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K.S.A. § 75-5019 (2026)

Effect of department's creation on civil, criminal and administrative actions and proceedings

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75-5019. Effect of department's creation on civil, criminal and administrative actions and proceedings. (a) No suit, action or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced, or which could have been commenced, by or against any state agency mentioned in this act, or by or against any officer of the state in his or her official capacity or in relation to the discharge of his or her official duties, shall abate by reason of the governmental reorganization effected under the provisions of this act. The court may allow any such suit, action or other proceeding to be maintained by or against the successor of any such state agency or any officer affected.

(b) No criminal action commenced or which could have been commenced by the state shall abate by the taking effect of this act.

History: L. 1975, ch. 426, § 19; July 1.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Cited; suit maintained against successor. Rodack v. State Highway Commission, 225 Kan. 343, 344, 591 P.2d 630.


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Cited in 1 case, 1979–1979 · leading case: Rodack v. State High. Comm'n, 591 P.2d 630 (Kan. 1979).
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Rodack v. State High. Comm'n, 591 P.2d 630 (Kan. 1979). “K.S.A. 75-5019. In an effort to minimize confusion in referring to parties in this opinion we will continue to refer to the State Highway Commission and to the director of highways even though the secretary of transportation of the State of Kansas is the real party in interest…”
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