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K.S.A. § 48-934 (2026)

Duties and immunities of law enforcement, military and other authorized personnel

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48-934. Duties and immunities of law enforcement, military and other authorized personnel. Law enforcement officers, military personnel, or other persons authorized to assist them, while engaged in maintaining or restoring the public peace or safety or in the protection of life or property during a state of disaster emergency proclaimed under K.S.A. 48-924, shall have all powers, duties and immunities of peace officers of the state of Kansas in addition to all powers, duties and immunities now otherwise provided by law and shall be immune from civil and criminal liability for acts reasonably done by them in the performance of their duties so long as they act without malice and without the use of excessive or unreasonable force. All such personnel shall have the authority to enforce any and all ordinances of any municipality within an area affected by disaster as indicated in the proclamation of a state disaster emergency under K.S.A. 48-924, and for such purpose, all such personnel shall be considered to be authorized officers of said municipality.

History: L. 1975, ch. 283, § 14; April 11.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: First Baptist Church v. Kelly, No. 6:20-cv-01102 (D. Kan. Apr. 27, 2020).
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First Baptist Church v. Kelly, No. 6:20-cv-01102 (D. Kan. Apr. 27, 2020). “In fact, K.S.A. 48-934 seems to anticipate that possibility when it vests local law enforcement officers with “power, duties, and immunities” of state law enforcement officers when they engage in “maintaining or restoring the public peace or safety” during a disaster emergency.”
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