Session of 1999
SENATE BILL No. 220
An Act concerning civil procedure; relating to venue;
amending K.S.A. 60-612
and repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 60-612 is hereby
amended to read as follows: 60-
612. (a) Without changing venue, a judge may conduct any
hearing or
nonjury trial in any county agreed upon by all parties who are not
in
default.
(b) If the court finds on motion of
any party, that the county where
an action was filed does not have a courtroom or other suitable
facility
which conforms to section 11 of the Americans with disabilities
act ac-
cessibility guidelines for buildings and facilities (ADAAG)
adopted by 28
CFR 36.406 and incorporated in appendix A thereto, as in effect
on July
1, 1999, and that such failure to conform would prohibit or
limit the
participation of a person material to the proceeding, the judge,
without
changing venue, may conduct any hearing or trial in any county
with an
accessible courtroom.
(c) If the court finds, on motion of
any person at least 20 days before
the hearing or trial, that the county where an action was filed
does not
have a courtroom or other suitable facility which conforms to
section 11
of the Americans with disabilities act accessibility guidelines
for buildings
and facilities (ADAAG) adopted by 28 CFR 36.406 and incorporated
in
appendix A thereto, as in effect on July 1, 1999, and that such
failure to
conform would prohibit or limit the attendance of any person,
the judge,
without changing venue, may conduct the hearing or trial in any
county
with an accessible courtroom. Notice of the change of the
location shall
be given to the parties at least 10 days prior to the date of
the first pro-
ceeding at the alternate location.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 60-612 is hereby
repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
I hereby certify that the above BILL originated in the
SENATE, and passed that body
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SENATE adopted
Conference Committee Report
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HOUSE adopted
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