Chapter 75 — STATE DEPARTMENTS; PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

75-1301. History: R.S. 1923, 75-1301; L. 1927, ch. 297, § 1; Repealed, L. 1947, ch. 102, § 143; June 30. Source or prior law: L. 1891, ch. 43, § 21; L. 1897, ch. 47, § 21; L. 1907, ch. 65, § 1; Revised, 1923. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Time of beginning of regular term of commissioner d…

75-1302. History: L. 1897, ch. 47, § 22; R.S. 1923, 75-1302; Repealed, L. 1947, ch. 102, § 143; June 30. Source or prior law: L. 1891, ch. 43, § 22. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STAT…

75-1303. History: L. 1897, ch. 47, § 56; L. 1919, ch. 92, § 1; R.S. 1923, 75-1303; L. 1943, ch. 269, § 22; Repealed, L. 1947, ch. 102, § 143; June 30. Source or prior law: L. 1891, ch. 43, § 28. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC D…

75-1304. State bank commissioner; appointment; qualifications; duties. (a) The governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the senate as provided in K.S.A. 75-4315b, and amendments thereto, a state bank commissioner who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. Except a…

75-1305. Oaths. The commissioner, his or her assistant and examiners, before entering upon the discharge of their duties shall take and subscribe the usual oath of office. History: L. 1947, ch. 102, § 84; L. 1967, ch. 434, § 52; July 1. Source or prior law: 75-1302. Previous | Ne…

75-1306. Office of state bank commissioner. It shall be the duty of the secretary of administration to provide the commissioner with suitable office space at Topeka. History: L. 1947, ch. 102, § 85; L. 1953, ch. 375, § 69; L. 1978, ch. 330, § 11; July 1. Source or prior law: 79-1…

75-1307. History: L. 1947, ch. 102, § 86; Repealed, L. 1961, ch. 408, § 1; June 30. Source or prior law: 75-1303. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Arc…

75-1308. Record of fees and expenses; disposition of moneys received; bank commissioner fee fund. The commissioner shall keep a record of all fees collected by the commissioner, together with a record of all expenses incurred in the administration of programs regulated by the div…

75-1309. Abolition of savings and loan department and office of savings and loan commissioner; transfer of powers, duties and functions to office of state bank commissioner. The savings and loan department and the office of savings and loan commissioner created by K.S.A. 74-3104 …

75-1310. State bank commissioner successor to all powers, duties and functions of savings and loan commissioner. (a) The state bank commissioner shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the savings and loan commissioner in which the same were ves…

75-1311. Transfer of property and records; disposition of conflicts. The state bank commissioner shall succeed to all property, property rights and records which were used for or pertain to the performance of the powers, duties and functions transferred pursuant to this act. Any …

75-1312. Rights preserved in legal actions and proceedings. (a) No suit, action or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced, or which could have been commenced, by or against any state agency or program mentioned in this act, or by or against any officer o…

75-1313. Transfer of all funds to bank commissioner fee fund. On the effective date of this act, the balances of all funds appropriated or reappropriated for the savings and loan department, are hereby transferred to the state bank commissioner. The director of accounts and repor…

75-1314. Abolition of office of consumer credit commissioner; transfer of powers, duties and functions to office of state bank commissioner. The office of the consumer credit commissioner created by K.S.A. 16-403, and amendments thereto, is hereby abolished. Except as otherwise p…

75-1315. Succession to powers, duties and functions of consumer credit commissioner by state bank commissioner and deputy commissioner for consumer and mortgage lending; transfer of real property. (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the state bank commissioner shall be …

75-1316. Same, transfer of property and records; resolution of conflicts. (a) When any conflict arises as to the disposition of any property, power, duty or function or the unexpended balance of any appropriation as a result of any abolition, transfer, attachment or change made b…

75-1317. Rights preserved in legal actions and proceedings. (a) No suit, action or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced, or which could have been commenced, by or against any state agency or program mentioned in this act, or by or against any officer o…

75-1318. Transfer of all funds to bank commissioner fee fund; liability for accrued compensation of transferred employees. (a) On the effective date of this act, the balances of all funds appropriated or reappropriated for the consumer credit commissioner are hereby transferred t…

75-1319. Transfer of employees to office of state bank commissioner. On the effective date of this act, officers and employees who, immediately prior to such date, were engaged in the performance of powers, duties or functions involved in the administration of any law administere…

75-13a01. History: L. 1927, ch. 295, § 1; L. 1943, ch. 277, § 11; Repealed, L. 1943, ch. 133, § 216; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited in discussing history of building and loan association statutes. Harkrader v. Whitman, 142 Kan. 186, 192, 46 P.2d 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE …

75-13a02. History: L. 1927, ch. 295, § 2; Repealed, L. 1943, ch. 133, § 216; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited in discussing history of building and loan association statutes. Harkrader v. Whitman, 142 Kan. 186, 192, 46 P.2d 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL Gen…

75-1401. History: L. 1927, ch. 242, § 1; L. 1933, ch. 271, § 5; L. 1937, ch. 329, § 17; L. 1965, ch. 435, § 2; Repealed, L. 2001, ch. 32, § 24; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1907, ch. 404, § 1; L. 1909, ch. 237, § 1; R.S. 1923, 75-1401; L. 1925, ch. 261, § 1. Cross References t…

75-1501. History: L. 1917, ch. 198, § 1; R.S. 1923, 75-1501; Repealed, L. 1933, ch. 285, § 18; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1913, ch. 312, § 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUT…

75-1502. History: L. 1917, ch. 198, § 2; R.S. 1923, 75-1502; Repealed, L. 1939, ch. 297, § 8; April 17. Source or prior law: L. 1913, ch. 312, § 2. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Abstract did not disclose payment or waiver of taxes; title not merchantable. Darby v. Keeran, 211 Kan. 133, 138…

75-1503. Vacancy in office. While any vacancy shall exist in the office of the state fire marshal or during his or her absence or inability to perform his or her duties, the same shall devolve upon and be performed by the chief deputy state fire marshal. History: L. 1917, ch. 198…

75-1504. History: L. 1917, ch. 198, § 4; R.S. 1923, 75-1504; Repealed, L. 1939, ch. 297, § 8; April 17. Source or prior law: L. 1913, ch. 312, § 4. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATU…

75-1505. Records of fires. The state fire marshal shall keep in his or her office a record of all fires occurring in the state, showing the name or names of the owners of personal and real property and the name or names of the occupants of buildings where fires occur, the total a…

75-1506. Full-time work. The state fire marshal shall devote his or her entire time to the duties of his or her office, and the state fire marshal or his or her chief deputy, except when engaged elsewhere in the performance of their duties, shall be at all reasonable times at the…

75-1507. Annual report. The state fire marshal shall make an annual report to the governor not later than the first day of February of each year of the official actions in the transaction of his or her department. History: L. 1917, ch. 198, § 17; March 8; R.S. 1923, 75-1507. Sour…

75-1508. Taxes on fire insurance business; imposition and purpose; support of state fire marshal, emergency medical services board and fire service training program of university of Kansas. (a) For the purpose of maintaining the department of the state fire marshal and the paymen…

75-1509. History: L. 1923, ch. 19, § 1; R.S. 1923, 75-1509; L. 1956, ch. 52, § 27; L. 1957, ch. 431, § 23; L. 1963, ch. 398, § 30; L. 1973, ch. 309, § 42; Repealed, L. 1983, ch. 278, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC …

75-1510. Office of state fire marshal established; appointment of state fire marshal; qualifications. There is hereby established the office of state fire marshal. The state fire marshal shall be appointed by the governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. Any perso…

75-1511. Transfer of jurisdiction, powers and duties. All the jurisdiction, rights, powers, duties and authority now vested in or imposed upon the Kansas state department of inspections and registration or the director thereof which were transferred to said department or the dire…

75-1512. History: L. 1939, ch. 297, § 3; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 445, § 1; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents …

75-1513. Acceptance of gifts, grants and donations; disposition. The state fire marshal may make application for and accept gifts, grants and donations of property from private persons or from any agency of the state or federal government granted or given for a purpose consistent…

75-1514. Remittance and disposition of tax proceeds; fire marshal fee fund; emergency medical services board operating fund; fire service training program fund. (a) The commissioner of insurance shall remit all moneys received by the commissioner under K.S.A. 75-1508, and amendme…

75-1515. Assistant attorney general; appointment and compensation. The attorney general shall appoint, with the approval of the state fire marshal, an assistant attorney general who shall be the attorney for the state fire marshal and the office of the state fire marshal. Such at…

75-1516. Same; duties. The assistant attorney general appointed under K.S.A. 75-1515 shall be the legal advisor for the office of the state fire marshal. The assistant attorney general appointed under K.S.A. 75-1515 shall appear for and on behalf of the state fire marshal, or any…

75-1517. Informal dispute resolution procedure regarding deficiencies found in a medical care facility, adult care home, assisted living facility or special hospital. (a) If, upon inspection for compliance with federal law pursuant to oversight by the centers for medicare and med…

75-1518. Regional search and rescue teams; advisory committee; rules and regulations. (a) The state fire marshal may enter into contracts to establish regional search and rescue teams to provide a response to search and rescue incidents. (b) (1) The state fire marshal shall appoi…

75-1519. Emergency response fund; expenditures; transfers. (a) The hazardous materials emergency fund of the state fire marshal is hereby redesignated as the emergency response fund of the state fire marshal. In addition to any other purposes for which expenditures may be made by…

75-1601. History: L. 1911, ch. 198, § 1; R.S. 1923, 75-1601; Repealed, L. 1927, ch. 221, § 25; March 7. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Warden may also draw salary from state as university professor. Dyche v. Davis, 92 Kan. 971, 142 P. 264. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL Ge…

75-1602. History: L. 1911, ch. 198, § 2; R.S. 1923, 75-1602; Repealed, L. 1949, ch. 426, § 1; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Schoo…

75-1603. Revisor's Note: Section transferred to 74-3302c. 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 Session Laws…

75-1604. History: L. 1923, ch. 20, § 1; R.S. 1923, 75-1604; Repealed, L. 1927, ch. 221, § 25; March 7. Source or prior law: L. 1921, ch. 16, § 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTE…

75-1605. History: L. 1923, ch. 20, § 3; R.S. 1923, 75-1605; Repealed, L. 1927, ch. 221, § 25; March 7. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Schoo…

75-1701. History: L. 1907, ch. 222, § 2; R.S. 1923, 75-1701; L. 1927, ch. 298, § 1; L. 1937, ch. 331, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 232, § 2; L. 1957, ch. 441, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 347, § 52; L. 1983, ch. 279, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 150, § 16; Repealed, L. 1997, ch. 160, § 43; September 1. Source or…

75-1702. History: L. 1907, ch. 222, § 4; R.S. 1923, 75-1702; L. 1937, ch. 331, § 2; L. 1967, ch. 434, § 54; L. 1984, ch. 150, § 17; Repealed, L. 1997, ch. 160, § 43; September 1. Source or prior law: L. 1897, ch. 138, § 4. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General …

75-1703. History: L. 1907, ch. 222, § 5; L. 1921, ch. 199, § 2; R.S. 1923, 75-1703; L. 1927, ch. 298, § 2; L. 1933, ch. 189, § 2; L. 1953, ch. 379, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 441, § 2; L. 1967, ch. 434, § 55; Repealed, L. 1997, ch. 160, § 43; September 1. Source or prior law: L. 1897, ch.…

75-1704. History: L. 1907, ch. 222, § 6; L. 1915, ch. 229, § 3; R.S. 1923, 75-1704; L. 1933, ch. 189, § 3; L. 1967, ch. 434, § 56; L. 1984, ch. 150, § 18; Repealed, L. 1997, ch. 160, § 43; September 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archive…