Kansas Statutes
§ 19-232 — Unauthorized fees or costs; action to recover; penalty and attorney's fee
All fees, costs or other allowances, or any fees obtained from or allowed against any county, when the same are not authorized by law, and not refunded on demand, may be recovered back in a civil action, in the name of the proper county, in any court of competent jurisdiction; and on the rendering of the judgment in any such case, the court rendering the same shall add one hundred percent (100%) to the same, to go to the county, and also a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) if in the district court, to go to the county attorney or other person prosecuting the same.
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Related
Board of Trustees v. Board of County Commissioners
893 P.2d 224 (Supreme Court of Kansas, 1995)
Legislative History
G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 39; R.S. 1923, 19-232; L. 1973, ch. 134, § 4; July 1, 1974.
Nearby Sections
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§ 19-101e
Enforcement of resolutions; costs; witness fees and mileage; disposition of fines and penalties§ 19-101f
Same; appeals§ 19-102
Real and personal property§ 19-104
County buildings§ 19-105
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