Kansas § 78-101 - Sureties; public officers and attorneys ineligible; exception
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§ 78-101. Sureties; public officers and attorneys ineligible; exception
78-101. Sureties; public officers and attorneys ineligible; exception. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), no state or county officers, or their deputies, shall be taken as surety on the bond of any administrator, executor or other officer from whom bond is or may be required by law. No practicing attorney shall be taken on any official bond, or bond in any legal proceedings as aforesaid, in the district in which the attorney resides.(b) The secretary for children and families, in the secretary's official capacity, shall act as surety on the bond of any conservator providing advocacy services to a conservatee under contract with the agency designated as the Kansas guardianship program established under K.S.A. 74-9601 to 74-9606, inclusive, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1867, ch. 27, § 1; G.S. 1868, ch. 13, § 1; R.S. 1923, 78-101; L. 1986, ch. 213, § 1; L. 1995, ch. 189, § 7; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 431; July 1.
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Section 78-101 ("Sureties; public officers and attorneys ineligible; exception") 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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