Chapter 60 — PROCEDURE, CIVIL

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…

60-3111. History: L. 1979, ch. 92, § 11; Repealed, L. 2012, ch. 138, § 8; July 1.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…

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. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE C…

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. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Me…

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…

60-31b07. Other remedies. A protected individual who pursues remedies under this act is not precluded from pursuing other legal or equitable remedies against the respondent. History: L. 2005, ch. 146, § 7; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies …

60-31b08. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. History: L. 2005, ch. 146, § 8; July 1. Prev…

60-31b09. Severability clause. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. To thi…

60-31b10. Application of orders. This act applies to all protection orders issued and to continuing actions for enforcement of foreign protection orders commenced before and after July 1, 2005. History: L. 2005, ch. 146, § 10; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUN…

60-3201. Power to answer. The Kansas supreme court may answer questions of law certified to it by the supreme court of the United States, a court of appeals of the United States, a United States district court or the highest appellate court or the intermediate appellate court of …

60-3202. Method of invoking. This act may be invoked by an order of any of the courts referred to in K.S.A. 60-3201 upon the court's own motion or upon the motion of any party to the cause. History: L. 1979, ch. 181, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL G…

60-3203. Contents of certification order. A certification order shall set forth the questions of law to be answered and a statement of all facts relevant to the questions certified and showing fully the nature of the controversy in which the questions arose. History: L. 1979, ch.…

60-3204. Preparation of certification order. The certification order shall be prepared by the certifying court, signed by the judge or justice presiding at the hearing, and forwarded to the Kansas supreme court by the clerk of the certifying court under its official seal. The Kan…

60-3205. Costs of certification. Fees and costs shall be the same as in civil appeals docketed before the Kansas supreme court and shall be equally divided between the parties unless otherwise ordered by the certifying court in its order of certification. History: L. 1979, ch. 18…

60-3206. Briefs and argument. Proceedings in the Kansas supreme court shall be those provided in the court's rules and statutes governing briefs and arguments. History: L. 1979, ch. 181, § 6; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived …

60-3207. Opinion. The written opinion of the Kansas supreme court stating the law governing the questions certified shall be sent by the clerk under the seal of the court to the certifying court and to the parties. History: L. 1979, ch. 181, § 7; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATI…

60-3208. Power to certify. The supreme court or the court of appeals of this state, on its own motion or the motion of any party, may order certification of questions of law to the highest court of any state when it appears to the certifying court that there are involved in any p…

60-3209. Procedure on certifying. The procedures for certification from this state to the receiving state shall be those provided in the laws of the receiving state. History: L. 1979, ch. 181, § 9; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Arc…

60-3210. Severability. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person, court, or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application,…

60-3211. Construction. This act shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. History: L. 1979, ch. 181, § 11; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Document…

60-3212. Short title. This act may be cited as the uniform certification of questions of law act. History: L. 1979, ch. 181, § 12; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archi…

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60-3301. Citation of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Kansas product liability act." History: L. 1981, ch. 231, § 1; July 1. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "A Primer for Handling a Defective Tire Case: The Plaintiff's View," Stephen N. Six, J.K.T.L.A.…

60-3302. Definitions. (a) "Product seller" means any person or entity that is engaged in the business of selling products, whether the sale is for resale, or for use or consumption. The term includes a manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor or retailer of the relevant product, but…

60-3303. Useful safe life ten-year period of repose; evidence; latent disease exception; reviving certain causes of action. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a product seller shall not be subject to liability in a product liability claim if the produ…

60-3304. Legislative regulatory standards or administrative regulatory safety standards or mandatory government contract specifications; defenses. (a) When the injury-causing aspect of the product was, at the time of manufacture, in compliance with legislative regulatory standard…

60-3305. Manufacturer's or seller's duty to warn or protect against danger, when. In any product liability claim any duty on the part of the manufacturer or seller of the product to warn or protect against a danger or hazard which could or did arise in the use or misuse of such p…

60-3306. Seller not subject to liability, when. (a) A product seller shall not be subject to liability in a product liability claim arising from an alleged defect in a product, if the product seller establishes that: (1) Such seller had no knowledge of the defect; (2) such seller…

60-3307. Inadmissible evidence. (a) In a product liability claim, the following evidence shall not be admissible for any purpose: (1) Evidence of any advancements or changes in technical or other knowledge or techniques, in design theory or philosophy, in manufacturing or testing…

60-3320. Definitions. As used in this act, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Improper means" includes theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage through electronic or other means. (2) "Misappropriation…

60-3321. Misappropriation of trade secret; injunctive or other protective relief. (a) Actual or threatened misappropriation may be enjoined. Upon application to the court, an injunction shall be terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist, but the injunction may be conti…

60-3322. Same; damages. (a) Except to the extent that a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation renders a monetary recovery inequitable, a complainant is entitled to recover damages for misappropriation. Damag…

60-3323. Award of attorney fees, when. If (i) a claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith, (ii) a motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith, or (iii) willful and malicious misappropriation exists, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the…

60-3324. Preservation of trade secret during action. In an action under this act, a court shall preserve the secrecy of an alleged trade secret by reasonable means, which may include granting protective orders in connection with discovery proceedings, holding in-camera hearings, …

60-3325. Time limit for bringing action. An action for misappropriation must be brought within three years after the misappropriation is discovered or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been discovered. For the purposes of this section, a continuing misappropriat…