Kansas Statutes

Chapter 75: State Departments; Public Officers And Employees

Article 45: Capitol Police And Mail Services

Statutes:

• 75-4501:
• 75-4502:
• 75-4503: Capitol police; creation; statewide law enforcement powers; disposition of persons arrested.
• 75-4503a: Same; certain officers and employees serving on July 1, 1976, continue to serve and civil service and retirement benefits preserved; disposition of property and records.
• 75-4504: Same; uniforms and badges.
• 75-4505: Rules and regulations regulating conduct of persons on certain state property in Shawnee county.
• 75-4506: Parking on certain state property; signs; rules and regulations; fees, administrative fines and procedures for violations; permits or other forms of authorization; legislative branch.
• 75-4507: Same; rules and regulations.
• 75-4508: Violation of 75-4505, 75-4506 or 75-4507 or rules and regulations thereunder.
• 75-4509: Prosecution of persons arrested by capitol police.
• 75-4510: Parking in violation of regulations; nuisances, abatement; costs.
• 75-4510a: Unlawful statehouse parking defined; penalty.
• 75-4511: Central mail services; "state agency"; when service not applicable.
• 75-4512: Same; state agencies to use service; charges; rules and regulations.
• 75-4513:

• 75-4501:

        History:   L. 1972, ch. 332, § 17; Repealed, L. 1976, ch. 387, § 9; July 1.

• 75-4502:

        History:   L. 1965, ch. 461, § 5; L. 1972, ch. 332, § 84; L. 1973, ch. 365, § 2; Repealed, L. 1976, ch. 387, § 9; July 1.

• 75-4503: Capitol police; creation; statewide law enforcement powers; disposition of persons arrested. (a) There is hereby created the capitol police which shall be under the supervision and management of the superintendent of the highway patrol.

        (b)   Members of the capitol police shall have statewide law enforcement powers and authority anywhere within this state irrespective of county lines.

        (c)   All persons arrested by a member of the capitol police shall be turned over to the sheriff of the county in which the arrest occurs, to be dealt with in the same manner as other persons turned over to such sheriff, except in cases of violation of the ordinances of the city of Topeka, any such person may be turned over to the police department of the city of Topeka to be dealt with by it in the same manner as other persons arrested by police officers of the Topeka police department.

        History:   L. 1955, ch. 364, § 6; L. 1965, ch. 461, § 21; L. 1972, ch. 332, § 88; L. 1976, ch. 394, § 5; L. 1982, ch. 365, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 309, § 44; L. 1991, ch. 263, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 116, § 44; L. 1995, ch. 187, § 3; L. 2001, ch. 86, § 9; L. 2004, ch. 119, § 1; L. 2006, ch. 107, § 6; July 1.

• 75-4503a: Same; certain officers and employees serving on July 1, 1976, continue to serve and civil service and retirement benefits preserved; disposition of property and records. Effective July 1, 1976, officers and employees who were engaged immediately prior to said date in the performance of powers, duties and functions of the capitol police, and who, in the opinion of the superintendent of the highway patrol are necessary to perform the powers, duties, and functions of the capitol police shall become officers and employees thereof under the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4503, and amendments thereto, and shall retain all retirement benefits and all rights of civil service which such officer or employee had before July 1, 1976, and their services shall be deemed to have been continuous. All transfers and any abolishment of positions of personnel in the classified civil service shall be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and regulations. The superintendent of the highway patrol for the capitol police shall succeed to all property and records which were used for, or pertain to, the performance of the powers, duties and functions of the capitol police. Any conflict as to the proper disposition of such property or records arising under this section, and resulting from the transfer of all or part of the powers, duties and functions of the capitol police shall be determined by the governor, whose decision shall be final.

        History:   L. 1976, ch. 394, § 8; L. 2006, ch. 107, § 7; July 1.

• 75-4504: Same; uniforms and badges. The superintendent of the highway patrol shall prescribe the style, material and the color of uniforms and the design of badges and the state shall furnish a uniform and badge of office to be worn by all members of the capitol police.

        History:   L. 1965, ch. 461, § 25; L. 1972, ch. 332, § 86; L. 1976, ch. 394, § 6; L. 2006, ch. 107, § 8; July 1.

• 75-4505: Rules and regulations regulating conduct of persons on certain state property in Shawnee county. The secretary of administration shall adopt rules and regulations as provided in K.S.A. 75-3706, governing and regulating the conduct of persons on or about any state owned property in Shawnee county, Kansas, designated by such rules and regulations, except properties specified as exceptions in K.S.A. 75-4503.

        History:   L. 1955, ch. 364, § 7; L. 1965, ch. 461, § 22; L. 1972, ch. 332, § 89; L. 1976, ch. 394, § 7; July 1.

• 75-4506: Parking on certain state property; signs; rules and regulations; fees, administrative fines and procedures for violations; permits or other forms of authorization; legislative branch. No motor vehicle, whether privately or publicly owned, may be parked upon parking lots, facilities or drives of any state owned or operated property or building in Shawnee county, Kansas, except as authorized under rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of administration as provided in K.S.A. 75-3706, and amendments thereto, or in the case of the statehouse grounds, in accordance with signs posted by the capitol police. Such rules and regulations may fix and provide for collection of rents, charges or fees and administrative fines and procedures for violation of such rules and regulations to be imposed in connection with and for the use of the parking facilities so owned and operated, and the secretary of administration may enter into any contract or contracts therefor with any state officer or employee or with any board, commission, agency or instrumentality of the state of Kansas. The secretary of administration may design and issue parking permits or other forms of authorization to facilitate the best use of any such parking lots, facilities or drives. Parking permits to park on the statehouse grounds shall be designed and issued in accordance with rules or instructions of the legislative coordinating council. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, the secretary of administration shall provide not less than 140 parking spaces to meet the needs of the legislative branch and whenever the legislative coordinating council shall determine that additional parking spaces are necessary the secretary of administration shall provide such number of additional parking spaces as may be specified by the legislative coordinating council.

        History:   L. 1955, ch. 376, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 461, § 17; L. 1972, ch. 332, § 91; L. 1973, ch. 65, § 3; L. 1975, ch. 456, § 2; L. 1976, ch. 394, § 4; L. 2002, ch. 200, § 1; L. 2006, ch. 107, § 9; July 1.

• 75-4507: Same; rules and regulations. All rules and regulations heretofore adopted by the state office building commission, the executive council, the state architect or the executive director of the state department of administration to regulate the parking of motor vehicles upon lots, facilities, or drives of the state owned property in Shawnee county, Kansas, shall continue to be in full force and effect as rules and regulations of the secretary of administration until amended, revised, revoked or nullified pursuant to law. The secretary of administration shall adopt rules and regulations, as provided in K.S.A. 75-3706, relating to parking of vehicles on property specified in K.S.A. 75-4503, subject to the conditions of said 75-4503.

        History:   L. 1965, ch. 461, § 24; L. 1972, ch. 332, § 85; July 1.

• 75-4508: Violation of 75-4505, 75-4506 or 75-4507 or rules and regulations thereunder. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person who shall violate any of the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4505, 75-4506 or 75-4507, and amendments thereto, or any rule or regulation made thereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $25 or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 30 days or by both such fine and imprisonment.

        (b) (1)   The secretary of administration is authorized to adopt rules and regulations establishing administrative fines for parking violations in areas where a fee for parking is assessed, except that this subsection shall not apply to parking on the statehouse grounds. Persons paying any such fine shall not be subject to prosecution pursuant to subsection (a) relating to such offense. The secretary of administration shall assign responsibility for enforcement of parking violations under this subsection to the capitol police, the department of administration or other personnel designated by the secretary.

        (2)   Any administrative fines received under this subsection (b) shall be remitted by the secretary of administration to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state general fund.

        History:   L. 1955, ch. 364, § 5; L. 1972, ch. 332, § 87; L. 2002, ch. 200, § 2; L. 2006, ch. 107, § 10; July 1.

• 75-4509: Prosecution of persons arrested by capitol police. Except in cases of violation of the ordinances of the city of Topeka, all prosecutions commenced for any violation by a person arrested by a member of the capitol police shall be brought in the district court of Shawnee county and said court shall proceed in any such case in the same manner as it would in any other criminal matter over which it has jurisdiction. All prosecutions for violations of ordinances of the city of Topeka, shall be prosecuted in the municipal court of Topeka by the city attorney of Topeka.

        History:   L. 1955, ch. 364, § 8; L. 1972, ch. 332, § 90; L. 1977, ch. 105, § 25; L. 2006, ch. 107, § 11; July 1.

• 75-4510: Parking in violation of regulations; nuisances, abatement; costs. Any motor vehicle parked in violation of K.S.A. 75-4510a shall be deemed a common nuisance and the attorney general shall provide for the abatement of such nuisance and for the removal and impounding of such vehicle. The cost of such abating by removal and impounding shall be a lien against the motor vehicle until paid by the owner or his or her representative.

        History:   L. 1955, ch. 376, § 3; L. 1965, ch. 461, § 19; L. 1972, ch. 332, § 92; L. 1973, ch. 365, § 4; April 9.

• 75-4510a: Unlawful statehouse parking defined; penalty. Unlawful statehouse parking is parking a vehicle within the statehouse grounds bounded by 8th street, 10th street, Jackson street and Harrison street in the city of Topeka, Kansas:

        (a)   Contrary to any sign posted by the capitol police;

        (b)   contrary to any order of an officer of the capitol police; or

        (c)   without a permit issued under authority of the legislative coordinating council, except for guests in parking spaces posted for guests, emergency vehicles and delivery or maintenance vehicles on authorized business.

        Any person found guilty of unlawful statehouse parking shall pay a fine in accordance with K.S.A. 8-2118, and amendments thereto.

        History:   L. 1973, ch. 365, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 456, § 1; L. 2002, ch. 200, § 3; L. 2006, ch. 107, § 12; July 1.

• 75-4511: Central mail services; "state agency"; when service not applicable. As used in this act "state agency" means only those state agencies whose offices are located in Shawnee county, but does not include the supreme court or any justice or officer thereof nor offices located in the Shawnee county courthouse. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the secretary of administration may determine that central mail service shall not apply to all or part of any particular agencies providing other more suitable arrangements for mail service are available.

        History:   L. 1957, ch. 454, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 332, § 71; L. 1976, ch. 387, § 7; July 1.

• 75-4512: Same; state agencies to use service; charges; rules and regulations. The secretary of administration shall provide and maintain central and consolidated mail services for state agencies. Each state agency shall use such central and consolidated mail services for the purpose of mailing all matter, but this provision shall not be construed as preventing any state agency from occasionally mailing directly or by other means any mail which requires special or expeditious handling.

        The secretary of administration may adopt rules and regulations governing the use and operation of such central and consolidated mail services and the use of other postage as provided in K.S.A. 75-3706. Each state agency shall pay the entire postage charge required on all mail handled for such agency by the central and consolidated mail services at such time as may be determined by the secretary of administration.

        History:   L. 1957, ch. 454, § 2; L. 1972, ch. 332, § 72; L. 1976, ch. 387, § 8; July 1.

• 75-4513:

        History:   L. 1976, ch. 387, § 1; Repealed, L. 1988, ch. 334, § 1; July 1.