20-350.   Disposition of money received by clerk;investment of moneysheld; disposition of interest.(a) Except for fines and penalties authorized to be paid to countiespursuant to K.S.A. 19-101e, and amendments thereto, and subsection (b),andamendments thereto,all moneys received by theclerkof the district court from the payment of fines, penalties andforfeitures shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with theprovisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each suchremittance,the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in thestate treasury to thecredit of the state general fund, except as provided in K.S.A. 74-7336, andamendments thereto.

      (b)   Except as provided by K.S.A. 20-368,and amendmentsthereto, all moneys received bythe clerk ofthe district court from the payment of bail forfeituresshall be remitted to the state treasurer inaccordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto.Upon receipt of each such remittance,the state treasurershall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury andshall credit equal portions ofsuch remittance to the indigents' defense services fund andthe state general fund.

      (c)   The chief judge may investany moneys on deposit in the district court account if the moneys are notimmediately required for the purposes for whichthey werecollected or received. Such moneys may be invested in: (1) Time deposits,open account or certificates of deposit, for periods not to exceed six months,or savings deposits, in commercial banks located in thecounty, except that amounts invested which are not insured by theUnited States government shall be secured in the manner and amountsprovided by K.S.A. 9-1402, and amendments thereto; (2)United States treasury billsor notes with maturities not to exceed six months; or (3) savingsand loan associations located in the county. No investment of more thanthe amount insured by the federal deposit insurancecorporation shall be made in any one savings and loan association. Interestreceived from the investment of moneys pursuant to this subsection shallbe remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisionsof K.S.A. 75-4215,and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each suchremittance, the state treasurer shalldeposit the entire amount in the state treasury to thecredit of the stategeneral fund.

      (d)   Upon application of a party to an action in which such partyclaimsownership of moneys held by the district court, thechief judgemay invest such moneys in the same manner as provided by subsection(c).Interest received from the investment of moneys pursuant to this subsectionshall become the property of the person found to be the owner of the moneys.

      History:   L. 1976, ch. 146, § 45;L. 1977, ch. 109, § 16;L. 1978, ch. 108, § 9;L. 1981, ch. 134, § 1;L. 1989, ch. 239, § 2;L. 1990, ch. 94, § 1;L. 1998, ch. 52, § 4;L. 1999, ch. 57, § 23;L. 2001, ch. 5, § 76;L. 2006, ch. 44, § 3;L. 2007, ch. 140, § 16; July 1.