Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-021 PDF Download

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The power given to a board of county commissioners under K.S.A. 19-2601 to fix the days and hours which county offices are open does not extend to authority over the district court. Under Article 3, section 1 of the Kansas Constitution, and K.S.A. 20-101, the Supreme Court of Kansas has general administrative authority over all courts in Kansas. Thus, it is the state supreme court, not the county, which has the authority to determine the hours and holidays which each district court will observe. Accordingly, if the district court does not close its offices on a day which the county observes as a legal holiday, the county must make arrangements to keep the county courthouse open for district court business. Furthermore, the observance of a legal holiday by either the district court or the county offices will not invalidate judicial or official acts performed on that day by the other government entity. Cited herein: K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 19-101a; K.S.A. 19-104; 19-2601; 20-101; 20-342; Kansas Const., Art. 3, section 1.

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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.

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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.

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Kansas laws pertaining to driving under the influence of alcohol allow conviction when the accused's blood or breath alcohol test (BAT) registers less than .10 as long as other supporting evidence is available. A conviction under a similar statute in another state may be considered for sentencing purposes. Cited herein: K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 8-1005; 8-1567.

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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.

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Any law enforcement officer may execute an arrest warrant within the officer's jurisdictions. Cited Herein: K.S.A. 19-812a; K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 22-2202, as amended by L. 1986, ch. 133, 150; K.S.A. 22-2305; K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 22-2401a.

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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.

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K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 21-4602, as amended by L. 1986, ch. 123, provides that the court retains jurisdiction over a person assigned to community corrections. Cited herein: K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 21-4602, as amended by L. 1986, ch. 123, section 5.

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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.

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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.