2017 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 36 HOTELS, LODGINGHOUSES AND RESTAURANTS
Article 5 FOOD SERVICE AND LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS
36-515a Temporary suspension of license without notice or hearing; limitations.
36-515a. Temporary suspension of license without notice or hearing; limitations. (a) If the secretary finds that the public health or safety is endangered by the continued operation of a lodging establishment, the secretary may suspend temporarily the license of such establishment, or if the lodging establishment is a guest house, order the temporary closure thereof, without notice or hearing in accordance with the emergency provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act.
(b) In no case shall a temporary suspension of a license or closure of a guest house under this section be in effect for a period of time in excess of 90 days. At the end of such period of time, the lodging establishment shall be reinstated to full licensure or, if such lodging establishment is a guest house, allowed to reopen, unless the secretary has suspended or revoked the license, obtained an injunction against such licensee or operator, or the license has expired as otherwise provided under the lodging inspection act.
History: L. 1982, ch. 181, § 4; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 63; L. 2012, ch. 145, § 9; July 1.
