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K.S.A. § 54-101 (2026)

Officers authorized to administer oaths

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54-101. Officers authorized to administer oaths. Notaries public, judges of courts in their respective jurisdictions, mayors of cities and towns in their respective cities and towns, clerks of courts of record, county clerks, and registers of deeds, are hereby authorized to administer oaths pertaining to all matters wherein an oath is required.

History: G.S. 1868, ch. 72, § 1; R.S. 1923, 54-101; L. 1973, ch. 134, § 46; July 1, 1974.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2026 · leading case: Dewey v. Kansas Dep't of Revenue, 713 P.2d 490 (Kan. Ct. App. 1986).
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Dewey v. Kansas Dep't of Revenue, 713 P.2d 490 (Kan. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 4× “Dewey argues that the notary public was required to administer to the arresting officer the oath as dictated in K.S.A. 54-101 et seq.; that is, by laying the right hand upon the Bible or by uplifting the right hand (K.”
Kansas Lumber Co. v. Cheng-Yuan Wang, 733 P.2d 1266 (Kan. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “The oath was sworn before a notary, an official authorized to administer oaths, K.S.A. 54-101, and could expose the signer to a perjury charge if the representations in the statement were false.”
State v. Lieurance, 782 P.2d 1246 (Kan. Ct. App. 1989). “K.S.A. 54-101 allows oaths to be administered by “[n]otaries public, judges of courts .”
Double S, Inc. v. Nw. Kansas Prod. Credit Ass'n, 843 P.2d 741 (Kan. Ct. App. 1992). “In Dewey , this court relied *744 upon this statutory change to conclude that prior to 1985 the officer s certification was insufficient if the officer did not comply with the statutory formalities of K.S.A. 54-101 et seq. when executing the oath.”
Easley (D. Kan. 2026). “(b) Oaths shall be administered in a form and a manner that are in accordance with K.S.A. 54-101 et seq., and amendments thereto.”
Holloway v. Vargas, 535 F. Supp. 2d 1219 (D. Kan. 2008). “See Topeka Code § 54-101(a)(l) (repealed Feb. 20, 2007) ("It shall be unlawful for any person who is not an officer of the law .”
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Holloway v. Vargas, 535 F. Supp. 2d 1219 (D. Kan. 2008). “See Topeka Code § 54-101(a)(l) (repealed Feb. 20, 2007) ("It shall be unlawful for any person who is not an officer of the law .”
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