Kan. Stat. Ann. § 15-1602
Residents only to be appointed; exception
Kansas · Kansas Statutes Annotated Chapter 15 — Cities of the Third Class · Status: effective
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- Kan. Stat. Ann. § 15-1602, Residents only to be appointed; exception, Kansas, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2437875
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No person shall be eligible to any appointive office unless he or she shall be a bona fide resident of the city at least one (1) year prior to his or her appointment, except that the city may hire nonresident expert employees or appoint nonresidents as a municipal judge or as law enforcement officers when deemed necessary by the board of commissioners, including the appointment of nonresidents who also serve as a municipal judge or law enforcement officers of another municipality or public agency: Provided, That nothing herein shall authorize the appointment of nonresidents of this state.