Kansas § 79-2018 Employment of persons to assist collection of unpaid personal property taxes in counties; contingency fee compensation; disposition of taxes; costs

Kansas Statutes

§ 79-2018 — Employment of persons to assist collection of unpaid personal property taxes in counties; contingency fee compensation; disposition of taxes; costs

Kansas § 79-2018

Ch. 79TAXATION

Art. 20COLLECTION AND CANCELLATION OF TAXES

This text of Kansas § 79-2018 (Employment of persons to assist collection of unpaid personal property taxes in counties; contingency fee compensation; disposition of taxes; costs) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Kansas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 79-2018 (2026).

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The board of county commissioners of any county may employ attorneys or other persons to assist the county in the collection of personal property taxes remaining unpaid from and after the date the same became a judgment. The employment of such attorney or other persons shall be in writing and shall be on a contingent fee basis, but in no event shall the fees and charges for such collections exceed the sum of 50% of the amount collected. Any taxes so collected shall be credited ratably to the funds for which such taxes were levied and the cost of collecting shall be apportioned and charged ratably against the funds for which such taxes were collected.

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The board of county commissioners of any county may employ attorneys or other persons to assist the county in the collection of personal property taxes remaining unpaid from and after the date the same became a judgment. The employment of such attorney or other persons shall be in writing and shall be on a contingent fee basis, but in no event shall the fees and charges for such collections exceed the sum of 50% of the amount collected. Any taxes so collected shall be credited ratably to the funds for which such taxes were levied and the cost of collecting shall be apportioned and charged ratably against the funds for which such taxes were collected.