Kansas Statutes

§ 19-811 — Charge and custody of jail; liability for acts

Kansas § 19-811
JurisdictionKansas
Ch. 19COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS
Art. 8SHERIFF

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 19-811 (2026).

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The sheriff shall have the charge and custody of the jail of his county, and all the prisoners in the same, and shall keep such jail himself, or by his deputy or jailer, for whose acts he and his sureties shall be liable.

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Legislative History

G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 105; October 31; R.S. 1923, 19-811.

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