Attorney's Note

Under the Kansas Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class C misdemeanorup to 1 monthup to $500
For details, see Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6602

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 12-2011

  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Municipality: means any county, city, township and other political subdivision or taxing subdivision including any board, bureau, commission, committee or other agency having authority to create, regulate or otherwise impact the delivery of collection services. See Kansas Statutes 12-2035
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

In the event of violation of any city franchise provision, or the provisions of this act, by any duly franchised person or entity furnishing cable television service, the municipality having granted such franchise, before taking any action to declare a forfeiture, shall serve written notice of such violation upon the franchise holder with directions to correct such violation or show cause why such violation should not be corrected at a public hearing held not less than thirty (30) days from the date of service of such written notice. Continued violation of any city franchise provision of this act may be enjoined by the district court. Any person, firm or corporation acting in its own behalf or under a lease with or pole contract from any public utility which attempts to or does construct, install, operate or maintain a cable television service in, on, over, under, upon, across, from or along the streets, alleys, sidewalks, public property and public ways within the corporate limits of any city without possessing a valid franchise from such city involved as authorized by this act shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor. Each day such act continues shall constitute a separate offense.