48-241a. Payment of expenses for defense of members of national and state guards in certain civil and criminal actions; selection of defense attorney; duties of attorney general. If any member or any former member of the Kansas national guard, or the Kansas air national guard, or the Kansas state guard is prosecuted by civil or criminal action for any act performed or committed while a member, or an act caused, ordered or directed by such member to be done or performed, in furtherance of or while in the performance of military duty, all of the expense of the defense of such actions, civil or criminal, including attorney's fees, witnesses' fees for the defense, defendant's court costs and all costs for transcripts of records and abstracts thereof on appeal by the defense, shall be paid by the state in accordance with the provisions of this section. The attorney general shall be consulted first in regard to the selection of the attorney for the defense and shall have approved thereof, except that the attorney general may assume, if he or she sees fit, the responsibility for the defense of such member and may conduct the same personally or by one or more assistant attorneys general. The expense of such defense shall be paid by the attorney general from moneys made available to the attorney general for such purpose upon vouchers approved by the attorney general and in accordance with the provisions of appropriation acts.
History: L. 1968, ch. 78, § 2; L. 1976, ch. 372, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 290, § 6; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 48 - Militia, Defense And Public Safety
Article 2 - Kansas Army And Air National Guard
48-202 Staff officers; qualifications; vacancies.
48-203 Commander in chief; chief of staff; rank; qualifications; compensation; aides-de-camp.
48-204 Adjutant general; powers and duties; appointment of security and law enforcement officers.
48-206 Duties of finance and disbursing officer; vouchers and warrants.
48-208 Appointments and commissions.
48-209 Terms of officers; order to active service by governor, when; rank; compensation.
48-210 Enlistments; standard physical examinations; medical fee.
48-211 Discharge or retirement for disability; retired list; exemption from jury duty, when.
48-212 Oath of officers and enlisted persons.
48-213 Federal requirements applicable to officers; minimum age; vacancies in commissioned grades.
48-214 Military advisory board; duties.
48-215 Meetings of the state military board; compensation and allowances.
48-216 Uniforms, arms and equipment.
48-217 Use of ordnance or supplies issued by the United States; ammunition for salutes.
48-218 Use and storage of property.
48-219 Penalty for unlawful acts affecting property.
48-222 Annual muster and camp of instruction; duty to attend; unlawful acts by employer, penalty.
48-224 Rations and clothing allowances when in actual service.
48-227 Resumption of guard service after release from federal service.
48-237 Dues and fines; collection and disposition.
48-239 Call and organization of volunteers; discharge.
48-240 Duty of commanding officer in case of invasion, insurrection or public disaster.
48-241 Ordering militia into active service.
48-242 Call by sheriff or mayor for aid.
48-243 Failure to obey orders or to cooperate with civil authorities.
48-244 Report for duty when called into active service.
48-245 Uniforms, arms and equipment exempt from suit, execution or sale for debt.
48-246 Location of new companies; method of organization; muster out and discharge.
48-247 Same; administration of oath of enlistment.
48-249 Existing organizations.
48-251 Warrants of director of accounts and reports.
48-252 Transportation of troops and equipment.
48-252b Authorizing certain military personnel to direct traffic on public roads and highways.
48-252c Same; application for authority; contents.
48-253 Annual civilian rifle-team competition; expense of.
48-254 Same; disbursal of allowance by adjutant general.
48-264 Same; effect of federal service.
48-265 Same; reimbursement for certain expenses.
48-266 Same; pay and allowance; limitations.
48-267 Same; compensation; monthly benefit; computation.
48-268 Same; investigation; hearing; presumptions; interpretation of law or evidence.
48-269 Same; death benefits; computation; beneficiaries.
48-271 Same; legal nature of benefits.
48-272 Military fees fund; federal reimbursements; rules and regulations.
48-273 Armories and units general fees fund; revenues; rules and regulations.
48-274 Orders of adjutant general not subject to Kansas administrative procedure act.
48-280 Exchange of certain property in Saline county.
48-291 Health insurance of insured activated for military service; definitions.
48-292 Same; reinstatement rights; notice by insurance company.
48-293 Same; application; limitations.
48-294 Same; reinstatement, limitation on.
48-295 Same; effect of reinstatement.