Kansas Statutes 10-1121. Penalties for violations
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 10-1121
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Governing body: means the governing body of a municipality. See Kansas Statutes 10-1101
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Municipality: means any county, township, city, municipal university, school district, community college, drainage district and any other taxing district or political subdivision of the state which is supported with tax funds. See Kansas Statutes 10-1101
Any member of any governing body of any municipality or any clerk or secretary or treasurer of any governing body of any such municipality who shall knowingly violate any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of malfeasance in office and shall, by such violation, be subject to be removed from office and in addition any member of such governing body or clerk or secretary or treasurer of such municipality who shall violate any of the provisions of this act, or neglect or refuse to perform any duty herein imposed, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof in a court of competent jurisdiction shall be subject to a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $1,000.