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K.S.A. § 13-1339 (2026)

Police power of city; police officers

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13-1339. Police power of city; police officers. Nothing in this act contained shall take away the power or duty of the governing body with reference to the police power of the city, but it shall be and remain the duty of the governing body to appoint and maintain such police officers as it may deem reasonably necessary for the preservation of peace, good order, and the protection of public rights, property in and upon all parks, boulevards, and other public grounds of the city.

History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 50; March 4; R.S. 1923, § 13-1339.


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Cited in 1 case, 2017–2017 · leading case: Williams v. C-U-Out Bail Bonds (Kan. Ct. App. 2017).
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Williams v. C-U-Out Bail Bonds (Kan. Ct. App. 2017). “2d at 82-83 ; K.S.A. 13-1339. Failing to intervene is an omission or an inaction which cannot reasonably be construed under our precedent as the performance of an affirmative act which could create the special relationship necessary to fall within the exception to the public…”
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