Kansas Statutes 80-605. Office of justice of peace abolished; transfer of books, records and documents; acts of justice declared legal and valid
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 80-605
- General election: refers to the election required to be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- 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.
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
The office of justice of the peace is hereby abolished throughout the state. Within ten (10) days after the effective date of this act, every justice of the peace issued a certificate of election attesting to his or her election at the general election in 1972, and any duly appointed successor thereto, shall transfer all books, records, papers, files and documents, which are in his or her possession by virtue of his or her office, to the appropriate court of limited jurisdiction, as specified by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 61-1602, within the county in which he or she was elected. All such books, records, papers, files and documents so transferred shall become the property of said court of limited jurisdiction. All judicial, notarial or ministerial acts performed by any such justice of the peace, pursuant to statutory authority existing prior to the effective date of this act, are hereby declared legal and valid.