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K.S.A. § 38-1524 (2026)

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38-1524.

History: L. 1982, ch. 182, § 21; L. 1983, ch. 140, § 21; L. 1988, ch. 138, § 4; Repealed, L. 2006, ch. 200, § 120; January 1, 2007.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2022 · leading case: Jarboe v. Bd. of Sedgwick Cnty. Comm'rs, 938 P.2d 1293 (Kan. 1997).
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Jarboe v. Bd. of Sedgwick Cnty. Comm'rs, 938 P.2d 1293 (Kan. 1997). · cites it 3× “was resolved, as we could properly resolve the Jarboes’ appeal, by our holding that there was neither a special relationship which would give rise to a duly owed by either SRS or KDHE to the plaintiffs under the Restatement (Second) of Torts §§ 314A, 315, 316-19, 320, or 324A…”
Burney v. Kansas Dep't of Soc. & Rehab. Servs., 931 P.2d 26 (Kan. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 4× “held that SRS had no duty to specific abused children either under the doctrine of parens patriae or K.S.A. 38-1524. In this case, the doctrine of parens patriae is obviously not relevant.”
Beebe v. Fraktman, 921 P.2d 216 (Kan. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 3× “court considered whether SRS had a legal duty to plaintiffs under K.S.A. 38-1524. That statute provides in part: “(b) Whenever any person furnishes information to [SRS] that a child appears to be a child in need of care, [SRS] shall make a preliminary inquiry to determine…”
P.W. v. Kansas Dep't of Soc. & Rehab. Servs., 877 P.2d 430 (Kan. 1994). · cites it 2× “The district court also ruled KDHE had a duty because it had a special relationship with the plaintiffs through its statutory duty to regulate day care centers, i.e., to license, receive and investigate complaints, supervise, and monitor day care centers.”
Roe v. Dep't of Soc. & Rehab. Servs., 102 P.3d 396 (Kan. 2004). · cites it 2× “If reasonable grounds to believe abuse or neglect exist, immediate steps shall be taken to protect the health and welfare of the abused or neglected child .”
Aid for Women v. Foulston, 327 F. Supp. 2d 1273 (D. Kan. 2004). “On the next day that the state department of social and rehabilitation services is open for business, the law enforcement agency shall report to the department any report received and any investigation initiated pursuant to subsection (a) of K.S.A. 38-1524 and amendments…”
Osborn v. Kansas Dept. for Child. & Families (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 3× “The court distinguished this specific duty from general duties—such as the duty to preserve the peace—which law enforcement owes to the public at large.”
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