Kansas § 44-402 - Private employment agencies; license required; fees; duration of license
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§ 44-402. Private employment agencies; license required; fees; duration of license
44-402. Private employment agencies; license required; fees; duration of license. (a) No person may open, operate or maintain any business performing any private employment agency activities or service without first obtaining a private employment agency license from the state department of labor. The annual fee for the license shall be $25. Every license shall contain the city, street and building number of the location where the licensee conducts the licensee's employment agency. The license, together with a copy of this act, shall be posted in a conspicuous place in each employment agency.(b) A license issued pursuant to this act shall expire one year after its issuance. A license may be renewed upon application and payment of the annual fee not less than 30 days prior to the expiration of the license.History: L. 1911, ch. 187, § 2; R.S. 1923, 44-402; L. 1984, ch. 180, § 2; L. 2004, ch. 179, § 7; July 1.
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Section 44-402 ("Private employment agencies; license required; fees; duration of license") 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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