Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 19-803 (2026)

Appointment of undersheriff

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19-803. Appointment of undersheriff. The sheriff of each county shall, as soon as may be after entering upon the duties of his office, appoint some proper person undersheriff of said county, who shall also be a general deputy, to hold during the pleasure of the sheriff; and as often as a vacancy shall occur in the office of such undersheriff, or he become incapable of executing the same, another shall, in like manner, be appointed in his place.

History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 101; October 31; R.S. 1923, 19-803.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2021 · leading case: Est. of Hammers v. Douglas Cnty., 303 F. Supp. 3d 1134 (D. Kan. 2018).

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Est. of Hammers v. Douglas Cnty., 303 F. Supp. 3d 1134 (D. Kan. 2018). · cites it 2× “See Kan. Stat. Ann. § 19-803 . In regard to jail management, "[t]he sheriff shall have the charge and *1147 custody of the jail of his county, and all the prisoners in the same, and shall keep such jail himself, or by his deputy or jailer, for whose acts he and his sureties…”

Farris v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners of Wyandotte Cnty., 924 F. Supp. 1041 (D. Kan. 1996). · cites it 2× “K.S.A. § 19-803. The sheriff also is entitled to “appoint, promote, demote and dismiss additional deputies and assistants necessary to carry out the duties of the office, for whose official acts the sheriff is responsible.”

Dechant v. Grayson (D. Kan. 2021). · cites it 2× “But, for completeness, the Court addresses both. undersheriff or deputies. K.S.A. § 19-812.”

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