74-627. Civil and criminal proceedings shall not abate. (a) No suit, action or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced by or against the Kansas department of health and environment or by or against any officer or employee of the department acting in the official capacity of such officer or employee or in relation to the discharge of official duties, shall abate by reason of the transfer of powers, duties and functions effected under the provisions of K.S.A. 74-623 through 74-628, and amendments thereto. The court may allow any such suit, action or proceeding to be maintained by or against the state corporation commission.
(b) No criminal action commenced or which could have been commenced by the state shall abate by the taking of effect of K.S.A. 74-623 through 74-628, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1986, ch. 201, § 5; L. 1995, ch. 204, § 18; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities
Article 6 - State Corporation Commission
74-601a Public service commission abolished.
74-601c Powers, duties, authority and jurisdiction under 55-601 to 55-609 conferred.
74-602 Powers, duties, authority and jurisdiction conferred upon commission.
74-605a Same; oaths of members.
74-607 Same; records; seal; copies as evidence.
74-615 State corporation commission; director of transportation division in unclassified service.
74-616 State corporation commission; powers and duties relating to energy resources.
74-617 Receipt and disbursement of federal funds; energy grants management fund created.
74-619 Proclamation of state of disaster emergency by governor when demand exceeds energy supply.
74-620 Same; system of priorities for energy resource allocation; rules and regulations.
74-621 Same; unlawful acts, penalty.
74-625 Liability for compensation and salaries transferred to commission.
74-626 Conflicts to be resolved by the governor.
74-627 Civil and criminal proceedings shall not abate.
74-628 Transfer of certain officers and employees.
74-630 Appointment of certain commission officers in unclassified service.
74-631 Appointment of other commission employment in classified service.
74-633 Representative to regional transmission organization, authority.