77-624. Initiation of action; petition; venue; form of action. (a) In addition to other remedies provided by law, an agency may seek enforcement of its rule and regulation or order by filing a petition for civil enforcement in the district court.
(b) The petition shall name, as defendants, each alleged violator against whom the agency seeks to obtain civil enforcement.
(c) A party to an agency hearing may seek enforcement of a subpoena, discovery order or protective order by filing a petition for civil enforcement in the district court. The petition shall name, as defendants, each person against whom the party seeks to obtain civil enforcement.
(d) Venue shall be in the county:
(1) In which the order is entered or the rule and regulation is promulgated; or
(2) determined in the manner provided for determination of venue in other civil cases.
(e) A petition for civil enforcement may request, and the court may grant, declaratory relief, temporary or permanent injunctive relief, any other civil remedy provided by law or any combination of the foregoing.
History: L. 1984, ch. 338, § 24; L. 1989, ch. 283, § 8; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 77 - Statutes; Administrative Rules And Regulations And Procedure
Article 6 - Kansas Judicial Review Act
77-603 Application and construction.
77-606 Act exclusive means of review.
77-607 Persons entitled to review; final agency action.
77-608 Same; nonfinal agency action.
77-610 Initiation of action; form of action.
77-612 Exhaustion of administrative remedies.
77-613 Time for filing petition; service of order, pleading or other matter.
77-614 Petition; filing and contents; responsive pleading, filing and service.
77-615 Petition, service and notice.
77-616 Stay and other temporary remedies.
77-617 Limitations on new issues.
77-618 Review of disputed facts, extent.
77-620 Agency record; contents, preparation, transmittal, cost.
77-622 Relief on final disposition.
77-623 Review by higher court.
77-624 Initiation of action; petition; venue; form of action.
77-625 Defenses; limitations on new issues and new evidence.
77-627 Review by higher court.
77-631 Failure of agency to act in timely manner, interlocutory review of agency's failure to act.