Printable Format19-801a. Sheriff; election, term, bond. Except in those counties operating under the provisions of any consolidated law enforcement act, beginning with the general election in 1976, a sheriff shall be elected in each county, for four (4) years. Such sheriff shall, before entering upon the duties of the office, execute to the state of Kansas a good and sufficient corporate surety bond, issued by a company authorized to do business in Kansas in an amount fixed by the board of county commissioners of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Such bond, when approved, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk.
History: L. 1972, ch. 75, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 93, § 23; L. 1976, ch. 123, § 4; April 30.
Attorney General's Opinions:
County commissioners; budget for sheriff's office. 88-171.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Alleged violation of prisoner's rights by sheriff and subordinates not attributable to county commissioners. Lee v. Wyandotte County, Kan., 586 F. Supp. 236, 238 (1984).
2. Board of county commissioners liable for negligent acts and omissions of sheriff's department under tort claims act. Eames v. Board of County Comm'rs, 733 F. Supp. 322, 324 (1990).
3. Court-appointed process server is not an "officer" and not authorized to exercise the sheriff's duties. Steele v. City of Wichita, 250 Kan. 524, 535, 826 P.2d 1380 (1992).