20-168. Seal of justice for supreme court courtroom; replica of seal in supreme court chamber in capitol; gifts and donations, disposition; assistance by secretary of administration.
20-168
20-168. Seal of justice for supreme court
courtroom; replica of seal in supreme court chamber in capitol; gifts and
donations, disposition; assistance by secretary of administration.
In addition to the other purposes for which expenditures
may be made from the moneys appropriated from the state general fund or from
any special revenue fund, the supreme court may make expenditures to acquire
and install a seal of justice in the supreme court courtroom of the judicial
center that is designed to be a replica of the seal of justice in the supreme
court chamber in the state capitol, which has represented thereon a hand
holding the scales of justice and inscriptions reading "Supreme Court" and
"State of Kansas" and which is affixed above the entrance behind the former
bench for the justices. The supreme court is hereby authorized to accept gifts
and donations to pay for the cost of obtaining and installing such seal of
justice. All monetary gifts and donations received for this purpose shall be
deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the judicial branch gifts fund
of the judicial branch.
The secretary of administration shall provide such
assistance as may be requested by the supreme court for the purposes of
acquiring and installing such seal of justice as provided by this section.
History: L. 2005, ch. 176, § 1; July 1.