§ 50-101 Trusts defined and declared unlawful and void
§ 50-102 Denial of right to form or be interested in any trust
§ 50-103 Powers and duties of attorney general; civil penalties; other actions for violation of restraint of trade act
§ 50-109 Enforcement of act; powers and duties of attorney general
§ 50-110 Jurisdiction of district courts; venue
§ 50-112 Trusts, combinations and agreements in restraint of trade and free competition declared unlawful
§ 50-113 Trust certificates; creation of trusts
§ 50-116 Pleading in bar or abatement of civil action that plaintiff is member or agent of unlawful combination
§ 50-117 Transactions by nonresident; subject to provisions of act
§ 50-131 Agreements or combinations by which shipper is defrauded out of portion of net weight; violation of restraint of trade act
§ 50-132 Conspiring to monopolize line of business or to prevent producer or local buyer from shipping without agency of third person
§ 50-133 Agreements or combinations for shipments under warehouse control; violation of restraint of trade act
§ 50-136 Commodities; grain dealers; agreement or contract to pool or fix price
§ 50-137 Same; damages to persons injured by such actions
§ 50-139 Actions brought under act; brought pursuant to chapter 60
§ 50-147 Rights and remedies cumulative
§ 50-148 Trade and person defined
§ 50-149 Unfair discriminations
§ 50-153 Attorney general powers and duties; enforcement of act
§ 50-157 Acts done under certain federal laws, codes or regulations
§ 50-158 Citation of act
§ 50-159 Same; powers and duties of the attorney general
§ 50-160 Same; penalties
§ 50-161 Damages for violation of act; procedure
§ 50-162 Same; attorney general to bring action; when
§ 50-163 Construing and applying act; harmonization with federal law; reasonable restraint of trade or commerce
§ 50-164 Same; retroactive application of certain amendments
§ 50-1,100 Kansas discount card act; definitions
§ 50-1,101 Unlawful acts; promotion or sale of discount card by supplier; conditions on; registration of supplier; financial responsibility
§ 50-1,103 Resident agent; registration requirement
§ 50-1,104 Same; severability
§ 50-1,105 Same; citation; supplemental to Kansas consumer protection act; remedies

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 50 > Article 1 - Restraint of Trade

  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Discount card: means a card or any other purchasing mechanism or device, which is not insurance, that purports to offer discounts or access to discounts in health-related purchases from health care providers. See Kansas Statutes 50-1,100
  • 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.
  • Health care provider: means any person licensed to practice any branch of the healing arts by the state board of healing arts, any person who holds a temporary permit to practice any branch of the healing arts issued by the state board of healing arts, a medical care facility licensed by the department of health and environment, a podiatrist licensed by the state board of healing arts, an optometrist licensed by the board of examiners in optometry, a pharmacist licensed by the state board of pharmacy, a pharmacy registered with the state board of pharmacy, a dentist licensed by the Kansas dental board, a respiratory therapist, a professional corporation organized pursuant to the professional corporation law of Kansas by persons who are authorized by such law to form such a corporation and who are health care providers as defined by this subsection, a Kansas limited liability company organized for the purpose of rendering professional services by its members who are health care providers as defined by this subsection and who are legally authorized to render the professional services for which the limited liability company is organized, a partnership of persons who are health care providers under this subsection, a Kansas not-for-profit corporation organized for the purpose of rendering professional services by persons who are health care providers as defined by this subsection. See Kansas Statutes 50-1,100
  • 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.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Network of health care providers: means two or more separate health care providers who have specifically authorized the network to enter into a discount card program and who are contractually obligated to honor the discount card contract entered into by the network of health care providers. See Kansas Statutes 50-1,100
  • Oath: includes an affirmation in all cases where an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in similar cases "swear" includes affirm. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • persons: includes individuals, corporations, limited liability companies, general partnerships, limited partnerships, firms, companies, voluntary associations and other associations or business entities, existing under or authorized by the state of Kansas, or the laws of any other state, territory, or foreign country. See Kansas Statutes 50-148
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Residence: means the place which is adopted by a person as the person's place of habitation and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Service area: means the area defined by the consumer's zip code. See Kansas Statutes 50-1,100
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trade: means the business of buying or selling any commodity of general use within the state; and

    (b) "person" or "persons" includes individuals, corporations, limited liability companies, general partnerships, limited partnerships, firms, companies, voluntary associations and other associations or business entities, existing under or authorized by the state of Kansas, or the laws of any other state, territory, or foreign country. See Kansas Statutes 50-148

  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.