2011 Kansas Code
Chapter 19. - COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS
Article 12. - REGISTER OF DEEDS
19-1207 Record of plats and index; payment of fee, tax receipt required for recording; record of plats not filed, when.

19-1207. Record of plats and index; payment of fee, tax receipt required for recording; record of plats not filed, when. (a) The register of deeds also shall keep a well-bound book, in which shall be kept all maps and plats of cities, subdivisions or additions to the same within the county, together with the description, acknowledgment or other writing thereon. The register shall keep an index to such book of plats. Such index shall contain the name or names of the proprietor or proprietors of such cities, subdivisions or addition and the name of the cities, subdivisions or addition. No register of deeds shall be bound to perform any of the duties required to be performed by this act, for which a fee is allowed, unless such fee has been paid or tendered.

(b) The register of deeds shall not record any plat, replat, plat of survey pursuant to the apartment ownership act, K.S.A. 58-3101 et seq., and amendments thereto, or plat of survey pursuant to the townhouse ownership act, K.S.A. 58-3701 et seq. and amendments thereto, unless such document is accompanied by a receipt from the county treasurer for all real estate taxes on the land legally described in such document for any year past due and unpaid and: (1) Payment of at least the first half of all real estate taxes on such land if such document is presented for recording between December 20 and May 10 of the next year; or (2) payment of all such real estate taxes if such document is presented for recording on and after May 10 but before December 20 of the same year.

(c) The record of plats and indexes required by this section may be kept in the manner provided by K.S.A. 19-1204, and amendments thereto or as otherwise authorized by statute.