19-805a.   Special deputies; appointment, revocation;bonds.In all counties, the sheriff shall have authority to appoint so many specialdeputies as the sheriff deems proper and for whose official acts the sheriffshall be responsible. Before an appointment shall be made the sheriff ormarshal of the district court shall have the right to demand an indemnity bondbefore any commission as special deputy shall be issued. The appointments maybe revoked at the pleasure of the appointing officer, except that allappointments made by a sheriff pursuant to this section shall automatically berevoked at the time that such appointing sheriff's service as sheriffconcludes. Except as provided by K.S.A. 19-827, and amendmentsthereto, a special deputy appointed under this section shall not receive anypayment, for services rendered, from public funds.

      History:   L. 1941, ch. 201, § 1;L. 1976, ch. 145, § 59;L. 1996, ch. 149, § 2;L. 2004, ch. 118, § 1; July 1.