19-801a. Sheriff; election, term, bond.
19-801a
19-801a. Sheriff; election, term, bond.
Except in those counties operating under the provisions of any consolidated
law enforcement act, beginning with the general election in 1976, a sheriff
shall be elected in each county, for four (4) years. Such sheriff shall,
before entering upon the duties of the office, execute to the state of Kansas
a good and sufficient corporate surety bond, issued by a company authorized
to do business in Kansas in an amount fixed by the board of county commissioners
of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Such bond, when approved,
shall be filed in the office of the county clerk.
History: L. 1972, ch. 75, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 93, § 23; L. 1976,
ch. 123, § 4; April 30.