19-801a Sheriff; election, term, bond.

KS Stat § 19-801a (2018) (N/A)
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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 a good and sufficient corporate surety bond, issued by a company authorized to do business in Kansas in an amount fixed by the board of county commissioners of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Such bond, when approved, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk.

History: L. 1972, ch. 75, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 93, § 23; L. 1976, ch. 123, § 4; April 30.