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K.S.A. § 19-812 (2026)

Process, writs, precepts and orders; court attendance; fees

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19-812. Process, writs, precepts and orders; court attendance; fees. The sheriff, in person or by his undersheriff or deputy, shall serve and execute, according to law, all process, writs, precepts and orders issued or made by lawful authority and to him directed, and shall attend upon the several courts of record held in his county, and shall receive such fees for his services as are allowed by law.

History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 106; October 31; R.S. 1923, 19-812.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1983–2024 · leading case: State v. Sodders, 872 P.2d 736 (Kan. 1994).
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State v. Sodders, 872 P.2d 736 (Kan. 1994). · cites it 10× “22-2401a controlled over the general provision of K.S.A. 19-812 (Ensley 1981), which stated: "The sheriff, in person or by his undersheriff or deputy, shall serve and execute, according to law, all process, writs, precepts and orders issued or made by lawful authority and to him…”
State v. Hennessee, 658 P.2d 1034 (Kan. 1983). · cites it 8× “First, K.S.A. 19-812 states: "The sheriff, in person or by his undersheriff or deputy, shall serve and execute, according to law, all process, writs, precepts and orders issued or made by lawful authority and to him directed, and shall attend upon the several courts of record…”
Bd. of Lincoln Cnty. Comm'rs v. Nielander, 62 P.3d 247 (Kan. 2003). “19-811; K.S.A. 19-812; K.S.A. 19-813. Nielander and Jackson contend that the district court’s conclusion that there were no statutes that would restrict the Board from “being the only word on hiring and discharging” is incorrect in that it conflicts with the powers of…”
Steele v. City of Wichita, 826 P.2d 1380 (Kan. 1992). · cites it 3× “K.S.A. 19-812 provides: “The sheriff, in person or by his undersheriff or deputy, shall serve and execute, according to law, all process, writs, precepts and orders issued or made by lawful authority and to him directed, and shall attend upon the several courts of record held in…”
Hall v. Doering, 997 F. Supp. 1464 (D. Kan. 1998). · cites it 2× “A sheriff also has the power under K.S.A. § 19-812 to "serve and execute all process, writs, precepts and orders issued or made by lawful authority and to him directed.”
Hall v. Doering, 997 F. Supp. 1445 (D. Kan. 1998). “Under Kansas law, a sheriff has the power to "serve and execute all process, writs, precepts and orders issued or made by lawful authority and to him directed,” K.S.A. 19-812, or to preserve the peace. K.”
State v. Lyne, 844 P.2d 734 (Kan. Ct. App. 1992). “K.S.A. 19-812 sets forth the duties of a sheriff and his deputy and reads as follows: “The sheriff, in person or by his undersheriff or deputy, shall serve and execute, according to law, all process, writs, precepts and orders issued or made by lawful authority and to him…”
State v. Sodders, 856 P.2d 1360 (Kan. Ct. App. 1993). “The specific limitation of 22-2401a was held to control over the general provision of K.S.A. 19-812, which requires a sheriff to execute, “according to law, all process, writs, precepts and orders issued or made by lawful authority and to him directed.”
United States v. Chandler, 18 F. Supp. 2d 1240 (D. Kan. 1998). · cites it 2× “See K.S.A. § 19-812. 13 . It is noteworthy that the witnesses who saw the bag placed at the back step were a Junction City police officer and a Geary County assistant county attorney, neither of which had independent authority in Riley County.”
Dechant v. Grayson (D. Kan. 2021). · cites it 2× “K.S.A. § 19-812. The undersheriff serves at the pleasure of the sheriff, and there is no statutory delegation of authority from sheriff to undersheriff.”
Frazier v. City of LeRoy, Kansas (Kan. Ct. App. 2024). “2011) (unpublished opinion), the court found that both K.S.A. 19-812 and K.S.A. 60-2602 indicate that a sheriff is without authority to independently analyze a court order and then refuse its enforcement.”
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