20-363. Abolishment of certain district court employee job positions; positions assumed by county; payment by county of compensation. (a) On and after June 18, 1979, job positions for district court employees whose principal duties involved service of process for the district court of the county immediately prior to such date shall be abolished. Except as provided in subsection (b), on and after such date the office of sheriff in such county shall assume the duties of service of process for the district court of the county and there is hereby created job positions in such sheriff's office in a number equal to the number of job positions abolished in the district court of such county by this section.
(b) On and after June 18, 1979, in Wyandotte county the county shall assume the duties of service of process for the district court of such county and there is hereby created job positions in such county, under the supervision of the board of county commissioners, in a number equal to the number of job positions abolished in the district court of such county by this section.
(c) In appointing persons to fill the job positions created by this section, due consideration shall be given to appointing those persons whose job positions are abolished by this act. On and after such date the county shall pay the compensation and employer's contributions of such employees and amounts therefor may be paid during the budget year even though the same were not included in the budget of expenditures for such year. On and after June 18, 1979, district court employees shall not perform the function of serving process for the district courts. A county may issue no-fund warrants to cover costs imposed upon the county for calendar year 1979 pursuant to this section and such warrants may be issued without the approval of the state board of tax appeals.
History: L. 1979, ch. 78, § 1; L. 2008, ch. 109, § 52; L. 2014, ch. 141, § 46; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
20-301 District court in each county; jurisdiction.
20-301a Classes of judges; judge of the district court defined; jurisdiction, power and authority.
20-301b Judge required in each county.
20-302 District judges; power and authority.
20-302b District magistrate judges; jurisdiction, powers and duties; record; appeals.
20-304a Sealed instruments validated.
20-310a Appointments of judges pro tem; power and authority; compensation; reporting requirements.
20-311 Disqualification of judge to sit in certain cases.
20-311d Change of judge; procedure; grounds.
20-311e Same; punishment for contempt prohibited.
20-318a Training for attorneys and judges who work in juvenile court.
20-319 Powers and duties of departmental justices; reports and information.
20-320 Same; duties of chief justice; records and report.
20-321 Same; rules and regulations; assistants.
20-322 Same; name of act; citation.
20-323 Same; act supplemental to existing laws.
20-328 Pending actions and proceedings.
20-329 Chief judge; election by district court judges in such judicial district; duties.
20-331 Residence requirements of judges of the district court.
20-333 Abolishment of office of judge upon death, resignation or retirement in certain cases.
20-333b Transfer of pending proceedings to new district.
20-334 Qualifications of judges of the district court.
20-336 Election of district magistrate judges; election laws applicable.
20-338 District magistrate judge positions established.
20-341 District magistrate judges; expenses; retirement system.
20-342 District court rules for administrative operations of court and nonjudicial personnel.
20-343 Clerks of district courts; chief clerk; qualifications and duties of clerical personnel.
20-346a Parole and court services officers.
20-347 Location of courthouses; chief judge's duties.
20-348 County commissioners responsible for certain expenses of district court operations.
20-349 Budget for district court expenses payable by counties, preparation; approval of budget.
20-350 Disposition of money received by clerk; investment of moneys held; disposition of interest.
20-353 Conversion of district magistrate judge positions to new district judge positions; procedure.
20-354 Elimination of certain district magistrate judge positions; procedure.
20-357 Reproduction and preservation of court records.
20-358 Health care benefit coverage of district court officers and employees.
20-359 Certain district court officers and employees; fringe benefits; counties' duties.
20-360 Performance of marriage ceremonies; disposition of honorariums.
20-362 Disposition of docket fees.
20-365 Clerks of district courts; use of facsimile signature.
20-366 Security for district courts.
20-368 Disposition of bail forfeitures.
20-369 Domestic violence special program fee; disposition; expenditure of fund.
20-377 Court trustee; appointment.
20-380 Same; expenses; compensation; court trustee operations fund, purposes and expenditures.
20-381 Payment of authorized expenditures.
20-382 Authorized expenditures, when paid.
20-383 Court rules to implement act; review of requests for exemption.
20-384 Judicial district budgets; responsibilities of chief judge.