" means any person in the public or private sector who: (1) Has special ski…

48-950. Kansas mutual aid system; participation by political subdivisions. All political subdivisions within the state, upon enactment of this act, are automatically a part of the Kansas mutual aid system. A political subdivision may elect not to participate or to later withdraw …

48-951. Responsibilities of participating political subdivisions. It shall be the responsibility of each participating political subdivision with jurisdiction over and responsibility for emergency management within such subdivision to: (a) Identify potential hazards that could af…

48-952. Requests for assistance among participating political subdivisions. A participating political subdivision may request assistance of other participating political subdivisions in preventing, mitigating, responding to and recovering from disasters that result in locally-dec…

48-953. Obligation of participating political subdivisions to provide assistance; conditions. A participating political subdivision's obligation to provide assistance in the prevention of, response to and recovery from a locally-declared emergency or in authorized drills or exerc…

48-954. Recognition of license, certificate or other permit issued by participating political subdivision. If a person or entity holds a license, certificate or other permit issued by a participating political subdivision or the state evidencing qualification in a professional, m…

48-955. Guidelines and procedures. The division shall develop comprehensive guidelines and procedures for implementation of the Kansas mutual aid system, including, but not limited to, the following: Projected or anticipated costs, checklists for requesting and providing assistan…

48-956. Personnel of participating political subdivision; benefits. Personnel of a participating political subdivision responding to or rendering assistance for a request who sustain injury or death in the course of, and arising out of, their employment are entitled to all applic…

48-957. Nature of activities governmental; liability. All activities performed under this act are deemed hereby to be governmental functions. For the purposes of liability, all persons responding under the operational control of the requesting political subdivision are deemed to …

48-958. Severability. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect any other provision or application of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. To this end t…

48-959. Seizure of firearms prohibited during official state of emergency; cause of action created; attorney fees. (a) No officer or employee of the state or any political subdivision thereof, member of the Kansas national guard in the service of the state, or any person operatin…

48-960. Division of emergency management authorized to accept certain real property in Saline county. (a) The division of emergency management within the adjutant general's department is hereby authorized to accept and hold, on behalf of the state of Kansas, the real property des…

48-961. History: L. 2020, ch. 1, § 16 (Special Session); Expired, May 1, 2021. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEF…

48-962. Local health officers required to share certain information with first responder agencies; information not a public record and not subject to the Kansas open records act. (a) During a state of disaster emergency declared under K.S.A. 48-924, and amendments thereto, relate…

48-963. History: L. 2020, ch. 1, § 20 (Special Session); L. 2021, ch. 1, § 7; L. 2021, ch. 14, § 1; Expired, March 31, 2022. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Do…

48-964. History: L. 2020, ch. 1, § 21 (Special Session); L. 2021, ch. 14, § 2; Expired, March 31, 2022. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Scho…

48-965. History: L. 2020, ch. 1, § 22 (Special Session); L. 2021, ch. 1, § 8; L. 2021, ch. 14, § 3; L. 2022, ch. 1, § 2; Expired, January 20, 2023. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATU…

48-966. History: L. 2020, ch. 1, § 23 (Special Session); L. 2021, ch. 1, § 9; L. 2022, ch. 1, § 3; Expired, January 20, 2023. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session D…

48-967. Severability; act concerning governmental response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas. The provisions of this act* are severable. If any portion of the act* is declared unconstitutional or invalid, or the application of any portion of the act to any person or circums…

48-968. Severability; governmental response to certain emergencies. The provisions of this act* are severable. If any portion of the act* is declared unconstitutional or invalid, or the application of any portion of the act to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional o…

48-969. History: L. 2022, ch. 1, § 1; Expired, January 20, 2023. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Sessi…

48-9a01. Interstate emergency management assistance compact. The governor is hereby authorized to execute a compact on behalf of this state with any other state or states legally joining therein, in the form substantially as follows: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT ARTICL…

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

48-1201. Citation of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "emergency interim executive and judicial succession act." History: L. 1961, ch. 423, § 1; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC…

48-1202. Statement of policy. Because of the existing possibility of attack upon the United States of unprecedented size and destructiveness, and in order, in the event of such an attack, to assure continuity of government through legally constituted leadership, authority and res…

48-1203. Definitions. Unless otherwise clearly required by the context, as used in this act: (a) "Unavailable" means either that a vacancy in office exists and there is no deputy authorized to exercise all of the powers and discharge the duties of the office, or that the lawful i…

48-1204. Successors to office of governor. If the governor, under the constitution, is not able to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office, or is unavailable, an officer specified in K.S.A. 75-125 and amendments thereto, in the order of succession provided by t…

48-1205. Emergency interim successors for state officers. In the event any state officer is unavailable following an attack, then, the governor (or other official authorized under the constitution and this act to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office of gover…

48-1206. Enabling authority for emergency interim successors for local offices. With respect to local offices for which the legislative or governing bodies of cities, townships, and counties may enact resolutions or ordinances relative to the manner in which vacancies will be fil…

48-1207. Special emergency judges. In the event that any judge of any court is unavailable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of his or her office, and in the event no other judge authorized to act in the event of absence, disability or vacancy or no special judge ap…

48-1208. Formalities of taking office. At the time of their designation, emergency interim successors and special emergency judges shall take such oath as may be required for them to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office to which they may succeed. Notwithstan…

48-1209. Period in which authority may be exercised. Officials authorized to act as governor pursuant to this act, emergency interim successors and special emergency judges are empowered to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office as herein authorized only after …

48-1210. Disputes. Any dispute concerning a question of fact arising under this act with respect to an office in the executive branch of the state government (except a dispute of fact relative to the office of governor) shall be adjudicated by the governor (or other official auth…

48-1301. Title of act. This act shall be known as the "emergency interim legislative succession act." History: L. 1961, ch. 252, § 1; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES A…

48-1302. Declaration of policy. The legislature declares: (1) That recent technological developments make possible an enemy attack of unprecedented destructiveness, which may result in the death or inability to act of a large proportion of the membership of the legislature; (2) t…

48-1303. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Attack" means any action or series of actions taken by an enemy of the United States resulting in substantial damage or injury to persons or property in this state whether through sabotage, bombs, missiles, shellfire, or atomic, rad…

48-1304. Designation of emergency interim successors to legislators. In the event any legislator is unavailable following an attack, then, an emergency interim successor shall be designated as hereinafter provided. (a) If the legislator is from a representative district or senato…

48-1305. Status, qualifications of emergency interim successors. An emergency interim successor is one who is designated for possible temporary succession to the powers and duties, but not the office, of a legislator. No person shall be designated or serve as an emergency interim…

48-1306. Oath of emergency interim successors. Promptly after designation each emergency interim successor shall take the oath required for the legislator to whose powers and duties he or she is designated to succeed. No other oath shall be required. History: L. 1961, ch. 252, § …

48-1307. Duty of emergency interim successor. Each emergency interim successor shall keep himself or herself generally informed as to the duties, procedures, practices and current business of the legislature, and each legislator shall assist his or her emergency interim successor…

48-1308. Place of legislative session. Whenever in the event of an attack, the governor deems the place of session then prescribed to be unsafe, the governor may change it to any place in the state which he or she deems safer and convenient. History: L. 1961, ch. 252, § 8; June 3…

48-1309. Convening of legislature in event of attack. In the event of an attack, the governor shall call the legislature into session as soon as practicable, and in any case within ninety days following the inception of the attack. If the governor fails to issue such call, the le…

48-1310. Assumption of powers and duties of legislator by emergency interim successor. If in the event of an attack a legislator is unavailable, his or her emergency interim successor shall exercise the powers and assume the duties of such legislator. An emergency interim success…

48-1311. Privileges, immunities and compensation of emergency interim successors. When an emergency interim successor exercises the powers and assumes the duties of a legislator, the successor shall be accorded the privileges and immunities, compensation, allowances and other per…

48-1312. Quorum and vote requirements. In the event of an attack (1) quorum requirements for the legislature shall be suspended; and (2) where the affirmative vote of a specified proportion of members for approval of a bill, resolution or other action would otherwise be required,…

48-1313. Termination of operation of provisions of this act. The authority of emergency interim successors to succeed to the powers and duties of legislators, and the operation of the provisions of this act relating to quorum, the number of affirmative votes required for legislat…

48-1401. Meeting and establishment of temporary locations of government, when; site. Whenever, due to an emergency resulting from the effects of enemy attack, or the anticipated effects of a threatened enemy attack, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient or impossible to conduct the a…

48-1402. Powers of governing body at emergency location; how exercised. During the period when the public business is being conducted at the emergency temporary location, or locations, the governing body and other officers of a political subdivision of this state shall have and p…

48-1403. Act controls over conflicting provisions of law. The provisions of this act shall control and be supreme in the event it shall be employed notwithstanding any statutory, charter, or ordinance provision to the contrary or in conflict herewith. History: L. 1961, ch. 82, § …