19-801a. Sheriff; election, term, bond. Except in those counties operating under the provisions of any consolidated law enforcement act, beginning with the general election in 1976, a sheriff shall be elected in each county, for four (4) years. Such sheriff shall, before entering upon the duties of the office, execute to the state of Kansas […]
19-801b. Qualifications for office; law enforcement certification required; waiver; status and salary while in attendance. (a) No person shall be eligible for nomination, election or appointment to the office of sheriff unless such person: (1) Is a citizen of the United States and a qualified elector of the county; (2) has not been convicted of […]
19-801c. Eligibility of sheriffs holding office on July 1, 1972, for nomination and election. Any person serving as sheriff on the effective date of this act shall be and remain eligible to nomination and election to succeed himself in office. History: L. 1972, ch. 75, § 3; July 1.
19-802. Condition of such bond. The condition of such bond shall be in substance as follows: “Whereas, the above bounden ____ was elected to the office of sheriff of the county of ____, on the ____ day of ____; now the condition of this obligation is such, that if the said ____ shall well and […]
19-803. Appointment of undersheriff. The sheriff of each county shall, as soon as may be after entering upon the duties of his office, appoint some proper person undersheriff of said county, who shall also be a general deputy, to hold during the pleasure of the sheriff; and as often as a vacancy shall occur in […]
19-804. Vacancy in office of sheriff, how filled; duties and liabilities of undersheriff. Except in those counties operating under the provisions of consolidated law enforcement acts, whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of sheriff of any county, the undersheriff of such county shall in all things execute the office of sheriff until a sheriff […]
19-804a. Exercise of functions of sheriff by county clerk, when. When there shall be no sheriff or undersheriff in any county, it shall be the duty of the county clerk to exercise all the powers and duties of the sheriff of such clerk’s county until a sheriff be elected or qualified. When the sheriff for […]
19-805. Deputies and undersheriffs; duties; meetings and seminars; budget; limitation of personnel action. (a) In addition to the undersheriff, the sheriff also may appoint, promote, demote and dismiss additional deputies and assistants necessary to carry out the duties of the office, for whose official acts the sheriff is responsible. Persons may also be deputized by […]
19-805a. Special deputies; appointment, revocation; bonds. In all counties, the sheriff shall have authority to appoint so many special deputies as the sheriff deems proper and for whose official acts the sheriff shall be responsible. Before an appointment shall be made the sheriff or marshal of the district court shall have the right to demand […]
19-805b. Same; authority of special deputies. Except as provided by K.S.A. 19-827, and amendments thereto, special deputies appointed pursuant to K.S.A. 19-805a, and amendments thereto, may be limited in their authority to perform the acts of a peace officer in or about certain specified premises or relating thereto or to provide crime prevention or security […]
19-805c. Same; act extends appointing power. This act shall not be construed as in limitation of any existing powers for the appointment of deputies by sheriffs or marshals of the district court, but as an extension thereof. History: L. 1941, ch. 201, § 3; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 60; January 10, 1977.
19-807d. Sheriff’s deputies for police protection in certain townships; agreements; contributions by townships; tax levies. The township board in any township which is located in a county in which is located a city having a population in excess of 100,000 is hereby authorized to contribute funds to the county for the purpose of providing sheriff’s […]
19-810. Appointment of undersheriff or deputy to be in writing; revocation. Every appointment of an undersheriff or of a deputy sheriff and every revocation of such appointment, shall be in writing, under the hand of the sheriff, and shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the county; but this section shall not […]
19-811. Charge and custody of jail; liability for acts. The sheriff shall have the charge and custody of the jail of his county, and all the prisoners in the same, and shall keep such jail himself, or by his deputy or jailer, for whose acts he and his sureties shall be liable. History: G.S. 1868, […]
19-812. Process, writs, precepts and orders; court attendance; fees. The sheriff, in person or by his undersheriff or deputy, shall serve and execute, according to law, all process, writs, precepts and orders issued or made by lawful authority and to him directed, and shall attend upon the several courts of record held in his county, […]
19-812a. Montgomery county; duties of sheriff. The sheriff of Montgomery county, Kansas, either the sheriff or a deputy, shall attend the district court held in Montgomery county, Kansas, as requested by a judge of the district court, and shall serve all process, execute all orders issued therefrom, returning the same to the place from which […]
19-812b. Neosho county; duties of sheriff. The sheriff of Neosho county, Kansas, either the sheriff or a deputy, shall attend the district court held in Neosho county, Kansas, as requested by a judge of the district court, and shall serve all process, execute all orders issued therefrom, returning the same to the place from which […]
19-813. Preservation of peace. It shall be the duty of the sheriff and undersheriffs and deputies to keep and preserve the peace in their respective counties, and to quiet and suppress all affrays, riots and unlawful assemblies and insurrections, for which purpose, and for the service of process in civil or criminal cases, and in […]
19-814. What sheriff shall deliver to successor. Whenever a new sheriff shall be elected and shall have been qualified as required by law, the former sheriff shall, upon demand, deliver to him the jail and other property of the county, and all prisoners in such jail, and all writs, process, orders and other papers belonging […]
19-815. Writs in hand on expiration of term or removal. Sheriffs, undersheriffs and deputies may execute and return all such writs and processes as shall be in their hands at the expiration of their office, or at the time of their removal from office, which they shall have begun to execute by service, levy or […]
