19-1207. Record of plats and index; payment of fee, tax receipt required for recording.
19-1207
19-1207. Record of plats and index; payment of fee, tax receipt required for recording. (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 unless such plat is accompanied by a receipt from the county treasurer for all real estate taxes of any year past due and unpaid and: (1) Payment of at least the first half of all real estate taxes on land to be platted if such plat is presented for recording between December 20 and June 20 of the next year; or (2) payment of all such real estate taxes if such plat is presented for recording on and after June 20 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.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 93; R.S. 1923, 19-1207; L. 1981, ch. 116, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 96, § 5; L. 1999, ch. 126, § 4; July 1.