Kansas Statutes 44-664. Certification by attorney general of final court order holding K.S.A. 44-663 unconstitutional; notice of such certification upon publication by secretary of state; repeal of K.S.A. 44-709b upon publication of such notice; seve…
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 44-664
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) In the event that all or any portion of the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. 2023 Supp. 44-663, and amendments thereto, are held to be unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, upon a final order, the attorney general shall certify to the secretary of state that such holding has occurred. Upon receipt of such certification, the secretary of state shall cause a notice of such certification to be published in the Kansas register.
(b) On and after the effective date of this act and upon the publication of the notice by the secretary of state in the Kansas register as provided by subsection (a), Kan. Stat. Ann. 2023 Supp. 44-709b, and amendments thereto, is hereby repealed.
(c) In the event that all or any portion of the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. 2023 Supp. 44-709b, and amendments thereto, are held to be unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of any other provision of Kan. Stat. Ann. 2023 Supp. 44-663, and amendments thereto, and to this end the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. 2023 Supp. 44-709b, and amendments thereto, are severable.