Kansas § 16-708 - Same; qualifications. No license or any renewal thereof shall be granted to: (a) Any person who is not a citizen of the United States;(b) A

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§ 16-708. Same; qualifications. No license or any renewal thereof shall be granted to: (a) Any person who is not a citizen of the United States;(b) A

16-708. Same; qualifications. No license or any renewal thereof shall be granted to: (a) Any person who is not a citizen of the United States;(b) Any person who has not been an actual resident of the state of Kansas for at least two (2) years immediately preceding the date of his application;(c) Any person who has been convicted of or has pleaded guilty to a felony under the laws of this state, or any other state, or of the United States, or shall have forfeited his bond to appear in court to answer charges for any such offense within the ten (10) years immediately prior to such person's application for a license;(d) Any person who has had his license revoked for cause under the provisions of this act;(e) Any person who is not at least twenty-one (21) years of age;(f) Any person who at the time of application for renewal of any license issued hereunder would not be eligible for such license upon a first application;(g) Any person who does not own the premises for which a license is sought, unless he has a written lease therefor for at least three-fourths of the period for which the license is to be issued;(h) Any person whose spouse would be ineligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than the age, citizenship and residence requirements;(i) Any partnership, unless all of the partners shall be eligible to receive a license as an individual; and(j) A corporation, if any officer, manager, director or stockholder would be ineligible to receive a license as an individual.History: L. 1972, ch. 51, § 3; July 1.

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Section 16-708 ("Same; qualifications. No license or any renewal thereof shall be granted to: (a) Any person who is not a citizen of the United States;(b) A") is part of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of Kansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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