2011 Kansas Code
Chapter 28. - FEES AND SALARIES
Article 1. - FEES IN ALL COUNTIES AND SALARIES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES
28-110 Fees of all sheriffs; expenses, when.

28-110. Fees of all sheriffs; expenses, when. The sheriff of each county in the state shall charge the following fees for the services required by law to be performed by them:

Serving or executing and returning any writ, process, order or notice, including a copy of the same, whenever a copy is required by law, except as otherwise provided, for the first person  $5.00

Serving warrants and making return thereof  1.00

Making arrests as law enforcement officer  1.00

Serving order of attachment, arrest or replevin and returning same  2.00

Making levy under execution  2.00

Appraisement of property  2.00

Return of "no property found"  2.00

Approving and returning undertaking bond or recognizance  1.00

Advertising property for sale  2.00

Offering for sale or selling property  2.50

Taking inventory of personal property, each day  10.00

Sheriff's deed and acknowledgment, to be paid out of the proceeds of the sale of real estate conveyed  5.00

Issuing certificates of sale and recording same  2.00

Summoning talesman, each   .50

The sheriff shall charge, for witnesses whose attendance is procured under attachment and who are unable to pay their fare, actual expenses and mileage in an amount set in accordance with K.S.A. 75-3203a, and amendments thereto, and rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. If the writ, process, order or notice contains the names of more than one person, no fee shall be taxed or allowed and no person shall be required to pay any fee unless at the time of making returns the sheriff makes and files with the returns, or as a part thereof, a statement showing the service on the first person named by the sheriff and the service on the second person named by the sheriff and so on for each person served. If more than one process is served in the same case or on the same person, not requiring more than one journey from the office, the sheriff shall charge a fee for one service only. If more than one process for the same person, or in the same case, is issued and is in the hands of the sheriff at one time, it shall be the duty of the sheriff to make service of the processes, if possible, on the one trip. Where service is not affected or timely return made pursuant to K.S.A. 60-312 or 61-3005, and amendments thereto, no fee shall be taxed or allowed on subsequent alias, writ, process, order or notice as required to effect service and the return of service. Except as provided by K.S.A. 19-269, and amendments thereto, the sheriff shall be reimbursed for the necessary transportation and board expenses incurred while serving under requisition made by the governor. All fees charged by the sheriff pursuant to this section for the same case may be paid by a single check, money order or other form of payment at the discretion of the person making such payment. The state of Kansas and all municipalities in this state, as defined in K.S.A. 12-105a, and amendments thereto, are hereby exempt, in any civil action in which such state or municipality is involved, from paying service of process fees prescribed herein.