Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 12-808 (2026)

Power of city to sell service generally

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12-808. Power of city to sell service generally. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 66-104 and 66-131, and amendments thereto, any city operating waterworks, fuel, power, or lighting plant may sell and dispose of water, fuel, power or light to any person within or without said city.

History: L. 1913, ch. 79, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 12-808; L. 1968, ch. 333, § 2; March 30.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1981–2015 · leading case: Collins v. Am. Drug Stores, Inc., 878 F. Supp. 182 (D. Kan. 1995).
Collins v. Am. Drug Stores, Inc., 878 F. Supp. 182 (D. Kan. 1995). · cites it 2× “K.S.A. § 12-808 provides.that a property owner has a duty to keep the sidewalks abutting his land in repair.”
Heartland Apt. Ass'n, Inc. v. City of Mission, 352 P.3d 1073 (Kan. Ct. App. 2015). “See K.S.A. 12-808, K.S.A. 12-3104. A stormwater fee “is paid for services actually furnished and necessary for the quiet enjoyment of the property rights of each plaintiff landowner.”
City of Strong v. Rural Water Dist. No. 1, 636 P.2d 192 (Kan. Ct. App. 1981). “Plaintiff contends that the rate established in the contract was so unreasonable as to amount to a gift of city property.”
Eudora Dev. Co. of Kansas v. City of Eudora, 78 P.3d 437 (Kan. 2003). “See K.S.A. 12-808. K.S.A. 12-860 requires that the rates established by the City for water and for use of the sewage disposal system be reasonable.”
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