Kansas Statutes > Chapter 46 > Article 9 – Claims Against the State


§ 46-903	Payment of claims based upon implied contracts, when
§ 46-907	Submission of certain claims to joint committee on special claims against the state
§ 46-911	Severability
§ 46-912	Joint committee on special claims against the state; membership; appointment; chairperson; meetings; quorum
§ 46-913	Claims against the state; filing; forms; information required
§ 46-914	Same; consideration of claims; hearing; notice; rules or procedure; state officers and employees to provide information and assistance
§ 46-915	Same; determination of claims; notification of claimant; recommendations for awards; introduction of bill, referral; determination of amount of award, guide; claim must be in writing, verified and acknowledged
§ 46-916	Joint committee; secretarial and staff assistance
§ 46-917	Same; adoption of procedural guidelines
§ 46-918	Claims against the state; time of filing; consideration
§ 46-919	Purpose of act
§ 46-920	Claims against the state; payment by secretary of corrections of certain personal injuries and personal property losses of inmates authorized; limitation; setoff of moneys received by inmates for court ordered restitution
§ 46-922	Same; payment by state agencies for certain personal injuries and property damages or losses authorized; limitations
§ 46-923	Same; authority for director of accounts and reports to accept for payment certain claims for services or purchases made in improper fiscal year
§ 46-924	Same; acceptance of payment by claimant final
§ 46-925	Same; reporting to legislature by director of accounts and reports of claims paid

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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 46 > Article 9 - Claims Against the State

Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
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
Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. ^{Source: OCC}