Kansas Statutes
§ 19-820 — Default as to writ or process; penalties
Kansas § 19-820
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Bluebook
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 19-820 (2026).
Text
Whenever any sheriff shall neglect to make due return of any writ or process delivered to him to be executed, or shall be guilty of any default or misconduct in relation thereto, he shall be liable to fine or attachment, or both, at the discretion of the court, subject to appeal; such fine, however, not to exceed two hundred dollars; and also an action for damages to the party aggrieved.
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Related
Steele v. City of Wichita
826 P.2d 1380 (Supreme Court of Kansas, 1992)
Legislative History
G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 114; October 31; R.S. 1923, 19-820.
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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