KANSAS STATUTES AND CODES

22a-109. Establishment of district attorney office in twenty-seventh judicial district.

22a-109

Chapter 22a.--DISTRICT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES Article 1.--DISTRICT ATTORNEYS

22a-109. Establishment of district attorney officein twenty-seventh judicial district.(a) There is hereby established the office of districtattorney in the twenty-seventhjudicial district.

(b) The person holding the office of countyattorney in Reno county on the effective date of this act shall become thedistrictattorney of the twenty-seventh judicial district and the office of countyattorney in such judicial districtshall be and is hereby abolished on suchdate. Commencing with thegeneral election in 2000, and at the general election every four yearsthereafter, a district attorney shall be elected in the judicialdistrict for a four-year term,commencing onthe second Monday inJanuary next following the election.

(c) The district attorney authorized bythis section is hereby declared to be an executive officer of thejudicial district in which such attorney iselected, withthe officeconstituting a separate entity within the district for administrativepurposes. In no event shall the district attorney be deemed anofficer of any county.

(d) Before entering upon the duties of the office,the district attorney shall take the oath of office required by law forpublic officers and shall execute a good and sufficient surety bond inthe manner prescribed by K.S.A. 75-4101 et seq., and amendmentsthereto.

(e) The provisions of K.S.A. 22a-102, 22a-103, 22a-104, 22a-105,22a-106 and 22a-107, and amendments thereto,shall be applicable to the office of district attorney established bythis section.

History: L. 1999, ch. 59, § 1; July 1.