CHAPTER 49
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 麻豆影院:
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) 鈥淟aw enforcement agency鈥 means a city police department, a county sheriff鈥檚 department or a county police department.
(2) 鈥淧ublic utility鈥 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.
Approved April 1, 2025.
