Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 19-506 (2026)

Duty to receive and disburse moneys; refusal to submit to surprise cash count unlawful, grounds for ouster

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19-506. Duty to receive and disburse moneys; refusal to submit to surprise cash count unlawful, grounds for ouster. It shall be the duty of the county treasurer to receive all moneys belonging to the county, from whatsoever source they may be derived, and all other moneys which are by law directed to be paid to him or her. In all cases when such payment is made to the county treasurer by personal check, such check shall be cashed as expeditiously as possible. All money received by him or her for the use of the county shall be paid out by him or her only on the orders of the board of commissioners, according to law, except where special provision for the payment thereof is or shall be otherwise made by law.

It shall be unlawful for a county treasurer to refuse to submit to a surprise cash count authorized by law.

Refusal by the treasurer to submit to a surprise cash count shall cause said treasurer to be subject to an ouster proceeding instituted by the county attorney or district attorney.

History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 66; R.S. 1923, 19-506; L. 1975, ch. 155, § 1; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1944–2009 · leading case: Weber v. Bd. of Com'rs of Marshall Cnty., 221 P.3d 1094 (Kan. 2009).
Weber v. Bd. of Com'rs of Marshall Cnty., 221 P.3d 1094 (Kan. 2009). · cites it 2× “The primary state responsibility is the one at issue here — processing motor vehicle registrations and certificates of title and transferring the proceeds received from fees charged for such registration.”
Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners v. Ferguson, 151 P.2d 694 (Kan. 1944). · cites it 2× “Even if we were to disregard the plain terms of section 8-145 and consider as “county funds” the portion of the fees retained by the treasurer for administrative expenses, we would still have to consider section 19-506 (G. S. 1935), which provides: “It shall be the duty of the…”
Weber v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 221 P.3d 1094 (Kan. 2009). · cites it 2× “K.S.A. 19-506; K.S.A. 19-507. A county treasurer s state duties are found in K.”
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