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K.S.A. § 60-602 (2026)

Local county actions

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60-602. Local county actions. Actions for the following causes must be brought in the county in which the cause, or some part thereof arose:

(1) Actions for the recovery of a fine, forfeiture or penalty, other than against public utilities or common carriers, except if the act was committed on a road or river which forms the boundary of two or more counties the action may be brought in any one of the bordering counties opposite the place where the act was committed.

(2) An action against a public officer for an act done or threatened to be done by such officer by virtue or under color of his or her office, or for neglect of his or her official duties.

(3) An action on an official bond or undertaking of a public officer.

History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-602; January 1, 1964.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1988–2015 · leading case: Kansas Malpractice Victims Coalition v. Bell, 757 P.2d 251 (Kan. 1988).
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Kansas Malpractice Victims Coalition v. Bell, 757 P.2d 251 (Kan. 1988). · cites it 2× “The action was then transferred and argued in Shawnee County pursuant to K.S.A. 60-602(2). The parties entered the entire legislative history of H.”
Matson v. Kansas Dep't of Corr., 346 P.3d 327 (Kan. 2015). · cites it 4× “60-609(a), which permits a change of venue for the convenience of the parties to “any county where [the action] might have been brought”—denied Matson’s motion on the grounds his suit could have been brought in Norton District Court pursuant to K.S.A. 60-602(2) given the Warden…”
Cessna Aircraft Co. v. Metro. Topeka Airport Auth., 940 P.2d 84 (Kan. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “MTAA has cited no case which applies 60-602 to a cause of action for damages arising out of the negligence of a governmental official.”
Fehlhafer v. State, 930 P.2d 1087 (Kan. Ct. App. 1996). “K.S.A. 60-602 governs venue in this case.”
— K.S.A. § 60-602(2) — 2 cases
Kansas Malpractice Victims Coalition v. Bell, 757 P.2d 251 (Kan. 1988). “The action was then transferred and argued in Shawnee County pursuant to K.S.A. 60-602(2). The parties entered the entire legislative history of H.”
Matson v. Kansas Dep't of Corr., 346 P.3d 327 (Kan. 2015). “60-609(a), which permits a change of venue for the convenience of the parties to “any county where [the action] might have been brought”—denied Matson’s motion on the grounds his suit could have been brought in Norton District Court pursuant to K.S.A. 60-602(2) given the Warden…”
— K.S.A. § 60-602(3) — 1 case
Cessna Aircraft Co. v. Metro. Topeka Airport Auth., 940 P.2d 84 (Kan. Ct. App. 1997). “MTAA has cited no case which applies 60-602 to a cause of action for damages arising out of the negligence of a governmental official.”
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