{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-19-801a","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 19-801a","heading":"Sheriff; election, term, bond.","body":"Except in those counties operating under the provisions of any consolidated law enforcement act, beginning with the general election in 1976, a sheriff shall be elected in each county, for four (4) years. Such sheriff shall, before entering upon the duties of the office, execute to the state of Kansas a good and sufficient corporate surety bond, issued by a company authorized to do business in Kansas in an amount fixed by the board of county commissioners of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Such bond, when approved, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk.","path":["Chapter 19.—COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS","Article 8.—SHERIFF"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch19/019_008_0001a.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:10:53Z","sha256":"24ca099e0da9c6bdfc7f6e987c24d35ae7aa31de4048cc626ca1bdb42abb34b8","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-19-724","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-19-801b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}