20-380. Same; expenses; compensation; court trustee operations fund, purposes and expenditures. (a) Except as provided further, to defray the expenses of operation of the court trustee's office, the court trustee is authorized to charge an amount: (1) Whether fixed or sliding scale, based upon the scope of services provided or upon economic criteria, not to exceed 5% of the support collected from obligors through such office, as determined necessary by the chief judge as provided by this section; (2) based upon the hourly cost of office operations for the provision of services on an hourly or per service basis, with the written agreement of the obligee; or (3) from restitution collected, not to exceed the fee authorized by the attorney general under any contract entered into pursuant to K.S.A. 75-719, and amendments thereto.
(b) All such amounts shall be paid to the court trustee operations fund of the county where collected. There shall be created a court trustee operations fund in the county treasury of each county or district court of each county, in each judicial district that establishes the office of court trustee for the judicial district. The moneys budgeted to fund the operation of existing court trustee offices and to fund the start-up costs of new court trustee offices established on or after January 1, 1992, whether as a result of a rule adopted pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 20-377, and amendments thereto, or because this act has created a court trustee operations fund, shall be transferred from the county general fund to the court trustee operations fund. The county commissioners of the county or group of counties, if the judicial district consists of more than one county, by a majority vote, shall decide whether the county or counties will have a court trustee operations fund in the county treasury or the district court of each county. Except as provided by subsection (d), all expenditures from the court trustee operations fund shall be made in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 20-375 et seq., and amendments thereto, to enforce duties of support. Authorized expenditures from the court trustee operations fund may include repayment of start-up costs, expansions and operations of the court trustee's office to the county general fund. The court trustee shall be paid compensation as determined by the chief judge. The board of county commissioners of each county to which this act may apply shall provide suitable quarters for the office of court trustee, furnish stationery and supplies, and such furniture and equipment as shall, in the discretion of the chief judge, be necessary for the use of the court trustee. The chief judge shall fix and determine the annual budget of the office of the court trustee and shall review and determine on an annual basis the amount necessary to be charged to defray the expense of start-up costs, expansions and operations of the office of court trustee. All payments made by the secretary for children and families pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-3113, and amendments thereto, or any grants or other monies received which are intended to further child support enforcement goals or restitution goals shall be deposited in the court trustee operations fund.
(c) The court trustee shall not charge or collect a fee for any support payment that is not paid through the central unit for collection and disbursements of support payments pursuant to K.S.A. 39-7,135, and amendments thereto.
(d) In a judicial district where the office of court trustee has ceased to exist, the chief judge may authorize expenditures from the court trustee operations fund for district court operations.
History: L. 1972, ch. 123, § 6; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 136; L. 1978, ch. 105, § 8; L. 1985, ch. 115, § 37; L. 1991, ch. 96, § 1; L. 1997, ch. 182, § 100; L. 1999, ch. 57, § 38; L. 2001, ch. 195, § 11; L. 2014, ch. 125, § 3; July 1.
Section was amended twice in the 2014 session, see also 20-380a.
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.