2014 Statute
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75-6202. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Debtor" means any person who: (1) Owes a debt to the state of Kansas or any state agency or any municipality; (2) owes support to an individual, or an agency of another state, who is receiving assistance in collecting that support under K.S.A. 39-756 or K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 20-378, and amendments thereto, or under part D of title IV of the federal social security act, 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., as amended; or (3) owes a debt to a foreign state agency. (b) "Debt" means: (1) Any liquidated sum due and owing to the state of Kansas, or any state agency, municipality or foreign state agency which has accrued through contract, subrogation, tort, operation of law, or any other legal theory regardless of whether there is an outstanding judgment for that sum. A debt shall not include special assessments except when the owner of the property assessed petitioned for the improvement and any successor in interest of such owner of property; or (2) any amount of support due and owing an individual, or an agency of another state, who is receiving assistance in collecting that support under K.S.A. 39-756 or K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 20-378, and amendments thereto, or under part D of title IV of the federal social security act, 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., as amended, which amount shall be considered a debt due and owing the district court trustee or the Kansas department for children and families for the purposes of this act. (c) "Refund" means any amount of Kansas income tax refund due to any person as a result of an overpayment of tax, and for this purpose, a refund due to a husband and wife resulting from a joint return shall be considered to be separately owned by each individual in the proportion of each such spouse's contribution to income, as the term "contribution to income" is defined by rules and regulations of the secretary of revenue. (d) "Net proceeds collected" means gross proceeds collected through final setoff against a debtor's earnings, refund or other payment due from the state or any state agency minus any collection assistance fee charged by the director of accounts and reports of the department of administration. (e) "State agency" means any state office, officer, department, board, commission, institution, bureau, agency or authority or any division or unit thereof and any judicial district of this state or the clerk or clerks thereof. "State agency" also shall include any district court utilizing collection services pursuant to K.S.A. 75-719, and amendments thereto, to collect debts owed to such court. (f) "Person" means an individual, proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership, association, trust, estate, business trust, corporation, other entity or a governmental agency, unit or subdivision. (g) "Director" means the director of accounts and reports of the department of administration. (h) "Municipality" means any municipality as defined by K.S.A. 75-1117, and amendments thereto. (i) "Payor agency" means any state agency which holds money for, or owes money to, a debtor. (j) "Foreign state or foreign state agency" means the states of Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska or Oklahoma or any agency of such states which has entered into a reciprocal agreement pursuant to K.S.A. 75-6215, and amendments thereto. |
History: L. 1981, ch. 342, § 2; L. 1985, ch. 115, § 52; L. 1993, ch. 232, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 214, § 39; L. 1997, ch. 164, § 1; L. 1998, ch. 44, § 1; L. 2012, ch. 131, § 2; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 400; July 1. |
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