Kansas Statutes 24-113. Same; consent of foreign municipality to service of process
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 24-113
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
No contract mentioned in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 24-111 shall take effect or be valid until the foreign municipal corporation who is a party to it shall file with the secretary of the state of Kansas its irrevocable written consent that actions against it arising out of such contract, or out of acts or omissions connected with the performance of such contract, may be brought against it by service of process on the secretary of state and that such service shall be taken and held to be as valid in all courts as a personal service of summons would be. Such consent shall be executed by the mayor or other head officer and the clerk or secretary of such foreign municipal corporation, and shall be accompanied by a duly certified copy of the order, resolution or ordinance of the council or other governing body thereof authorizing the mayor or chief officer, and clerk or secretary, to execute the same.