Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 76-2028

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

The Kansas state historical society may employ and commission a person or persons as police officers at any such historical site, park or building, and such person so commissioned shall have the authority of any police officer or sheriff for the purpose of enforcing this act. The jurisdiction of any prosecution arising hereunder is hereby conferred upon the district court of the county in which such site, park or building is located.