Kansas § 48-208 Appointments and commissions

Kansas Statutes

§ 48-208 — Appointments and commissions

Kansas § 48-208

Ch. 48MILITIA, DEFENSE AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Art. 2KANSAS ARMY AND AIR NATIONAL GUARD

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Bluebook

Kan. Stat. Ann. § 48-208 (2026).

Text

Officers shall be appointed and commissioned by the governor alone, except that appointment of general officers shall be subject to confirmation by the senate as provided in K.S.A. 75-4315b, and amendments thereto. Except as provided by K.S.A. 46-2601, and amendments thereto, no person appointed as a general officer shall exercise any power, duty or function as a general officer until confirmed by the senate. The commissions of all officers shall be signed by the governor and secretary of state and attested by the adjutant general under the seal of state.

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Officers shall be appointed and commissioned by the governor alone, except that appointment of general officers shall be subject to confirmation by the senate as provided in K.S.A. 75-4315b, and amendments thereto. Except as provided by K.S.A. 46-2601, and amendments thereto, no person appointed as a general officer shall exercise any power, duty or function as a general officer until confirmed by the senate. The commissions of all officers shall be signed by the governor and secretary of state and attested by the adjutant general under the seal of state.

Legislative History

L. 1901, ch. 255, § 10; L. 1905, ch. 303, § 1, (10); L. 1909, ch. 173, § 4; L. 1921, ch. 206, § 6; R.S. 1923, 48-208; L. 1982, ch. 347, § 22; L. 2008, ch. 121, § 7; July 1.