2018 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 19 COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS
Article 8 SHERIFF
19-822 Uniforms and display of badges by sheriff and deputies; requirements; exceptions.
19-822. Uniforms and display of badges by sheriff and deputies; requirements; exceptions. County sheriffs and their deputies, when on duty, shall be dressed in a distinctive uniform which shall be furnished by the county, and display a badge of office: Provided, The wearing of such uniform and badge shall be discretionary at the option of the sheriff when he or his deputies are engaged in special investigations or mental patient assignments: And provided further, That special deputies appointed by the sheriff, detectives, clerical personnel and civil process servers; and deputies while engaged in the transportation of prisoners may be excluded from the requirements of this section at the option of the sheriff.
History: L. 1969, ch. 142, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 115, § 1; July 1.
