Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-021

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1986-021 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The power given to a board of county commissioners under K.S.A. 19-2601 to fix the days and hours which county offices are open does not extend to authority over the district court. Under Article 3, section 1 of the Kansas Constitution, and K.S.A. 20-101, the Supreme Court of Kansas has general administrative authority over all courts in Kansas. Thus, it is the state supreme court, not the county, which has the authority to determine the hours and holidays which each district court will observe. Accordingly, if the district court does not close its offices on a day which the county observes as a legal holiday, the county must make arrangements to keep the county courthouse open for district court business. Furthermore, the observance of a legal holiday by either the district court or the county offices will not invalidate judicial or official acts performed on that day by the other government entity. Cited herein: K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 19-101a; K.S.A. 19-104; 19-2601; 20-101; 20-342; Kansas Const., Art. 3, section 1.