Kansas Statutes 78-101. Sureties; public officers and attorneys ineligible; exception
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 78-101
- Conservatee: means a person who has a conservator. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Conservator: means an individual or corporation appointed by the court to act on behalf of a conservatee and possessed of some or all of the powers and duties set out in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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) Except as provided by subsection (b), no state or county officers, or their deputies, shall be taken as surety on the bond of any administrator, executor or other officer from whom bond is or may be required by law. No practicing attorney shall be taken on any official bond, or bond in any legal proceedings as aforesaid, in the district in which the attorney resides.
(b) The secretary for children and families, in the secretary’s official capacity, shall act as surety on the bond of any conservator providing advocacy services to a conservatee under contract with the agency designated as the Kansas guardianship program established under Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 74-9601 to 74-9606, inclusive, and amendments thereto.