Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 82a-1214 (2026)

Penalty for violations of act; enforcement of act

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82a-1214. Penalty for violations of act; enforcement of act. Any person who shall willfully violate any lawful rule or regulation of the secretary relating to water well contracting, or who shall engage in the business of constructing, reconstructing or treating water wells without first having obtained a license as in this act required, or who shall knowingly violate any provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor and subject to the penalties therefor as provided by law. In addition the secretary of health and environment is hereby authorized to apply to the district court for enforcement of this act or rules and regulations adopted under this act in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas judicial review act.

History: L. 1973, ch. 417, § 14; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 182; L. 1979, ch. 335, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 150; L. 2010, ch. 17, § 216; July 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1997–2002 · leading case: Peterson v. Kansas Dep't of Health & Env't, 59 P.3d 6 (Kan. Ct. App. 2002).

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Peterson v. Kansas Dep't of Health & Env't, 59 P.3d 6 (Kan. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 6× “The Act further provides for penalties, both criminal (K.S.A. 82a-1214) and civil (K.S.A. 82a-1216), for violations of the Act or the rules and regulations related to the Act.”

Radke Oil Co. v. Kansas Dep't of Health & Env't, 936 P.2d 286 (Kan. Ct. App. 1997). “) This statute refers to K.S.A. 82a-1214, which makes it a class B misdemeanor to willfully violate any lawful rule or regulation relating to water wells.”

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