Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 68-548

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • County: means any county. See Kansas Statutes 68-580
  • 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.

Any officer, who shall violate any of the provisions of this act; or who shall fail to perform his duty as required by this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined a sum not less than $25, nor more than $1,000, and shall forfeit his office, and it shall be a part of the judgment of the said court before whom the case is tried that such person be removed from office, and that he stand committed to the county jail until the fine and costs of the prosecution are paid.