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Home » US Law » 2021 Kansas Statutes » Chapter 60 - Procedure, Civil » Article 32 - Uniform Certification Of Questions Of Law Act

60-3201 Power to answer.

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 any other state, when requested by the […]

60-3202 Method of invoking.

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.

60-3203 Contents of certification order.

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. 181, § 3; July 1.

60-3204 Preparation of certification order.

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 Kansas supreme court may require the original or copies of all […]

60-3205 Costs of certification.

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. 181, § 5; July 1.

60-3206 Briefs and argument.

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.

60-3207 Opinion.

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.

60-3208 Power to certify.

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 proceeding before the […]

60-3209 Procedure on certifying.

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.

60-3210 Severability.

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, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable. […]

60-3211 Construction.

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.

60-3212 Short title.

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.