38-501. Establishment by county commissioners; petition; election. (a) The county commissioners of any county having a population of more than 20,000 may provide a detention home or juvenile farm for the purpose of caring for children who are under 18 years of age and who are delinquent, miscreant, juvenile offenders, wayward, deprived or children in need of care.
(b) Upon presentation to the board of county commissioners of any county of this state of a petition signed by at least 15% of the voters of the county, the board shall call an election to be held at the date of the next general election and shall submit at such election the question of establishing a detention home or juvenile farm. The question shall appear upon the ballot as follows:
For the detention home (or juvenile farm) ☐
Against the detention home (or juvenile farm) ☐
If a majority of the votes cast for and against such proposition shall be in favor of such establishment, the board of county commissioners shall proceed to establish the same as herein provided.
(c) In the establishment of a detention home or juvenile farm or in any home or farm previously established, the commissioners shall provide separate quarters for those children who are delinquent, miscreant or juvenile offenders and those children who are wayward, deprived or children in need of care. Until a properly equipped juvenile farm has been provided, the county commissioners may lease or rent a suitable building or part thereof, for a term not to exceed five years, to be used for those purposes.
History: L. 1907, ch. 177, § 7; L. 1923, ch. 108, § 1; R.S. 1923, 38-501; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 163; L. 1983, ch. 140, § 8; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 5 - Detention And Parental Homes Or Farms
38-501 Establishment by county commissioners; petition; election.
38-503 Same; record; monthly report.
38-504 Same; support and maintenance; tax levy, use of proceeds; salary of matron or superintendent.
38-505 Establishment by county commissioners or upon petition of electors.
38-507 Purchase of buildings; tax levy, use of proceeds.
38-508 Same; management; advisory board; appointment; terms.
38-511 Land and buildings for farm.
38-512 Petition; election; separate election for establishment of farm for girls.
38-513 Purchase of juvenile farms; tax levy, use of proceeds.
38-514 Same; commitments to farm.
38-523 Farm or home; election; petition; bonds or tax levy.
38-524 Same; donations; regulations.
38-525 Same; commitments to home.
38-526 Same; management; advisory board; compensation; salary of person in charge, how paid.
38-528 Homes for children under 18; petition; election; lease of building; control of home.
38-530 Same; filing of agreement with registers of deeds and secretary of state.
38-531 Same; management; purpose.
38-532 Same; duties of matron or superintendent; records and reports.
38-533 Same; maintenance and improvement; tax levy, use of proceeds.
38-534 Same; issuance of bonds in counties party to undertaking, when; election provisions.
38-535 Same; disposition of taxes collected and proceeds of bonds issued.
38-536 Care for children under 18 in custody of district court.
38-537 Maintenance and support; tax levy, use of proceeds.
38-538 Superintendent or director; board of directors; appointment; terms; duties.
38-539 Bequests and donations.
38-540 Commitment to home by district court.
38-541 Youth camps for children under 18; board of directors.
38-542 Agreements for establishment; contents; conditions.
38-543 Agreements to be filed.
38-545 Same; records and reports of superintendent.
38-547 Bond issues; protest petitions for election; limitations upon issuance.
38-548 Same; proceeds of tax levy into special fund.
38-550 Contracts for care of youths; expense determination and payment.