Attorney General Opinion No. 1980-244

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1980-244 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fundamental right of every creditor is that of set-off. Thus, where the State of Kansas and another party are mutually-indebted for liquidated amounts, the state as a creditor may exercise such right of set-off. The exercise of such right does not compromise the integrity of the appropriation process. The director of accounts and reports is both impliedly and explicitly empowered by statute to exercise the right of set-off in the state's behalf. However, because requisite "state action" exists, such right must be exercised in consonance with the dictates of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Affirming Attorney General Opinion No. 75-408, but modifying Attorney General Opinion No. 78-297. Cited herein: K.S.A. 75-3731; L. 1980, ch. 260, section 1; Kan. Const., Art. 2, section 24; 20 U.S.C.A. section 1232g; U.S. Const., Amend. XIV.