Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-038

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K.S.A. 75-4318 provides a two-part test that must be met before a body can be found to be included under the Kansas Open Meetings Act: (1) the body is either a legislative or administrative agency of the state or one of its political or taxing subdivisions or subordinate to such a body; and (2) the body receives, expends or is supported in whole or in part by public funds, or, in the case of subordinate groups, has a parent or controlling body which is so supported. Members of the board of trustees of the Sedan City Hospital are appointed by the Sedan City Council. Therefore, the board of trustees is a "subordinate group" of a legislative body which receives and expends public funds. Since both parts of the test are met, the board of trustees of the Sedan City Hospital is subject to the KOMA. Cited herein: K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 12-1615; K.S.A. 75-4317; K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 75-4318.

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-038

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K.S.A. 75-4318 provides a two-part test that must be met before a body can be found to be included under the Kansas Open Meetings Act: (1) the body is either a legislative or administrative agency of the state or one of its political or taxing subdivisions or subordinate to such a body; and (2) the body receives, expends or is supported in whole or in part by public funds, or, in the case of subordinate groups, has a parent or controlling body which is so supported. Members of the board of trustees of the Sedan City Hospital are appointed by the Sedan City Council. Therefore, the board of trustees is a "subordinate group" of a legislative body which receives and expends public funds. Since both parts of the test are met, the board of trustees of the Sedan City Hospital is subject to the KOMA. Cited herein: K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 12-1615; K.S.A. 75-4317; K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 75-4318.

Attorney General Opinion No. 1987-038

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The constitutional provision permitting a state owned and operated lottery would allow the state to advance and market any game or combination of games as long as there is consideration, chance and a prize involved in each game. Cited Herein: Kan. Const., Art. 5, section 3C; L. 1986, ch. 414.

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-003

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-003 PDF Author: Robert T. Stephan
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A county attorney is required to file the appropriate pleadings for, and appear in, proceedings following an adjudication that a child is in need of care pursuant to the Kansas Code for Care of Children, K.S.A. 1984 Supp. 38-1501 e̲t̲ s̲e̲q̲. and K.S.A. 1984 Supp. 19-702. In that these services are a statutory duty, a county attorney is entitled to no additional compensation for such services. Cited herein: K.S.A. 1984 Supp. 19-702; 38-1502(e), as amended by L. 1985, ch. 144, 51 and ch. 145, 53; 38-1510; 38-1529; 38-1562; 38-1581.

Attorney General Opinion No. 1988-038

Attorney General Opinion No. 1988-038 PDF Author: Robert T. Stephan
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Persons elected to judge of the district court in November 1986 due to a vacancy in office were elected to a four year term to expire January 1991. Cited herein: K.S.A. 1987 Supp. 20-301a; 25-312a; K.S.A. 25-313; 25-314; 25-3904; 25-3906; L. 1985, ch. 119, section 1; L. 1976, ch. 145, section 138; Kan. Const., Art. 3, section 6.

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-095

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-095 PDF Author: Robert T. Stephan
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The purpose of the Safety Belt Use Act is to educate rather than punish. However, law enforcement officers should not be constrained from enforcing the act within the bounds of its provisions. When an officer can articulate facts which would lead a cautious person to believe that a violation has occurred, a citation may then issue. Drivers are not to be cited for violations committed by passengers. Any person 10 or more years of age may be held responsible for failure to fasten their safety belt. Cited herein: K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 8-1344; 8-1345; K.S.A. 8-2101; K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 21-3105; 38-1602, K.S.A. 41-2719; L. 1986, ch. 35, sections 3, 4.

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-138

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-138 PDF Author: Robert T. Stephan
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Under its police power, a state may reimburse itself for the cost of regulating and supervising a business by assessing the necessary expenses to the business which created the necessity for such regulation and supervision. Use of conservation fee fund monies for the prevention and cleanup of pollution from oil and gas activities regulated by the state corporation commission is sufficiently related to the regulatory function to make its use for such purposes a valid exercise of the police power. The conservation fee fund may be used to fund the study and cleanup of oil and gas pollution pursuant to section 37 of 1986 House Bill No. 3078 (K.S.A. 55-143, as amended by 1986, ch. 201, section 37), to the extent that such study and cleanup are reasonably related to those activities of the oil and gas industry which are regulated by the commission. Use of the conservation fee fund by the state corporation commission for those oil and gas activities it does not regulate (as authorized by K.S.A. 55-143, as amended by L. 1986, ch. 201, section 37, which references subsection (a)(2)(A)-of K.S.A. 65-171d, as amended by L. 1986, ch. 201. section 22), is contrary to the findings of the Kansas Supreme Court in P̲a̲n̲h̲a̲n̲d̲l̲e̲ ̲E̲a̲s̲t̲e̲r̲n̲ ̲P̲i̲p̲e̲l̲i̲n̲e̲ ̲v̲.̲ ̲F̲a̲d̲e̲l̲e̲y̲. Such use exacts revenue from the oil and gas industry under the guise of a regulatory fee in violation of article 11, section 1 of the Kansas Constitution, and the commerce clause and the Fourteenth Amendment of the United State Constitution. Cited herein: Kans. Const., Art. 11, section 1; U.S. Const., Fourteenth Amendment; K.S.A. 55-131; 55-143; 65-171d, as amended by L. 1986, ch. 33, section 10(f); L. 1986, ch. 201, sections 1, 2, 10, 17, 22, 28, 37, 39 and 40; and K.A.R. 28-41-1.

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-148

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-148 PDF Author: Robert T. Stephan
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A search warrant maybe issued by a district magistrate judge upon the sworn oral or written statement of a city attorney. Municipal law enforcement officers may execute such warrant, and property seized pursuant to the warrant may be admissible as evidence in a municipal court. However, K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 8-1001(f) precludes the use of a search warrant to obtain a blood sample from a person who has refused to submit to a blood, breath or urine test pursuant to that statute. An ordinance authorizing such procedure would be in conflict with the state statute prohibiting further testing after an informed refusal. Cited herein: K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 8-1001, as amended by L. 1986, ch. 40, section 2; K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 8-1005, as amended by L. 1986, ch. 41, section 1; K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 8-1567(m); K.S.A. 12-4504; K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 22-2202, as amended by L. 1986, ch. 133, section 1; K.S.A. 22-2502; 22-2503; 22-2507; L. 1986, ch. 40, section 1.

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-020

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-020 PDF Author: Robert T. Stephan
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A state or national bank which receives a deposit of state moneys is required to secure the account by a pledge of securities. K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 75-4218. Direct obligations of the United States government or its agencies are qualified securities, as are obligations insured as to principal and interest by the United States government or one of its agencies. K.S.A. 75-4201(p)(1). Cited herein: K.S.A. 75-4201; K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 75-4218; K.S.A. 75-4221; 7 U.S.C. sections 1981; 1988; 12 U.S.C. sections 1435; 1455; 1717; 1719; 1721; 15 U.S.C. sections 633; 634; 16 U.S.C. sections 831n-1; 831n-3; 831n-4; 31 U.S.C. section 3123; 42 U.S.C. sections 3534; 4514.

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-162

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-162 PDF Author: Robert T. Stephan
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K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(2) authorizes public bodies subject to the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA) to recess into an executive session for the purpose of "consultation with an attorney for the body or agency which would be deemed privileged in the attorney-client relationship ..." The term "consultation" as used in the KOMA necessarily implies the presence of an attorney. Even though a letter from an attorney to his client containing advice is a privileged communication, we must conclude that members of a public body cannot recess into an executive session to review and discuss among themselves a letter from their attorney. Therefore, it is our opinion that the "consultation with an attorney" exception to the open meetings law cannot be invoked unless the attorney for the body is present. Cited herein: K.S.A. 60-426; 75-4317; K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 75-4318(a); K.S.A. 75-4319.

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-041

Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-041 PDF Author: Robert T. Stephan
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A director of a rural water district may be employed by the district in a position which does not involve an exercise of the sovereign power of the district. Neither K.S.A. 75-4304, relating to conflicts of interests, nor the common law doctrine of incompatibility of offices would preclude such employment. Cited herein K.S.A. 75-4303a; 75-4304.