Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 53-401

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

(a) The state of Kansas hereby declares its intent to accede to the Hague convention abolishing the requirement of legalization for foreign public documents.

(b) Upon presentation of a public document to which the convention applies, the secretary of state, or an assistant or deputy assistant secretary of state appointed pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-412, shall affix to the document the certificate required by the convention. The secretary of state shall maintain a record of all documents certified under this section and shall charge $5 for certification of any such document.