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K.S.A. § 50-103 (2026)

Powers and duties of attorney general; civil penalties; other actions for violation of restraint of trade act

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50-103. Powers and duties of attorney general; civil penalties; other actions for violation of restraint of trade act. (a) The attorney general may bring an action:

(1) To obtain a declaratory judgment that an act or practice violates this act;

(2) to obtain a temporary restraining order prohibiting violations of this act;

(3) to enjoin violations of this act;

(4) to recover reasonable expenses and investigation fees;

(5) to obtain civil penalties as authorized by this act;

(6) to forfeit the charter and for the dissolution of the corporate existence of any corporation holding a charter under the laws of the state of Kansas;

(7) to enjoin any person, within or without this state, which has violated or is violating this act, and their officers, agents, representatives or consignees, from doing business within this state, either directly or indirectly;

(8) to recover actual damages on behalf of any person or persons by reason of violations of this act; or

(9) to void any contract or agreement in violation of any of the provisions of this act.

(b) In any action brought by the attorney general, the court may without requiring bond of the attorney general:

(1) Make such orders or judgments as may be necessary to prevent violations of this act;

(2) make such orders or judgments as may be necessary to enforce any remedy available to the attorney general; or

(3) grant other appropriate relief.

History: L. 1897, ch. 265, § 3; R.S. 1923, 50-103; L. 2000, ch. 136, § 6; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1999–2018 · leading case: O'Brien v. Leegin Creative Leather Prods., Inc., 277 P.3d 1062 (Kan. 2012).
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O'Brien v. Leegin Creative Leather Prods., Inc., 277 P.3d 1062 (Kan. 2012). · cites it 2× “50-160(a) (“The commission of any act or practice declared to be a violation of the Kansas restraint of trade act shall render the violator liable to the state for the payment of a civil penalty in a sum set by the court of not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 for each day…”
Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Mylan Labs., Inc., 205 F.R.D. 369 (D.D.C. 2002). “10/7(2); Kan.Stat.Ann. §§ 50-103(a)(8), 50-148(b); Md.”
Bergstrom v. Noah, 974 P.2d 531 (Kan. 1999). “Leonard also noted that the extraordinary remedy created by K.S.A. 50-103, which calls for the forfeiture of a corporate charter if the defendant loses an antitrust case was, in his opinion, an additional factor favoring the filing of this action in state court.”
In re Packaged Seafood Prods. Antitrust Litig., 338 F. Supp. 3d 1079 (S.D. Cal. 2018). · cites it 2× “Kan. Stat. Ann. § 50-103 (a) ; see also § 50-109 ("The attorney general shall: (a) Enforce this act throughout the state; .”
— K.S.A. § 50-103(a)(5) — 1 case
O'Brien v. Leegin Creative Leather Prods., Inc., 277 P.3d 1062 (Kan. 2012). “50-160(a) (“The commission of any act or practice declared to be a violation of the Kansas restraint of trade act shall render the violator liable to the state for the payment of a civil penalty in a sum set by the court of not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 for each day…”
— K.S.A. § 50-103(a)(8) — 1 case
Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Mylan Labs., Inc., 205 F.R.D. 369 (D.D.C. 2002). “10/7(2); Kan.Stat.Ann. §§ 50-103(a)(8), 50-148(b); Md.”
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