75-780. Same; prohibition on municipalities maintaining filing or becoming a party to opioid litigation without prior approval of the attorney general. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), on and after January 1, 2021, no municipality shall file or become a party to opioid litigation in any court without the prior approval of the attorney general. Any municipality that filed or became a party to opioid litigation on or after January 1, 2021, through the effective date of the Kansas fights addiction act shall withdraw from such opioid litigation, unless such municipality receives approval from the attorney general to maintain such opioid litigation.
(b) This section shall not apply to or affect any municipality that filed or became a party to opioid litigation in court prior to January 1, 2021.
History: L. 2021, ch. 110, ยง 6; May 27.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees
75-702 Duties and responsibilities; authority to prosecute and defend.
75-703 Prosecution on official bonds or contracts; civil and criminal actions.
75-704 Aid to county attorneys; opinions.
75-704a Opinions; filing requirements; headings; synopsis.
75-705 Drafts for contracts, forms and writings; reports to legislature.
75-705a State board of education defined.
75-706 Payments of moneys into treasury.
75-708 Performance of other duties required by law.
75-709 Accounting for fees and moneys.
75-710 Assistants and employees; powers and duties.
75-711 Kansas bureau of investigation; establishment; director and other personnel.
75-712c Same; reports of missing persons; duties of law enforcement agencies.
75-712d Same; missing and unidentified person information clearinghouse.
75-712e Purchase of insurance for aircraft owned by Kansas bureau of investigation authorized.
75-712f Report of missing person required, when; notice of person's return.
75-716 Authorized uses of moneys in attorney general's antitrust special revenue fund.
75-721 Statewide drug abuse resistance education (D.A.R.E.) coordinator; duties.
75-722 Kansas bureau of investigation; consultation concerning drug trends; report to legislature.
75-724 DNA database fee; DNA database fee fund; expenditures.
75-725 Medicaid fraud and abuse division in the office of the attorney general.
75-726 Access to records by the attorney general.
75-727 Payment of reward for persons providing certain information.
75-752 Authorizing transfers between certain funds of the attorney general.
75-753 Complaints regarding Kansas open records act and Kansas open meetings act; duties.
75-754 Kansas silver alert plan; purpose and procedure.
75-756 Authorizing coordination of training regarding human trafficking.
75-757 Human trafficking advisory board.
75-758 Human trafficking victim assistance fund established; expenditures.
75-760 Attorney general's open government fund; distribution.
75-761 Training programs established by attorney general; open meetings act; open records act.
75-762 Rules and regulations to implement provisions of the open records act and open meetings act.
75-763 Rules and regulations for skill development training for school misconduct.
75-765 Fraud and abuse criminal prosecution fund; deposits and expenditures.
75-766 Public policy concerning prosecuting attorneys; authorizing certain agreements.
75-768 Postconviction case briefs required to be served on and approved by attorney general.
75-769 Legal representation charges to state agencies for legal services.
75-772 Kansas youth suicide prevention coordinator; duties.
75-773 Crime victims compensation division in the office of the attorney general.
75-775 Kansas fights addiction act; citation of act.
75-779 Same; responsibility for costs, expenses and attorney fees arising from opioid litigation.
75-781 Same; Kansas fights addiction grant review board report on activities.