{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-53-401","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 53-401","heading":"Accession to Hague convention; procedure for certification of document.","body":"(a) The state of Kansas hereby declares its intent to accede to the Hague convention abolishing the requirement of legalization for foreign public documents.\n(b) Upon presentation of a public document to which the convention applies, the secretary of state, or an assistant or deputy assistant secretary of state appointed pursuant to K.S.A. 75-412, shall affix to the document the certificate required by the convention. The secretary of state shall maintain a record of all documents certified under this section and shall charge $5 for certification of any such document.","path":["Chapter 53.—NOTARIES PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONERS","Article 4.—FOREIGN PUBLIC DOCUMENTS"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch53/053_004_0001.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-15T06:19:16Z","sha256":"49de39fd0303afb1daaaf69a66d6df38496d335240f02350e8e2a4ed6f0fc203","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-52-1801","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-53-512"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}