73-209. Adjutant general; certificate of military service; transfer to state historical society. (a) On submission to the adjutant general of an original discharge or other official record of military service of any soldier, sailor or marine of the United States, or of a copy of such discharge or official record of military service certified to by a city, county or state official as being a true copy of original document, the adjutant general shall place such record on file in the adjutant general's office. If original documents are submitted, the adjutant general shall cause true copies of such original documents to be made and shall file the copies in the adjutant general's office and the originals shall be returned to the person who submitted them.
(b) Upon request of a soldier, sailor or marine whose records of military service have been filed in the adjutant general's office, the adjutant general shall cause to be furnished a certificate of military service in accordance with such records. The adjutant general shall not charge any fee for the certificate if the certificate is requested by a person who exhibits correspondence from the United States veterans administration or the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office which indicates that the person is applying for benefits from the United States veterans administration and that such person needs the certificate to obtain such benefits.
(c) The adjutant general shall transfer to the state archives of the Kansas state historical society for permanent retention any records of military service on file in the adjutant general's office, in accordance with the records retention and disposition schedule for such records approved by the state records board.
History: L. 1919, ch. 281, § 1; R.S. 1923, 73-209; L. 1995, ch. 24, § 2; L. 2014, ch. 83, § 7; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 73 - Soldiers, Sailors And Patriotic Emblems
Article 2 - Veterans' Preference
73-201a Same; preference not applicable to certain positions.
73-201b Same; operation in conjunction with federal law or limitations on federal grants.
73-201c Same; audit of veterans preference laws.
73-202 Same; penalties for violations.
73-203 Ex-servicemen or their widows and orphans to be retained in making reduction in employees.
73-204 Same; penalty for violations.
73-205 Statutes applicable to world war veterans.
73-206 Same; act supplemental.
73-206b Waiver of pension or annuity payments.
73-209 Adjutant general; certificate of military service; transfer to state historical society.
73-210a Free recording by register of deeds; copies.
73-214 Vacancies that do not create forfeiture or vacancy; references in laws construed.
73-215 Temporary appointments; military service.
73-216 Powers and duties; compensation.
73-218 Officer absent while in military service is not entitled to compensation; status upon return.