19-1207.   Record of plats and index; payment of fee, tax receiptrequired for recording.(a) The register of deeds also shall keep awell-bound book, in whichshall be keptall maps and plats of cities, subdivisionsor additions to the same within the county,together with the description, acknowledgment or other writing thereon.The register shall keep an index to such book of plats.Suchindex shallcontainthe name or names of the proprietor or proprietors of such cities,subdivisions or addition and the name of thecities, subdivisions or addition. Noregister of deeds shall be bound to perform any of the duties requiredto be performed by this act, for which a fee is allowed, unless such feehas been paid or tendered.

      (b)   The register of deeds shall not record any plat unless such plat isaccompanied by a receipt from the county treasurer for all real estate taxesof any year past due and unpaid and: (1) Payment of atleast the first half of all real estate taxes on landto be platted if such plat is presented for recording between December 20and June 20 of the next year; or (2) payment of all such real estate taxes ifsuch plat is presented for recording on and after June 20 but before December20 of the same year.

      (c)   The record of plats and indexes required by this section may bekept in themanner provided by K.S.A. 19-1204, and amendments thereto or as otherwiseauthorized by statute.

      History:   G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 93; R.S. 1923, 19-1207; L. 1981,ch. 116, § 1;L. 1985, ch. 96, § 5;L. 1999, ch. 126, § 4; July 1.