Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No 1983 129 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kansas Governmental Reorganization Act, K.S.A. 12-3901 e̲t̲ s̲e̲q̲., authorizes political subdivisions of the state, including counties, to consolidate offices and agencies of the subdivision in the interest of efficiency and to avoid duplication. Consolidation means the replacement of two or more agencies or offices with a single new office. The proposed Johnson County executive reorganization apparently does not involve consolidation and thus is not authorized by K.S.A. 12-3901 e̲t̲ s̲e̲q̲. The county home rule statute, K.S.A. 1982 Supp. 19-101a, as amended, authorize counties to transact all county business and to enact local legislation except that counties are subject to acts of the legislature which apply uniformly to all counties. If there are no statutes uniformly applicable, counties may enact local legislation not contrary to state statutes by ordinary resolution. If proposed local legislation conflicts with or is contrary to nonuniform state legislation the county must act through charter resolution. The Johnson County Parks and Recreation District is a body corporate and politic, empowered by state statute to exercise the powers of a public corporation. The proposed Johnson County executive reorganization would dissolve the independent taxing district. The statutes governing the district do not provide for dissolution of the district by the county and the county home rule statutes do not grant the county the power to dissolve the district, duly created under K.S.A. 19-2859 - 19-2881b. The state statutes concerning the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Boards and the Library Board are uniform in application to counties and cannot be modified by the county through the exercise of home rule powers. Cited herein: K.S.A. 12-1219, 12-1222, 12-1225, 12-3901 e̲t̲ s̲e̲q̲., K.S.A. 1982 Supp. 19-101a, as amended by L. 1983, chs. 91 and 92, K.S.A. 19-101b, 19-101c, 19-2859, 19-2861, 19-2862, 19-2863, 19-2867, 19-2868, as amended by L. 1983, ch. 101, K.S.A. 19-4001, 19-4002(a), 19-4003, 19-4009.

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No 1983 111 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursuant to K.S.A. 8-168, each antique motor vehicle must be registered in the county in which the owner thereof resides. Cited herein: K.S.A. 8-129, 8-168.

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No 1983 037 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The constraints imposed by Article 11, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas preclude the use of proceeds from the tax levies authorized by K.S.A. 2-131b and 19-1561 to fund the operations of a county fair association established and operating pursuant to K.S.A. 2-125 e̲t̲ s̲e̲q̲. Cited herein: K.S.A. 2-125, 2-129, 2-129c, 2-129e, 2-129g, 2-131b, 2-132, 19-1561.

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No 1986 129 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the Kansas Supreme Court has not specifically precluded the use of criminal sanctions to enforce the eight-hour work day regulations found at K.S.A. 44-201 e̲t̲ s̲e̲q̲., it has precluded that option for purposes of enforcing the wage rate provisions of the act. The court has indicated a preference for civil, as opposed to criminal, methods of enforcement for the eight-hour work day provisions as well. If it is a public official who is in violation of K.S.A. 44-201 e̲t̲ s̲e̲q̲., an action in mandamus may be brought to enforce the act's provisions, though only by reference of the attorney general or county attorney, or by any citizen with a specific interest or right distinct from that of the general public. If a contractor is violating the statutes, a laborer might be able to enforce those statutes through mandatory injunction or a suit on the contract as third party beneficiary. The Kansas Department of Human Resources has no jurisdiction to adjudicate wage claims based on violations of K.S.A. 44-201 e̲t̲ s̲e̲q̲. Cited herein: K.S.A. 44-201; 44-202; 44-203; 44-204; 44-205; 75-6101; 75-6104.

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No 1983 186 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For purposes of civil proceedings under the Code for Care of Children, the legislature defined types of behavior which would constitute sexual abuse by reference to sex offenses in the criminal code, however, it did not thereby intend to adopt a criminal definition of sexual abuse. Thus, while certain acts described as sex offenses in the criminal statutes may not be punishable crimes if committed with a child age 16 years or older; those same acts may constitute abuse of that child under the definition of that term in the Code for Care of Children. Cited herein: K.S.A. 21-3501, 21-3503, 21-3504 as amended by L. 1983, ch. 109; 21-3509, 21-3510, 21-3511, 21-3516, K.S.A. 1982 Supp. 38-1502 as amended by L. 1983, ch. 140, 42 U.S.C. sections 5102, 5104, 45 C.F.R. section 1340.2, 1340.14, 48 Fed. Reg. 3698 (January 26, 1983).

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No 1983 178 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Criminal pretrial proceedings must be conducted in the county of venue unless the governing statute specifically permits the proceeding to be conducted in another county. A pretrial proceeding conducted in a county other than the county of venue, without specific statutory authorization therefor, unless waived, is void for lack of jurisdiction. Cited herein: K.S.A. 22-2901, K.S.A. 22-2902, Kan. Const., Bill of Rights section 10.

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No 1983 063 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: County attorneys must maintain an office at the seat of justice, unless otherwise provided by law or the board of county commissioners. Cited herein: K.S.A. 19-2601.

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No 1983 016 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The filing deadline for all city elections (in the absence of a charter ordinance providing otherwise) is 12:00 o'clock noon of the Tuesday preceding by 10 weeks the first Tuesday in April. Said deadline is mandatory, and the only recourse for a candidate, who was prevented from filing for a city office because of the failure of the city clerk to keep his or her office open until 12:00 o'clock noon on the prescribed date, is to seek relief from a court of law. Cited herein: K.S.A. 25-2109, as amended by L. 1982, ch. 157, section 6.

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No 1983 025 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: K.S.A. 82a-1316 provides that any contract for the withdrawal of water held in conservation storage by the state may be amended by written agreement of the parties, provided that such amendment does not affect the rate per unit of water or the minimum charge payable each year. Provisions specifying the point of withdrawal of water, however, may be amended so as to change the reservoir named in the contract. Such an amendment must, in order to have effect, be transmitted to and approved by the legislature in the same manner as water purchase contracts. Cited herein: K.S.A. 19-3435, 82a-1301, K.S.A. 1982 Supp. 82a-1307, K.S.A. 82a-1316, L. 1976, ch. 441, section 4, L. 1982, ch. 438, section 1.

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No 1983 133 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A city ordinance which purports to authorize "independent contractors" to exercise the sovereign power of the city is contrary to statewide public policy, and is void. However, individuals who act as city attorney and municipal judge, under such an ordinance, are d̲e̲ f̲a̲c̲t̲o̲ officers of the city, and their acts are valid insofar as they involve the public and third parties. Additionally, the legal and judicial services provided by said individuals constitute "employment," as said term is defined in the Old Age and Survivors Insurance Act, and social security contributions are payable by the city with respect to remuneration paid for such services. Cited herein: K.S.A. 40-2301, 40-2302, 40-2305, 60-1205, L. 1983, ch. 157, section 1, Kan. Const., Art. 9, section 5.

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No 1983 175 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: K.S.A. 1982 Supp. 79-201k, which exempts aircraft used actually, regularly and exclusively in business or industry from property or ad valorem taxes, is not unconstitutional as a matter of law on the ground that the law lacks a rational basis. Cited herein: K.S.A. 1982 Supp. 79-201k, Kan. Const., Bill of Rights section 1, U.S. Const., Amend. XIV.

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No 1983 035 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursuant to K.S.A. 1982 Supp. 79-3425, there is a daily transfer to the highway fund of 69.23% of certain revenues accruing to the state freeway fund. The legislature clearly intends that proceeds of the various motor fuel taxes credited to said fund be subject to such transfer, but it is difficult to discern from the pertinent statutory provisions whether the legislature intends that a similar transfer be made of moneys representing interest on the highway fund that are credited to the state freeway fund pursuant to K.S.A. 1982 Supp. 68-2313. However, because the state officers charged with the administration and implementation of the relevant statutory provisions have consistently construed such provisions as precluding the daily transfer of highway fund interest moneys from the freeway fund to the highway fund, such interpretation is not only entitled to great weight, but is controlling, in light of the legislature's continued acquiescence in such interpretation. Cited herein: K.S.A. 68-2301, K.S.A. 1982 Supp. 68-2304, K.S.A. 68-2306, K.S.A. 1982 Supp. 68-2313, 79-3401, 79-3425, K.S.A. 79-3474, K.S.A. 1982 Supp. 79-3487, K.S.A. 79-3490, K.S.A. 1982 Supp. 79-34,104, L. 1979, ch. 323, section 3.

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No 1983 091 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States Congress has the constitutional power to establish and control legal currency and specifically has determined that Federal reserve notes are legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes and dues. Cited herein: 31 U.S.C. 371 (repealed), 31 U.S.C. sections 5101, 5103, U.S. Const. Art. 1, sections 8, 10.

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No 1983 021 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kansas Water Office, as the successor to the authority of the Kansas Water Resources Board, may enter into agreements with the federal government by which water may be held in storage by the state in projects constructed by agencies of the federal government. As provided by K.S.A. 1982 Supp. 82a-934, such agreements are binding upon the state to the extent that future appropriations are made in support thereof. While no applicable sections of the Kansas Constitution limit the period of time an appropriation may extend, K.S.A. 46-155 imposes a limit of at most four years for capitol improvement appropriations. As no exception has been made for water storage agreements, the Kansas Water Office is without authority to make agreements which do not contain the limiting language provided by K.S.A. 1982 Supp. 82a-934. However, as this statute does authorize the Water Office to reimburse the federal government for damages resulting from the use of, or a release from, water storage, it may agree to language which states this in a contract. Cited herein: K.S.A. 40-3405, 46-155, K.S.A. 1982 Supp. 75-4704b, 82a-934, Kan. Const., Art. 2, section 24, Art. 11, sections 6,7,9, 42 U.S.C.A. section 1962d-5b.

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No 1984 129 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: K.S.A. 19-2912 and L. 1984, ch. 96, section 8 provide that certain acts in violation of county zoning regulations are misdemeanors punishable by a fine. The responsibility for prosecuting misdemeanor offenses in the county lies with the county or district attorney as a matter in which the county is interested. A board of county commissioners may seek civil remedies, such as injunction, to prevent violations of zoning regulations. Cited herein: K.S.A. 19-702, as amended by L. 1984, ch. 100, section 1; 19-2912; 19-2654; 22a-104, as amended by L. 1984, ch. 100, section 4; L. 1984, ch. 96, section 8.

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No 1983 124 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utility services such as electricity, gas and water, provided solely by municipally owned or public utilities to their customers, are constitutionally protected property rights which cannot be terminated unless due process procedures of notice and the opportunity to be heard have been met. Cited herein: Fourteenth Amendment, U.S. Constitution.

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No 1983 105 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If one or more cooperative agreements are entered into by those parties specified in 29 U.S.C.A. section 1533(a)(1), then sums available for those purposes specified in section 1533 are to be provided by the Governor to the state education agency responsible for education and training. In Kansas, this agency is the State Board of Education. Thus, if one or more cooperative agreements are made, the federal moneys provided the state under 29 U.S.C.A. section 1533 must be made available to the State Board of Education. Those moneys may not be made available directly to service delivery areas. The State Board, of course, must use the moneys received for the purposes, and subject to the requirements, prescribed in section 1533. Cited herein: 20 U.S.C.A. section 2461; 29 U.S.C.A. sections 1503, 1531, 1533.