§ 46-903 Payment of claims based upon implied contracts, when
§ 46-907 Submission of certain claims to joint committee on special claims against the state
§ 46-911 Severability
§ 46-912 Joint committee on special claims against the state; membership; appointment; chairperson; meetings; quorum
§ 46-913 Claims against the state; filing; forms; information required
§ 46-914 Same; consideration of claims; hearing; notice; rules or procedure; state officers and employees to provide information and assistance
§ 46-915 Same; determination of claims; notification of claimant; recommendations for awards; introduction of bill, referral; determination of amount of award, guide; claim must be in writing, verified and acknowledged
§ 46-916 Joint committee; secretarial and staff assistance
§ 46-917 Same; adoption of procedural guidelines
§ 46-918 Claims against the state; time of filing; consideration
§ 46-919 Purpose of act
§ 46-920 Claims against the state; payment by secretary of corrections of certain personal injuries and personal property losses of inmates authorized; limitation; setoff of moneys received by inmates for court ordered restitution
§ 46-922 Same; payment by state agencies for certain personal injuries and property damages or losses authorized; limitations
§ 46-923 Same; authority for director of accounts and reports to accept for payment certain claims for services or purchases made in improper fiscal year
§ 46-924 Same; acceptance of payment by claimant final
§ 46-925 Same; reporting to legislature by director of accounts and reports of claims paid

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 46 > Article 9 - Claims Against the State

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • 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
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC