Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 19-2609 (2026)

Removal of county officer

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19-2609. Removal of county officer. If any board of county commissioners, or any commissioner, or any other county officer, shall neglect or refuse to perform any act which it is his duty to perform, or shall corruptly or oppressively perform any such duty, he shall forfeit his office, and shall be removed therefrom by civil action in the manner provided in the code of civil procedure.

History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 180; October 31; R.S. 1923, 19-2609.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2021 · leading case: Greenlee v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 740 P.2d 606 (Kan. 1987).

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Greenlee v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 740 P.2d 606 (Kan. 1987). “The legislature has specifically provided remedies for violations of those statutes, including K.S.A. 19-2609 (removal of *808 county officers); K.”

State Ex Rel. Stephan v. Bd. of Sedgwick Cnty. Comm'rs, 770 P.2d 455 (Kan. 1989). “” Similarly, the provisions of the Kansas Open Meetings Act do not provide an independent limitation upon the ability of a county commission to increase the quorum requirements for commission meetings.”

Strader (ID 66677) v. Kansas, State of (D. Kan. 2021). “Petitioner asserts three grounds for relief in his current petitions: (1) he is innocent, as shown by the lack of DNA evidence and fingerprints linking him to the crimes of conviction; (2) the State of Kansas improperly “tampered with” his criminal appeals; and (3) K.S.A.…”

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