53-401. Accession to Hague convention; procedure for certification of document.
53-401
53-401. Accession to Hague convention; procedure for certification ofdocument.(a) The state of Kansas hereby declares its intent to accedeto the Hague convention abolishing the requirement of legalization for foreignpublic documents.
(b) Upon presentation of a public document to which the convention applies,the secretary of state, or an assistant or deputy assistant secretary ofstate appointed pursuant to K.S.A. 75-412, shall affix to thedocument the certificate required by the convention. The secretary of stateshall maintain a record of all documents certified under this section andshall charge $5 for certification of any such document.
History: L. 1981, ch. 318, § 1; July 1.