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Kansas Legislature· HB 2109Signed by Governor: Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Exempting public utilities from civil liability relating to the attachment, access, operation, maintenance or removal of law enforcement equipment on any utility pole or other structure that is owned or operated by the p, the official text

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house bill No. 2109
An Act concerning law enforcement; relating to public utilities; exempting public utilities from civil liability relating to the attachment, access, operation, maintenance or removal of law enforcement equipment on any utility pole or other structure that is owned or operated by the public utility.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) Any public utility that authorizes a law enforcement agency or enters into an agreement with a law enforcement agency to authorize the law enforcement agency to attach, access, operate, maintain or remove law enforcement equipment on any utility pole or other structure that is owned or operated by the public utility shall be immune from liability in any civil action that is based upon or arises from such authorization or agreement.
(b) As used in this section:
(1) "Law enforcement agency" means a city police department, a county sheriff's department or a county police department.
(2) "Public utility" means any public utility as defined in K.S.A. 66-104, and amendments thereto, municipally owned or operated public utility or electric cooperative public utility.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.
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I hereby certify that the above Bill originated in the House, and passed that body

House concurred in
Senate amendments

Speaker of the House.

Chief Clerk of the House.

Passed the Senate
as amended

President of the Senate.

Secretary of the Senate.

Approved

Governor.
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