20-335.   Abolishment of certain courts; transfer ofrecords; certainofficers of abolished courts to become employees of district court.(a) On January 10, 1977, the following courts of limited jurisdictionshall be and are hereby abolished:

      (1)   County courts established pursuant to K.S.A. 20-802 or 20-802a;

      (2)   city courts established pursuant to K.S.A. 20-1424, 20-1424a,20-1501, 20-1601 or 20-2403;

      (3)   magistrate courts established pursuant to K.S.A. 20-1801,20-1901, 20-2501, 20-2521 or 20-2541;

      (4)   courts of common pleas established pursuant to K.S.A. 1975 Supp.20-2001;

      (5)   juvenile courts established pursuant to K.S.A. 38-803; and

      (6)   probate courts established pursuant to section 8 of article 3 ofthe Kansas constitution, prior to the revision of sucharticle in1972.

      (b)   On January 10, 1977, the judge or judges of each of the courtsdesignated in subsection (a) shall transfer all books, records, papers,files, dockets and documents of such court to the district court of thecounty in which such court is located, and such books, records, papers,files, dockets and documents shall become the property of said districtcourt. All actions and proceedings commenced in any court designated insubsection (a) prior to January 10, 1977, including all pleadings, motions,orders, judgments and other papers therein, shall become actions andproceedings of the district court of the county in which such court islocated. Any judgment of a court designated in subsection (a) shall notbecome a lien on real property by virtue of the transfer of documentspursuant to this subsection unless the court rendering such judgment wasa court of record immediately prior to January 10, 1977. Nothing hereinshall preclude a party in whose favor a judgment is rendered by a courtdesignated in subsection (a) from filing a transcript of such judgmentwith the clerk of the district court in the manner provided in K.S.A.60-2202, and amendments thereto, and in such event such judgment shallbecome a lien on real property as provided in K.S.A. 60-2202, andamendments thereto.

      (c)   Any person who was elected at the general election of 1974 for afour-year term of office as an officer, other than a judge, of a courtspecified in subsection (a), which office is abolished by this act onJanuary 10, 1977, shall become an employee of the district court and shallhave such duties as may be prescribed by the chief judgethereofand shall receive compensation which is not less than that prescribed forsuch office until January 10, 1979.

      History:   L. 1976, ch. 146, § 15;L. 1999, ch. 57, § 18; July 1.