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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
If any county treasurer shall fail to pay into the state treasury any moneys in his or her hands for that purpose within the time prescribed by law, he or she shall in addition to other penalties be liable to the following: If he or she fail for the space of ten days, he or she shall forfeit to the state ten percent of the amount withheld; and if he or she fail for thirty days after such specified time, he or she shall forfeit his or her office as treasurer and be deemed guilty of embezzlement, and shall be punished in the same manner as for the larceny of the amount withheld: Provided, That if he or she can show sufficient reason for such delay he or she shall not be subject to any penalty.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kansas Statutes Chapter 79. Taxation § 79-2202. Forfeiture by county treasurer for failure to pay money into state treasury - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ks/chapter-79-taxation/ks-st-sect-79-2202/
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