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K.S.A. § 10-101 (2026)

"Municipality" defined

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10-101. "Municipality" defined. "Municipality," as used in this chapter and all acts amendatory thereto, unless otherwise expressed in such amendment, shall mean and include every corporation and quasi corporation empowered to issue bonds in payment of which taxes may be levied.

History: R.S. 1923, § 10-101; December 27.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1948–2024 · leading case: Crowley v. City of Burlingame, Kansas, 352 F. Supp. 2d 1176 (D. Kan. 2005).
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Crowley v. City of Burlingame, Kansas, 352 F. Supp. 2d 1176 (D. Kan. 2005). · cites it 3× “While § 1-301 does not mention the procedure for appointing law enforcement officers, Burlingame Code §§ 10-101 and 1-302 provide direction. Section 10 — 101, entitled “Police Department,” states that “[t]he law enforcement department shall consist of a chief of police and such…”
Bd. of Pub. Utils. v. City of Kansas City, 605 P.2d 151 (Kan. 1980). · cites it 2× “13-1252 grants revenue bonding power to certain “municipalities,” defined in K.S.A. 10-101 as “every corporation and quasi corporation empowered to issue bonds in payment of which taxes may be levied.”
Lakeside Vill. Improvement Dist. v. Jefferson Cnty., 697 P.2d 1286 (Kan. 1985). “It is unreasonable to assume the legislature intended that an improvement district could obligate the county without any acceptance by or even knowledge of the obligations by the county.”
City of Kansas City v. Robb, 190 P.2d 398 (Kan. 1948). “The bonds recite as the authority for their issuance: “By the authority of and in full compliance with the provisions, restrictions, and limitations of the constitution and statutes of the state of Kansas including Sections 10-101 to 10-115, inclusive, General Statutes of…”
Mallon v. City of Emporia, 726 P.2d 1354 (Kan. Ct. App. 1986). “10-131 addresses the manner in which interest income from investment of idle bond proceeds is to be accounted for: “The interest received on any such investment shall upon receipt thereof be set aside and used for the purpose of paying interest on the bonds issued or, when bonds…”
City of Wichita v. Kansas Corp. Comm'n, 592 P.2d 880 (Kan. 1979). · cites it 2× “10-1201 provides: “ ‘Municipality’ as used in this act means a municipality as defined in K.S.A. 10-101. ‘Utility’ as used in this act means any publicly owned utility, instrumentality or facility of a revenue producing character including but not limited to plans [plants],…”
E. Kansas Utils., Inc. v. City of Paola ex rel. Arn, 196 P.2d 199 (Kan. 1948). · cites it 4× “This statute, by section 10-101, as clarified by section 10-128, 1947 Supp.”
City of Westwood v. Kobach (Kan. Ct. App. 2024). “) Kansas general municipal bond law is found in K.S.A. 10-101 et seq. and permits an election on any bond issue where an enabling act allows for petitions.”
Bd. of Pub. Utils. v. City of Kansas City, 496 F. Supp. 389 (D. Kan. 1980). “Such an agency, having no power to levy taxes, is neither a municipal corporation nor a quasi-municipal corporation, pursuant to K.S.A. 10-101. The city, not the BPU, is authorized under K.”
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