Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 55-710

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

In addition to any penalty imposed under the provisions of this act and to the remedy and relief heretofore set forth, any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this act, valid order, rules or regulations of the commissions shall be subject to have his, her or its producing property placed in the hands of a receiver by a court of competent jurisdiction, at the suit of the state of Kansas through the attorney general, but such receivership shall only extend to the operating of producing wells and the marketing of natural gas under the provisions of this act.