Chapter 60, PROCEDURE, CIVIL

60-2601a. Computer information storage and retrieval system. In any county which has a computer information storage and retrieval system for the use of the clerk of the district court of such county, the records and information required to be maintained in the dockets and journal…

60-2602. Duties of sheriff; endorsement of time. The sheriff shall endorse upon every summons, order of arrest, or for the delivery of property, or of attachment, injunction execution or order of sale, the day and hour it was received by him or her. The sheriff shall execute ever…

60-2603. Deputies. Any duty enjoined by this chapter upon a ministerial officer, and any act permitted to be done by such officer, may be performed by his or her lawful deputy as provided by K.S.A. 60-304. History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-2603; January 1, 1964. Source or prior law: …

60-2604. Amercement of officers. If any clerk of the district court, sheriff, or other officer willfully refuses, or fails without clearly excusing cause, to discharge or perform a duty imposed upon such clerk, sheriff or other officer under this chapter, or fails to account prom…

60-2605. Affirmation in lieu of oath. Whenever an oath is required by this code, the affirmation of a person, conscientiously opposed to taking an oath, shall have the same effect. History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-2605; January 1, 1964. Source or prior law: G.S. 1868, ch. 80, § 721;…

60-2606. Availability of other relief. If a case arises in which an action or proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a substantive right, or the redress or prevention of a wrong, cannot be had under any specific provisions of this chapter or other statutes then the court…

60-2608. Effect on pending actions. As to any actions or proceedings commenced prior thereto, the procedures prescribed by this chapter shall apply except that the court in which the same are pending may by order prescribe that an action or proceeding may continue in whole or in …

60-2609. Judgments in damage actions for acts or omissions of health care providers; installment or periodic payment of damages; contents and modification of judgment; "health care provider" defined. (a) Whenever judgment is entered on a claim in any action for recovery of damage…

60-2610. Civil liability for worthless check. (a) If a person gives a worthless check, the person shall be liable to the holder of the check for the amount of the check, the incurred court costs, the incurred service charge, interest at the statutory rate and the costs of collect…

60-2611. Civil action to collect on check or order; reasonable attorney fees assessed as costs. In any civil action to enforce payment of or to collect upon a check, order or draft on any bank, credit union, savings and loan association or depository for the payment of money or i…

60-2617. Sealing and unsealing of case records involving arrest warrants and subpeonas; sealing or redacting court records; closing a court proceeding; motion; notice; hearing; exceptions. (a) (1) Upon filing of a criminal case or a case pursuant to the revised Kansas juvenile ju…

60-2618. Severability. If any provision or clause of this act* or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of the act, and to this end the provisions of this act are declared…

60-2801. Settlement or release of liability; limitations; disavowal of agreement. (a) Within 14 days of the date of the occurrence causing injury to any person, who either is under the care of a person licensed to practice the healing arts, or is confined to a hospital or sanitar…

60-2802. Applicability of act. The provisions of this act relating to settlements, releases and statements obtained from a patient confined in a hospital or sanitarium or being treated by a person licensed to practice the healing arts, shall not apply, if such patient is released…

60-2803. Satisfaction and release of judgment; filing, when required. (a) When a money judgment rendered in a civil action in a court of this state is satisfied, the judgment creditor or the assignee of the judgment creditor shall file satisfaction and release of the judgment wit…

60-3001. Foreign judgment, defined. As used in this act: (a) "Foreign judgment" means any judgment, decree or order of a court of the United States or of any other court which is entitled to full faith and credit in this state, except that no judgment of any court in this state s…

60-3002. Filing and status of foreign judgments. A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with the act of congress, the statutes of this state or certified in accordance with the statutes of the state in which the judgment was rendered, may be filed in the offic…

60-3003. Notice of filing of foreign judgment. (a) At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's attorney shall make and file with the clerk of the district court an affidavit setting forth the name and last known post office …

60-3004. Stay of enforcement of foreign judgment. (a) If the judgment debtor shows the district court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until…

60-3005. Foreign judgment, filing; court fees. Any person filing a foreign judgment shall pay to the clerk of the district court a docket fee as prescribed by K.S.A. 60-2001, and amendments thereto. Any additional fees or charges not specifically covered by the docket fee shall b…

60-3006. Right of judgment creditor to bring action unimpaired. The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce his or her judgment instead of proceeding under this act remains unimpaired. History: L. 1970, ch. 243, § 6; July 1. Law Review and Bar Journal Reference…

60-3007. Uniformity of interpretation. This act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. History: L. 1970, ch. 243, § 7; July 1.

60-3008. Citation of act. This act may be cited as the uniform enforcement of foreign judgments act. History: L. 1970, ch. 243, § 8; July 1.

60-3020. Tribal courts; full faith and credit; filing; court fees. (a) Pursuant to rules adopted by the supreme court, the district courts of this state shall extend full faith and credit to the orders, judgments and other judicial acts of the tribal courts of any federally recog…

60-3101. Citation and construction of act. (a) K.S.A. 60-3101 through 60-3111, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the protection from abuse act. (b) This act shall be liberally construed to promote the protection of victims of domestic violence from bodily…

60-3102. Definitions. As used in the protection from abuse act: (a) "Abuse" means the occurrence of one or more of the following acts between intimate partners or household members: (1) Intentionally attempting to cause bodily injury, or intentionally or recklessly causing bodily…

60-3103. Jurisdiction. Any district court shall have jurisdiction over all proceedings under the protection from abuse act. The right of a person to obtain relief under the protection from abuse act shall not be affected by the person's leaving the residence or household to avoid…

60-3104. Commencement of proceedings; persons seeking relief on behalf of minor child; forms; no docket fee; confidentiality of certain matters, exceptions. (a) An intimate partner or household member may seek relief under the protection from abuse act by filing a verified petiti…

60-3105. Emergency relief. (a) When the court is unavailable, a verified petition, accompanied by a proposed order, may be presented to any judge of the district court. The judge may grant relief in accordance with K.S.A. 60-3107(a)(1), (2), (4) or (5), and amendments thereto, or…

60-3106. Hearings; temporary orders pending hearing, modification. (a) Within 21 days of the filing of a petition under this act a hearing shall be held at which the plaintiff must prove the allegation of abuse by a preponderance of the evidence and the defendant shall have an op…

60-3107. Protection from abuse orders; procedure; modification of orders; inconsistent orders; limitations on time of extension of orders; violation of orders; criminal violations and penalties. (a) The court may approve any consent agreement to bring about a cessation of abuse o…

60-3108. Notice of protection orders. A copy of any order under this act shall be issued to the plaintiff, the defendant and the police department of the city where the plaintiff resides. If the plaintiff does not reside in a city or resides in a city with no police department, a…

60-3109. Procedure. Except as otherwise provided in this act, any proceeding under this act shall be in accordance with chapter 60 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated and shall be in addition to any other available civil or criminal remedies. History: L. 1979, ch. 92, § 9; July 1. L…

60-3110. Contempt. If, upon hearing, the court finds a violation of any order or consent agreement, the court may find the defendant in contempt pursuant to K.S.A. 20-1204a. History: L. 1979, ch. 92, § 10; L. 1980, ch. 177, § 8; July 1. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Fam…

60-3112. Entering protection orders into the national criminal information center protection order file. (a) All temporary, amended, final and other protection from abuse orders issued pursuant to article 31 of chapter 60 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, …

60-31a01. Citation and construction of act. (a) K.S.A. 60-31a01 through 60-31a09, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the protection from stalking, sexual assault or human trafficking act. (b) This act shall be liberally construed to protect victims of stal…

60-31a02. Definitions. As used in the protection from stalking, sexual assault or human trafficking act: (a) "Human trafficking" means any act that would constitute human trafficking or aggravated human trafficking, as defined by K.S.A. 21-5426, and amendments thereto, or commerc…

60-31a03. Jurisdiction. The district courts shall have jurisdiction over all proceedings under the protection from stalking, sexual assault or human trafficking act. History: L. 2002, ch. 141, § 3; L. 2017, ch. 66, § 5; L. 2018, ch. 110, § 6; July 1.

60-31a04. Commencement of proceedings; persons seeking relief on behalf of minor; forms; no docket fee; confidentiality exceptions. (a) A person may seek relief under the protection from stalking, sexual assault or human trafficking act by filing a verified petition with any judg…

60-31a05. Hearing; temporary orders pending hearing. (a) Within 21 days of the filing of a petition under the protection from stalking, sexual assault or human trafficking act a hearing shall be held at which the plaintiff must prove the allegation of stalking, sexual assault or …

60-31a06. Orders; limitations on time of orders; extension of orders; amendments; costs. (a) The court may issue a protection from stalking, sexual assault or human trafficking order granting any one or more of the following orders: (1) Restraining the defendant from following, h…

60-31a07. Notice of protection orders. A copy of any order under the protection from stalking, sexual assault or human trafficking act shall be issued to the victim, the defendant and the police department of the city where the victim resides. If the victim does not reside in a c…

60-31a08. Procedure. Except as otherwise provided in the protection from stalking, sexual assault or human trafficking act, any proceedings under this act shall be in accordance with chapter 60 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, and shall be in addition to …

60-31a09. Contempt. If, upon hearing, the court finds a violation of any order under the protection from stalking, sexual assault or human trafficking act, the court may find the defendant in contempt pursuant to K.S.A. 20-1204a, and amendments thereto. History: L. 2002, ch. 141,…

60-31b01. Citation of act. This act may be cited as the uniform interstate enforcement of domestic violence protection orders act. History: L. 2005, ch. 146, § 1; July 1.

60-31b02. Definitions. In this act, these terms mean the following: (a) "Foreign protection order" means a protection order issued by a tribunal of another state. (b) "Issuing state" means the state whose tribunal issues a protection order. (c) "Mutual foreign protection order" m…

60-31b03. Judicial enforcement of order. (a) A person authorized by the law of this state to seek enforcement of a protection order may seek enforcement of a valid protection order in a court of this state. The court shall enforce the terms of the protection order, including term…

60-31b04. Nonjudicial enforcement of order. (a) A law enforcement officer of this state, upon determining that there is probable cause to believe that a valid foreign protection order exists and that the order has been violated, shall enforce the order as if it were the order of …

60-31b05. Registration of order. (a) Any individual may, but is not required, to register a foreign protection order in this state. To register a foreign protection order, an individual shall present a certified copy of the order to the sheriff in the county where the protection …

60-31b06. Immunity. This state, a local governmental agency, a law enforcement officer, a prosecuting attorney, or any state or local governmental official acting in an official capacity is immune from civil and criminal liability for conduct arising out of the registration or en…